Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Pyrs are coming! The Pyrs are coming!
When: Saturday, April 14th, 12-4 pm
What: 2 Dogs will be up for adoption!
Our second annual adoption day will be held at the store and is brought to us by the Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue. A record number of these beautiful dogs found new forever homes when we had this event last summer!
Come find your new best friend and help a dog in need!
Human refreshments will be provided inside the store.
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PAST EVENTS:
4th Annual DOGGIE HOWL-O-WEEN! to benefit Service Dogs of Virginia
When: Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:00-5:00 p.m. Costume Contest registration opens at 1:30.
Where: Downtown Mall Put on your dog's best costume for a spook-tacular time Trick-or-Treating on the downtown mall. Over 20 businesses will be handing out yummy treats just for your pooch!
A doggie costume parade begins at 3:00. And the costume contest starts at 3:30. Prizes awarded by local celebrity judges! Costume Contest is $10/dog and limited to the first 100 dogs. To register and pay by credit card go online to: www.servicedogsva.org. To register and pay by check: Service Dogs of Virginia, PO Box 408, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Be sure to include your contact info. To pre-register and bring your payment to the costume contest, email info@servicedogsva.org with your contact info.
Thank you to our sponsors!
- NWG Solutions
- Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville
- Siips Wine & Champagne Bar
- Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique
Saturday, June 18th, 12-3 pm: Appalachian Great Pyrenees Rescue Event in the store!
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VALENTINE'S YAPPY HOUR! Saturday, February 12th, 3-5 pm Come in from the cold and socialize with your dogs at our Valentine's party! Valentine's cookies and coffee for humans and complimentary treats for your dogs! Enjoy 20% savings off select items like West Paw Design dog beds, select ribbon collars & leashes, Christmas merchandise and more! Sale prices available only during the event! We hope to see you here!
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4th Annual HOWL-IDAY 'YAPPY' HOUR! Saturday, December 4, 2010, 1:00-3:00 pm. Celebrate the holidays with your dogs at our annual party! Complimentary all-natural dog treats; Many door prizes; Refreshments for humans
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3rd Annual DOGGIE HOWL-O-WEEN! Due to Pres. Obama's visit to the downtown mall on Friday, the city has changed our event to SATURDAY, 10/30/10!! Same time and place! Put on your dog's best costume and bring them Trick-or-Treating (for doggie treats) on the downtown mall at participating businesses (6-7pm). Then at 7pm join in the doggie costume parade through the mall and enter the costume contest on stage at Central Place. Prizes will be awarded by local celebrity judges: Charlottesville's WCHV radio personality, Joe Thomas; City of Charlottesville's Director of Communications, Ric Barrick; and Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA Director, Susanne Kogut! Contest entries must register in advance at the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique. Limited to the first 100 dogs! $5 entry fee/dog. PROCEEDS BENEFIT Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Scariest, Funniest, Prettiest, Most Handsome, Most Original, Best Theme. Please check in at the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique at 6pm to receive your entry number. Happy Howl-0-weeeeen!!
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Downtown Fashion Show, Saturday September 25th, 2010, 7 p.m. at Central Place on the downtown mall. Come see the latest human and canine fashions at the upcoming Mall Fashion Show! We will be joining 11 other downtown boutiques in this show which will benefit The Women's Initiative in Charlottesville. It's free to watch, but raffle tickets will be sold throughout the show for gift certificates to participating stores.
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Service Dogs Puppy Shower, Saturday, July 10, 2010 2-4 pm The Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique is looking forward to hosting the Service Dogs of Virginia Puppy Shower at the store! Join us as we welcome five new puppies to Service Dogs of Virginia! Stop by to meet the puppies and have some refreshments. Gifts are welcome! The puppies have baby registries at Amazon.com, Target, and the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique.
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'Be My Valentine' Yappy Hour! Saturday, February 13, 2010 1-3 p.m. Make a paw-print Valentine with your Dog! Great to send to family and friends fromyou and your dog. Complimentary "treats" and refreshments for dogs and their humans!
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Howl-i-day Yappy Hour & Parade & Pet Photos with Mrs. Claus, Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10 am-12 noon. Join the city's annual holiday parade on the downtown mall where we will march from the Omni to the pavilion along with local dance groups, bands and floats as well as the Fife and Drum Corp that performed for the White House!
