UPCOMING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DOG EVENTS
August 1, 2010 The 13th Annual Bay to Barkers Dog Walk and Run at Golden Gate Fields
Help the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society recover from the devastating fire of May 2010, by walking to raise funds at the annual dog walk & festival fundraiser. This fun event features a 1-Mile Dog Walk (with views of the Bay), the Lead Dog Contest, Doggy Olympiad games, "Do You Look Like Your Dog?" and other contests, spa time for canines and people, craft activities for kids and dogs, and the Pet Festival with booths hosted by community groups and pet supply companies. Click here for more information on this event.
August 1, 2010 (Sunday 1 - 6 pm) Humane Society oF Silicon Valley (HSSV) Summer Music and Wine Festival
Bring your family and pets for a relaxing afternoon at the HSSV Music and wine festival. It's fun FREE entertainment! Enjoy live music from one of the Bay Area’s favorite bands: The Joe Sharino Band. Marvel at dog agility & flyball demonstrations and bring your four-legged friend to visit our members-only dog parks. Meet Abbie, the surfing dog, a former HSSV alumni who’s now showing off her moves in the movie “Marmaduke!” Become an HSSV “Patron of the Day” for $20 to join in wine and beer tasting, tasty finger foods and special HSSV discounts. Take advantage of special giveaways and coupons for pet-related products. Learn more about HSSV services such as boarding, grooming, day care, training and more. And visit all our adorable cats, dogs and rabbits! Click here for the flyer.
August 21, 2010 (Saturday 9am - 1 pm) 16th annual Mutt Strutt Coyote Point Park, San Mateo
Walk your dog at the Mutt Strut. The Mutt Strutt is a great way for you to spend the day with your best friend and help the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.
The day begins at 9am with demonstrations, vendor booths, contests, prizes and more! Don't forget to bring money to spend at the vendor booths! Click here for more info.
August 29, 2010 SF Giants Baseball---Dog Days of Summer
Bring your dog to the ball park. Check back as we get more information about this annual event! Go to this link and check the schedule - special tickets are required. Click here to get to theGiants web site. Click here to reserve your ticket.
September 11, 2010 Annual NGRR WagnWalk , Pleasanton, CA
Save the Date!! Details to follow
September 18, 2010 - 13th Annual San Jose Bark in the Park -
An event where "Dogs take the Lead" - Fun for everyone! Follow this link for all the details http://www.barksanjose.com/
October 2, 2010 Pet Expo, San Jose
Norcal will be there to help the public learn about rescue - come to the event and have a great time with us. Lots of fun and activities - enjoy the shows! Get lots of free stuff. Come by the booth and for a donation you will be entered into a drawing for a great basket of golden goodies (a few goodies for you too!) Click here for website.
October 10, 2010 - K9 Cancer Walk, Los Gatos, CA-
Vesanos Park - Click here for flyer. Join members of your community to walk in memory of dogs that have lost their battle with cancer and celebrate those that have survived. Your participation helps us help your best friends lead longer, healthier lives.
We have a team! Please go to http://www.k9cancerwalk.org and choose Los Gatos. Then click "Find a Team" and then choose the button for "Search for a team". Enter "Golden Retrievers" and select "Golden Retrievers to the Rescue". This opens up our team home page. In the box with the gray bar on top titled "Golden Retrievers to the Rescue --Join team" are listed the current team members. Click on the phrase "Join team" in the gray bar and you will be taken to a series of registration pages for our team.
Help us have the biggest best team of all by printing the flier and passing it around to everyone you know. Cancer affects all breeds but especially our beloved goldens, help us fight for the cure!!!"
October 23 Norcal Rescue Parade, Alameda County Fairgrounds
Come One Come all to the Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue Parade 2010!
NORCAL Golden Retriever Club invites all Golden Retriever rescue dogs to participate. This event, which takes place during the lunch break, has always been a great success as it shows everyone present what great work our adoptive families have done with their dogs. There are a limited amount of spaces for this event so be sure to get your application in early.
Deadline for Application: October 13, 2010. Click here for the reservation form.
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