Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Tuesday March 14, 2006 - Portillo's Crazy Weekend

This past Saturday was all about our little pup - Portillo. He got to go to his very favorite place in the whole world - the dry cleaners. He is showered with attention and treats by the ladies at Russell's. It is amazing how he knows that the pile of clothes in the chair = treats. As soon as we park, he tugs the whole way there.

His adventure did not end there. In celebration of St. Patty's day, we stayed downtown Naperville to enjoy the West Suburban Irish Parade (read - a chance for the politicans to hand out crap). He behaved very well in his hand me down green sweater and only got a little feisty towards the end. But who can blame him? He was doing ok with all of the kids running for the candy that was being thrown......until he got pelted by a handful of tootsie rolls. Fortunately, I was able to pull him back before he got any of the candy.

Next we were off to the monthly Dachshund meetup in the city at Of Mutts and Men. There he got to play with a dozen or so other doxies. After a few hours of chasing his friends, we headed off to my old neighborhood in Lincoln Park for a little walk.

It was just too nice of a day to pass any of the events up - but little PT was very glad to return home and nap for pretty much the rest of the weekend.