Every year downtown Naperville has a theme that businesses for advertising, but in an artsy way. Several years ago, it was seats in the form of books, last year hearts. I wasn’t enthralled with the hearts, so I was happy to see “The Dog Days of Summer” was the theme, therefore there were dogs.
On a beautiful summer morning, I sat along the Riverwalk, sipping tea, reading, doing a bit of writing, relishing knowing there was no place I had to be except there.
I’d been wanting to get photos of some of the dogs, so that’s what I did next. Here are a few of the ones I saw that day.
Gotta love the goggles and shoes!
And from a different angle. I’m more of a stout (in the beer sense) person rather than ale, but I do love the dog.
If you zoom in, you can see the story behind this handsome fellow.
This last one looks more pensive than ex-zoo-berant, but I do love the tiger stripes. Now what? We can head back to the Riverwalk and walk a bit more or look for a coffee and a pastry. Or both! You choose.
for Jo’s Monday Walk
This, that and the other thing 
Cute mutts!
Thanks, Sue. They definitely liven up downtown.
Very good 😊
Are the dogs always there, or did they bring them in for the campaign? I went through Burlington, VT once and they had all the moose (mooses/meese?) statues decorated and loved seeing them. I think the statues are always there, though, as their sort of mascot decor. Not sure, though, as I was only passing through that one time.
They’re just there for the season and then I don’t know what they do with them. Perhaps they’ll keep a few of them, but I don’t know.
Those are wonderful. I think these theme days are great. The world needs a little whimsy.
I agree, Dan.
Good idea, enjoyable walk
Glad you could come along, Alice.
janet
This kind of thing is always fun, Janet. Reminds me of Shaun the Sheep, but with more soulful faces. 🙂 🙂 Nice, gentle way to spend a morning. Thanks a lot for linking.
Thanks for hostessing and for coming along on the walk.
Charming public art, thanks.
My pleasure, Sally.
janet
Cute dogs. Since I’m trying really hard to stay with keto, I’ll take some more of the Riverwalk 🙂
Works for me, Janet.
Looks like a lovely place to spend an afternoon.
It was. 🙂
janet
I do like the idea of these themed public art installations. We’ve had owls and cows and giraffes and Easter eggs that I can recall. The system here seems to involve corporate sponsorship, outdoor display then an auction of at least some for a charitable cause. Except in the town of Morri Seville where they have an awful lot of painted cows on the Main Street.
Painted horses were the “in” thing in lots of places for quite some time. I like the variety of all these art installations I’ve seen, too.
… or even Morrinsville 😬
So cute!
They are pretty cute, aren’t they? Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
janet
You are welcome 🙏
Very cool. I wonder what happens to the dogs afterwards? Displayed permanently somewhere? Up for sale?
I don’t really know, but I may have to try to find out. 🙂
I love these type art exhibits and have never seen dogs. The artists are to be applauded because these are really great canvases that certainly display their skills. 🙂
It is, if you’ll excuse the expression, another great canvas upon which artist can display his or her skills. And it really makes a city look nicer, too.
Oh my goodness, I love these! We have a bunch of painted hearts all over San Francisco (of course), and cartoonish elephants around Oakland… Pretty sure it’s a mascot for some sports team or other. I can’t say I’m a fan of those, but then again, I’m clearly not a fan of the team either…
I think I’ll stick with the dogs. 😉
Adorable dogs, Janet.
Thanks, Patti.
These are such fun to see.
Let’s walk around, photograph some more dogs, and enjoy the town until it’s time for some stout!
Sounds good to me, Marian. 🙂
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