Man's best friend; the dogs are OK, too.Byline: Best of . . . The Register-Guard If you're a pet owner, maybe you've been here before: You're out on a Friday evening after work, tilting back a couple, having a good time, completely ignoring your duties as a dog owner. While you're out partying it up, Marley the yellow lab is at home, lying on his cedar chip bed, waiting for the one bright spot in his dull doggie day. But a walk or a trip to the dog park isn't happening. Marley knows it, and you know it - despite all those promises you made to yourself when you sat down to a pint of suds. Either you're out for the duration of the night, or you're coming home and headed straight for the couch. Another Friday, another failure as a pet provider. The solution to your problem is waiting at the pound. Don't think for a moment, we're suggesting you put Marley up for adoption. We would never recommend such dereliction dereliction n. 1) abandoning possession, which is sometimes used in the phrase "dereliction of duty." It includes abandoning a ship, which then becomes a "derelict" which salvagers can board. of dog duties. What we do advise is having a glass of shiraz with your dog. If canines truly are man's best friend, then don't you think they'd make great drinking buddies? That's the basic premise behind Yappy Hour, a weekly gathering at the Greenhill Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of that just might help you heal the rift between you the party animal Marley the homebody home·bod·y n. pl. home·bod·ies One whose interests center on the home. Noun 1. homebody - a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel stay-at-home . Ten bucks gets you and your dog all the wine, cheese, crudites and poop Poop A slang term often used to describe people with insider information. Notes: Not the most illustrious name. See also: Insider Information bags you could ever want. There's live music for listening, cold water for lapping and a pack of other dogs for licking Licking, river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising in E Ky. and flowing NW to the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati; the North and South Forks are its chief tributaries. and sniffing sniff v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs v.intr. 1. a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something. b. To sniffle. 2. . The animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. even brings out a few of its resident dogs who are up for adoption, which is smart. Those pups get so much cuter after a couple of glasses of wine. Actually, Greenhill won't let you adopt a dog on the spot if you happen to be wearing beer goggles Beer goggles is a slang term for a phenomenon in which consumption of alcohol lowers sexual inhibitions to the point that very little or no discretion is used when approaching or choosing sexual partners. and decide you absolutely must have Odie, a pit bull mix with a vertical leap of five feet and a taste for sexy Malteses. But you can come back the next day and sign papers to adopt any of the pooches you or Marley might have hooked up with the night before. Yappy Hour isn't the only Greenhill event that combines canines and cocktails. The shelter plans to host a dog wash later in the summer featuring local craft beers. The only catch is that there's not an enclosed area for your dog to roam, so unless you want Marley to end up in the dog catcher's net, bring a leash. Heel! Now sit! Stay! Now go to the Best of ... archive at www.registerguard..com/bestof. BEST GUILT-FREE HAPPY HOUR Yappy Hour What: Weekly happy hour for dogs and the people who love them Where: Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Road When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday, rain or shine, through Aug. 31 How much: $10 cover Information: Call 689-1503 or go to www.green-hill.org |
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