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5th Annual W.O.O.F. Walk & Pet Expo
October 18, 2008
8am - 1pm
Elk Grove Regional Park
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Phone:916-405-5300
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Comments:Day-of Registration for 5K and 3K Walk/Run around Elk Grove Regional Park starts at 8am. Walk/Run starts at 9am. Vendor Village and Demonstrations following Walk/Run. Demos include Agility, Fly Ball, K9 Cops, and Canine Good Citizen Testing available (by appointment). Food and Drink vendors will be on-siteAmerican Idog Talent show with local celebrity judges (Tina Macuha & Courtney Dempsey from Ch. 31). Enter your dog in the Best Kisser, Best Tail Wag, Best Trick, Best Name, Best Dressed, or our costume contest. Then one dog will be voted THE American Idog and receive a trophy and a prize.This event benefits the Elk Grove Dog Parks. We are working on adding a small-dog section to our existing dog park in Elk Grove Regional park and we are hoping that this event will give us the final amount of money we need to do so!Hope to see you there!!!
Third Annual Purr-casso Art and Craft Sale
November 9, 2008
12PM-4PM
5900 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA
Phone:510-845-7735x13
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Comments:This fun and unique art sale will feature decorative, wearable, and functional art pieces celebrating our feline friends! This year the felines have agreed to accept some dog-themed arts and crafts as well. Join us for this enjoyable afternoon of art, hors doeuvres, and beverages and meet Miss Oakland 2008, Carly Claffey. Admission and parking are free. Proceeds benefit the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society.
Howling Halloween!
October 24, 2008
6-9pm
Old Town Shopping Center
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Phone:408-671-3417
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Comments:Trick-or-Treat and Paw-ty with your Pooch in Downtown Los Gatos! Trick-or-Treat the merchants in quaint Downtown Los Gatos, costume contests with great prizes, Grand Prize Raffle, live music by GTO, and much more. Grand Prize Raffle is airfare for two anywhere in the continental US, PLUS a dog-sitting package! 6pm to 9pm Check-in at Borders Patio50 University Ave., Old Town Shopping Center, Los Gatos, CA 95030 A benefit for the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Foundation K-9 Unit. Presented by Society Dog. $15 pre-registration, $20 day of event To register:http://www.societydog.com/halloween/HH_registration.htmlFor more info:alphadog@societydog.comYelp Line: 408-671-3417
Dog Days at St. Supry Vineyards & Winery
October 11, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8440 St. Helena Hwy. (Hwy. 29)
Rutherford (Napa), CA 94573
Phone:(800) 942-0809 ext. 58
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Comments:St. Supry Vineyards & Winery has always been a dog friendly winery (some of our vineyard dogs have even been photographed in the book, WineDogs USA) and we're making Saturday, October 11, 2008, an official dog day! This is to invite you, your friends and all pets to our winery. It's time to get away from the city and let the dogs roam around in wine country. Sip wine in our parc while your dogs mingle with their kind. Doggie treats abound. We'd love for everyone to get away to Napa for a day and relax. Complimentary for canines.St. Supry Vineyards & Winery8440 St. Helena Hwy. (Hwy. 29)Rutherford (Napa), CA 94573Contact: Marilyn MunkTel. #: (800) 942-0809 ext. 58.Fax: (707) 963-4526 E-Mail: marilyn@stsupery.com
Mutt Strut Poker Run at Tahoe
October 12, 2008
11:00-11:30 am
Black Bear Inn, 1202 Ski Run Blvd.
S. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone:530-222-9183
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Comments:The Fourth Annual Mutt Strut Poker Run will be fun for all! With a 1.2 mile walk, building your poker hand along the way, you and your pooch will get a little exercise and maybe make a new friend. At the party at the marina, enjoy music, raffle drawings, games, and of course the grand prize announcements for the best poker hands. Proceeds benefit ACT's spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter.
State Street Mile (Run Race)
June 1, 2009
Santa Barbara, CA
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Comments:Annual Running Race down through downtown includes a "Dog Mile".
WOOFSTOCK at WALLER 2009 (a groovy event for peace-loving hounds and their hippies)
June 27, 2009
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Woof Pac Park in Waller Park, 600 Goodwin Road
Santa Maria, CA 93458
Phone:8059297406
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Comments:This is the 7th Anniversary Celebration of Woof Pac Park, the off-leash dog park in Waller Park. There will be many dog related vendors, working dog demonstrations and many dog contests including the world famous "Mug vs. Mug" (dog and human look-alike) Contest, Dog Tricks Contest, Human Barking Competitions for children and adults, Dog Kissing Contest, Dog Vocals Contest, Ugliest Dog, Smallest Dog, Biggest Dog and Cutest Dog.
Spring Dog Parade - Beach Blanket Bow Wow!
May 17, 2009
10am to 3pm
Soquel High School
Soquel, CA 95073
Phone:831.476-9065
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Comments:Grab Moon Doggie and head for the Beach Blanket Bow Wow!Costume parade with prizes, doggy games like weenie bobbing, demonstrations, K-9 couture fashion show, agility course, lure course, Jack Russell racing, shopping at the doggy mall, raffle, food and fun!This year's proceeds go to Annie's Blankets and the Soquel High Veterinary Science Program.
4th Annual Nuts for Mutts -- The Walk
October 19, 2008
8:30 AM until
Shepard Stadium, Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA
Phone:661-255-0097
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Comments:Dog lovers and their best friends will unite when the 4th Annual Nuts for Mutts - The Walk returns to Shepard Stadium at Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills on Sunday, October 19. This fun-filled family event features a 5K walk-a-thon through the rolling hills of Pierce College, overlooking the San Fernando Valley. Route highlights will include "pawzstations" with plenty of water, food and fun for pets of all kinds and their human partners as they walk to benefit nonprofit animal rescue group, New Leash on Life. A pre-walk breakfast will greet the walkers when registration opens at 8:30 a.m., and a post-walk award ceremony will immediately follow, where the top fundraiser will be awarded a cruise to the Caribbean for two. Attendees will also enjoy live music and a dog-friendly fair.Funds raised from Nuts for Mutts - The Walk will help support New Leash on Life's education, rehabilitation and adoption programs, including Lend a Paw. The Lend a Paw program rescues and trains homeless animals as Social/Therapy dogs to enhance the lives of people in need, visiting hospitals and care centers to offer healing, love and acceptance.Founded in 1997, New Leash On Life has been responsible for spaying and neutering thousands of pets, rescuing and placing over 3,000 dogs, providing free educational seminars at local shelters, setting shelter rescue priorities on "hard to place" animals requiring medical or special care, founding the P.E.T.'s program (Pet Educational Trainers) and co-founding Partners for Life which saved hundreds at the East Valley Animal Shelter.Plenty of free parking is available. To register and start signing up your walk sponsors, visit www.nutsformutts.org or call (661) 255-0097.
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