6th Annual Poochapalooza Saturday, July 14, 2012 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Strawberry Fields Athletic Park, 6100 152nd St. NE in Marysville (home of Strawberry Fields for Rover Off-Leash Park) [Where's the park? get directions] Welcome to Poochapalooza - It's like a county fair for dogs! We hope to see you and your dogs at our 6th Annual outdoor dog event in Marysville showcasing pooches at their best and brightest. Poochapalooza is hosted by the Marysville Dog Owners Group (M-DOG), with key support from numerous event sponsors, dozens of pet vendors, demonstrators and hard-working Poochapalooza volunteers. We are thrilled to deliver an event that keeps tails wagging, with contests, fashion show, exhibitions, flyball, dancing dogs, dozens of vendors, food, music and much more! Keep checking back on this website as we are updating regularly in advance of Pooch, and check the online event schedule....there will be plenty to see and do!
To all the fantastic sponsors, vendors, volunteers and visitors who attended last year's Poochapalooza - both two-legged and four-legged - thank you for making M-DOG's Poochapalooza a rousing success! All proceeds raised support Strawberry Fields for Rover Off-Leash Park needs and M-DOG's community activities. Does your dog love to scarf down pie? Do they have an awesome talent? Enter them in ourcontestsso they can join our pantheon of blue-ribbon Poochapalooza pet contest winners (viewBest in Show Pet Contest Winners). Submit using online entry form or download contest entry form.
General Event Admission: $5+ suggested donation gets a goodie bag for the first 400 visitors; donations support M-DOG, the volunteer group that maintains Marysville's Strawberry Fields for Rover Off-Leash Park.
Welcome and "paws up" to our
newest and returning Sponsors!
Roy Robinson Chevrolet Subaru * Bailey & Banjo Photography * Van Dam's Abbey Carpet & Floor * Canine Cozy Care Resort * Angel of the Winds Casino * Seattle FlyDogs * High Maintenance Bitch * Dining Dog Cafe & Bakery * Classique Designs * K9 Nose Work * Modern Dog magazine * Dogs Best Friend - Seattle
Poochapalooza Fashions & Rescues Runway Show for pooches! Poochapalooza's annual Fashions & Rescues Runway Show features adoptable dogs modeling the latest glitzy and glamourous fashion wear direct from runways in Paris and New York City. Kidding. The eye-catching fashions are closer to home from Seattle-based high fashion doggie wear designers like:
Pooch Pie Eating Contests hosted by Dining Dog Cafe and Bakery Dogs love pie! That’s why we’re catering to their meat and dessert-loving cravings. We are looking for pooches with a hearty appetite and a desire to compete in Poochapalooza's Pie Eating Contest, sponsored and emceed by Dining Dog Café and Bakery of Edmonds and Owner Dorothy Moore. If you’re interested in entering your dog in any of the three contests - big dogs and small - Fill out theonline contest entry form. Cost to enter is $10 per dog. Top finishers will receive blue ribbons, and each contestent will receive a gift certificate to dine at the Dining Dog Cafe.
Pooch announces pet contest categories Poochapalooza is pleased to announce the "Best in Show" Contest competition categories for this year's event. Bring out the fun skills in your dog, and let the training begin! Categories are * Best Costume * Best Distance Catcher * Best Voice * Best Kisser * Highest Jumper * Wackiest Pet Trick * Biggest Dog * Smallest Dog * Cutest Ugly Dog * Pooch Pie Eating Contest - 3 pie eating contests (big and small dogs). [more]
If dogs were event planners, they'd do Poochapalooza!
