Fun at Dachtoberfest! - Photos, dog costumes, and more

Our foster dog Max in the Wienermobile!

Dachtoberfest, a festival organized and managed by Coast-to-Coast Dachshund Rescue was held this past Sunday, October 11th in Middleburg, Pennsylvania. It was so much fun and full of Dachshunds of all shapes and sizes. I brought our foster dog, Max up for the event and he met some pretty wonderful people. 

Rob and Max

the 2nd Super Mario Bros. brother

The event was in central Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg (so it took 2 1/2 hours to drive there), and Max was the perfect traveling companion. Max is our 11 1/2 year old long-haired foster Dachshund. Max enjoyed his time there and posed for a photo in the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile (Thanks to rescue volunteer Manuela Fields for a great photo).  Max is adoptable (like many other dachshunds) at www.c2cdr.org.

Baltimore Ravens dog and Minnie Mouse

COSTUME EVENT - Many dogs had great outfits in the costume contest. There are many pictured on today's blog.

 

A Wtich and M and Ms dog!

There were a lot of vendors there informing people about Dachshunds, selling dog-related items, sketch artists, food vendors and groups like Dodgerslist, which offers education for owners and dogs suffering with back problems due to disc disease (ruptured, herniated, slipped disc, IVDD). 

One of the Super Mario Bros.

Of course, since this was a weiner dog event, I had to have a hot dog for lunch- it seemed appropriate. :) 

It took this muscular guy to handle 4 dachshunds!

BECOME A FOSTER PARENT OR ADOPT A DOG - Save a Life! 

There are many dogs that need forever homes, and many that need FOSTER homes. PLEASE consider becoming a foster parent if you can't adopt. It will save a dog's life and take them out of kill shelters. You just provide food, shelter, and take them to the vet (and the rescue covers the vet bills). Learn more at  www.c2cdr.org.

The Queen of Halloween had her own wagon!@

 
PETS AND THE AFTERLIFE - I brought copies of my book to the event, but was totally focused on the dogs, the rescue and getting the dogs adopted. I spoke to several people who had experiences and messages from their pets who passed, and one pretty amazing woman whose dog's spirit nudged her to the event for a very good reason.