Dogfest! The Ultimate Furry Fun & Games Family Experience

Dog lovers and dog owners! Baltimore Humane Society’s Dogfest Walk & Festival is Saturday, September 16th. It’s a dog day extravaganza for pets, kids, pet owners, and pet lovers that benefits animals in need of care and refuge at the 365 acre no-kill shelter. This Family Fun day takes place on the grounds of Baltimore Humane Society at 1601 Nicodemus Road in Reisterstown. Sign up now to be walk fundraiser. Then enjoy a 1 mile stroll through our wildlife preserve on the day of the event.

Come for a doggone great family day including the walk, games, contests, swimming for your dog, demonstrations, and lots of food! Meet adoptable dogs, cats, and rescue groups. Kids will love the Kids Kennel with crafts, face-paint, Moonbounce, Brick Bodies Agility Fitness course, and Irvine Nature Center Animal Program. Your dog can bowl a game of 10 pins, play Hide ‘n Seek, create you a paw painting, run agility courses, and much, much more!

Not enough? Watch some fascinating agility demonstrations! The Department of Public Safety & Corrections Services K-9 Unit CDS Detection Dogs are always a big hit. See if your dog qualifies for the AKC Canine Good Citizenship Award or enter your furry friend in some of our contests. Judged by a number of area celebrities, your dog could be the winner of contests including the Best Kiss, Best Costume, Best Trick, and Best Dancer.

After the kids have a blast challenging themselves in our Brick Bodies Kids Fitness Agility Course, they’ll want to do some crafts, make an enrichment toy for a homeless animal at the shelter, play Animal Bingo, grab a yummy bite of food, and then run through our Bubble Chase, a fun activity for both kids and dogs. Did we say Bubble? Both you and your kids will want to try the all new Bubble Ball by BubbleBall MD!

Don’t forget to visit the many dog rescue groups and unique vendors. We expect thousands of attendees so don't miss it! Beat the lines and get a discount when you buy your tickets online at http://dogfest.org!  $10 per person & Kids under 12 free! Tickets at the door will be $15.
Kids 6-12 will be $10. Kids age 5 and Under and Dogs ALWAYS FREE!

Fun, Fun, Fun! See you there. Woof!

About the Baltimore Humane Society

The Baltimore Humane Society, founded in 1927 by Mrs. Elsie Seeger Barton, is an independent, non-profit, no-kill animal shelter, which offers low-cost veterinary care to the public, and a pet cemetery with grief support services. We receive no operational funding from the local or federal governments, or any national animal welfare organizations. For more information about