Bark! Bark! Dogathon 2005 is back in town!
Yeehaa!!! Take out those cowboy hats, pull on those bootleg jeans and dust your boots because Dogathon 2005 is coming to town!
Come August 7, 2005, from 7.30am to 2pm, a bunch of enthusiastic veterinary students from Fakulti Perubatan Veterinar, Universiti Putra Malaysia will be organising this annually held event for the 9th year, which promises to be bigger, better and more exciting than the previous years'.
What's with all the fuss surrounding Dogathon you might ask. For starters, Dogathon 2005 (with Purina Petcare (M) Sdn Bhd as its main sponsor) is a day of fun-filled events where owners and their dogs are able to kick back, relax and enjoy a day out with fellow dog lovers. The theme for this year is "Who Let The Dogs Out?!" and the event will employ a country western feel. So do remember to dress yourself (and your dog!) up in your best cowboy/ cowgirl gear!
Among the many events lined up for the day are the Dogathon Race, Fastest Eating Duo, Dress Me Up, MasterHunt, Best Trick, Dog and Owner Look-A-Like and Dogathon 2005 Pageant. For a minimal fee to join the contests, participants will stand a chance to win terrific prizes full of Purina products, besides taking the opportunity to develop a closer bond with their pooches.
Our various co-sponsors this year have many interesting activities lined up. Frontline and Heartgard are adopting the MasterHunt competition and Dogathon 2005 Pageant. Stand to win Frontline® and Heartgard® products when you join these contests! Petalog will also be sponsoring some cowboy outfits for Dogathon 2005 Pageant, if you forget to dress your dog up that day!
In line with this year’s cowboy theme, visitors will be thrilled by cowboy performances by dancers from A’Famosa Resort. A’Famosa Resort will also be adopting the Dog and Owner Look-A-Like contest and you may stand to win holiday vouchers for you and your pooch!
Hampers full of pet products sponsored by Pets Wonderland are up for grabs as they will be adopting the Guessing Station. Just correctly guess the price or weight of the hampers displayed and you may walk away with these fabulous hampers!
On top of all these great prizes, free doggy gift bags filled with goodies from Purina and our other co-sponsors will be handed out to every participant on that day. A great variety of stalls are available which offer various pet products to titillate your senses with the latest offerings in the canine world. If you are one of the early birds, you might be able to get your dog free treatment with Frontline® anti-tick spray which prevents ticks for up to a month.
Loads of freebies for you when you come and join Dogathon 2005 with your dog. Be prepared to walk away with bottles of X-It deodourisers, sun block and even Sunway Petting Zoo entrance vouchers! Get discount vouchers for these products and many more from our Dogathon 2005 booklet given out on that day. Get also special discounted rates on Pets Magazine, PetWorld Magazine and other petcare products sold on that day. So what are you waiting for?
If you just want relax and meet up with other dog owners, do come along as entrance is free. Just head on down to our Doggy Playzone by PetsUnite and they will show you the different ways to have a good playtime with your beloved dog. It’s a must for children as they can learn how to properly interact and have loads of fun with the family dog!
Come and see also the various dog demonstrations by MKA and other dog organisations. You can never imagine how intelligent and adorable a properly trained dog can be!
It does not matter whether you own a pedigree or non-pedigree dog, what’s important is to bring your doggie pal along with you on that day and just have a blast! We welcome all dogs! Don't have a dog? Don't fret because everyone is welcomed on this day and the organisers have even set up special stalls just for kids. The young ones will be kept entertained by these stalls which offer face painting, T-shirt stamping and key chain making. There will also be clowns and balloon sculpting activities. Purina is giving away free balloons to all children. What better way to remember this doggy day than by personalising your very own Dogathon merchandise! Also remember that you can adopt a dog from SPCA and PAWS who will be setting up stalls.
In actuality, Dogathon is a fund raising event in aid of "Stray Dog Awareness Programs" as well as other animal welfare projects which will be run by the students themselves. One of their major objectives this year is to organise and put together a welfare project which hopes to raise consciousness on the importance of spaying and castration among pets as well as to start a 'Spaying and Neutering Clinic’ to help curb the rising number of stray dogs and cats. Dogathon, which is supported by MKA, SPCA and PAWS, hopes to serve as a platform for animal lovers to campaign against cruelty towards animals and to educate the public on the importance of Responsible Dog Ownership. Therefore, Dogathon attendees will not only have a day of fun but their participation will also contribute towards a very charitable purpose.
Having fun with a cause. Now that's something exceptional!
So to all you dog lovers out there, keep August 7, 2005 free and head on down to UPM's Bukit Ekspo with your friends, family and of course, your dog!