In a little while my Mom and my Sister, Lydia, are going to sit around and watch a bunch of roses parade down a big street in Pasadena, California.    Normally they would have done this on the first day of January, but if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday (which it did this year), then the Parade of Roses happens on Monday.   

This is obviously a two-legged "thing", because what dog in it's right mind would sit and watch flowers marching?  HA.

Actually, this parade is pretty interesting and once you locate your Mouse Person, you could ask him to take you to cyberspace and visit the Official Web Site .     My Mouse Person was sleeping in a candle tin and Mom almost lit him on fire before she noticed him.    That would have been awful.    Anyway, we went over to visit and actually learned quite a bit about the parade.

The Parade started in 1890 when some people who lived in Pasadena decided they could make their friends on the East Coast jealous because of blooming flowers and oranges, so they decided to hold a parade.   I guess that is as good an excuse as any.

                                        

Every year the Parade has a theme and this year that is Just Imagine........  and I am pretty sure that some of the floating vehicles will be very creative.     

I was concerned that dogs would not have a place in the Parade, but we did look on the list of the names of the participants and we found Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.   

I must say, Mr. Van Patten has some imagination.    This year his floating vehicle will have a beach, with sand and water and surfing for dogs.   Check it out..... this is Newman:

                                                     

I think I could do this.    I am going to see if my Sister will take me to California the next time she goes to DisneyLand and maybe I can learn to surf.      If these Bulldogs can do it, I am certain that I can do it too!

Of course, the actual star of the show will be Tillman, and this is his fourth year skateboarding and/or surfing in the Parade.   Mom and I watched some videos of him doing his skateboarding, and I must admit, maybe it is just a bit on the difficult side.

                

MOPE, my Mouse Person, took longer than normal to fly around and find the best place to get some information about the Natural Balance floating vehicle, but finally we decided that  The Anipal Times  had some good information and photo graphs too.      So go and check it out.

                                   You go, Tillman


So maybe this Parade will be worth watching, just for this one floating vehicle.     So go turn on your TV and get all comfortable and I'm going to start practicing for next year.      I think I can do it.

Love and Licks,


Bob
Pit Bull Reporter, Boy Bloginator Extra Ordinary
----- soon to be a skateboarding dog