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out and enjoy the day with us at Tails on the Trails 2007
from 9am to 3pm. We welcome every dog, every size, every shape
to join us at the Hike. There is so much to do besides hike
too!
Take A Hike,
Check Out Our Foster Dogs!
Leash up your dog, pack up your car
and come to the park. Join us for a one- or two-mile hike
in the park. Dogless people are welcome too! Hike in honor/memory
of a person, pet, or as a donation. You may also choose to
walk a foster dog. To learn more about hiking and how to register
and our hike guidelines, please click
here.
Registration:
9am - 11am
The registration booth is open. Check in and/or register
to hike. Don't forget to also bring your pledge collections
to enter for a chance to win one our our grand prizes and
also pick up your pledge incentive gifts.
- Foster Dogs: 9am - 3pm
Check out our current foster dogs! Hikers who wish to walk
one of our foster dogs must present a valid photo ID and
must be 18 or older. However... dogs can be walked double
lead (two leads attached to the dog, one held by an adult
and one by a child.) We only have a limited number of foster
dogs available to be walked - this will be on a first come
first serve basis at the Foster Check out tent. We
are asking for a $5.00 donation to walk one of our foster
dogs.
- Take A Hike: 10am
The hike kicks off at 10 am... so
join us at the starting line!
- Pledge Winners: 12:45 pm
We will be announcing the winners
of the hike pledges. There will be over $650 worth of goodies
awarded to the top three pledge collectors! The grand prize
winner will receive over $350 in great dog lover goodies!
Eat, Drink and Be Merry! :
9am - 3pm
Check out the great food by Carousel
Concessions! Offering a variety of great food and beverages
including: Funnel Cake, Fresh Cut French Fries, Chicken Fingers,
Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Grilled Chicken Breast, Steak Sandwiches,
Ice Cream, Snow Cones and MORE!
ICE CREAM!!:
12pm - 3pm
Stop by and get your delicious Ice
Cream from the Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream booth! They will
be bringing ice cream for the K9's and an assortment of Signature
Creations for the human population. They will also be donating
Ice Cream to the 2:45pm K9 Ice Cream Eating Contest!
Microchip Clinic: 9am
- 3pm
We will be holding an AVID
Microchip Clinic. Developed by a veterinarian, the AVID®
microchip is safe, permanent and takes only seconds to administer.
The tiny injectable "chip" contains a one-of-a-kind
identification number and is recognized worldwide. A
special scanner is used to read the microchip through the
skin of the animal. The animal feels nothing as the chip's
number quickly appears in the scanner's viewing window. Cash
or check is accepted. Prices include initial registration
and installation of the chip by a Vet Tech. Rates
are as follows: 1 Dog - $35.00, 4 Dogs - $120.00, Over 5 Dogs
- $120.00 for 1st 4 dogs and $20 for each additional dog.
Dog
Crate Area/ Foster Dogs: 9am
- 3pm
For those of you who have
more than one dog.. we do have the doggie crate area. Under
strict guard by several TOTTSHR volunteers, your dog(s) can
have some safe down time. This is also the place to come to
meet some of our foster dogs too!
Foster Dog Donation Bin: 9am
- 3pm
We will have a foster dog donation
bin set up. Help give our foster dogs a second chance. Every
little thing helps... bring a box of biscuits, dog food, treats,
a dog bed, towels, or click
here for more ideas. We
are also looking for items to be donated for our next eBay
Auction.. stuffed animals, collectibles, new and slightly
used items that we can sell on eBay!
Doggie
Dip Area: 9am - 3pm
Don't forget to stop in at the Doggie
Dip Area... come on over and take a dip at the Doggie Pools!
This is where all the COOL DOGS hang out! The pups can hang
out by the pools and get their paws a little wet and enjoy
some husky smiles! It is sure to be a refreshing stop for
your pup after their hike on the trails!
