The festival was created to increase awareness of dog and dog owner etiquette in The Valley, including picking up after dogs, where dogs can be off leash and where they have to be on leash.
The Wags for Bags Festival will also be a celebration of dogs. Bring the family, bring the dog and join in the fun activities and games. The event is rain or shine. Entry to the festival is free with a suggested donation for Pawsitive Pantry (monetary or dry food – dog or cat).
Festival Events Schedule
2:00 – Festival opens
2:30 – Celebrity/Dog Look-Alike Contest
3:00 – Nose Work Demo – A dog uses its nose to locate a target scent or odor
3:30 – Owner/Dog Look-Alike Contest
4:30 – Extreme Dog Contest – biggest, smallest, most spots, longest tail, and more. Use your imagination!
5:00 – Festival closes
Two other contests will be running during most of the festival. An owner-dog obstacle course will be open and ongoing to anyone who wants to enter. It will include obstacles that both the dog and the human have to complete. Following the Nose Work Demo, a small training course will be open to anyone who wants to enter. Any dog that can sniff out a dog treat can do this course!
There is a lineup of prizes for the contest winners and there will be a silent auction to benefit the Mad River Path Association. Auction items include a year’s supply of dog food from Royal Canin, a six-week dog training class with CVHS, a night’s stay at the Lareau Farm Inn, a five-day/four-night stay in a one-bedroom cottage on Seymour Lake, and two $50 gift certificates for Paws Pet Sitting.
There will be professional pet portraits available by Barrie Fisher, face painting and American Flatbread will be selling pizza and drinks.
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