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WHISTLER MANTRA: TWO LEGS GOOD, FOUR LEGS
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11th Annual DogFest pays homage to best
friends at
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival,
April 21-22 2007
WHISTLER, BC , April 4 2007 – It might
not come around again until 2018 but in Whistler, every year
is the Year of the Dog.
From poetic doggie obituaries in the local newspaper, to dedicated dog beaches,
to headline-grabbing dog-napping dramas to the eleventh annual Dogfest, our
four-legged friends are undoubtedly up front and centre of life in Whistler.
Nowhere is Whistler’s “Power to the Pooches” conviction
more in evidence than at the annual Whistler Dog Parade, taking place this
year April 21-22, 2007.
Canines of all stripes are invited to lead their owners, in finest frockery,
in the 200 strong parade on Saturday April 21 at 2:15pm.
Prizes for Best Dressed Dog and the Dog Owner Look-a-Like competitions up the
ante, and provide the answer to those profound questions like:
▫ Do dogs need to wear accessories? Or
are dogs actually the accessory?; and
▫ Do dogs and owners start to look alike
after a while? Or are people drawn to dogs who look them from the outset?
Opening for the Dog Parade from noon (and repeating again afterwards at 4:00pm)
will be the Paws Ahead agility presentation and the Paws2Dance dancing dog
display.
The displays will also happen on Sunday April 22 from 12:15, with a Community
Showcase of dog tricks, tales and tails from 1:30.
Proceeds support Whistler Animals Galore (WAG), a Whistler-based no-kill animal
shelter.
The two days of exhibitions, demos and comps guarantee some quality master-canine
bonding, and great free family entertainment during the final weekend of the
TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival.
“TWSSF is a celebration of all that’s core to mountain life,” says
9 month old blue heeler, Dexter. “As long as my human has a set of wheels,
a set of boards and me, I know that her Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are
being met.” Festival Managing Director, Sue Eckersley agrees.
Maggie Muggins, a 15 year old Scottish terrier has been in training for this
year’s Silly Dog Tricks contest. Having entered the parade since 2000,
Maggie looks forward to all the treats in the Booth Village and raising money
for underprivileged cats and dogs. “Being a Scottie, I can be a bit competitive,
and that can stress me out. But my mom is a dog trainer, and she always tells
me, ‘Consistency is the key!’”
DogFest Producer Kathleen Duffey, who sometimes wonders if she herself is
part-canine, echoes Maggie’s enthusiasm and exhorts all two-legged and four-legged
folk to check out Whistler’s Dogfest celebration.
The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is produced by Watermark
Communications, a Whistler sports & entertainment marketing company, and
presented in partnership with Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb. Founded
by W1’s Doug Perry twelve years ago, and now the largest annual winter
sports and music festival in North America, the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard
Festival is a high-octane 10 day and night showcase of the best of snowsports,
music, arts and mountain life. Featuring major professional ski and snowboarding
competitions, the largest free outdoor concert series in Canada, the legendary
Pro Photographer and Filmmaker Showdowns, and many more unique art and cultural
showcases, the Festival is the ultimate wrap party. For information on the 2007
TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival , this year from April 13-22, visit
whistler2007.com.
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Contact:
Lisa Richardson
Communications Manager
Tel: 604 938 3399 x21
Email: lrichardson@watermarkinc.ca
Watermark Communications Inc
10-1006 Lynham Road
Whistler, BC V0N 1B1
www.whistler2007.com
Fax: 604 938 3398
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