Are you a dog? Do you have a dog? Do you like dogs? How about cats? Do you live in the DC/northern Virginia area? Do you enjoy seeing dogs in costume? Do you like fun? If your answer to any of those questions is yes, then I’ve got an event for you…

(As an aside, if your answer to my first question is yes… I’m intrigued. How did you end up on my website? Obviously, you have learned to use a computer, so maybe you can also write emails? If so, let’s chat. I have much to ask you, dog genius.)

Anyway… if you’re in the DC/northern Virginia area, get out your calendar and pencil in plans for Saturday. Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) is hosting its annual fall festival – Barktoberfest – this Saturday, September 28! Join FOHA at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds in Leesburg from 10am to 5pm.

Remember FOHA? You can thank them for the addition of Tavish to our lives. Or, maybe if you’re Bella, you blame them? Either way.

Just kidding… she totally loves him. I think.

In addition to live music, games, food, and beverages (even the adult kind), there’s much more!

• Sign up for the Mutt Strut to raise funds for FOHA – it starts at 9am to kick off the day. You can sign up as an individual or join a team. (If you don’t want to register, you can also donate to the individuals and teams participating!)
• Enter your dog in one of the day’s contests, including Best Kisser, Best Trick, Best Tail Wagger, Best Singer, the Owner-Pet Lookalike Contest, and the Pet Costume Contest.
• Check out training sessions, agility demonstrations, and more.
• Meet some awesome adoptable dogs during the FOHA Parade of Pets, or stop by the cat area to meet some of FOHA’s fantastic felines.
• Bid online in the Barktoberfest Auction. There are plenty of great items available!

For more information about Barktoberfest, check out the website. You can also see some of my posts about last year’s Barktoberfest here.

Will I see you there? I’ll be live tweeting the event from the FOHA Twitter account, so go follow for updates. (Use the hashtag #Barktoberfest and copy @foha_va on your tweets so that I can say hi!) I’ll also be updating FOHA’s Facebook page from the event on Saturday, so hop on over and like the page for even more.

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