Olympic mania has arrived. We dog loving city dwellers want to join in on the fun and the hype. Sadie, our natural born acrobat, would leap for joy to have the opportunity to showcase her talents in front of a global audience. We feature her in this photo practicing her favorite balancing act - hanging out on the back of the sofa. Unfortunately, she had to confront her physical limitations today on the playground. We met a new dog named Chase. Chase is a whippet. Sadie tried mightily, but she could not catch the super speedy Chase.
While Sadie was blasting across the playground on her quest, the dog people were shooting the breeze about how great it would be to see dogs in the Olympics. We mentioned our earlier Olympic Theme posts on Fairmount Dog Stories suggesting that new event categories like (ironically) Chase and Ball should replace the ones currently in place. And, we all agreed that Sadie or a dog just like her ought to have the chance to fly through the stadium just once to participate in lighting the torch to start the games.
Here is our compilation of the best of the web stories percolating about dogs and the Olympics. We are learning more about the proud history of dogs and sporting culture every day! We skipped the horrible stories about dog slaughters that have occurred in China prior to the games and the nearly ubiquitous report that dog meat is currently off the menus of Beijing.
Poodle and Dog's post on the Weirdest Olympic Event
Petside's Olympians and their Dogs Post, courtesy The Pet Blog
Petside's Dog Sports versus Olympic Sports Post, again courtesy The Pet Blog
Nick Freidell's News Report of Denver, Colorado's Dog Olympics in Honor of Real Olympics
Urlesque's Post of Dog Videos that could be Olympic Events
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