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S t r a y d o g
attended an
Independence Weekend Tractor Festival
Saturday, July 3rd, 11 - 3 p.m.
and our group was located at the
Pickin' Porch
in downtown
Ben Wheeler, Texas 75754
(just off State Highway 64 between Canton and Tyler)

*Our Adoption Day crew, headed up by David Rentz, took along Duncan, Tuffy, and Puppies Panda & Manchitas, and it was a cooler day under the trees, overcast with a good breeze occasionally. The dogs didn't get too hot and several people stopped and looked at our dogs and talked with us about our dogs.Good adoption day but no adoptions.

People attending the festival visited us and our dogs.

Puppies Manchitas and Panda were very active for a while but finally had to take a nap together.

Tuffy enjoys the change from our usual Petsmart venue.

Puppy Zoey likes to talk a lot.

Puppies Manchitas and Panda enjoy the day.

A young fella is cautious about getting too close to the pups.

Tuffy looks at the people passing by.

A woman introduces her small adult dog to Puppies Panda and Manchitas.

 

*The Straydog Shelter Band played several of our dog songs,
including "Angel," "Straydog" and "Looking For My Old Friend Rocco,"
which you can hear by clicking on the links below.

Juana's daughter, Lucy, and a friend, Victoria, sang backup vocals, an old friend, Dave Still, played bass,
Bill Arnold, Jr. played drums and sang vocals, Erin Arnold Johnson played guitar
and Bill Arnold, Sr. played keyboards and sang vocals.
We displayed our Straydog.org banner and a SPAY / NEUTER banner
borrowed from Friends of Animals of Cedar Creek Lake

There weren't a lot of people at the Ben Wheeler Festival,
but we had a good time and enjoyed playing music again.

Straydog Shelter Quartet

Straydog Shelter Trio

Straydog Shelter Quartet

Straydog Shelter Band
(cropped tight)

 

 

*Artist Bruce Peil (my son-in-law) showed a few of his paintings at our adoption event,
planning to donate funds from sales to Straydog, but there weren't very many people interested in paintings today. No sales.

Bruce's paintings stood on display, leaning against trees
near the Pickin' Porch in Ben Wheeler, TX.

Another painting by Bruce Peil.

Another painting by Bruce Peil.

 

* The Parade of Tractors was very interesting and entertaining for the entire crowd and for our dogs.

We and all our dogs got to see a parade of tractors.

 

Ben Wheeler Festival Host, Brooks Gremmels, talks with a gentleman with a bell behind his tractor.

Brooks drives the lead tractor.

Brooks on his tractor waits for the others.

Parade of Tractors
(uncropped)

 

 

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