Stunt Dogs with Alex

On Sunday, May 11th Frank, Alex, and I went to see Chris Perondi's Stunt Dog Experience at our local Livermore Bankhead Theatre.  I have taken Alex to this show before and it was every bit as good as I remembered it. 

While we were waiting for the show to start we heard the barking of a dog from backstage. At the sound Alex laughed and started clapping. He clapped though the entire show. We had excellent seats with an unobstructed view of the stage — F /116, F/117, F/118 — as shown by the yellow X's in the seating chart.

  

The stunts of the dog were fast and amazing; all were reliably and gleefully performed. There was frisbee tossing of course, rapid fire and with an exceptional catch rate.  There was a competition like agility trials racing through tunnels, negotiating a slalom run, and leaping over hurdles. There was high jumping, somersaulting, and balancing acts. All the time it was obvious the dogs loved it! Diggy Dog was a comical canine-clothed human who desperately wanted to be included in the performance. Some kids from the audience were invited to the stage also.

After the show there was a meet and greet session in the lobby. Alex got up close and personal to pet and receive a kiss from each of three stars of the show. All were friendly and gentle with Alex.

 

Every show has souvenirs. In the lobby these lightweight "Squishy Dogs" were for sale. The 4.5'' dogs are designed for stress relief and sensory play. Alex loved the feel of a sample and would not put it down. We got him a second "Squishy Dog" so he would have one for each hand. He clung on to them, squeezing away and laughing.

After revisiting the first dog who gave him a kiss, Alex said his good-byes. He did not, even once, put down his "Squishy Dogs" all the way home.