Spring Dog Festival - "Beach Blanket Bow Wow!" (public event)

Beach Blanket Bow Wow! Spring Dog Festival
Sunday May 17, 10AM to 2PM, Soquel High

Catch a wave to the C-DOG Spring Dog Festival on Sunday May 17. The festival features entertainment, contests and sports for the canine set. Any dog and human team can compete in weenie bobbing, costume parade, Catch-A-Wave surfing dog photo booth, frisbee toss, tail-riffic tricks, limbo or beach ball bugaloo.

Lure coursing, raffle, terrier racing and agility activities will be open to all. Demonstrations will include a dog safety demonstration for children, lure coursing and canine agility by Living with Dogs, freestyle dog dancing team by Santa Cruz Dog Training Club, canine couture fashion show by Bark Place and Bed & Biscuits, frisbee dogs by Disc Dogs of the Golden Gate and herding dogs, Spectators may also attend the event, a $2 donation is requested.
English Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs compete in a special beauty contest. Judges will be searching for charisma, humor and exquisite bull-daciousness.

“Beach Blanket Bow Wow!” is the theme for the event, so grab your aloha shirt, bring your pup and surf on down to Soquel High. $10 per dog, people are free but donations are accepted. This is a win-win, fun for the dogs, side tickling entertainment for the humans and the proceeds benefit Annie’s Blankets and the Soquel High School Veterinary Science Program & Scholarship.

C-DOG salutes the Spring Dog Festival sponsors for their service to the community. Event sponsors are Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital, Pacific Veterinary Specialists & Emergency, The Lee Kahn Foundaiton, Dr. Mark Joiner, Orthodontics and Union Bank.

For details and directions visit www.coastaldogs.com

Capitola Dog Owners Group
Capitola Dog Owners group has supported responsible dog ownership and a stronger human/canine bond through their Annual Spring Dog Festival since 1999. C-DOG is a non-profit organization run by volunteers who support positive reinforcement training and seek to have fun and improve exercise options for themselves and their canine pals. C-DOG proceeds support local charities with the goal of helping dogs and providing animal education for kids.