So I assume that if I had to guess most of you coming to this blog are here for the pet talk and not anything related to Nascar. As you get to know me more you will understand that Nascar and motorsports are a big part of my life…Actually it helps me pay for my life. I work at the Daytona International Speedway and if you know even a little bit about the sport you will know that this past weekend the Nascar Sprint Cup Series was once again at the World Center of Racing. (Can you tell I am used to writing about the track?)
Getting ready for the Driver Intros
Anyway.. For those of you not remotely interested in Nascar I am going to merge the two this post. NASCAR is a family sport and if you have seen it on tv you can see the whole family will pack up the camper/RV and head into our famous infield to camp and have a racing vacation. We love them for it.
What I personally love is that we allow the pets to come with, after all they are just as much a family member right?
Enjoying the action from the Air Conditioning
I’ve seen all kinds of pets over the years. Dogs are the norm but a few cats get in on the action. I’ve seen parrots, ferrets, and even a snake.. although I was a little freaked out by that one. Eek!
Even the drivers can’t seem to leave the pets behind. Look at these cutie patooties. These lovelies belong to Kyle Busch driver of the Number 18 M&M’s car.
Kyle Busch's Pups Waiting out the Rain at Daytona
And of course since I am a little biased on the Chihuahua front.. here is a cute pic of Lola…Guarding daddy(Kevin Harvick) before the race. LOVE HER!
Kevin Harvick and Lola
Here’s one more for you… Driver A. J. Allmendinger has a budding superstar pup. His pup was one of the pups in Marley and Me(which by the way I saw once and cannot watch again). How cool is that to have your dog on the silver screen?
A.J. Allmendinger and Marley and Me Star Misty
Of course the drivers have pets and love them like family..but 2 drivers took it one step further. Both Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle have started foundations just for animals.
The Ryan Newman Foundation and The Greg Biffle Foundation were both founded in 2005 and along with their wives have donated so much to helping save animals and education. I love them for it.
The Greg Biffle Foundation
Some people like myself would take their dog anywhere if you could. My friend and I actually got kicked out of a movie theater once because we snuck her dog in and they saw it on a security camera. Whoops!
I’d love to hear where your dog goes with you! I sometimes bring Javier to the hair salon with me. He just sits on my lap and sleeps and I figure if he sheds hair it will just blend in with the other hair right? No big deal!
I also wanted to take the time again to let you know I am taking letters to see who will get to be the foundation or chariety of the month for August. My adsense revenue and percent of sales at myuberpet.com will get a check to help out with expenses. So spread the word and let me know if you would like to be selected. You don’t need to send me anything special…I will look them over and pick one each month.
Let’s do some good people.
Until next time….
Which way to the track?
