Visits to the Cumberland County SPCA

I now have a plan. I know what to do. I can handle the situation.

If Shelly ever has constipation, all I have to do is take her to the Cumberland County SPCA.

Shelly and I had traveled to the SPCA for their annual Pet-A-Palooza fair on Saturday, October 3rd. Our purpose of being there was to promote Penny Angles Beagle Rescue by distributing newsletter and business cards.

Shelly enjoyed the car ride and seemed happy to be there when we arrived. We had been there two minutes when Shelly p**ped near the front entrance. Shelly had done the same exact thing on the only other time she had been there.

It must be the shelter.

Over all Shelly enjoyed herself at the pet fair. She was her usual charming self and enjoyed having people pet her. At one point, she almost crawled into someone’s lap. Shelly loves to hear people say she is cute. Obviously she has no problems with self-esteem.

I had relaxed my rule about giving Shelly table food. Being that she was behaving and representing the Beagle breed so well, I shared a slice of pizza with her. Shelly tried to take advantage of this rule relaxation and asked to stop off for a few beers on the way home. I explained we had to take Kim to Delsea for a band competition so there was not time to stop.

As I mentioned earlier, this was Shelly’s second visit to a Pet-A-Palooza fair. Kim, Joey, Shelly and I attended the fair in 2006. The Beagles immediately made their presence known.

Shelly relieved herself ten feet inside the entrance gate in the center of the main walkway. Luckily a shelter staff helped Kim clean that up. When Shelly came over to our table, she managed to tip it over, sending all of our rescue literature spilling to the ground. As I was picking up our papers, Joey lifted his leg on the chair of the rescue group next to us.

All of this happened within fifteen minutes of our arrival.

I guess I could summarize this experience by saying there is never a dull moment when there is a Beagle around.