Mardi Paws 2012

This past Sunday started out just right...out the door at 6:15 a.m. for an eleven mile run; temperature the 60's and the sky was overcast...though I do have to say it was a bit on the windy side.  The frontal boundary was just north of us, threatening the start of the Daytona 500.  We would luck out.  And thank goodness, because today was Mardi Gras Paws in the Park in Cocoa Village, or as I like to call it, Mardi Paws!  Mardi Paws benefits the Central Brevard Humane Society...such a great cause.

After my run, I zipped home to have breakfast, throw a load of laundry in to wash, take a shower, and then head back out again, to hit the park, in search of some really cute dogs.  Boy, did I find them!  This event has certainly grown in the six years since it began.  There were so many different breeds of dogs...great danes, bernease mountain dogs, pugs, chihuahuas, doberman pinschers, poodles, boston terriers, you name it, it was there!

I had so much fun with these pups and their people!  That cute little pooch in the image above was such a riot.  Every time she noticed the camera was pointing in her direction, she made a beeline for me...so funny to watch that through the lens!  There were certainly some interesting get-ups too!  From boas, to tutus, to body glitter, well, I guess fur glitter, these dogs were dressed to the nines!

Check out some of the sweetness I got to capture throughout the day.

Just like the day started, it ended...perfect!  LOVE days like this!

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