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A Soggy Doggy Day at Fonthill

Tail Waggin' Times was cut short by Sunday's storms.

Although Sunday’s stormy weather cut the day short at Fonthill’s Tail Waggin’ Times, 12-year-old Luna was smiling ear to ear.

“She’d love for it to start raining!” Nancy Veldran said, petting the playful golden-brown Chesapeake Bay retriever – a natural water-loving breed.

Veldran traveled from West Virginia with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief & Rescue group, joining Friends of the Doylestown Dog Park, the Bucks County SPCA, Lulu’s Rescue, Kruisin Kanines and dozens of dog lovers for an afternoon of fun.

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The day wouldn’t have been complete without a special visit from Doylestown’s own Henry Mercer and his dog Rollo, who was recently commemorated on a special edition Moravian tile.  

“We may have come the farthest,” Veldran said, “But Rollo was a Chessie too, so that means a lot to us.”

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Friends of the Doylestown Dog Park continued their fundraising campaign with T-shirts for sale and a free photo shoot by Jeff Reeder and DogHouse Photography for supporters who purchased a brick.

“The community has embraced us,” said Committee Member Kathy Brown. “People see us and donate – we don’t even have to ask.”

Neighboring tables offered attendees the chance to make personalized paw prints and “I love my dog” magnet crafts.   

Plumstead’s Kruisin Kanines Agility Club set up an obstacle course with jumps and planks to demonstrate their talent in training.

A spry chocolate lab named Ranger sprinted through the course at record speed, wowing the audience with an impressive performance. No one could tell that this three-time champion was just on maternity leave with a litter of 10 puppies.

“If you’ve got a couple of legs and a dog, you can do it,” said Club President Alan Stifelman. “It’s a great way to build a bond between dog and owner.”

Meanwhile, dogs looking for new families paraded around the grounds in orange “Adopt Me” vests with Lulu’s Rescue volunteers.

A former Humane Society volunteer in New Orleans, Donna Campoli of Jamison hooked up with Lulu’s Rescue after seeing dogs shipped away from their destroyed homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.     

“I don’t have a dog, so this is my way of connecting,” she said.

A chorus of barks signaled an early end to the event when cracks of thunder and flashes of lightning lit up the sky above the castle.

As the crowd moved inside, wet doggy footprints created impromptu tiles on the floors of that Mercer, no doubt, would have loved.

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