Bichon Bash 2001

Our friend Cathy Senalik again organized the 2001 Bichon Bash for the Columbus, Ohio area. It was the
fourth annual bash and the biggest yet! Forty-nine
Bichons came!!!

Cathy and her bichons Pretty and Chon.

We had a bichon raffle to raise money for
bichon rescue.

Aunt Shannon was in charge of the raffle.

She had some help from Aunt Dawn.
Here they are with Tasha.

Theo was one of the early arrivers. He wants
to know, "When does the party start?"

Lily was a bit overwhelmed by it all.

Then Aunt Shannon cheered her up with some hugs.

And I gave her a kiss.

First we all had to say hi to each other.

Sometimes we have our doggy ways of
greeting each other.

Perhaps this is why our mom thought
this would make a good picture.

Everyone joined in the fun.

This must be a good time for a short rest.

It was a big party!

Here are all of the bichons who were rescued!
(Lily is there of course.)

We had a romp in the woods.
What burrs?

We had two babies there. One was 12 weeks old.

And the other was 10 weeks old.

One of the guests came to see if a bichon
might be a good choice for his family. We sent
Lily over to convince him.

We had a visit from a nice gentleman, his two
daughters and Bailey.

Here is a little princess named Sylvia..., who won
the bichon figurine in the raffle.
     

Some brought their playpens along.

And Casey brought his covered wagon.

We thought we were spoiled...
until we met Casey.

Lily is sure one of the boys has been
here already.

I had a great time.

When we got home, Lily and I had
to have a huge nap.

Graphics courtesy of Small Paws Rescue