USPCA Demonstration

We went to the USPCA (United States Police Canine Association) demonstration at a local high school last night. There were about 80 dogs and their handlers from all over the eastern US there. They had been in Raleigh all week for the trials. We watched them do an obstacle course, chase the bad guys and then they had an "actual" police chase come onto the field - complete with lights & sirens, SWAT teams, and a helicopter! Pretty exciting! The night would have been even more exciting if we had won the German Shepherd puppy that the USPCA was raffling off. We came within 2 (!) numbers of winning. In other words, had I bought my ticket 2 people sooner we'd have a dog today. Eric would say we dodged a bullet there. More later...