C-DOG Spring Dog Festival! Beach Blanket Bow Wow! parade, contests, dog sports, lure coursing, agility, demos & food

"Beach Blanket Bow Wow!"

People are welcome to attend with or without their dogs, entry fee is $10 per dog, a gift bag and 5 tickets included. Tickets are good for contests, sports and raffle. $2 donation requested per person.

Each entrant receives
Five tickets and a Beach Goody Bag
chock full of doggy toys, treats, coupons and more!

Tickets are good for raffle, contests,
parade, photo booth!

Sunday May 17
10 AM to 2:30PM

Entry Fee Supports
Annie's Blankets &
Veterinary Science Program
at Soquel High

PARADE COSTUME PRIZES

Best Theme Costume "Beach Blanket Bow Wow!
Best Group (Breed Group or Look Alikes)
Best Decorated Wagon (wagon/stroller/cart) Float
Best Child & Dog Duo
Judges Choice

C-DOG SPONSORS

Please support our wonderful sponsors for giving back to us, the dog loving community!

Leader of the Pack

Best Friend

C-DOG BENEFICIARIES

Join us in supporting our community!

C-DOG is very excited and committed to supporting the Soquel High School ROP Veterinary Science ROP Program that gives young people much needed job skills and opportunities for their future. SC Sentinel article

C-DOG is pleased to support the hard working folks at Annie’s Blankets.This wonderful volunteer-run organization collects and distributes blankets and towels that provide comfort to lost and injured companion animals.

Costume Awards Criterion

Use of award theme
Humor, originality, design & color
Tasteful presentation
Unique costumes over store bought costumes.
Each entrant must have a ticket and a number to participate.
Slow down at the judging stand and show armband.
No motorized vehicles are allowed.
No entry is eligible for more than one award.
Awards presented on the C-DOG stage after the parade
The judges’ decisions will be final.
Awards will be posted on the C-DOG website

Beauty & Bull-Dacious BULLDOG & PUG CONTESTS

Flyer with Entry Information

Flyer with Pull Tabs

Bull of the Ball Awards

Best English Bull Dog
Best French Bull Dog
Best Pug of the Party

Judging Criteria

Humor
Character
Charisma
Exquisite bull-daciousness or pugnaciousness
Unique costumes
No entry is eligible for more than one award.
Awards presented on the C-DOG stage after the contests
The judges’ decisions will be final.
Awards will be posted on the C-DOG website

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The Spring Dog Parade & Festival is the only festival in Santa Cruz County
organized for dogs and their people
by dog owners for the benefit of dogs and kids.
$10 per dog entry.

Printer Friendly Event Schedule

When	What	Where	Who
9:30 AM	Registration Starts
9:30 AM	Vendors Open
9:45 AM	Jack Russell & Terrier Racing	Ring 3	Living with Dogs (one ticket)
10:15 AM	Herding Demo	Ring 2	Linda Rorem
10:30 AM	Agility Demo	Ring 1	Living with Dogs
11:00 AM	Kids & Dogs Puppet Show	On Stage	KADIE
11:00 AM	Agility: Tryouts	Ring 1	* Open Entry (one ticket) Living with Dogs:
11:00 AM	Herding Demo	Ring 2	Linda Rorem
11:10 AM	Lure Coursing	Ring 3	* Open Entry: (two tickets)
11:30 AM	Costume Parade Starts	Ring 2	* Open Entry: (one ticket) Meet at the stage
Noon	Parade Awards	On Stage	Prizes for Best Costumes
12:15	C-DOG Presentation	On Stage	2009 Sponsors Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital Pacific Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Union Bank Dr. Mark Joiner, Orthodontics Beneficiaries of this year's event: Annie's Blankets Veterinary Science Program at Soquel High
12:30 PM	Fashion Show	On Stage	Pre-registration only
12:30 PM	Lure Coursing	Ring 3	Open Entry (two tickets)
12:45 PM	Weenie Bobbing Contest	On Stage	* Open to Everyone (one ticket)
12:45 PM	Frisbee Dogs	Ring 2	Disc Dogs of the Golden Gate
1:00 PM	Freestyle (Heelwork to Music)	Ring 1	Santa Cruz Dog Training Club
1:00 PM	Frisbee Toss Contest	Ring 2	* Open to Everyone (one ticket) Disc Dogs of the Golden Gate
1:15 PM	Beauty, Bull-dacious & Pugnacious Pug & Bull Dog Contest	On Stage	* Open to English & French Bull Dogs and Pugs (one ticket)
1:30 PM	Freestyle (Heelwork to Music)	Ring 1	Santa Cruz Dog Training Club
2:00 PM	Tail-riffic Tricks Contest	Ring 2	* Open to Everyone : (one ticket) You and your dog as a team
2:15 PM	Limbo Contest	Ring 2	* Open to Everyone : (one ticket) You and your dog as a team
2:15 PM	Lure Coursing	Ring 3	* Open Entry: (two tickets): Living with Dogs
2:30 PM	Beach Ball Bugaloo	Ring 2	* Open to Everyone : (one ticket) You and your dog as a team
3:00 PM	Clean-Up & Tear Down
Raffle Winners will be drawn on May 19.

* Open Entry means anyone can enter and play with their dogs. There may be an additional fee associated with some of the events.

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