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Adoption Events
 
MAY
OFF-SITE ADOPTION
EVENTS
SATURDAY, MAY10th:
501
N. RANDALL ROAD,
BATAVIA
11:00
AM – 3:00 PM
DOGS
WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH:
CHICAGOLAND GREAT
AMERICAN MUTT SHOW
9:00
AM – 5:00 PM
DOGS
WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
CHICAGOLAND'S GREAT
AMERICAN MUTT SHOW
in BERWYN:
Interested
Participants,
Vendors, Sponsors
and Volunteers Can
Now Register to be
Involved by Calling
708-788-8100
The Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) and the City of
Berwyn team up with
PAWS Chicago,
Chicagoland Dock
Dogs, VCA Berwyn
Animal Hospital,
Tails in Need NYC,
Anderson Animal
Shelter, The
Brookfield Zoo and
the Animal Care
League to host the
second annual
Great American Mutt
Show for the
Chicagoland area.
The event will take
place in Berwyn, IL
on Saturday, May
17th, 2008
(10am-3pm) at Morton
West High School,
located at 2400 Home
Ave, Berwyn, IL
60402. Also included
will be a two-day
Dock Dogs (www.dockdogs.com)
agility competition
(May 17th and May
18th). You can also
call us at
708-788-8100 if you
would like to signup
your dog for the
Dock Dogs agility
tournament.
At the same time as the Dock Dogs agility event will be
taking place, the
Chicagoland Great
American Mutt Show
will feature a wide
variety of
entertainment-based
competitions for
mixed breeds, rescue
dogs and all pets,
and will also
include classes and
presentations by
sponsors. A Best in
Show will be awarded
the grand prize at
the end of the
event. The sponsored
classes and
presentations will
range from new pet
products to tips on
grooming, training,
nutrition, pet care
and many more. The
contests currently
opened for
registration will
include the
following
competitions, which
may be subject to
change or merging
pending sign-up
results:
- Best Lap Dog Over 50 Lbs. - Looks Most Like Owner - Most
Creative Pet Trick -
Best Kisser - Best
Catcher - Highest
Jumper - Most
Unusual Markings -
Unusual Mixture -
Looks Most Like
Another Animal (fox,
bear...) - Most
Unusual Bark - Best
Smile - Best
Listener - "A Face
Only A Mother Could
Love" Contest - Best
dressed - Crowd
Favorite - Longest
Tongue/Most Comical
- Friendliest Dog -
Smallest Big Dog
Fees generated at the Great American Mutt Show will help
support animal
rescue (PAWS
Chicago), education
and other non-profit
resources to help us
maintain the event
on a yearly basis
and continue to
raise awareness and
help animal rescue.
Fees include the following:
Entry Fee for Spectators
Adults: $5
Seniors: $3
Children:$3(12-18yrs)
Children under 12yrs: FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 31st:
SPRING HILL MALL
HIGGINS (RT. 72 &
RT. 31), WEST DUNDEE
MACY'S WING
10:00
AM – 3:00 PM
DOGS
AND CATS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR
ADOPTION
For more
information, please
contact
Lesya Kercheval,
(847) 697-2880Ext.
*28,
lkercheval@andersonanimalshelter.org. |
