Central Coast Dogs in the Park - 18 & 19 Nov

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Central Coast Dogs in the Park - 18 & 19 Nov

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Do you have a dog who loves jumping in water and the game of fetch? If the answer to this question is yes, then the sport of DockDogs may be the perfect dog activity to take up this summer!

You can learn more about what is involved and your pooch can also have a go during Central Coast Dogs in the Park presented by PETstock which will be held for the second year, on Saturday 18th November and Sunday 19th November at the Entrance Memorial Park. Come along, be prepared to get wet with your pooch and make a splash!

In addition to watching the Central Coast DockDogs in action, there is a whole day of fun and entertainment planned with:

• Competitions with prizes for 'Best Fashion Parade' and 'Cutest Puppy'
• Fabulous Senior Dog 
• Agility Demonstrations
• Dog Merchandise & Services
• Food Stalls
• Pet Adoption Days
• Delta Therapy Dogs / Guide Dogs
• Try DockDogs during the day
• Dog Races: your dog can participate too!

This event proudly supports Peggy’s Promise, a not-for-profit rescue for dogs run exclusively by volunteers as well as other dog rescues on the Central Coast like Tiki Animal Rescue and Hunter Animal Rescue.

When: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th November 2017, from 9:00 am to 4:00pm

Where: Memorial Park, 46 Marine Parade, The Entrance, NSW, 2261

Cost: Free

For the latest details, please visit this Event's Facebook Page.

Dogapalooza Melbourne Music Festival Nov 12

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Dogapalooza Melbourne Music Festival Nov 12

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Dogapalooza is Melbourne's popular dog-friendly music festival which will return for its third year at Richmond's Burnley Park on Sunday 12th November 2017.

Listen to some of Melbourne's finest artists while helping raise funds for fabulous charities. All the proceeds raised from Dogapalooza will go to Oscar's Law (helping to abolish the factory farming of companion animals and promoting adoption through rescue groups, pounds and shelters) and Melbourne's dog rescue groups including Stafford Rescue Victoria, Greyhound Rescue Victoria, Melbourne Animal Rescue and Puppy Tails Rescue.

So far, two great acts have been confirmed for the festival. Lanks will be taking to the stage to deliver some synth pop alongside Hayden Calnin, bridging the gap between folk and electronic music.


Last year's event was a sell-out and this year promises to be bigger and better with stacks of food and drink options, including Dogapalooza's own in-house pie stall, Rice & Dice, Waffle and Shake, and a pop-up Moon Dog Brewery. The Canine Wellness Kitchen food truck will also be there providing healthy and yummy snacks for your pooch.

Blue Wheelers will be on hand providing dog-washing stations that will have your best four-legged bud smelling and looking better than you do. There will be a variety of dog loving stalls from the beneficiary rescue groups and vendors including Pet Haus, Dogsbody Massage, Found & Hound and Hunter & Hound.

Don't miss the Dogapalooza Awards, with categories including 'Best Inner City Hipster' and 'Quiet Achiever'!

There are fewer than a thousand tickets remaining for this dog-friendly music festival so be quick! Please note that dogs do not require tickets - they get special VIP free entry.

When: Sunday 12th November 2017, from 11:00am to 5:00pm

Where: Burnley Park, Richmond, VIC, 3121

Burnley Park (Yarra Boulevard) in Richmond, covers more than 6 hectares, overlooks the Yarra River and is close to Bridge Rd and Swan St. The park's spacious grounds include a large off-lead area for dogs.

For more details, please visit the Dogapalooza Melbourne Facebook page ...

Perth Pet Expo 2017 – November 4 & 5

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Perth Pet Expo 2017 – November 4 & 5

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Bring your pet and your family along to the Perth Pet Expo 2017 on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November at the Claremont Showground as it will be a great entertaining week-end for pet owners and animal lovers of all ages. 

The Perth Pet Expo was first held in 2014 with the intent of raising public awareness about responsible pet ownership, as well as showcasing new products and technologies for pet parents.

The Perth Pet Expo 2017 - brought to you by Meals for Mutts - is the only event of its kind in WA, so don't miss out! You will see the latest products, services, attractions and technologies which are now available in Perth. 

Photo: www.facebook.com/perthpetexpo/

You will be able to watch presentations, enter your pet in the WA Cutest Pet Competition 2017 and your pet could be crowned at the event! 

