Bulldogs invade Carroll Gardens for meetup
Marie Carter | July 26, 2007
Once a month in a garden on Columbia Street, owners of bulldogs gather for a meetup. This Sunday past, I joined the gathering. Running around the garden was a chorus of grunting bulldogs (some of whom were wearing tank tops and “Beach Boy” dog sweaters) followed by owners at the ready with drool wipes.
A four-month old called Beefy was learning to skateboard. Inspired by videos of Tyson, the skateboarding bulldog, Beefy’s owners yelled shouts of encouragement as Beefy mounted the skateboard. He pedaled the board a couple of times but then jumped on and the skateboard came to a complete halt. Also in attendance was Wally, a three-year-old who was imported from Hungary, apparently a common thing for bulldogs.
Sunday was a hot day with temperatures in the 80s. A lot of water was drunk and dogs in attendance were panting heavily. “Topper likes to sit outside in the heat even though he’s being beaten by the sun,” says owner, Nick. “My other dog, Boss, is the smart one and stays home with the AC.”
The drink du jour at the gathering was Bulldog Gin, a new import from London launched in January flavored with poppyseed and dragon eye, a cousin of the lychee family. The bottle neck is, of course, in the shape of a spiked bulldog collar. Cocktails with names such as Sweet Tail and Hair of the Dog were being mixed.
For more information, visit the meetup page or www.bulldoggin.com.
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This is the cutest thing to happen in the neighborhood since I got a new haircut
Awwwwww what a muffin!! Also, I totally have to find this Bulldog Gin.
A few friends of mine crashed this bulldog meetup many months ago just to see the dogs, and while my bag was peed on (accidentally, of course) it was an incredible thing to be surrounded by so MANY of those amazingly cute critters. And the owners were quite nice, too.
Dear Shell:
I am sorry for peeing on your bag.
Kisses,
Ronald the dog
No apologies necessary, and kisses right back!