06/19/2026
Well I wish I could say good evening to you all our Dogs and Hogs Gone Wild friends and family, but truth be known its not. It is breaking my heart to have to move our hot dog trailer yet again due to an age old rule that has hardly ever been enforced by the town. While I will not go into all of the lengthy details of what happened to us at Dogs and Hogs Gone Wild, i find it so disheartening to get a business license, pay meals and lodging taxes and be told to shut down. As many of you know,I have been on the Board of Directors for Colonial Beach for well over ten years and have worked hard personally and through the Chamber to promote not only events such as Bikefest waterfest etc but have done numerous ribbon cutting ceremonies for small businesses that have opened up in town. I have also tried to be an ambassador for the town and hand out thousands of visitors guides,and tell our wonderful customers how great the town is. I was overwhelmed when we decided to move back due to customers request, only to be told to get out again. I believe that the town MUST put a process in place for any new business to follow before they can open up. I ask that a y person who reads this to please insist that the town do better for all of the small businesses, not just me. Without all of the small businesses offering our services to the thousands of visitors each season, what is the point of anyone driving to a town that doesn't support and promote the businesses that bring in the much needed funds for the town to operate. I THANK each and every one of you for your support of Dogs and Hogs Gone Wild. May God bless you.
