No photo finish was required.
Olive the home pool favourite beat the aging, washed-up reporter by a good two doggie lengths. Er, wiener doggie lengths.
The five-metre exhibition swim between Olive 鈥� swimming in her own pool, a body of water she knows extensively 鈥� and the reporter was one of the, er, highlights (lowlights?) of the 麻豆精选 Dachshund Club鈥檚 Vernon Pool Party Sunday, Aug. 8, at a house overlooking another beautiful body of water, Kalamalka Lake.
We first introduced you to the 麻豆精选 club in July of 2019, discovering a three-hour pool party on that incredibly hot, steamy Sunday afternoon attracted 25 dachshunds and their owners. Then we found out the club had more than 700 online members province-wide.
Since the article appeared online and in print, the club has more than doubled in size.
鈥淲e now have more than 1,500 members,鈥� beamed Erin Green of Vernon, party hostess and Olive鈥檚 owner.
On this particular Sunday, Aug. 8, the weather for the three-hour gathering didn鈥檛 exactly cooperate. It was windy, though the pool temperature was quite warm.
A few dachshunds, cuddled lovingly in their owners鈥� arms, braved the water for about, oh, three seconds, then did everything their little legs could do to get back into their owners鈥� arms, or out of the pool.
They ran around the pool. Two of the older dachshunds treated little 10-week-old Shawnessy as the kid brother or sister they didn鈥檛 want hanging around. A little push here, a small shove there. Shawnessy stole the show at the party, at least for the first hour.
It鈥檚 an afternoon of camaraderie between dogs and owners, one of a number of events the club holds over the year. Guests bring food and beverages for humans and the four-legged friends.
鈥淲e鈥檙e having a great time,鈥� said Green. 鈥淭here鈥檚 probably 10 dogs here and at least 10 or 15 more to come so it鈥檚 going to be a great day.
鈥淲e try to do this every year. This is the third one at my house. We try to get 50 people and the average is about 40 dogs.鈥�
Green said in the history of the pool party, there has never been a dog fight.
More information on the club can be found on their Facebook page, 麻豆精选 Dachshund Club.
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