Coastal Dog Owners Group, Santa Cruz County Dog Group, Santa Cruz, Aptos, Capitola, Scotts Valley, La Selva, Watsonville, Corralitos, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, CA - C-DOG (formerly Capitola Dog Owners Group)

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"Making the community richer through sensible dog ownership"

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Dog Training
www.livingwithdogs.us

Coastal Dog Owners Group Mission

Spring Dog Parade & Fiesta
Sunday May 4, 2008
10 AM to 3 PM
Soquel High School

Coastal Dog Owners Group is a volunteer run 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Our mission is to:
Provide education on sensible dog ownership and off-leash exercise options
Make good news about dogs in the community
Support for local pet non-profit organizations
Support humane, dog friendly positive training methods
Having fun while being with our dogs!

"Making the community richer through sensible dog ownership"

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31.6% of American households own a dog.
-- American Veterinary Medical Association

41% of Santa Cruz Households own a dog.

Thumbs Up!
From the SC Sentinel

"The quality of a society will be judged on how they treat their animals." -- Gandhi

"A house is not a home until it has a dog." -- Gerald Durrell

EVENT INFORMATION

Santa Cruz County Dog Parks

Archives: 6 years of Annual Spring Dog Parades

Dog Run proposed in Soquel Park

Shop the C-DOG Barktique
support canine exercise options

By the numbers Dogs reside in 40 million U.S. households, making them the most popular pet in the country. (Cats come in second, in 34.7 million households.) Dog owners tend to:

Be married
Have a higher household income than the U.S. average
Own their homes at rates higher than the U.S. average
Have larger-than-average household sizes
Be slightly younger than the U.S. average

Cost of owning a dog? Priceless!
Veterinary surgery was the biggest expense faced by dog owners last year, averaging $373. Other out-of-pocket expenses: • Food $203 • Routine vet visits $172 • Boarding $172 • Grooming $88 • Toys $73 • Chews $25 • Books/training $20 SOURCE: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association