Fuoco, Linda Wilson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
Eddie is Kate Lederman's first dog, and she told baseball fans the 6-month-old beagle was attending his first Pirates game. Usher Natalie Connell heard that exchange and presented the tail-wagging Eddie with an enamel pin that commemorates a first-time visit to PNC Park.
Ms. Lederman, a Shadyside resident, was thrilled.
Eddie was the first dog I met Tuesday night at the event officially known as Pup Night at PNC Park Presented by Dad's Pet Care. There were nearly 200 dogs and 270 people in the specialsection the Bucs set aside for dogs and the people who love both dogs and baseball. For eight games this season, they let the dogs onto The Pirate Deck, located high up over left field, under the Jumbotron scoreboard.
There were dogs of all sizes, from Halo, a 2.9-pound rat terrier- shih tzu mix puppy, to Mr. Mustard, a 150-pound long-haired English mastiff with Kevin and Justina Honsberger of Dormont.
There were lots of Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers (ranked No. 1 and 4, respectively, in American Kennel Club registrations last year) and some unusual breeds, like Holly Jalapeno, a Boykin spaniel (138th on the AKC list). There was a wide array of mixed breeds.
Although the home team lost the game, it was perhaps the happiest crowd of fans I've ever sat with at a professional sporting event. Tails wagged nonstop as dogs mixed, mingled and socialized. Owners beamed as their dogs were petted and admired by fellow dog-lovers.
The dogs were amazingly well-behaved. There was very little barking, though in the seventh-inning stretch a yellow Labrador retriever barked in time to the music as fans sang "Take Me out to the Ball Game."
Do dogs enjoy baseball games? How would we know? Some actually did keep their eyes and noses aimed toward the action on the field.
A boxer mix named Zeke, 3, was attending his first pup night with Chuck and Angela McGowan of Sharpsburg, and their son Jake, 12.
"At first Zeke was really excited about all the other dogs," Mr. McGowan said, but then he settled down in the shade under a seat while his family watched the game.
Small dogs such as Boston terrier Ramses, 3, sat on the laps of owners. Big dogs stood in the aisles or back behind seats in the "standing room only" section.
Eddie is Kate Lederman's first dog, and she told baseball fans the 6-month-old beagle was attending his first Pirates game. Usher Natalie Connell heard that exchange and presented the tail-wagging Eddie with an enamel pin that commemorates a first-time visit to PNC Park.
Ms. Lederman, a Shadyside resident, was thrilled.
Eddie was the first dog I met Tuesday night at the event officially known as Pup Night at PNC Park Presented by Dad's Pet Care. There were nearly 200 dogs and 270 people in the specialsection the Bucs set aside for dogs and the people who love both dogs and baseball. For eight games this season, they let the dogs onto The Pirate Deck, located high up over left field, under the Jumbotron scoreboard.
There were dogs of all sizes, from Halo, a 2.9-pound rat terrier- shih tzu mix puppy, to Mr. Mustard, a 150-pound long-haired English mastiff with Kevin and Justina Honsberger of Dormont.
There were lots of Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers (ranked No. 1 and 4, respectively, in American Kennel Club registrations last year) and some unusual breeds, like Holly Jalapeno, a Boykin spaniel (138th on the AKC list). There was a wide array of mixed breeds.
Although the home team lost the game, it was perhaps the happiest crowd of fans I've ever sat with at a professional sporting event. Tails wagged nonstop as dogs mixed, mingled and socialized. Owners beamed as their dogs were petted and admired by fellow dog-lovers.
The dogs were amazingly well-behaved. There was very little barking, though in the seventh-inning stretch a yellow Labrador retriever barked in time to the music as fans sang "Take Me out to the Ball Game."
Do dogs enjoy baseball games? How would we know? Some actually did keep their eyes and noses aimed toward the action on the field.
A boxer mix named Zeke, 3, was attending his first pup night with Chuck and Angela McGowan of Sharpsburg, and their son Jake, 12.
"At first Zeke was really excited about all the other dogs," Mr. McGowan said, but then he settled down in the shade under a seat while his family watched the game.
Small dogs such as Boston terrier Ramses, 3, sat on the laps of owners. Big dogs stood in the aisles or back behind seats in the "standing room only" section.
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