If I had TIVO, this entry never would have existed

To begin with the background: Old Navy, the ubiquitous clothing store, is starting a nationwide hunt to find a new dog mascot for their company. They encourage people to submit pictures of their dogs online in the hopes that their mutt will be chosen as the next T-shirt wearing dog-wonder of the United States.

Last night, I was watching TV with Shawn when I saw a commercial for an “open call” for this contest right down the street in Union Square, slated for today. So, after running a few errands this morning, I strolled Reilly over to the park to check out all the dogs.

There were dogs and their owners lined up across the park, with orange water bowls interspersed every few feet to keep the dogs from getting dehydrated.

I walked Reilly up and down the line so that she could see all the hopeful pooches. She was chattering and bouncing in her seat with excitement. Reilly loves dogs, and the dogs, for their part, love her. It probably has to do with the fact that she almost always has a Cheerio stuck to the seat of her pants.