Fido's Festival-- August 28-30-- Salem County Fairgrounds (NJ)

[Jo & Stella]

I posted this in the Jersey Doodles group, but thought some in PA might also be interested in this event. There will be a mix of activities, demonstrations, vendor booths, rescue groups and presentations. The following info is from the Fido's Festival website:

Fido's Festival USA
http://www.fidosfestivalusa.com/
August 28-30
Friday 4 - 9 pm; Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Salem County Fairgrounds
(via exit 4 on I-295)
735 Route 40
Woodstown, NJ 08098
(856) 854-FIDO (3436)

Admission Fees

Advance tickets: $ 9 per person/day or $20 per person for a weekend pass.
Gate tickets: $12 per person/day or $25 per person for a weekend pass.
Free admission for dogs and children under 12.

Advance tickets can be purchased up until noon, August 28th.
There will be an area for camping at this event. Camping fees are per person and include admission to the event for the entire weekend.

RV/pop-up campers: $40 per person for the weekend
Tent camping: $30 per person for the weekend

Activities

Doggie play area with play equipment (sponsored by Camp Bow Wow, Cherry Hill)
Frisbee
Agility course
Lure racing/ "Lure For A Cure" (proceeds benefit National Canine Cancer Foundation)
Dock jumping with Ultimate Air Dogs (the same group that was at the L'Oreal event)Obstacle course contest
Talent contest
Demonstrations: agility/training, flyball, dog sledding
and more...

Presentations

Dr. Harvey Cohen: "Feeding Our Companion Animals Naturally and Holistically"
Andrew Darlow: "Tips for Taking Better Photos of Dogs and Cats"
Dawn Wolfe: "Lights, Camera, Action! How To Train Your Dog for Show Biz"
Dr. Elizabeth Severino: "Listening to Your Pet" (Sunday,11:00 AM)
Kathy McGuire: "How the Private Citizen Can Recognize and Report Animal Cruelty... Connecting the Dots for Successful Prosecution" (Saturday, 11:30 AM)
and more...

[Geoff]

The doodle doing battle with the mastif in the video is my Bandit!

[Jo & Stella]

Oh, how funny. Now I have to view that video again. I started to look at some of the photos on your website and noticed an album titled "Shore Hearts". I was about to ask you if you are involved with the Shore Hearts Golden Retriever Rescue and then it hit me... I think I met your Bandit last weekend. As I was leaving, "Because Your Dog Is Worth It Too", a woman from Shore Hearts noticed my Doodle and showed me one that was inside the Shore Hearts van... the dog's name was Bandit. Was that your Bandit?

[Geoff]

Yup, thats him !
Dont blink ...he is at the beginning of the video.

[Jo & Stella]

I saw him in action... what a cutie. The video clip is short, but from what I could tell, it looked like he was running circles around the mastiff.

[Geoff]

Yes I volunteer for Shorehearts. A wonderful group of people. Bandit and the Mastiff had a great wrestling match, too bad it ended up on the cutting room floor!

Labor Day weekend we are heading up to Goldstock. It benefits Golden Retriever rescue.
All well mannered dogs are welcome and it is a hoot.
www.goldstock2006.org
here are some pics from last year

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/20454363