Calling all DC/northern Virginia dogs: #Barktoberfest is this Saturday!

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. Continue reading

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Cops: K9 Edition

Otto the Police Dog demo

Otto the Police Dog doing a demo at Barktoberfest

Digging the black & white vibe we’ve got going on today? It’s part of the Black & White Sunday blog hop hosted by You Did What With Your Weiner, My Life in Blog Years, and Dachshund Nola. Stop by one of those blogs to link up and join the fun!

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Hey there, Little Red Riding Pup…

Today, I thought I’d share a few more shots from Barktoberfest. Below, you’ll find a few adoptable pups from FOHA as well as a few of the other dogs in attendance.

Also, that last shot is begging for a creative caption – tell me yours!

Bailey

Adoptable Bailey

Dugal

Adoptable Dugal

Jack

Adoptable Jack

Best Trick contest

During the Best Trick contest

Little Red Riding Pup & Chia Pup

Hey there, Little Red Riding Pup...

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Canine costumes galore!

You may remember that I told you about a local event called Barktoberfest… well, it was this past Saturday, and I had a blast! Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) really knows how to have a good time.

(As promised, I did live-tweet the event from the FOHA Twitter account – if you want to experience the day all over again, you can find the tweets here.)

Anyway, I took way too many photos (as usual), and wanted to share a few with you today. One of the many fun events was the Best Costume contest, which made for some excellent photo ops. It’s time for you to be the judge – which costume is your favorite?

(For the rest of my photos from the event, check out the full set on Flickr.)

Before the costume contest
Costume contest
Chia Pup
Costume contest
Costume contest
Space Dog!

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Three cheers for Barktoberfest!

As you may remember, I adopted Tavish from a local rescue group called Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA). It just so happens that FOHA is hosting a big event on September 29 (one week from today), so I wanted to tell you about it. It’s called Barktoberfest: A Purrfect Pet Celebration, and it’s going to be lots of fun. If you’re in the DC or northern Virginia area, consider stopping by!

(Bonus plug: I help with the FOHA Twitter account, and I’ll be live-tweeting from the event. What are you waiting for? Go follow!)

Tavish says... support FOHA!

In addition to food, vendors, and the usual festival-type stuff, there are a ton of great events planned, including:

Even better, oodles of adoptable FOHA dogs and cats will be at the event. Come out and meet them!

For more info, visit the Barktoberfest website.

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