Pet Show

Nolan is in the process of earning the "Pets" merit badge for scouts. One of the requirements is to show your pet in a pet show. 2 problems... first, where were we going to find a pet show, and second, how do we make the feisty, untrained cat behave at a pet show? Pleasant Grove's Strawberry Days solved the first problem... they were having a (FREE!!!) pet show. As for feisty 'Jing, we decided to borrow Haley's harness, buy a leash, and transport 'Jing in her pet taxi. We had to park a million yards away to get to the pet show. We got to the park and couldn't believe how crowded it was... so many people for a pet show? Well, PG decided to hold the pet show in conjunction with "Huck Finn Day" (which is a kid carnival/free-for-all fishing fiasco) in a city park. We found where the pet show was supposed to be... there were big dogs, tiny dogs, turtles, and 2 other cats. Nolan put the taxi on the bench (we decided that for the safety of 'Jing and those within a 2 mile radius that we'd leave her in the taxi). Kids started coming over to see 'Jing. Dumb kids... they all were poking their fingers through the Taxi door and poking sticks through too. I told the mothers not to let their kids do that because 'Jing isn't the most docile animal in America. They looked at me as if to say, "So, that's your problem". Well after about 5 minutes we decided that 'Jing had been through enough; Nolan showed her at a Pet Show; we were good to go. So we did!