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Woofstock the Festival for Dogs
Sat Jun 07, 2008  10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SunJun 08, 2008  10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

FREE ADMISSION  BRING YOUR  DOG

When Woofstock launched in 2003, the Toronto Star called it “the summer of canine love”.  What else can you call 140,000 dog lovers and their four-footed friends coming together each year for this wildly popular doggie love-in!

Woofstock is the largest outdoor festival for dogs in all of North America. Last year it was beamed around the world on CNN for the entire weekend.

Click on our Website www.woofstock.ca

Has your pet gone to the dogs?
We are looking for two scruffy pooches to be transformed at Woofstock. Please email us pictures of your ruff-around-the-edges dog in all their shaggy glory.

Send them to info@woofstock.ca. We will contact you if your dog is chosen.

When & Where
12 p.m. Saturday, June 7th
12 p.m. Sunday, June 8th
MAIN STAGE

After their transformation, the dashing doggies will return to the stage at 2:00 pm to show off their new look.


VEC DOGGIE FIRST AID CLINIC

The Veterinary Emergency Clinic will be on hand to provide first aid services, free-of-charge, to dogs at Woofstock. The booth will have an onsite veterinarian at all times during Woofstock. Even if all your dog needs is a shady place to take a short rest, drop by the VEC booth near the Front and Jarvis Streets entrance.

For more information visit:
www.vectoronto.com


PETOPIA ON-SITE DOGGIE DAYCARE

Woofstock is providing free doggie daycare, sponsored by PETOPIA, a company dedicated to the health and well-being of pets.

If you need a rest, or you want to enjoy a leisurely lunch, or perhaps drop into the world-famous St. Lawrence Food Market, you can leave you pet in a caring and supervised setting.

The Doggie Daycare is a miniature fenced "playground" where dogs can romp or rest. It will be located close to the Front and Jarvis Street entrance.

For more information visit:
www.petopia.ca


ONTARIO DOCK DOGS

"Go take a flying leap!". Have you ever said that to someone?  Well here we give it a new twist. It's a new fun event from DockDogs that turns fetching into an extreme sport.

Your dog takes a flying leap off a dock into a 40 foot pool in pursuit of a floatable toy that he or she must retrieve. Any dog can take part.  There are rules, of course – you can’t throw or push Rover into the water. But you can run the length of the dock with your dog – or you can throw the toy from the edge. Your dog is judged on speed and distance.  

It's a major crowd pleaser.  So, if your dog is in the swim and is not too wet behind the ears, this may be the contest where he or she can create waves.

Event Schedule:

Saturday June 7th
  Registration opens 8:30 a.m.
  Wave 1 - 10:00 a.m.
  Wave 2 - 1:00 p.m.
  Wave 3 - 4:00 p.m.
  Wave 4 - 6:00 p.m. - Extreme Vertical
  Wave 5 - 7:00 p.m. - Speed Retrieve

Sunday June 8th
  Registration opens 8:30 a.m.
  Wave 6 - 10:00 a.m.
  Wave 7 - 1:00 p.m.
  Novice/Junior Finals - 3:00 p.m.
  Top 12 Overall Finals - 4:00 p.m

Shih Tzu's in silk. Chi-chi Chihuahuas. Jack Russels in jumpsuits. Fashion forward pooches of all sizes and pedigree put on the dog, showcasing the ultimate in canine couture. Strutting the "dogwalk" the lively four-footed mannequins will sport selections from the latest doggie fashion lines, all available at Woofstock.

Perhaps your pet has the dogged determination it takes to be Canada's next top model. We will be scouting for new faces for this year's show, so send us a photo of your dog along with a brief pitch as to why you think he or she has the qualities of a top model. Here's a tip: bolting from the stage with the designer's creations still on your back is not a good trait! Nor is sitting - or lying - down on the job.