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DOGGIE HOWL-O-WEEN, Friday, October 30th,2009, 5:30-8:30 pm. Thank you to EVERYONE for making this event such a fantastic success!! We had over 100 dogs turn out in the most unique and creative costumes! This was truly a wonderful community event that was made possible by the following local businesses: First, our wonderful co-sponsors-Charlottesville's Newsplex (CBS 19, ABC 16 & FOX 27); C-ville Weekly; the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville; Siips Wine & Champagne Bar; and of course everyone here at the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique! Plus a big THANK YOU to our event joint-coordinator, George Benford from Siips Wine & Champagne Bar! And, THANK YOU SO MUCH to the following businesses that stayed open late for the Doggie Trick-or-Treating and/or donated costume prizes: Alakazam, Angelo Jewelers, Blue Whale Books, Boutique-Boutique, Cappelino's Crazy Cakes, Caspari, Cha Cha's, Consignment House, Democratic Candidates office, Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique, Mazi Fashions, Mole Hole, The Paramount, Siips Wine Bar, Spring Street, Pearl, United Bank, Urban Outfitters, and Yves deLorme! And, we couldn't have done without our local celebrity judges: Chief Tim Longo, Chief of Police for the City of Charlottesville; PJ Styles, Program Director and radio personality for Monticello Media's Hot 101.9; and Laura Jones, Volunteer Coordinator for the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA!! CONGRATULATIONS to the following costume contest prize winners!! Scariest costume: Erica Shackelton with Hank as Dracula (won a $20 gift certificate donated by "Blue Whale Books") Prettiest costume: Laura Tate with Willa as a Strawberry (won a gift bag of doggie Halloween toys and treats donated by the "Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique") Most Handsome: Lee Hartline with Julian as a Pirate (won a $25 gift certificate donated by "Siips Wine & Champagne Bar") Funniest costume 1st place: Amanda & George Urban with Penny, Rocky and Yogi as "Pimps and Ho's" (won a gift bag including a t-shirt and mug donated by "The Paramount") Funniest costume 2nd place: Jaye Collier with Larry as Richard Simmons (won a gift bag of Halloween fun donated by "Alacazam") Most Original 1st place: Deb Lively with Scout as a Watch Dog (won a $50 gift certificate to "Angelo Jewelers") Most Original 2nd place: Holly Roach with Kora as a "Dog in a Bath" (won a $15 gift certificate to "Cha Cha's" Best Theme costume 1st place: Zoe Aldhizer with Gus as the "Little Mermaid and Sebastian" (won a dog-themed needlepoint pillow sham donated by "Yves deLorme" Best Theme costume 2nd place: Maria Dombrowski with Rosco and Bacci as a "King and Fairy Princess" (won a $15 gift certificate to "Cha Cha's")
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St. Patty's Day "Yappy Hour" Saturday, March 14th, 2009, 2-4 p.m. Bring your dog down for a fun afternoon of shopping and socializing! Enter the "Luck o' the Irish" doggie door prize (drawing at 2:30 p.m.) and join in the St. Patty's Day parade on the mall at 3 p.m. We'll provide festive bandanas/hats for your pooch to parade in. Treats and refreshments will be served in the store for both dogs and their humans.
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Doggie "Changing of the Guard" photo op. Saturday, March 7th, 2009. As part of the 500 Block Party's London theme, we will be taking photos of your dogs dressed up in waxed cotton coats and other raincoats imported from London (provided by our store) in front of a backdrop of Buckingham Palace. Bring your dog and your camera, or we can take the photo for you, with any donations going to the Virginia Discovery Museum. Photos: 1-2 p.m.; Tea cakes and cookies (including doggie cookies) will be served in the store 12-4 p.m.
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Be My Valentine' Yappy Hour! Make a paw-print Valentine with your dog! Great to send to family and friends from you and your dog. Complimentary "treats" and refreshments for dogs and their humans.When: Saturday, February 7, 2009 2-4 p.m.Where: Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique, 503 E. Main Street, Charlottesville
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2nd Annual Holiday "Yappy" Hour and Pet Photos, December 6, 2008 Dress up your dog (and yourself!) in your holiday finest for holiday photos in the store!
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Doggie Howl-o-ween, October 30th, 2008, 5:30-8:30 pm Thank you to EVERYONE for making this event such a fantastic success!! We had 95 dogs turn out in the most fun and creative costumes! CONGRATULATIONS to the following costume contest prize winners!! Scariest costume: Conchita Moore with Tito as a Devil (won a $25 gift certificate donated by "Read It Again Sam") Funniest costume: James Crawford with Oreo as The Incredible Hulk (won a beautiful handbag donated by Spring Street) Prettiest costume: Becky Horal with Pennylane as Madonna (won a $50 gift certificate donated by Angelo Jelwers) Most Handsome: Kerry Purcell with McNickey Dee as a Rap Star (won a $50 gift certificate donated by Tuel Jewelers)Most Original: Emmie Wright with Hank as Stevie Wonder (won a silver dog charm and leather doggie pick-up bag donated by Studio Baboo) Best Theme costume: Tina Gaines with Pattie-Ann, a Bernese Mtn. Dog pulling a fancy cart filled with other Bernese Mtn. Dog stuffed animals (won two tickets to A Christmas Carol donated by The Paramount Theater)
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Downtown Fashion Show, September 20th, 2008, 7 p.m. at Central Place on the downtown mall The latest human and canine fashions for Fall were revealed at the show. There were nine participating stores, including the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique! Proceeds benefited the Focus Women's Center.