Puppy Patio Palooza

The Saturday before Thanksgiving had been a busy day for Alex. In the morning Frank picked him up and took him to the Great Train Show at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. Then, in the afternoon,  I took Alex to Livermore's first ever Puppy Patio Palooza. Although rain was threatened all day, the sun came out bright and shiny for the four hours of the dog event in downtown Livermore.

This is the logo for Livermore's first ever Puppy Patio Palooza.

We shared the sidewalks with dogs strolling about with their owners.

Most dogs were very willing to pay attention to and be petted by Alex

Many pups willingly approached Alex to be petted.

In the morning, the tree artists had removed and donated their tree sweaters. I'd bid farewell to the German Shepherd sized afghan that I'd installed late September. I donated it to the Valley Humane Society for use as a canine comfort blanket. 

The afternoon was more focused on noticing sweaters worn by the dogs. Alex and I admired the costumes of some of the pooches.

These dogs are ready to see Santa Claus.

Some owners were quite willing to have Alex give their pups a quick smooch.

One family let Alex have quite a tête-á-tête with their pup.

At first this pup was leery.

Then it was curious...

... and finally settled down quite companionably next to Alex.

During one early summer evening this past May, Frank and I had taken Alex to Danville Doggie Night and we'd had a great time. It was fun to have a similar experience available closer to home.