Too-dill-ee-doo!

Today Nathan, Sampson and I went to Toledo. Sampson has been really sick since Monday so he had to see the vet this morning. Nate had a bachelor party tonight as well, and all of the boys were meeting at 3pm in Toledo. So, we made the trek to Toledo for Sampson's 10:30 appointment and planned to spend the rest of the afternoon putzing around Perrysburg until 3 when he was supposed to meet all of the other guys.

After Sampsons appointment (more info to come on that below) we decided to do something really fun to pass the time. Get my car an oil change. Woot. Woot. After the very exciting oil change we decided to drive to my old house and look around the other neighborhoods. On the way out to the house we passed Fort Meigs. As we drove by we noticed a lot of cars and excitement and figured it was another "fort-ie event"...not so! The Wood County Humane Society was hosting the Mutt Strutt! We turned around and headed back to take Sampson! What great luck for us. The Mutt Strutt was going on today from 10-2...perfect place for us to "spend" some time.

Here is the scene we walked into.



After we registered our big guy we got to visit all of the tents boasting everything from doggie day cares to homemade treats.



Sampson checking out all the puppies around him. He was so calm the entire time which made us VERY happy considering how wacky some of the other dogs were. Our 145 pounder puppy was better behaved than some of the older dogs!



We walked around the entire perimeter of the fort. Sampson was a real trooper the whole time. Nate and I hadn't been inside the fort since the ghost walk they had back in high school. It was a beautiful day and they had little stations all along the route with water bowls for the dogs to hydrate themselves on the walk.



Sampson hanging out with Nathan under the shade of a tree after our walk around the fort. Check out that tongue!



Our very own "branch manager" leaving the Mutt Strutt.



Nothing like a refreshing bowl of water in the car after a long afternoon in the park.



Sampson's very first ice cream treat and at Mr. Freeze no less...a doggie dish as they call it! Vanilla ice cream with two doggie biscuits.



Do you think he likes it?



He ate the whole thing in less than two minutes! Here he is still licking the empty dish next to the Mr. Freeze sign.



Once he figured out that white styrofoam holds ice cream he wouldn't leave either of us alone. He never licked the dish, whined or stuck his face in it. BUT he certainly leaned into use the whole time we were eating our treats!



Told ya.



We had about 30 minutes before Nate had to leave so we decided to visit our park bench. Sampson had never been before and we like to think it's a special place. First kiss, engagement...you get the drift.



My horrid attempt at a family portrait by the bench. I love going to that park. It really centers us no matter how we're feeling. *sigh*



We dropped off Nate and headed back to Ann Arbor for the night. Sampson needed to start his meds. He is now on antibiotics for a respiratory infection, special pills to help with his digestion. He has to eat ground beef and white rice. Drink pedialyte and, my favorite, eat two cups of yogurt with added active cultures a.k.a. "digestive" ingredients. He's eaten quite the kings diet...but he's feeling pretty lowsy. Have you ever had to wipe a 145 pound dogs nose? It's quite impressive. :) We decided that he's probably enjoying this "star" treatment despite how he's feeling.