Visit The Memory Garden: 9am
- 3pm
Pay
tribute to a beloved departed animal with one of our memory
hearts. Each heart is approximately 12 inches tall, attached
to a 3-foot wooden stake, tied with a ribbon. Your heart will
look similar to the hearts shown in the picture. Hearts will
be "planted" in a memory garden along the hike path.
After the hike, the memory heart is yours to take with you.
We are accepting orders now to have the hearts prepared in
advance of hike day. A limited number of additional memory
hearts will also be available for purchase at the hike. Cost
of each memory heart is a $25.00 donation to the rescue. You
can reserve your heart today with paypal by clicking
here.
Canine Good Citizen Testing &
Demonstrations: 9am - 3pm
Have your dog tested to be
a Canine Good Citizen! Cash or check is accepted and may be
paid at the CGC Booth. The purpose of the Canine Good Citizen
Program is to ensure that our favorite companion, the dog,
can be a respected member of the community. To receive the
CGC certificate, dogs take a 10 item Canine Good Citizen Test.
If you are interested in having your dog tested and want to
know what is involved, please click
here for more information. Check out this article about
Homeowners
Insurance Available to Breeds Previously Excluded with CGC
Certification. We are asking
for a $10.00 donation to take the CGC test.
Weight
Pull Demonstrations & Chance For Your Dog To Try It Out:
9am - 3pm
Missy Kehler and Alaskan Dream Dog Equipment will be offering
a chance for your pup to try out the sport of K9 Weight Pulling!
Missy Kehler started out in the 90's with running a sled dog
team of Siberians and Malamutes. Over 10 years later, and
with a motley crew of K9 friends, her family now dabbles in
a variety of dog related sports. Their favorite is K9 weight
pulling.
Mushing
Demonstrations & Chance For Your Dog To Run In Harness:
9am - 3pm
Our friends at the PA Sled Dog Club will be offering demonstrations
through out the day. Learn more about this fun sport that
can be a great thrill for all dogs and their owners. He will
even give you an opportunity to get your dogs paws wet in
mushing. Your dog can have the opportunity to get fitted in
harness and hooked up to a cart for a mushing experience!
Scooter
Demonstrations & Chance For Your Dog To Try Scootering:
9am - 3pm
Meet Dave and his springer spaniel
Chester will demonstrate how to scooter! If your dog loves
to run, but you aren't so sure about the full mushing experience,
try slipping your dog into a sled dog harness, rope him to
a scooter, hop on the scooter and let him run. The dog and
you become a mini mushing team!
Vendor Booths:
9am - 3pm
In addition to the Tails of the Tundra Merchandise Booth,
you can also check out the many vendors we will have at the
hike. Below is a list of just some of the vendors who will
be at the hike!
If you are interested in becoming a vendor,
please click here for more information.
Tails
of the Tundra Merchandise Booth: offering a wide
variety of stuffed huskies, umbrellas, t-shirts, and other
husky collectibles!
- Husky Essentials: offering 50 foot leashes,
car harnesses, training collars, leashes, undercoat rakes,
poop bag dispensers, harnesses, and skijoring/scooter/mushing
equipment too.
- You Can Help Too - Volunteer Information Booth:
Stop by the Volunteer Information booth to learn about different
volunteer opportunities!
- Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club: offering
information about their upcoming events, merchandise to
support the club and information about the sport.
- The Art of Healing - Therapeutic Massage for All
Ages: will be providing a chair for you to take
a seat and get your complimentary 5 min. massages! Stop
by the silent auction to put in your bid on the 1 hour Swedish
Massage Gift Certificate too!
- Brookline
Labrador Retriever Rescue: Stop by and meet
our pals at the Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue! They
are a non profit volunteer organization that specializes
in placing Labs and Lab mixes.
- Boscov's
Travel: Visit with Boscov's Travel to discuss
your next get-a-way!
- Best
Friends Pet Care: Offering pet boarding, grooming
and training.
- A Gentle Step: Offering Chair Massages,
Jewelry, Clothing and Gemstones.
