First we stopped to visit Banjo's brother, Toby. Marley and Toby romped and wrestled for thirty minutes. Toby was adopted by a family in Oregon. Hearing the accounts of Banjo and Toby nightly escapades, I am glad that we didn't have a puppy this week.
Our next stop was the Stoughton Fair, specifically the animal pavilions. Marley made friends with some piglets, calves, lambs. She was especially interested in the ducklings and goslings, but we detoured around them. The cows were in another building and she was intimidated by their size, but settled down. 
Marley confidently and curiously entered the sheep/goat barn. The animals were very interested in the puppy. Marley did fine until one "Bah" and the sheep stood up. Pretty soon half the sheep were up and "Bah"s filled the barn. We made it through, but her tail was between her legs and she wasn't very confident. We hung out a bit longer, cutting the visit short as she was getting more, not less, stressed.
Marley trotted through the carnival with it's fallen food temptations, human crowds, whirling rides, girl's screams, and loud music without incident. She was back to her happy self, buoyed by a few meet and greets with young and old alike. The fair offers something for everyone. However, the only reason we went was for Marley's experience. She probably wished we hadn't. She did enjoy the cool floors at our final stop for the day - groceries.
Here's a cute one for the female audience. "aaawwww"
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will Rogers
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