Dog and Family Picnic - meet us there!

Join us at the first annual Dog and Family Picnic...a great fundraiser for B.A.R.K. I'm going to be there with a vendor's table selling our biscuits and button pins. As well as my vendor's fee, I'll be donating $1 to B.A.R.K. from each pin sold.

When: Sunday August 26, 2007 12 noon - 4 pm
Where: Arboretum (Central Experimental Farm), Ottawa
What: Picnic for your family and the dogs
Cost: $20 gate fee per family - this entitles you to one free hamburger, one free hotdog and a drink. Veggie burgers and dogs are also available.
Additional tickets can be purchased on site - hamburgers $1.00, hotdogs $1.00, drinks $1.00.


B.A.R.K. promises that all dogs will win something...if not a first, second or third prize then they get a BIG cookie and a fancy neck piece. Five hundred dollar gas cards are also up for grabs, and they're using a rating system.
First Prize - worth 3 points
Second prize - worth 2 points
Third Prize - worth 1 point
At the end of the day the five dogs with the most points win the gas cards

Here are the fun games they are planning:
Musical Dogs
Owners and dogs form a circle(can be two circles if there are too many dogs) music starts they all walk around in a circle, when the music stops the dog must sit, the owner can say the word "sit" but cannot use a treat and cannot touch the dog. Last dog sitting is out. There will be a First, Second, and Third Prize for this game. All dogs get a treat.

Obstacle Course
Course consists of: small jump/run around orange cone/run by cookies on a stand/small jump/finish
Form two to three teams depending on number of dogs entered. Dogs and handlers must navigate a short obstacle course from A to B. The first team that finishes wins. All dogs on the winning team get a prize equivalent to a First Prize Win. All dogs get a treat.

Weiner Race
All participants must run their dogs from A to B. The dog will be carrying a weiner in it's mouth. The first three dogs to reach the finish line with an intact weiner win. All dogs get a treat.

Recall Race
In the recall race, all the dogs are taken to one end of a flat area. Owners stand at the other end and call their dogs. The first three dogs to reach their owners win. All dogs get a treat.

Contests
All contest winners are equivalent to first prize points
Best Trick - there is a one minute limit for trying to get your dog to do a trick
Best Tail Wagger - you can only use the names of fruits and vegetables to egg your dog on
Dog Owner Look Alike
Smallest
Biggest
Biggest Ears
Best Singer
Most Colorful

Sounds like a ton of fun! Hope to see you there.