- Market
America: Offering Products for Healthy Pets and Healthy
Pet owners including Pet Health OPC formula w/Glucosamine
for Dogs & cats, Heart Health Cardiovascular Maintenance
for Humans, Transitions Healthy Lifestyle - (Forget the
Diet) Transitions is not a diet; it is a plan for health
and life.
- Alaskan
Dream Dog Equipment: Quality Equipment at Affordable
Prices - Weight Pull Harnesses, Carts, Drag sleds, Dog Sledding,
Toys, Slings, Leashes, Collars, Freight Harnesses, Physical
Rehabilitation, Custom Work, Pet Portraits, Art work.
- Kylee's
Kountry Kreations: Here you will find the latest in
country and primitive candles, gifts, and home decor.
- Old
Mother Hubbard: Wellness Natural Food and Treats for
pets was created a decade ago as consumers increasingly
questioned the purity of the food they eat, and increasingly
paid more attention to proper diets and healthy lifestyles
for themselves. We saw this need for our animal companions,
and made it our mission to create natural products with
healthy ingredients that pet parents can feed with confidence.
- Click here if you wish
to be a Vendor!
Silent
Auction: 10am - 2pm
We have over 30 different items
available for the silent auction. The silent auction works
by simply buying your tickets, and then place them as you
wish in the cup for the item you wish to win. Below is a partial
list of the items that will be available at the auction.
Tickets are: $1 Each, 6 for $5, 15 for $10.
- Natural Balance Dog Food and Treat Basket
- Pet Flys Basket (includes dog carrier bag and clothes
for small dogs)
- Doggie Back Pack - medium (color - red)
- Honeywell Air Purifier
- Cat Basket featuring Prove It Odor and Stain Remover
Kit and Naturally Healthy Cats book by Dr. Carol Osborne
- Gift Certificate for Pencil Pet Portrait by Jean Bryer
(www.jeanbryer.com) - valued at $200.00
- Puppy Basket featuring Prove It Odor and Stain Remover
Kit, treats, and other dog-related items
- Furry Angel Memorial Candle
- Kid's Basket featuring mini Radio Flyer wagon, stuffed
bear with 2 outfits, stuffed Sea World Dolphin and $10 in
Build-a-Bear Bucks
- Basket featuring Easy Walk Harness and various dog treats
- Basket featuring $30 gift certificate for Avoderm, leather
collar, and Naturally Healthy Dogs book by Dr. Carol Osborne
- Basket featuring a medium Gentle Leader (25-60 lbs),
a leather collar, and assorted treats
- Basket featuring The Original Dog Bible, dog treats and
other dog-related items
Gift Certificate for One Caricature by Olympia…Caricatures
with Pizazz! (www.olympicarts.com)
- Autographed photographs of Philadelphia Phantoms' Center,
#16 Ryan Potulny, and Left Wing, #28 Boyd Kane
- Autographed photograph of Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia
76ers
- Autographed photograph of L. J. Smith of the Philadelphia
Eagles
- Trenton Thunder AA Baseball Team - Gift Certificate Good
for 4 Tickets to any 2008 Regular Season Game
- Atlantic City Surf Professional Baseball Club - Gift
Certificate Good for 4 Upper Box Tickets - 2008 Regular
Season
- Reading Phillies AA Baseball Team - Voucher Redeemable
for One Ticket Book (6 tickets) for the 2008 Regular Season
- Camden Riversharks Baseball Club - Four Upper Box Tickets
- Any 2008 Regular Season Game
- Philadelphia Soul - Voucher for 4 tickets to any 2008
Regular Season Game
- Philadelphia Flyers Tickets - December 11, 2007 vs. Sidney
Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins - Section 219, Row 5,
Seats 1 & 2 (also includes Reserved Parking)
- Basket featuring $100 worth of Fuller Brush Company and
Stanley Home Products
- Dog-Themed Gift Basket from Whole Foods Market of Jenkintown
(valued at $150)
- Free Dozen Roses (One Free Rose Every Month for a Year)
from Tree House Flowers in Warminster, PA (3 winners)
- Two Single-Day Complimentary Admissions to Sesame Place
in Langhorne, PA (2007 Operating Season)
- Back In Balance Massage & Wellness Gift Certificate
- 30 minute massage (2 winners)
- Doylestown Basket includes over $200 worth of various
gift certificates and coupons to Doylestown-area businesses!
