DOGGIE FESTIVAL SET FOR OCT. 1.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Dogs will parade in costumes, catch flying discs and pose with their owners in a look-alike contest at Lancaster City Park's 10th annual Bark in the Park Bark in the Park is an annual festival for dogs and their owners in the San Jose, California, Naglee Park neighborhood, held on the third Saturday in September. It is a fundraising event hosted by the Naglee Park neighborhood's Campus Community Association (CCA). festival. Dog lovers can bring their pooches to test their obedience and manners in the ``canine good citizenship'' ring, get their paws read by the Swami from El Monte, and get photographed with Buster, the former shelter dog that starred in the movie ``Bruce Almighty'' with Jim Carrey. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Lancaster City Park, 43011 10th St. W. Admission is free. Polite, leashed dogs with current vaccinations are welcome, organizers said. Activities for the day include a live auction, hound and human interactive games, food, vendors, specialty guests and more. The event raises funds for the Lancaster Animal Shelter and local animal rescue groups. High Desert Obedience Club will sponsor an all-breed obedience match. Mojave Desert Golden Retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). Club will sponsor an all-breed conformation con·for·ma·tion n. One of the spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can come about through free rotation of the atoms about a single chemical bond. match. Contests include best dressed, look-alike, best trick, best singing dog and best human bark. The Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Marauder MARAUDER. One who, while employed in the army as a soldier, commits a larceny or robbery in the neighborhood of the camp, or while wandering away from the army. Merl. Repert. h.t. Vault & Track Club will have a radar gun to clock dogs' speed. A basset hound basset hound, breed of short-legged, long-bodied hound developed centuries ago in France. It stands from 12 to 15 in. (30.1–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 25 to 50 lb (11.3–22.7 kg). named Roy will give kisses for $1, benefiting the Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California. Also performing will be Kyra Sundance, whose weimaraner Chalcy has appeared with Jay Leno on ``The Tonight Show,'' and dogs and other animals trained by film animal trainer Claire Dore. Other activities will include readings on dogs by pet psychic Joy Mason. For more information, check out the Web site at www.lancasterbarkatthepark.org or call Linda Ciampa at (661) 723-1979. |
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