Photo: www.facebook.com/perthpetexpo/

The ambassadors of the 2017 Perth Pet Expo are Dr. Kate Lindsey, founder of the Kalmpets Animal Behaviour Centre and Dr Rick Fenny, founder/chairman of Pets and Vets group, and vet for the famous "Red Dog".

The 2017 programme includes presentations by animal behaviourists and animal experts, a wide range of exhibitors offering products and services, entertainment including dog demonstrations, an ANCATS cat show, mobile animal farm, pony rides, reptiles on display and more!

2017 PERTH EXPO HIGHLIGHTS

WA's Cutest Pet Competition

Photo: www.facebook.com/perthpetexpo/

Do you think you have the cutest pet in Western Australia? Bring him or her along if so! 

The competition is open to pets of all shapes and sizes, and there will be three prize categories for cutest dog, cutest cat and cutest household companion.The winners will be picked by a general public vote.

ANCATS (Australian National Cat Inc.) 
The presenters of the regional and national Cat of the Year awards will be showcasing some delightful cats and kittens for a fun and social experience.

Animal Instincts Fashion Parade
This includes the Best Dressed Pet Competition.

City Farmers Dog Wash
Bring your canine friend down for a wash on the day and go home with a lovely smelling furbaby.

Critters Up Close
This year you can get up close and personal with some of Australia's fascinating critters. Critters Up Close will be providing an interactive and interesting wildlife display with the whole animal team, including birds, frogs, mammals, invertebrates and reptiles.

Discover Deadly
Discover Deadly will present an amazing reptile display! Visit their stand to learn about venomous snakes and non-venomous reptiles and for an exciting reptile experience.

Photo: www.facebook.com/perthpetexpo/

Dog Grooming Competitions
The Poodle and Salon Freestyle grooming contest will showcase the skills of some of the country's top dog groomers. Here these groomers will compete for cash prizes, sashes and trophies, and the title of Best in Show.

Humpy Camels
Have you ever wanted to ride a camel? Humpy Camels will be there with their trained and handsome camels. This is an activity for the whole family. Meet Peanut, Coffee and Pickles  and kids can ride the "camel train" around the expo!

Photo: www.facebook.com/perthpetexpo/

Parrot Life Behaviour
Parrot Life Behaviour and Training demonstrations by Rachel Riley.

Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm
Here you can cuddle and feed some friendly farmyard animals. Don't miss out on seeing these little cuties!

Vets' Group Wellness Corner
Here you can discuss all your pets' health and wellness needs.

WA Birds of Prey
WA Birds of Prey are passionate about "rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing birds back into the wild". They are the home of the West Coast Eagles mascot - Auzzie, a wedge-tailed eagle. 

West Oz Wildlife
This is an amazing opportunity to interact with a range of wildlife animals and learn more about them.

Photo Credit: Diane Andersen - Animal Images Photography

Wazzat Xolointzcuintle
The Xoloitzcuintle was considered one of the rarest breeds in the world, and now you can see the the first breeding pair in Australia and learn more about them.

There will be food trucks and a coffee stand for humans and their pets, so take a break with your pet at the all new Pet-Working bar and bistro!

When: Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 November 2017, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where: Robertson Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds, 1 Graylands Road, Claremont,WA

Tickets are available via Eventbrite here or you can get tickets at the gate.

Dachshunds in Paradise Halloweiner - Oct 29

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Dachshunds in Paradise Halloweiner - Oct 29

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Dachshunds in Paradise is hosting its biggest and spookiest event “Halloweiner” on Sunday 29th October 2017 in Mudgeeraba (Gold Coast).

This amazing fundraising event - supported by Gold Coast City Council – will commence at 9:00am and feature hundreds of Dachshunds in costume, raising money for sick and disabled animals. They will also attempt the Australian record of the most number of Dachshunds at a meet up (to our knowledge, the record stands at 154).

This event will include a huge raffle plus insta-famous pups, food trucks, market stalls, dog games, dog beauty services, and 'Best Dressed Dog and Human' competitions.

Whether you own a Dachshund or just love them, you are invited!

Dachshunds in Paradise is a Gold Coast and Tweed region based non-profit organization established in 2011. They organise regular meet-up events (4 to 6 times per year) not only to socialise their beloved Dachshunds but also to raise money and awareness for chosen charities.

The money raised at each of the events will be used to support their chosen charity: Storybook Farm – Sacred Animal Garden, both a sanctuary for disabled and special needs animals plus an educational farm.

