The August Mutt Of The Month

I took the above photograph of the August Mutt of the Month, sitting by it's owner side, on the patio of Odells Brewery up in Fort Collins, Colorado a few weeks back. The patio is very dog friendly - most of the patrons seem to have a dog or two with them - and Odells is even sponsoring the Fort Collins Top Dog Contest, which will feature 15 dogs competing to win that title on September 25th. I have entered my sister Susan's dog Blackberry in that contest, but it is a charity event, and the dogs who collect the most money are the ones chosen. One dog, however, will be chosen as the social media standout, but it would be tough to teach Blackberry how to operate a computer, create a Facebook page, use Twitter, and otherwise develop an online presence in such a short period of time. Best just to sit on the patio and drink beer. A life lesson that took a long time for me to learn, but none-the-less is an important one.