The picture above is my dog Shadow playing with two other dogs at the Barkyard at LaSalle Park in Buffalo. It's a lab puppy that was all over him and a Jack Russell, but they played really well together, and Shadow was exhausted the rest of the night. He loves going to the Barkyard to "play with the puppies." I love it for the view and the people.
If you've never been to a drum and bugle corps performance, change that TONIGHT. As a 4-year veteran of a military-style marching band in Jamestown, this stuff gets me really charged up...but even without the background, I promise, you'll love it.
Don't tempt fate this Fourth of July by attempting to set off your own fireworks display. Instead check out one, or more, of these local displays and have a guaranteed fun and safe experience.