The Dachshund community relies very heavily on Storybook Farm, as they offer an 8-week rehabilitation program designed especially for dogs recovering from Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) which affects 1 in 4 Dachshunds. This program is called “Paws & Recover”. They also offer holiday and emergency boarding. 

All funds raised from this event will go towards the care for the many permanently disabled Dachshunds and other special needs animals that live at the sanctuary.

When: Sunday 29th October 2017, from 9:00am

Where: Hinterland Regional Park, 32 Hardys Rd
Mudgeeraba, QLD, 4213, Australia 

For details, please visit the Event's Facebook page.

Port's Howl-O-Ween Paw Parade - Oct 29

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Port's Howl-O-Ween Paw Parade - Oct 29

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Dress your pooch in the scariest, wackiest and most adorable costume this Halloween for Port Melbourne’s “Port’s Howl-O-Ween” event.

On Sunday 29th October 2017, Port Melbourne is proudly presenting Port’s first Howl-O-Ween with a Doggy Trick or Treat Parade on Rouse Street, Port Melbourne. 

The event follows last year’s successful Port’s Paw Parade which saw hundreds of people come together to show off their beautiful and best dressed pets.

This year, Port Melbourne Business Association is turning it up with a Halloween theme that kicks off with a spooktacular parade, giving participants the chance to win incredible prizes and take part in the largest Doggy Trick or Treat walk Melbourne has ever seen!

Choose to dress up (you and your pet) or come as you are for a fun day for everyone. Each dog will receive a goody bag as well as a new ‘Treat’ to sample at various checkpoints along the Parade Route. 

This Port Melbourne Halloween event will also showcase exhibitors, local delicacies, pampering for pooches and people, entertainment for young and old, and a series of competitions and contests throughout the afternoon.

Register your pooch in the parade now at the Port’s Howl-O-Ween Website and get busy planning a fabulous outfit for yourself and your pooch. All doggies registered early will also receive a FREE Howl-O-Ween Pet Portrait from event partner Erin King Photographer.

All monies from registrations will be donated directly to The Lost Dogs Home in North Melbourne.

With Port Melbourne having more family canines than any other suburb, this Howl-O-Ween Paw Parade is sure to be popular amongst the local community. Everyone is welcome to bring along their furry friends of all shapes and sizes. This Dog Day Out is an awesome opportunity to bond with your best friend as well as make some new lifetime pals.

When: Sunday 29th October 2017, from 11:00am to 3:00pm 

Where: Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, VIC, 3207

For further information and registration details, please visit
www.3207port.com.au/howloween-2017

Hophaus Dachshund Race 2017 - September 23

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Hophaus Dachshund Race 2017 - September 23

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Don't miss the dog race that stops the nation as the Hophaus Dachshund Race returns to Melbourne on Saturday 23 September for the third year running.

The ‘Hophaus Annual Dachshund Race’ will be part of Oktoberfest celebrations, proudly brought to you by Hophaus Bavarian Bier Bar Grill along with Southgate and My Dachshund Online.

Event organiser Scott Highfield said that Dachshunds are "born to run… they're just like Greyhounds, but smaller".

Daschunds of all shapes, sizes and variants will again compete in the Running of the Wieners Race during this year's Oktoberfest celebration. There are events for mini, standard, old and disabled Dachshunds, as well as a 'Best Dressed' competition.

If you're looking for inspiration, last year owners dressed their Dachshunds in cute little costumes ranging from a surf lifesaver and Pokemon trainer to super heroes like Wonder Woman and the Flash!

The races will be held at the Southgate Podium Level where heats start at 11:00am, finals and then a costume parade competition. An amazing day of fun to watch the gorgeous dachshunds running down a 15 meters long track.

There will be a big screen, MC, music, coffee and hot dog stand, prize, raffles and 100 odd cute Dachshunds running around showing off, in and out of costume.

All the proceed raised from the raffle and race entry fees to Dachshund Rescue Australia with over A$6,200 raised over the last 2 years!

Please note that the race heats and costume parade places are full for this year but there's no fee to come and watch! The organisers do not recommend any other breed of dogs attending other than Dachshunds.

When: Saturday 23 September 2017, from 11:00am to 1:00pm

Where: Hophaus, Shop MR5, Mid-Level, Southbank Promenade, Melbourne, VIC

For the latest details, follow this Event's Facebook page.