Over the weekend, I got to leave
behind the craziness of life in 2008. My wife, mother-in-law and our dogs hopped in the car, and for the fifth year running, went to Dewey Beach, Delaware for the annual "Greyhounds Reach The Beach" event.
It's basically a weekend event in a beach town where hotels, restaurants, bars and the beaches are open to greyhounds (and other dogs, but people come from all over the east coast with their greyhounds for the event). There's vendors selling greyhound specific stuff, a costume ball (which I think is appalling, no greyhounds want to be stuffed into stupid costumes) and even a prayer service to "bless" your dog(s). Well, it does get very "Best In Show" (a reference to the movie of the same name). I like it because our dogs enjoy going to the beach. it's so much fun seeing hundreds of greys all over town all weekend long. I'll try to remember to post more photos of the weekend (my wife took lots of pictures). Greyhounds are one of the most perfect creatures in creation - and are shamelessly exploited by people. Basically, they're bred to race, and then they are euthanized after they "retire."
