Eureka Springs, Ark. – Eureka Springs, Arkansas has a new celebrity! Oscar Pryor Wiener, that dashing dachshund about town, returns home from the 14^th Annual Wiener Dog National race to an enthusiastic parade in his honor on Tuesday, July 31^st at 5:30 PM. The parade route will start at the Post Office on Spring Street and end at the Pied Piper Pub.

Due to his svelte stance and energetic personality, O.P. Wiener was invited to race with other nationally renowned dachshunds at The Woodlands Raceway in Kansas City, Kansas at the 2007 event held July 27^th - 29^th . As of press time, proud parents Karen and Tom Pryor, along with the other 2000+ citizens of Eureka Springs are eagerly anticipating the news that our very own Oscar Pryor Wiener is indeed "a wiener!" and is bringing home the 2007 Wiener Dog National Championship.

The homecoming "Wiener Walk" will feature canine pals parading down Spring Street with their parents and friends, along with local personalities and other hot-dogging citizens, music and fun. There will be no motorized vehicles in the parade, and of course, all participants are encouraged to dress according to the spirit of the event. Mayor Dani Wilson will proclaim the day as "Oscar Pryor Wiener Day" and the Pryors, the first family of the day, will ride as Grand Marshals as they escort parade participants and watchers to Pied Piper Pub for an outdoor reception featuring chili dogs, soft drinks and Flying Dog beer.

Last year's Wiener Dog National attracted over eleven thousand enthusiastic fans to cheer the field of 64 super-athletic wiener dogs. Oscar Pryor Wiener certainly has his work cut out for him as he has already won out in a field of 425 competitors to race with 64 semi-finalists. A win in his next qualifying race will earn him a run with seven other finalists for the coveted Wiener's Circle.

Parade entry fees are $1 per person - human or animal. In the spirit of community, entry fees along with proceeds from OP Weinter t-shirt sales will be generously donated to The Good Shepherd Animal Shelter as a gift from Oscar Pryor Wiener. Pre-event t-shirts will be available at The Auditorium. Proceeds from chili-dog sales will be donated to Main Stage Community Center.