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Date Posted: 09:24:41 04/21/03 Mon
Author: G & X
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 162.33.189.100
Subject: DC,Annapolis,Balto Area Dog Events-May '03 & late April

There's no excuse to let your dog sit home in late April & May, a ton of things going on. Notable are the 5/18 Walk at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis which is well worth attending, the 5/3 Strut/Fiesta in Reston sounds like quite a bash, and several wine tastings (with dogs) cater to your more contemplative side.

They'll be a Newf Romp n' Swim (possibly on Sat 5/25) details to be sent later.

Sat 4/26 10am-5pm, ANNAPOLIS, MD: Dogs are welcome at Earth Day http://web.aacpl.lib.md.us/rp/parks/QuietWaters/programs/earth_day.htm at Quiet Waters Park. Lots of activities going on and free park admission. If you haven't already been there, take the opportunity to check out the fenced, off-leash Dog Park and nearby Dog Beach and maybe offer to help out with the improvements being made that day.

Sat 4/26 1030am, ROCKVILLE, MD: National Capital Air Canines holds their Spring Fling for frisbee fido frenzies at Lake Needwood http://discdog.com/events/sfling/index.html

Sat 4/26 11am, BOWIE, MD: Skyhoundz Disc Dog http://skyhoundz.com/localchampionships.html competition at Acorn Hill Park, 3209 Stonybrook Dr (beside Bowie Community Center). For more info call Annette LeHew at 301-464-1737.

Sat 4/26 & Sun 4/27, 930am, UPPER MARLBORO, MD: Ever wanted to see what a Cane Corso, Shiloh Shepherd or Tibetan Mastiff looked like? Now's your chance to see them and many other Rare Breeds at the American Rare Breed Association's Cherry Blossom Classic at the Showplace Arena http://www.arba.org/

Sat 4/26 & Sun 4/27, WESTMINSTER, MD: Flyball tournament 4DN http://www.geocities.com/flyball4dn/4DNTourney2003.html

Sun 4/27, ROSSLYN, VA: Enjoy a ranger guided tour of Theodore Roosevelt Island with the K9 Trailblazers http://www.k9trailblazers.org/george_wash_pkwy/tri_hike_042703.htm. Preference given to those who participated in the 4/5 clean up.

Sun 4/27, 12N- 5pm, ANNAPOLIS, MD: Maritime Derby Day street festival with beer races (including dogs), live music, other activities on Severn Ave in Eastport.

Sun 4/27, 12N-3pm, GAITHERSBURG, MD: The city of Gaithersburg's Bark in the Park http://www.ci.gaithersburg.md.us/poi/default.asp?POI_ID=577&TOC=107;84;99;577; games, vendors, parade, costume contest, rabies clinic and more.

Sat 5/3 830am-1030am, RESTON, VA: The 5K Mutt Strut http://www.petfiesta.org/pages/muttstrutt.html (benefits Paws & Claws Animal Rescue & No. Va. SPCA) kicks off the day-long Pet Fiesta(below) at Reston Town Center.

Sat 5/3 11am- 3pm, RESTON, VA: Preceded by Mutt Strut, Pet Fiesta http://www.petfiesta.org/ continues the celebration of pets. Jam-packed with FUN activities, fashion show, costumes, contests, exhibitions, displays, vendors, low cost rabies shots & microchipping, this one promises to be a blast.

Sat 5/3, PURCELLVILLE, VA: Dog Day at Breaux Vineyards http://www.breauxvineyards.com/ , scroll down. Dogs get to parade around the winery green and win prizes; presumably their people can slurp wine. If anyone goes, let me know what it's like.

Sun 5/4, PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK, VA: Hike the park, http://www.nps.gov/prwi/ located near Triangle, Va with your dog and CHAOS http://jenzakayaker.tripod.com/CHAOS/id3.html

Wed 5/7-Sun 5/11, CARLISLE, PA: Mastiff Club of America's National Specialty http://mastiff.org/shows/specialty.htm . Can't get enough slobber? You will here.

Sat 5/10 830am- 1pm, ARLINGTON, VA: Walk for the Animals at Bluemont Park for the Animal Welfare League of Arlington http://www.awla.org/walk.html. Pre and post walk events are mentioned but they must be keeping them a secret since they won't say what they are.

Sat 5/10 830am- 230pm, GRASONVILLE, MD: Tail Waggin' Trail Walk held at the Cross-Island Trail to benefit Adopt-a-Pet & Queen Anne's Co homeless animals http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/qacac.html, scroll down.

Sat 5/10, YORK, PA: Colonial Newfoundland Club water rescue demo http://www.cncnewfs.com/Calendar.htm , at Lake Redman (Kain Park) 5 mi south of York.

Sat 5/10 10am -3pm, ST MARY'S CO: Greenwell State Park is the site for the Animal Relief Fund's Walk. More info- sighthounds@olg.com .

