Harvestfest and Marketfest 2010 York Maine

Robert says hello to cart horses. Hope you did not miss out on York Maine's Harvestfest and Marketplace events, which ran from October 12th to October 16th.  Go to Harvestfest for more information, if you missed it this year and want to go next year.    One event was in the Short Sands area, and did not allow dogs.   We did see some dogs that were there, and have the photos to prove it LOL.  We, however, did not bring our dogs to this event, as we do try and obey the rules.   I usually boycott outdoor events that do not allow dogs, but York Maine has had many events this year that did allow dogs, which had not in the past.   So I did not take it out on the one event that did not allow dogs.  Dobermans are harder to sneak in:)    Marketfest was in the Village of York Maine.   This event did allow dogs (in the past they had signs out too).   We were going to bring our dogs the next day, but they had staggered their days so that only one overlapped with Harvestfest, and the other one that we missed was the day before.   However, we did find vendors in the parking lot (towards Short Sands) of York Animal farm, and got to walk Leon and Boris through there.  Marketfest's food vendors were giving out an impressive amount of food samples.   Both the lobster bisque and kettle corn that were being distributed were very good.   I saw my favorite jewelers that I always look for, and fell in love with a necklace that I cannot afford at this time, but want desperately. Loved these purses and pocketbooks at Marketfest. These frogs were pretty adorable as well. People were able to enjoy this event with their dogs. On day two, Harvestfest was still going on, but we instead walked our dogs through the shops around Short Sands.   Boris saw his first horse there, and I only wish I had taken my camera out to get the expression on his face.  Boris was like "Jeez look at the size of that dog!!"  Leon and Boris got a lot of attention as usual.  They both ate it up, of course. Leon and Boris outside of Sheldons wtih dad, Robert. Boris and I walk away into the crowd for some shopping. Boris and I pose near a carved bear. This is a great time for humans to have with other human companions.   If you have a well-behaved dog or dog in training that is ready, this is a great place to socialize your dog and proof some training.  Please remember to bring bags and pick up after your dogs.   Also remember that there are badly behaved humans at these things, so you want to bring a canine that is prepared to deal.   Also there are horses, goats, bunnies, and other dogs at these events. Keep going on adventures with your well-behaved and trained dogs.   They will love you for it. MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE DOG TRAINER MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING BLOG E-MAIL MANNERLY MUTTS