Cooper does Salem

My mom and dad said that Salem on Halloween weekend is "no environment for dogs" and I'll be going away to a "safe and fun place" next weekend.  I wanted to smell and experience the madness so Super Cooper took a walk on the mall last night to meet some new friends, and get a doggie ice cream cone at Rita's Ice.

                                    This is my buddy psycho Ernie.  He is sooo funny.

The Teletubbies went crazy and I kinda stayed away from them.

Who knew that Captain Jack Sparrow was afraid of dogs?  He kinda kept his distance.

I'm trying to establish a partnership with the witches to rid Salem of the Devil's minions.  I guess some people call them cats.

I am NOT peeing on that one!

Some guy made me wear his hat. 

Whew!  Finally some ice cream and a chance to chill out. 

My dad says I'll probably get to go for a walk downtown a little later.

I'll be sure to let you know if I do.

---Cooper out.

(---a.k.a Super Dog, Krypto, Superman, Super Boy out)

Cooper's Top Ten Ways to enjoy Halloween in Salem.

10) Scavenge for discarded street food.  Essex Street is a veritable treasure trove of kettle corn, soggy hot dog buns, and cotton candy fragments.

9) Pee on scary things.

8) Dress up like a super hero and pee on scary things.

7) Say “hi” and greet every single person on the mall, just to irritate my dad and mom.

6) Bark at falling leaves.  Every one of them.

5) Chase all the squirrels so they can’t store enough acorns to keep them fed during the winter so that they have to venture out to eat and I can keep chasing them.  Soon, one will be too hungry to run and then I’m not sure what I’m going to do.

4) As the days get shorter, insist on more and longer walks, citing a possible Vitamin D deficiency and winter depression.

3) Shed old hair on the furniture. (You can actually have fun doing this year-round).

2) Sniff absolutely everything.  Twice.

1) Get your picture taken with all the freaks and zombies.