Ahoy Carter and Molly!  And thank you for a delightful opening week.

After a great week of dress rehearsals for our two new King Charles Spaniel mascots, the two little darlings proved to be a SMASH upon officially opening on March 18th at their S.O.S. Humane Society Benefit and on March 19th for their opening day at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Missouri.

Thousands of dollars were generated at the benefit and Carter and Molly proved to be the stars they are as they made their appearance Thursday evening on The Grande Staircase.  Then on Friday after a busy morning which included radio appearances off campus and on with KRZK and KOMC, these two troopers debuted their soon to be traditional walk down the promenade by the waterfall at the sound of the ships horn at noon.

The set up for this was great.  So heartwarming.  Preceding their appearance our Captain served as M.C. greeted the onlookers and hosted our very own Titanic inspired Westminster dog show.  Seven various canines from our local animal shelters went down the walkway before Molly and Carter.  Each homeless pet represented a breed of dog that had been on the R.M.S. Titanic, and then the moment of truth, Molly and Carter, representing the King Charles that had belonged to the William Carter family in First Class was introduced to cheers and hoorahs!  Prancing down the walkway by the waterfall our two new charges soaked up the greetings while this maid proudly escorted the pups to their dais in front of the crowd.  Welcoming speeches were made, thank yous were given to all that attended the opening ceremony and we all made our way to Molly and Carter’s viewing area to watch them enjoy their new digs, frolicking and gamboling from one fluffy dog bed to the next, joined by me, the First Class Maid, of course.

Molly and Carter with First Class Maid Jaynee

Since then we have hosted a visiting radio station, various journalists, and gotten into our daily routine.  Visitors have requested photo ops, despite the miserable rainy conditions this past weekend, we have found a way and now the weather is simply delightful.  Molly and Carter are finding their way and feeling their rhythms in the museum and have even adapted to their 1920s style perambulator and have even graced us with some clever tricks, like ringing the bell on their buggy, barking on cue, and being so cute, the trick for all of us is not to be perceived as completely bats over these adorable love sponges.  I, for one am hooked like a helpless trout, and am forever there faithful servant.  Even in the rain.

The children that come to the museum have been positively radiant when they meet the dogs.  We have had many discussions about the pets they have at home and I have learned more about beagles, Chihuahuas, Labradors, and dachshunds that I ever felt possible.  Molly and Carter truly bring out the humanity in people and their greater purpose is becoming more and more clear.  I foresee a great year of good being generated from their presence.

One little girl was beside herself when just arriving she saw me bringing the girls in after their constitutional, exclaiming she cried, “Mommy! Mommy! There they are the talking dogs!”  Oh how she wanted them to speak after hearing them speak on telly, the best I could offer was a kiss and a bark, explaining that speaking in English was reserved only for the television cameras.

So the year of the Dog has begun, please come, and we’ll be right here to greet you.

First Class Maid Jaynee
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Tags: Titanic, Titanic Branson, Titanic Events, Titanic Museum

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