Schedule of Events

Dog Fest, 2008
Saturday and Sunday, 6/14 & 6/15
“Doggie Fun and Games” Entertainment Schedule**

The following is a listing of events and times of activities on or near the main stage.

WGRR103.5 & WRRM 98.5 will be playing music on the stage throughout both days. Make sure to meet all the radio personalities that will be Masters of Ceremony!

Saturday, June 14

12:00 – 1:00 pm Doggie Contests, including:

• Largest Dog
• Smallest Dog
• Best Barker
• Best Kisser
  

(Prizes awarded to the winners!)

1:00 – 2:30 pm Dr. Dan and the Stray Dog Band plays Your Favorite Oldies

2:00 – 2:30 pm Doggie Parade

2:30 – 3:00 pm “Adopt Me!” Dog Fashion Show

3:00 – 4:00 pm Doggie Contests, including:

• Best Trick Contest
• Pet Owner Look-a-like Contest

(Prizes awarded to the winners!)

Sunday, June 15

12:30 – 1:30 pm Doggie Contests, including:

• Copy C-A-T
• Largest Dog
• Smallest Dog

(Prizes awarded to the winners)

1:30 - 2:00 Doggie Parade

2:00 – 2:30 pm Clermont County 4-H Dog Drill Team Demo

2:30 – 3:00 pm Famous Dog Look-a-Like Contest

As you visit all the exhibitors at Dog Fest, watch for further fun entertainment, such as:

• Cincinnati Ben-gals Cheerleaders make an appearance Sunday, 1-3 pm (Picture taking and autographs welcome!)
• Doggie Bounce House all day Saturday and Sunday (Kids welcome to bounce around in a “dog house”!)
• Middletown Dog Training Club all day Saturday and Sunday (Agility, Fly-ball, obedience, child safety, and Children’s Fun Ring)
• PIGS Aloft Kite Club kite flying demonstrations all day Saturday and Sunday (Dogs and Cats will rain from the sky!)
• Razor Sharp Barbershop Quartet Saturday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Sing along to your favorites!)
• Southern Ohio Flying K9’s Competition Saturday and Sunday all day (Watch professional Frisbee canines catch “unidentified?” flying objects!)
• Wiggly Play Field Saturday and Sunday all day (let your dog run free and learn about Wiggly Field Dog Park on Cox Rd.)

**Some entertainment may require an extra charge. Schedule subject to change.

                        "Top Dog" and Owner Contest at Dog Fest This Year!

                              Winners to be Featured in Painting by Award-Winning Artist    

Do you have a favorite photo of yourself with your dog?  If so, your 15 minutes of fame may be waiting for you!

Artist Dawna Boehmer wants dog owners to send her your favorite photos of yourselves with your dogs by this June 10.  The top finalists will be chosen and exhibited at her booth at West Chester's Dog Fest!

Dog Fest participants will vote for the top 4 finishers by 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, with winners announced at the close of Dog Fest. The 4 winners and their pets will be featured in Boehmer's next painting and receive a framed print of themselves with their pet.

The remaining 500 prints will be sold, with a portion to help support area no-kill shelters such as PAWS.  "Top Dogs and Their Owners" prints will be created by October, 2008 and introduced at a party at Deck the Walls, 7747 Kenwood Road.

Please email digital photos to Boehmer by June 10 at Contest@DawnaBoehmer.com in .jpeg form with the largest side 6 " wide or long.  Please include owner name, address, phone number and the dog's name.  Photos can be mailed to her by June 10 at:  Dog Fest Contest, c/o Dawna Boehmer, 7706 Sycamore Woods Lane, Hamilton, OH   45011.  Do not send original photos, as they will not be returned.  Please include contact information.