2nd Annual Dave's Diggity Dog Festival a Success!
Despite the chilly temperatures on Saturday there
were over a 100 doggies & their owners that came
out to support the second annual Dave’s Diggity
Dog Festival on the Garst Museum lawn! They kicked off the morning with an opening speech by Mayor Bowers and the singing of the National Anthem by Brooke Netzley of Greenville High School. The dogs and their owners headed off on a mile dog walk through Greenville’s City Park and returned to strut their fancy stuff in front of
judges Julie Monnin, Dave Knapp, Clay Johnson,
and Shannon Vannatta for the juried competitions. "Best of Show" was awarded to Cerria Wolf
and her Aussie dog Keebler. Ribbons and awards were donated by Edgetown Veterinary Clinic, Taco Bell, McDonalds and Carefree Connection Bus Tours. Special guests Russell Rex and his Extreme Insanity Dogs entertained the crowd throughout the day with
exciting disc & flyball performances.
For the second year in a row the wiener dogs stole the show with the wiener dog races! Big raffle winnings of bicycles, golf bags, KitchenAid mixers, bus trips, cash prizes and more were handed out to the lucky winners during the festival!
The Darke County Animal Shelter was excited to announce that they adopted two puppies and added over 200 signatures to their petition "Ban Dog Auctions Act". This petition will help to ban auctions of dogs & puppy mills in the state of Ohio. If you would like to sign your name to the petition please call the Darke County Animal Shelter at 937-547-1645.
Special Preforming Guests, Russell Rex's Extreme Insanity Dogs
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Special Message!
"We're gonna be famous folks!"
Discovery's ANIMAL PLANET announced that they will be featuring Dave's Diggity Dog Festival in the upcoming
weeks on their website!
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DAVE'S DIGGITY
DOG FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 1ST, 2011 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
On The Garst Museum Lawn
205 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH
This is SO great! Proceeds will go to
our 4-legged friends of the... Darke County Animal Shelter & Darke County Humane Society!
Dave's Festival is FREE to humans & only $12.00
for all of us participating dogs who want to join in all of the
day's fun festivities!
We'll start the fun-filled day off
with doggie/owner calisthenics & a walk
through the Greenville City Park!
Just To Name
A Few of the Day's CRAZY Activities...
There'll be exciting K-9 Unit Demos,
Wiener Dog Races,Fly Ball Demos & Disc Competitions, Morning Dog Walk through the City Park & Dog Contests (Best of Show, Best Costume, Best Eyes, etc), Doggie Dash Obstacle Course, Fly Ball & Disk competitions, FREE kid's games, face painting, moon bounces, doggie caricature artists, doggie photos, plenty of food vendors (Smoke Stack BBQ) and tons of Doggie vendors!
Dress Your Canines Up & Show Them Off For
The Most Popular Categories...
** Best Costume **
Best of Show
Best Legs
Best Eyes
Best Markings
Cutest
Best Tail
Doggie/Owner Look-a-Like
Us lucky dogs & our owners who participate in the day's games can win ribbons, prizes,doggie treats & even a little $$$ Treats? Did
someone say, "TREATS"?
Little Known History Fact:
Did you know that the infamous female sharp shooter Annie Oakley had a dog by the name of Dave?
Dave would perform tricks in her shows. Miss Oakley would place an apple on his head and shoot it off!
What a brave dog Dave was!
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SPECIAL THANKS...
2011 TOP SPONSORS
(TOP DOGS)
*Carefree ConnectionTours*
(TOP SPONSOR)
*Dave Knapp Ford*
(TOP SPONSOR)
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SNOOPY SPONSORS
*Creative Carpet*
*Hupman Lawn Care
& Landscaping*
*Phelan Insurance Agency*
*Wintrow Signs & Designs*
Greenville, OH @ (937) 548-0652
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SCOOBY DOO SPONSORS
*Amedisys Home Health Care*
*Bounce Palace*
*Bruns Animal Clinic*
*Cavalier Clothing*
*Extreme Insanity Dog Sports*
*Greenville National Bank*
*Hartzell Veterinary Service*
*Ignaffo Roofing*
Greenville, OH @ (937) 547-6378
*Jeannie's Pooch Parlor*
*Keller Animal Feeds & Needs*
*Party Tents N More*
Versailles, OH @ (937) 337-3377
*Smoke Stack BBQ*
"Special Thanks to the Darke Journal!"
