Were there a million paws? There was a sea of people and dogs in Melbourne walking around Albert Park Lake. There were certainly thousands. I was moved and a little choked up when I saw the stream of legs and feet making their way around the Park.
At the same time, throughout the country, dogs and people were doing similar walks. It is an awe inspiring vision to get your head around
A million paws is 250,000 dogs and that is a lot of dog. I would say it was unlikely there were 250,000 dogs in the Melbourne event. But standing watching them go past it looked like a 250,000 . There were dogs upon dogs as far as the eye could see moving around the lake.
What makes the event so moving is the relaxed and easy way people interact with each other and, chat and team up and perhaps make lasting friends.
Melbourne dogs must be the most socialized dogs in the world. They interact and sniff and eye-ball each other. They never seem to feel the need to have a little snap or a growl. They trot along wagging their tails and I am sure they are passing pleasant friendly comments to their canine companions.
They are cosmopolitan dogs who live in a sophisticated and cultural city. They rise to the occasion
There was every breed of dog, tiny dogs to enormous dogs, slim delicate dogs to hefty muscular dogs all walking together and not irritating one another. They knew, I bet they knew that it was all for a cause - the RSPCA.
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My fur-family joined the very large pack at Albert Park for the Million Paws Walk last Sunday and had a great day out! And Max (3rd MPW) & Mateuz (2nd MPW) entered coma status once we got home as it is a huge walk and we also walked there and back from Windsor! Great day, great cause!
Hi Sassy
I think a number of dogs would have entered coma status when they got home or got into the car - it's a long way around the lake.
Em
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