Gold Rush 2004

The 13th Annual Great Nebraska Gold Rush Carnival for 2004 was held at a new location, Elmwood Park in
Omaha on Sunday June 6th and it was truly a Golden experience. An Estimated 400 people and their golden
pals attended the festivities to strut their stuff and mingle among the current and future Golden adopters.
GRRIN volunteers began their day at 9:00am setting up tents, tables, signs and games. By 1:00pm the park
was transformed into a Golden playground with games such as Pin the Tail on the Cat, Wet T-shirt relay races,
the cake walk, and the shoe pile game. Each canine winner got a treat and their human companions won tokens
to turn in for prizes (that of course, went to theirGolden!).

The Grooming table was out in force again working double-time to keep up with the toe nail and ear trimming.
Every year, it’s by far the most popular booth at the Carnival and they worked their “tails” off again making
the Golden’s shine. While waiting their turn at the grooming tables, many visited the GRRIN information booth
and the Foster Home Booth to learn more about how to become a GRRIN foster home. A behavior booth led
by Gary Platt and Val Poulton gave out valuable information on behavior and training and Nature’s Variety
offered advice on their pet nutrition products.

New this year were four pet therapy groups: Paws for Friendship, Midlands Pet Therapy, Pet Partners and
Paws Up. All were there to explain how pet therapy works and how your golden can get involved in a pet
therapy group.

Companion Dog Club came out this year and wowed the crowds with their Agility, Field Hunting and Rally
Obedience demonstrations. Dr. Jim Gigstad and his wife Tammie came again this year to head up the
microchip clinic where several Goldens were implanted with a permanent ID chip.

The GRRIN boutique offered up many new items and a raffle was drawn giving away two CD players,
a gift basket and a gift certificate for one month of free service from Kris’s Canine Klean-Up.

The highlight of the day was the Rescue Dog Parade MC’d by GRRIN Adoption Coordinator Julie White.
A stream of GR’s and their owners beamed with pride as they marched their way through the parade line
showing off each other with smiles from ear to ear. The parade shows the end result of the dedication from
all the GRRIN volunteers and foster families who work so hard to give each Golden his new start.

Thank you to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the 2004 Great Nebraska Gold Rush a
Golden success and we look forward to seeing you in 2005! Carnival Chairperson: Katie Burks

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