Thanks to all who participated in Barktoberfest 2009! We had a wonderful turnout, despite being rained out on Saturday. Thanks to everyone for coming out and showing your support!
Here are some photos from the event:
Below are the FOHA dogs who participated in this year's event:
Bali the English Setter mix
Billy Boy the Hound mix
Bizzy the Jack Russell Terrier mix gets some loving... and an application!
Brissa the Shepherd/Boxer mix shows June the Harrier the art of begging :)
Brissa the Shepherd/Boxer mix
Brodie the Yellow Lab mix
Calloway the Hound mix knows just how to work the crowd!
Charley the Shepherd mix is on a mission to find his forever home!
Jessamine the Petit Bleu de Gascogne
June the Harrier tries to find the treat under the bowl... hopefully her hound nose will give her an advantage!
Lamar the Australian Cattle Dog mix
Lightning the Border Collie mix
Nailey the Shepherd mix
Lexa the Yellow Lab mix and Strider the Beagle mix have a great time playing with each other!
Strider the Beagle mix takes on a Leonberger... if he stands really tall, they may just be able to see eye-to-eye!
Tika the Rhodesian Ridgeback mix
Treat the Flat-Coated Retriever/Border Collie mix
Truffles the Chocolate Lab
Here's the part that our volunteers enjoy most... seeing adopted FOHA dogs happy and loved with their forever families!
Annie
Bing
Brandie
Brenna
Eko
Enzo & Luna Lu
Floyd
Francisco
Hugo
Ivan
Lenox
Levi
Mollie (1998 graduate)
Moochie
Moses
Puddy
Roofie
Sims & Hanson
Treasure
Twiggy
Here are some of the Pet Costume Contest participants:
And the winner is....
Here are some of the non-FOHA furry friends who attended Barktoberfest:
A cute-as-a-button French Bulldog puppy spent most of the time being carried like a little princess!
A couple of Norwegian Elkhounds
A senior Keeshond who is blind and deaf attended in style!
A pair of gorgeous Shiloh Shepherds had a great time at Barktoberfest
This Leonberger is truly a gentle giant
Hey, are you a German Shepherd, or a Retriever???
A cute little Shih Tzu poses for the camera
A couple Dachshunds don't mind hanging out with the larger dogs
Here is a handsome Great Dane who was adopted from a rescue group
An Australian Shepherd watches the activities
Beneath all of that fur is the bravest rabbit that ever lived! Osito the bunny (aka the Ewok) had many people wondering if he was the strangest looking Pomeranian at the event! :)
Thanks again to everyone who participated in Barktoberfest 2009!
Ascot the Miniature Pinscher mix
Covey the Spaniel mix
Cozette the Border Collie mix
Jelly Bean the Beagle/Brittany mix
Lara the Yellow Lab mix
Mona the Foxhound
Opal the Dachshund/Australian Cattle Dog mix
Ophelia the Black Lab mix
Pebble the Foxhound mix
Sasha the German Shepherd/Husky mix
Tela the German Shepherd mix
Tonto the German Shepherd mix
Zeretta the Flat-Coated Retriever mix
Pebble and Ascot had a great time playing during the event.
After a long day of greeting people and playing with Ascot, Pebble was ready for a rest.
Covey was sound asleep, despite all the activity around him.
Annie Belle
Brooke, who is in training to become a therapy dog!
Bryan
Dusty
Gardenia
Isabelle, the world's smallest police dog (just kidding!)
Ivan
Kirtley
Lucky Lou, who was rescued during Hurricane Katrina
Moochie
Nellie (right), the parvo survivor
Serenity
Suzie & Billy
Tackett
