Close-up at Ashland Independence Day parade

July 4, 2009 | 1:57 p.m. CDT

Surrounded by the flurry of activity during the Ashland Independence Day parade, Bryn the dog sports a patriotic ribbon, samples the occasional Tootsie Roll and sniffs everything in sight.

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