May 11, 2008
Somerville Dog Owners Honor Our Veterans
Every year since 2005, Somerville dog owners have walked our dogs in the City's Memorial Day Parade to honor our veterans.
Here's Dunkin with his owner, Haley, waiting in the Parade queue before getting under way in 2006.
It was so hot that year! Even though we had extra water in the "waggin' wagon", by the time we got to Davis Square, the dogs were too tired to go on. We pulled the dogs out of the parade and three Somerville dog owners carried our banner for the remainder of the Parade to Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
In 2007 som|dog organized a group waited with their dogs in Davis Square to file in to the Parade so that there would be fresh dogs to walk in the second half of the parade.
The weather turned out to be perfect last year! Finn's owner took pictures of the dogs while we were waiting in the queue to start the parade at City Hall. Here's Finn, enjoying the breeze!
The Somerville Dog Owners Group welcomes all dogs that enjoy the company of other dogs, that are licensed and up-to-date on vaccinations, that walk well on a loose leash and that are in good physical condition to walk in the Memorial Day Parade this year. You can start the parade with us at City Hall or you can join us when we get to Davis Square.
For more information and to walk your dog in the Memorial Day Parade with the Somerville Dog Owners Group, please contact Michele at somdog * AT * somervilledog.com; 617-290-9107.
