FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELMORE COUNTY
It is time to make sure everyone knows about our upcoming Bark in the Park in two weeks! Hope you can join us on Sunday, 18 September, starting at 1 p.m. for our 16th Annual Bark in the Park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka! Fun for pets and people! Bring your dog out to Fort Toulouse to enjoy a nice afternoon in the park.
There will be plenty to do and see at Bark in the Park – vendors, food, demonstrations, Microchip Clinic, Blessing of the Pets, Pet Parade, Pet Photography, Bark in the Park T-Shirts, some wonderful Shelter dogs looking for homes, and a great selection of Pet related Silent Auction items that will be on our Facebook page as we get closer to the day.
We will kick things off at 1 pm with an exciting Police K-9 demonstration by the Wetumpka Police Department so don’t be late and they will stay just a bit afterwards to answer any questions.
We have numerous vendors with pet products, groups and information, crafts, sweets, local businesses and more. Vendors will be set up under the trees and around the Pavilion area and plenty of time for more Vendors to join us – check our Vendor App here: http://www.elmorehumane.org/uploads/3/4/0/2/34022815/bark_in_the_park_vendor_application_2022.pdf or email us at the Shelter at www.hselco@bellsouth.net
Grumpy Dog will have Hot Dogs for our “doggy oriented day” and you can get a super yummy Frozen Gelato from Venice Gelato. There will be a table full of yummy, homemade baked goodies, and to quell your thirst step over to the Buffalo Rock Pepsi Trailer for a variety of sodas and water for sale.
Our Blessing of the Pets will happen between 2-2:15 pm followed by our always popular Parade of Pets. After all who doesn’t like showing off their beloved pet! During the Pet Parade secret judges will be scouting out dogs for fun prizes – biggest, smallest, best costume and more.
From 1:30 – 3 pm our Silent Auction of a large number of pet related items will be ongoing and there are treasures galore! We will post photos and info on our Facebook page as we get a bit closer to the day. All Auction items must be paid for and picked up at the end of the Auction at 3 pm. If a person is the highest bidder but is not present when the auction ends, we will move to the next highest bidder present. We will be able to take payment via cash, check, credit or debit.
Microchips can be critical to reuniting lost pets and to help keep more pets safe, bring your dog to Fort Toulouse where it can be chipped. From 1:30 – 3:30 and for only $25 (which includes the registration) you can get your pet microchipped thanks to the Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine and they will also be there for “Ask the Vet.”
Make sure to stop near the Pavilion at Fort Toulouse to purchase your 2022 Bark in the Park T-Shirt for $15. We are most appreciative of the Sponsors for our T-Shirt and we think “Keep it Paws-itive” is a good message for us all this year.
Admission to Bark in the Park is $5/person 13 years old and older. ALL dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation, must be in good health, AND they must have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination to come to the Park.
