2012 St Patrick's Day Parade

"Johnny Royal" a 2-year-old pit bull, checks things out along the parade route with his owner Derek Zielinski, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., during the annual Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 10, 2012, in downtown Scranton, Pa. (Butch Comegys/The Scranton Times-Tribune/AP Photo)