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JUST A SNIFF AT A FEW
OF OUR 2011 VENDORS...
*Carefree Connection Bus Tours
*Cancer Association of Darke County
*Darke County American Red Cross
*Darke County Humane Society Food Trailer
*Darke County Humane Society with Adoptable Pets
*Friends of the Darke County Animal Shelter
*Greenville Area Dog Club
*Greenville Police & Fire Department
(Crime Prevention Demos & Fingerprinting Station) *Jeannie's Pooch Parlor
*New Madison Boy Scouts
*Greenville Cub Scouts Pack 231
*Potato Tornados & More
*Russell Rex & His Flyball Dogs
*Smoke Stack BBQ
*Keller Animal Feeds & Needs
*Greater Dayton Pet Pages
*Izzy Photos & Design
*Tiers of Joy, Diaper Cakes & More
*Jackie Jutte & her dog, Benson (Certified in pet therapy
by the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)
*All In A Cart Hot Dogs - New this year, Pizza Dogs!
*Doggie Caricature Artist
*Face Painters
"Special thanks to Edgetown Veterinary Clinic for donating dog frisbees, bandanas & keychains for our raffle drawings!"
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"Coming from a long way and need a place to stay?"
(Pet Friendly)
Darke County Fairgrounds - Wooded camping area in Greenville with a restroom & shower facilities. Reservations are not required, but please call (937) 548-5044 prior to arrival to ensure they do not have an
event taking place that would not allow camping.
Lazy R. Campgrounds- 937.447.8943 or www.lazyrcampgrounds.com
* 2010's Festival Photos *
(Click on Images Below to Enlarge)
Our Mission Statement
Bringing our community together to celebrate our four legged friends in a fun, family filled environment. We promote humanity, kindness & compassion. We believe that educating the public will build a stronger bond between animals and people. Our goal is to find permanent homes for the cats & dogs in the Darke County Humane Society and Darke County Animal Shelter!
CAREFREE CONNECTION
BUS TOURS
Is A Proud Sponsor Of..
FESTIVAL GROUNDS ON THE GARST MUSEUM LAWN
205 N. Broadway in Greenville, OH
Due to the increased size & volume
of this year's festival, we have
put together a festival committee.
Dave Knapp has agreed to be our top sponsor again this year and will
be participating on our board.
If you have any questions or ideas that
you think might be of interest for
the festival, please call...
Angela FloryFestival Director
(937) 467-4547
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DARKE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
To adopt a cat or dog in to your family
and give it a warm & loving home, please
call the numbers listed below or click
on the links for more information.
937.548.1009
937.547.1645
DARKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
You can help ban Ohio dog auctions! The time has come
to say "No More!" to dog auctions in Ohio. Let's give Ohio voters the chance to speak out on this issue and make it
clear that this no longer acceptable in Ohio. Please join
Darke County Animal Shelter to help put this on Ohio's ballot.
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"SO WHO IS...CAREFREE CONNECTION TOURS?"
After going off to college and living & traveling
around the country for the past 20 years, sisters
Shelly Flory & Angela Flory decided it was time to move
back home to their roots in Greenville.
They came up with the idea of combining their event talents to bring something fun to the
folks of Greenville
and the surrounding communities. The girls developed a day tour bus company for folks who would prefer not driving or dealing with the hassles of parking, long lines, & congested traffic, but would like to do fun and adventurous
things together as a group!
Shelly & Angie are excited at how receptive
the folks in their home town have been towards their bus
trips and have many more future trips planned! This
year's Annual Doggie Festival is just one more fun trick they have up their sleeves for their beloved hometown of Greenville's pets, families and animal shelters!
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Have your dog's adorable features
forever captured in art...
Dog Portraits by Shelly Flory
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HAVE A DOGGIE FESTIVAL
QUESTION FOR US?
(937) 467-4547
Call or Email Angela
(Festival Director)
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