- Autographed photograph of Derian Hatcher; donated by
the Philadelphia Flyers
Scavenger
Hunt: 9am (or whenever you pick up your bag) - 2:30pm
You can sign up for the Scavenger
Hunt at the Registration booth. Scavenger Hunt participants
will be armed with special bags to collect their eggs. Over
50 special eggs will be hidden throughout the vendor and picnic
area... it will be up to you and your pup to find as many
as you can! Visit vendor booths, stroll along the grass and
see how many eggs you can find. Each egg will be filled with
either dog treats, chances to win great items such as First
Aid Kits and MORE. Plus the pair to find the MOST eggs will
also an extra gift! Over $50 in prizes will
be hidden for participants to take a chance on wining! Bring
your scavenger hunt bag filled with eggs to the Main Arena
at 2:30 to collect your prizes! We
are asking for a $5.00 donation to take part in the Scavenger
Hunt.
Canine Frisbee Demo: 9:30am,
12:00 noon
Check out the Canine
Frisbee Demonstration by Matt and his brittany, One Eye Jack!
Jack is a 3 year old, liver and white Brittany with his tail.
Born with only one eye he was saved from certain death by
the American Brittany Rescue. He has passed his Canine Good
Citizen Test and is registered with Therapy Dogs Incorporated.
But most of all, Jack likes to play with his Frisbee's. A
member of the Yankee Flyers Dog and Disc Club and the Mid
Atlantic Disc Dogs. He competes in Disc Dog Competitions,
and performs at Demos for Non-Profits. Jack just likes to
make people Happy! Unfortunately Jack
had to cancel his 2pm show.. but he will still be there for
the 9:30 and noon!
Warminster K-9 Unit Demonstration:
11am-12pm
Come out and see some of Warminsters finest at work! The K-9
demo is designed to portray the skill involved and the work
performed by the K-9 teams. The demonstration will include
performing a mock attack of an officer who will play the role
of the criminal.
Dogster
Group Photo: 12:30pm
Attention
Dogsters: Join us in the main ring for a group photo of
ALL DOGSTERS in attendance! Let's show Dogster how much we
LOVE Dogster!
Tails
of the Tundra Alumni Revue: 1pm
Have you rescued a dog from Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky
Rescue or did you adopt your dog from a shelter or owner based
on a referral from a TOTTSHR? Then we want to hear from you!
This is your chance to let your rescued pup strut their stuff
in front of all of their fans! The Alumni Revue will take
place at 1:00pm at the Dog Arena. Each dog will have a moment
in the "spot light" as their story is told to all
of his/her fans. There is no fee to enter.. all we need is
the following information from you: Your dog's full name,
Tottshr name if applicable, Date of Birth if known, Owner's
Name, City, State, Tell your dog's story in 200 words or less.
Please email your entry to paigeb@siberescue.com.
The entry deadline is Thursday, September 13th. Each participating
dog will receive a special gift bag as a thank you for strutting
their stuff.
Dog Contests & Games: Starting
at 2:30pm
Immediately after the Scavenger Hunt,
the rest of the Dog Games will begin including Musical Sits,
Canine Bowling and Fastest Ice Cream in the East. We
are asking for a 50 cent donation to take part in each dog
game.
- Fastest Ice Cream In The East: On your
mark get set.. eat that Ice Cream!
- Canine Bowling: Bowling with Dogs (get
your dog to knock down the pins). The dog who knocks down
the pins the quickest wins!
- Musical Sit: When the music stops the
dogs all sit. Last one to be sitting... is OUT. Then, like
musical chairs you learned in grade school you keep going
until there's just ONE dog left!
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