Dogs Dress Up for Barktoberfest
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Monday, September 29, 2008
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Barktoberfest 2008
Barktoberfest's Silent Auction benefited Friends of Homeless Animals. (Rachael Dickson)
Amato, a 4-and-a-half-year-old chiuhuahua, won the dog costume contest with his lobster costume. Owner Emily Wheeler, of Lake Ridge, brought him to Barktoberfest for the first time. (Rachael Dickson)
Twinkles, a Jack Russell Terrier mix around 5 years old, is up for adoption by Friends of Homeless Animals. (Rachael Dickson)
Seventeen-year-old Emma Bailey, a senior at Herndon High School, performs with a band on the main stage at Barktoberfest as fans look on. (Rachael Dickson)
Owners Vida and Danny Neto brought Boston, a Boston Terrier, out to Barktoberfest outfitted in his Redskins jersey. (Rachael Dickson)
Buddy a Bishon frise, plays the A Dog's Nose Knows game with Melodee Music owner and festival organizer, Robin Mock, and owner, Sandy Morris, a member on the Board of Directors of Maryland Bishon Frise Rescue. (Rachael Dickson)
Josephine, up for adoption at FOHA, collects donations from attendees at Barktoberfest. (Rachael Dickson)
Human and canine attendees of Barktoberfest enjoy listening to the concert. (Rachael Dickson)
Shunka, a shepherd mix, plays a game at Barktoberfest with a volunteer. His owner, Jill Marie Inman of Leesburg, has brought her to the festival several times. "My kids like the games, my dog likes to sniff, everybody's happy," Inman said. (Rachael Dickson)
George placed third in the dog costume contest with his St. George outfit. Owner Elise Forrester, of Herndon, said that George was very excited to wear his costume. (Rachael Dickson)
A FOHA volunteer holds up Mitzu, a 2-year-old orange and white cat up for adoption who "loves to sleep under the covers." (Rachael Dickson)
Dog lovers of all ages gathered in Sterling on Sunday for the sixth annual Barktoberfest.
The event, hosted by Melodee Music owner Robin Mock has all proceeds going to Friends of Homeless Animals, an organization based out of Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area dedicated to the rescue and placement of homeless dogs and cats. FOHA volunteers brought out several dogs and cats up for adoption to the festival to meet attendees. Some animals that have been already placed in homes wore "FOHA Alumni" neckbands.
Attendees looked through the stations set up by 27 vendors and played games. Canine visitors participated in games such as "A Dog’s Nose Knows," designed to test their ability to find a dog treat hidden under one of three food bowls. Throughout the day, nine bands appeared on three stages set around Melodee Music's building.
In the dog costume contest, decided by the level of applause from the audience, a tiny Chihuahua named Amato took first prize with his lobster costume. Second and third place, respectively, went to Lorraine, a corgy jack Russell terrier mix dressed up as a spider, and George, an unknown mix costumed as St. George, complete with halo, sword, and dragon emblem.
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