Purina Dog Challenge

It's no secret that Geoff and I are not huge dog lovers.  As Geoff says, "I like dogs 40% of the time."  Well, even if we don't ever see ourselves being dog owners, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a hot summer day observing very well-trained dogs, right?  One of Geoff's co-workers, Erika, has a dog who competes in diving competitions.  Typically she travels around the country for these gatherings, but we were lucky enough to attend a Denver event this past Saturday.  We enjoyed watching dogs do tricks with frisbees (the professionals call this sport a 'disk throw'), run relays, race, and of course dive.  The entire event was extremely entertaining and well worth sticking it out in the 90 degree heat.

One dog showing off his disk catching skills

This little dog was deaf and the owner communicated through signals and sign language

Here's the star of the show, Otis, and his owner Erika.  Otis took 4th place in the diving competition!