The Annual Halloween Party…

IT ALL STARTED BACK IN OCTOBER 1994… IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY AS WE GATHERED TOGETHER WITH SOME GREAT FRIENDS, RELAXED, AND TOOK A BREAK FROM OUR BUSY SCHEDULES. WE ENJOYED SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD WHILE WATCHING OUR CUTE GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ENJOY AND PLAY WITH THEIR EXTENDED FUR FAMILY. WE DRESSED OUR DOGS IN SIMPLE STORE BOUGHT DOG COSTUMES WHICH MADE US SMILE AND LAUGH AS WE REALIZED HOW SILLY THEY LOOKED. BEING GOOD NATURED GOLDEN RETRIEVERS, THEY KEPT THEIR COSTUMES ON UNTIL THE PLAY SESSIONS REMOVED THEM. SINCE THAT OCTOBER FALL DAY WE DECIDED TO MAKE THE PARTY AN ANNUAL SHERWOOD TRADITION. FROM THAT DAY ON, SHERWOOD PROVIDES A WONDERFUL DAY FOR ALL SHERWOOD GOLDEN RETRIEVER OWNERS AND FRIENDS TO GATHER TOGETHER FOR A RELAXING DAY. WE EAT, SWAP DOG STORIES, AND PARTICIPATE IN A DAY FILLED WITH FUN AND GAMES. MANY PARTICIPATE IN THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST WHICH HAS ENVOLVED OVER THE YEARS TO INCLUDE SOME VERY CREATIVE HOMEMADE COSTUMES AS WELL AS AN ASSORTMENT OF SOME GREAT STORE BOUGHT COSTUMES AND ACCESSORIES. WE PROVIDE CONTESTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN SOME GREAT PRIZES. EACH YEAR WE ASK A DIFFERENT DOG TRIVIA QUESTION AND ASK EACH PARTY GOER TO PROVIDE THEIR BEST ANSWER. EACH YEAR WE BUY A DIFFERENT SIZED PUMPKIN RANGING IN WEIGHT FROM 20 POUNDS TO 300 AND ASK EACH PARTY GOER TO GUESS THE WEIGHT. THEN THERE’S THE LARGE JAR FILLED WITH DIFFERENT ITEMS RANGING FROM POPCORN KERNALS TO CANDY CORN FOR EACH PARTY GOER TO GUESS THE QUANTITY. THERE IS ALSO THE ANNUAL FRANKENSTEIN ORNAMENT WHICH GETS HIDDEN IN HARD TO FIND PLACES AND THE FIRST KID TO LOCATE “LITTLE FRANKIE” GETS A PRIZE. THERE’S FUN FOR ALL INCLUDING THE DOGS WHO PLAY NON-STOP WITH THEIR SPECIAL FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WONDERFUL FALL DAY TO RELAX AND TAKE A BREAK FROM OUR HECTIC LIVES AND ENJOY WHAT IS REALLY MEANINFUL – OUR GOLDEN RETRIEVERS.