Gold Rush 2005

The 14th Annual Great Nebraska Gold Rush Carnival for 2005 was held this year on Sunday June 12th at The Nebraska Humane Society on the grounds next to Bone Jour Doggie Day Care. Despite the ever present rain clouds, the day stayed dry and a great crowd showed up for a wonderful day of fun. GRRIN volunteers began their day at 8:00am setting up tents, tables, signs and games. By Noon the grounds were 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 their Golden!).

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 attraction 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 gave out valuable information on behavior and training and Melissa Hoover of Nature Dog Boutique offered advice on quality pet food options.

Back by popular demand was Madam Bowowski who made a return appearance this year to read paws. New this year was the Duck Hunt game where a Golden tested out his fetching ability to see if he could dunk for a rubber duck out of one pool and drop it into another pool. Most of our participants decided it was more fun just to take a swim. Also new this year was the Dog Trick Booth lead by Dana Fedman, certified pet dog trainer of Des Moines. Golden’s and their humans learned how to do fun tricks such as roll over, shake, take a bow and the weave between the legs maneuver.

Dr. Suzanne Ostle headed up the microchip clinic this year where several Golden’s were implanted with a permanent ID chip.

The GRRIN boutique had many new items this year and a raffle was drawn with three winners. Beth Walsh of Omaha won a CD player, Cathy Miller of Lincoln won the gift basket and Dave Nielsen of Omaha won the 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 2005Great Nebraska Gold Rush a Golden success and we look forward to seeing you in 2006!

Katie Burks, Carnival Chairman

Thanks to our photo contributors Cheryln Humburg , Joanne Lastoka, & Patty Taylor

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