Nov 1, 2011

Mooing in Fort Worth Stockyards

From our Hotel Room at the Stockyards, watching the horses
That's the one that gave me the long stare...

Cattle drive

Put those pups to bed...

Cannot wait for a Love Shack burger
Bud and I are here. Finally after arriving from College Station, we ride around the old Stockyards of Fort Worth. Where are all the cows? I heard that it was called Cowtown, cow pens and ramps, but no cows. I love cows not just because of hamburger, but they are our backyard neighbors. The young ones play with us along the fence, and if I get a chance, manure perfume is my favorite.

We pull in front of the Stockyard Hotel, and there were horses walking down the road. I love horses too (they scare me though face to face). We walked around until our Cowboy themed room was ready. There was the biggest cow that I had ever seen and it was looking around at me. Oh the smile on my face lit up Fort Worth. Longhorns stretched as long as the cow was. He kept watching me as we walked far around him. People were getting on his back for pictures. Wow! He had on a saddle too. I meet some horses too. We sniffed noses, and their noses were huge.

Our room is ready and the busboy loads all of the dog food, jackets, popup crates, and toys into the cart, and we go up a magic old style elevator. The floor changes and we go to our room. There on the floor is a sitting area and a walking area (feel like your outdoors) not a potty area...

The room was nice, and we setup our crates and blankets. Papa saw cowboys on horseback walking down the street, so I had to see for myself (he lifted my front paws to see out the windows). Tied up to a post was a horse (woof, it could not hear me), and the cowboy was getting a drink.

We were on our best behavior, and all the guests at the hotel said that we were better than their kids. I hope so. There was a grassy area next door that was a perfect potty spot. The sidewalks were crowded with people, and got to see some old family friends last seen in Estes Park, Colorado. Fun times... We missed the cow parade because our family was worried that someone might spook the cows (only 10 cows anyway). Something fell from the ceiling in our room so we did not have to pay for the dog fee, and Ma got sick from something in the air. Pa got sick from too much drink. We stayed in perfect health and got a serving of steak the first night.