Sat 5/10 11am- 3pm, BOWIE, MD: Join the PG SPCA reunion http://www.pgspca.org/calendar/index.php at Allen Pond Park for contests, demos, prizes.

Sat 5/10 2pm -6pm, REISTERSTOWN, MD: You & your pet are invited to the Baltimore Co. Humane Society's Wine Tasting http://www.hsbcanimals.org/events.htm. Buy your tickets by May 2 for $35 which includes live jazz, silent auction, light vegetarian fare (what the heck does this mean? Carrot sticks?) and, needless to say, wine.

Sun 5/11 10 am, ANNAPOLIS, MD: Hike Greenbury Point with CHAOS http://jenzakayaker.tripod.com/CHAOS/id3.html and your dog. It's short, so there'll be another hike later in the day at Broad Creek Park off Riva Rd. Meet at Graul's on Rowe Blvd.

Sat 5/17 10am -4pm, GREENBELT, MD: Pet Expo at Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent RD Greenbelt MD. Rescue groups, pet-related service providers, demonstrations-agility, flyball, dancing w/your dog. Dogs, cats, parrots, reptiles, rabbits, ferrets, etc. More info-
exracers@att.net

Sat 5/17 11am, FREDERICK, MD: Walk n' Wag http://www.walk-n-wag.com/walknwag/ (click blue tabs in middle of page for details) at Baker Park hosted by the Frederick Co. Humane Society features a paw reader, contests, microchipping, food and the Skyhoundz http://skyhoundz.com/competition.html frisbee dog local championships, both distance/accuracy & freestyle.

Sat 5/17 12N- 4pm, LUCKETTS, VA: Wine tasting at Tarara Winery, benefits GRREAT (Golden Retriever Rescue) http://www.grreat.org/winetasting.htm. You get to sniff the bouquet of various wines while your pooch gets to sniff the bouquet of other dogs' butts.

Sun 5/18 8am- 12N, ANNAPOLIS, MD: Walk For The Animals hosted by the Anne Arundel Co. SPCA http://www.aacspca.org/walk/ . This is another BIG one, dogs as far as the eye can see. Booths, vendors, freebies etc. As usual, you don't actually have to register and walk; you can just wander around and enjoy the festivities. The bonus is the Dog Beach and fully fenced Dog Park also located at the Quiet Waters Park site.

Sun 5/18 10am, WHEATON, MD: Paws in the Park, Montgomery Co. Humane Society http://mchumane.org/pawsintheparkmain.htm . A 5K walk & tons of other stuff at Wheaton Regional Park.

Sat 5/24 9am, LAKE FAIRFAX PARK, VA: Hound hike with NoVa Hiking Club http://members.aol.com/nvhc/ , scroll down.

Sat 5/31 9am, BOONSBORO, MD: Basset Rescue of Old Dominion (BROOD) hosts the Ramble Rodeo http://www.brooddata.org/ramble2003/generalinfo.htm indoors at the Washington Co. Agricultural Center. All dogs are invited to the many fun events (and picnic the night before) although some have special categories for the host breed. Lure coursing for Bassets should be a hoot!

Sat 5/31 10am, SPRINGFIELD, VA: Parade your pooch down Hanover Ave as part of Springfield Days http://www.springfieldchamber.org/Events/Event_Calendar.html?CalendarView=View&Eid=1077&Date=20030531 .There's got to be more to it than the website admits.

Sat 5/31, LAKE ACCOTINK, VA: Colonial Newfoundland Club Water Rescue Demo http://www.cncnewfs.com/Calendar.htm is part of the spillover celebration to Lake Accotink of Springfield Days (above).

RECURRING EVENTS:

Every Tu and Th 5-8 pm ALEXANDRIA, VA: Yappy Hour/Doggie Happy Hour http://doggiehappyhour.com . Held on a spacious enclosed outdoor terrace every Tues and Thurs from 5-8pm (often runs later) from April through Oct, this is a remakable combination of Happy Hour and happy dogs. Free and cheap snacks (ie, all-you-can-eat wings $1.95, shrimp $4.95) and a farm wagon piled high with dog yummies combine with booze to make this a memorable social outing for people and canines alike. Dress ranges from cut-offs and a Tshirt to business attire and street parking can be easily found.
Every Fri 7pm - ? ANNAPOLIS, MD: Newf Stroll at the City Dock, weather permitting.

Every Sat 9am-11am, ARLINGTON, VA: Puppy Party see http://www.arlingtondogs.org/puppies.html for details.

Interested in Agility? Go to http://www.cleanrun.com/agilityinfo/events/eventsearch.cfm and put in your search criteria/locale.

Feel free to copy, forward or post this and if you hear of anything going on, let me know.

Monthly Dog Events are also posted at http://voy.com/52810/ , a free and easy to use bulletin board site. That way you can just bookmark it instead of saving/printing this. However, you can't click on the links; you have to copy/paste them.
-Xavier & Gomez

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