This a re-post from a while back, but it may be a recurring story at Halloween each year :-)

Halloween in Fletcher

Our kids are now older, but several years ago when we moved out to our first mini-farm in Fletcher, we attended the community “trick-or-treat” night in Fletcher.  For a very tiny town, Fletcher always impressed me with this annual event.  Anywhere else I’ve lived, trick-or-treat night has been fun, but it has not been the “big event” that it is in Fletcher.  In Fletcher, nobody rings a door bell.  Many folks are wearing costumes.  Everyone is out in the front yards, and not only giving away candy to the kids, but some have hot chocolate and other snack food for everyone.  It is truly a “community” event. 

The first year we lived here, we noticed that many also walked their dogs during the event.  Some even had doggie treats to hand out to all the dogs that came along with the kids.  So the second year, we thought we would do the same.  At that time, we only had 5 huskies.  Holly, Brutus, Daisie, Denali, and Demon.  We could only handle 3, so Demon and Denali drew the short straws and had to stay home.  They were the hit of the event!  Holly, Brutus, and Daisie were almost strutting around as if to say, “I am here, come and pet me!”   Everyone obliged.  The oohs and ahhs became more and more numerous.

With each passing year, it became an event within an event.  People that lived out in the country and could choose where they brought their kids would tell us they chose Fletcher because they hoped to see the Huskies again.  As we got more Huskies, we would invite other adults to come along with us so we could handle bringing more.  The most we brought in any year was six.  That year, it was Holly, Brutus, Daisie, Denali, Akira, and Peyton.  Most were in awe, because they have never seen that many Huskies in one place, other than in the movies.

With all good stories, comes the unfortunate side of things.  Ninety percent of the people there loved the Huskies.  As I mentioned, many looked forward to it.  The regulars would go out of their way to see them and let their kids pet them.  The other 10% however, apparently were not aware of the extremely friendly nature of the Husky.  We got some dirty looks that would melt the hide off a Billy Goat!  The looks that would say, “I can’t believe you brought those killers to this children’s event!!”

We have come to learn that not everyone knows the nature of a Husky.  If one doesn’t know their nature, they can seem intimidating!  It has become one of our objectives to educate the masses of these wonderful animals, one person at a time.  Our hope is that with every puppy we sell, we also sell that same idea!