SAN
DIEGO, CA -
For the past
five summers, the San Diego Padres organization has teamed up
with PETCO to present the annual “Dog Days Of Summer”
event which includes an invitation for all local dog owners to
bring their dogs to PETCO Park to watch a Padre game, as well as
to
participate in a pre-game parade lap around the playing field.
For
the fourth consecutive year, the Padres invited San Diego’s
“Bandit The Biker Dog” to lead the parade on
his very own “pooch-putting” Harley-Davidson motorcycle. This
year's event took place on August 26th.
At
last years event, Mark was asked to have Bandit stop while
rounding home plate to be interviewed by Channel 4's Christina
Russo. The interview was broadcast live. “We had a lot of fun,
and it was a great way to showcase Bandit’s talent,” Madden said
after the event.
“The first time they contacted me asking if
Bandit ‘was available,’ said Bandit’s human, Mark Shaffer, “I
thought for a moment that maybe they were looking for an
outfielder.
Bandit’s very good at retrieving balls, but he needs some work
on giving it back, so I’m glad that wasn’t what they wanted.”
In fact, Karen Madden of the Padres
Promotions & Special Events informed Shaffer that they were
interested in having Bandit lead the parade of pooches around
the playing field of PETCO Park. The showcase home of the San
Diego Padres is located in the heart of downtown San Diego.
Shaffer
added: “Bandit and I had a great time once again and want to
thank Karen Madden, the “Pad Squad” and the entire San Diego
Padres organization for allowing us to be part of the event
again this year. We both look forward to next years 'Dog Days of
Summer.' Now if I can just get Bandit to hit those high, inside
pitches…”
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