Dear Editor,
This year’s Dog Days of Summer was a fantastic event, well attended by both pooches and their masters. The Fierce Flyball Club came all the way from the valley and entertained us with their trained dogs running various agility courses. Canadian K9 Services owner, Dale Crump, brought a number of dogs to demonstrate how their dog teams conduct security sweeps of buildings, cruise ships, commercial trucks and anywhere illegal drugs or explosives might show up. There were all kinds of fun games and contests for the dogs and their owners, with great prizes, donated by our local businesses, and wooden dog bone ribbons for first, second and third place winners.
Artisan Office Services sponsored the costume parade and contest and the winners were Tuna & Kalyn, Speedo & Margaret, Max & Ellen. Everyone fueled-up on hotdogs, smokies & chips, donated by Sysco, and cups of cold draft beer donated by Howe Sound Brewery. The volunteers kept the event running smoothly and sold a lot of raffle tickets and tennis balls for the 50/50 draw.
It was a very successful event! and with the support of all our sponsors: Bowen Vet, Bowen Island Dog Ranch, Bowen Island Pub, Bowen Pet Supply, Cormorant Marine, Cormorant Tug and Barge, Cranimals, Dee Elliot for MacDonald Realty, the Irly Building Centre and the Snug Cove General Store Dog Days of Summer raised more than $5000 for B.C. Guide Dog Services.
A special thank you to Artisan’s Pet Shoppe for donating some special prizes to the dogs that won the largest and smallest dog contests. They also ran raffle draws all day long at their booth to raise money for B.C. Guide Dogs.
This event could not have happened without the generous support of a such caring community. Thank you to ALL the volunteers, the vendors who came to demonstrate their products, the sponsors, the food & beverage donors, Artisan Services for all the printing, the judges; Nancy Joyce, Dee Elliot, Tim Hausch, Kelly Miller and Paul Lieske, our sound man, Alex Torok and all the business who donated fantastic prizes for our raffle draws: Alderwood Farm, Artisan Eats, Artisan’s Pet Shop, the Bowen Island Pub, the Bowen Island Golf Club and the Cup Cutter Cafe, the Bowen Island Vet, Cates Pharmacy, Cocoa West Chocolatier, Gilt Studios, Movement Global, Nature Encounters Pheonix on Bowen, the Snug Coffee House, the USSC Gift Shop and the Village Baker.
Basia Lieske, Canaan Purcell
on behalf of B.C. Guide Dog Services
