On Saturday, November 9th, the fine folks of Arizona Cactus Corgi Rescue — along with their many friends and fans — gathered for a grand time at the 2014 Corgi Carnival in Phoenix.
Thanks to master of ceremonies (and rescue group founder Vicki Combs) for this recap and photos!
“We couldn’t have pulled off the carnival without our posse of “carnies”, those wonderful volunteer coordinators and a heaping pack of helpers from Arizona State University. I lost count of how many attendees there were this year. It was, let’s say, a LOT. A lot of people, and a lot of dogs!
On arrival, every attendee “won” a goodie bag full of Corgi favorites: a stuffed Kong treat, plush toy, homemade dog treats, fancy from-scratch cookies in fun shapes: ice cream cone, star, flower, shoe, fire hydrant, whale and butterfly, all of them frosted and sporting sprinkles! (YUMMY). There was a variety of other pup-pleasing treats too … what more could a Corgi ask for?
Low-riders and friends enjoyed bobbing for hot dogs, a shell game, bowling, soccer, lure coursing, and a Cakewalk, with delicious cupcakes and pupcakes for people and dogs.
Pupcakes in banana, peanut butter and pumpkin flavors, all frosted and ready to gobble.
K9 Outlaws, “our” Flyball team, came out and ran flyball demos for everyone. Two of our alumni, Ava and Willow Strawn, are height dogs on their teams and showed everyone just how fast and furious a Corgi can FLY!
On the lure course, plenty of Corgis and friends learned that chasing “prey” really, really fast is lots and lots of fun! Those legs may be little, but they can move. And how!
There was a popular booth for pup and family pics. Many vendors with tables full of doggie goodies and food for the humans, too! In combination with a silent auction, tickets for raffle prizes brought in more than $10,000 for Arizona Cactus Corgi Rescue! Special thanks to Corgi Club, and John and Ginger Sirlin.
Fourteen of our foster dogs came out to play and meet the public, and one of them — Ravioli — found his new furever home! Only 13 foster dogs went back with us.
Have wheels, will party.
Everybody genuinely enjoyed themselves!
Already, we’re planning and looking forward to an even better Corgi Carnival in 2015. Laurie, you’ll have to come out and play some year!”
I’d love to, Vicki. Thanks for all you and your team do to rock the Corgi socks, friends!
Our AZ Cactus Corgi Wile E Coy-orig was there and we all had a great time. AZ Cactus and Vicki Combs do so much for our dear Corgs.
Thanks to Vickie and all who participated for making this event an annual highlight. It gets better every year! Yay for the corgis! Dee Thompson
Congratulations on a wonderful event. And thanks for sharing the joy.