Contest Events

Category: Contest Events

Purina Ask The Experts

Do you ever wish you had a pet expert on speed dial to ask them all your questions? We love the Purina panel of experts which includes a veterinarian, dog behaviourist, and groomer to answer audience questions.

DR. KRISTA NELSON, VETERINARIAN
Dr. Krista Nelson fulfilled her life-long dream when she graduated as a veterinarian from Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College in 2000. Reach out to her for answers to your pet health questions, such as breed health issues, behaviour, managing sensitive skin and stomachs, organ system diseases, vaccination and reproduction. Krista works as a general practitioner in the Greater Toronto Area and has strong background in emergency medicine. Krista often appears in “ask the vet” sessions on Canadian TV shows including City TV’s Animal Housecalls and Rogers Toronto Speaks Pet Care.

NAOMI KANE, DOG BEHAVIOURAL EXPERT
Naomi teaches Puppy Kindergarten at Purina PawsWay. She has trained, shown and bred Leonbergers for many years, and is a Canadian Kennel Club member. Naomi believes in creating a relationship of mutual respect and friendship between dogs and people. Reach out for support on training dogs to be happy companions and advice on choosing a dog breed that will suit you best.

MARY FRASER, GROOMER
Mary is an experienced dog groomer, well versed in both practical clips” and highly sophisticated “breed clips.” Ask her about bathing techniques, coat care, brushing techniques, scissoring, clipper use and easy maintenance “tricks” for both dogs and cats. She currently helps run our K9 Basic Manners, Off Leash Safety Course, and Puppy Kindergarten at PawsWay.

DEAN MCNEILL, PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER
Dean has worked at Purina for over seven years and is passionate about pets. He and his wife Alison have a lovely, 11-year-old Black Lab named Abby. Alison owns a dog-walking and in-home boarding business, and their house is a home-away-from-home for wonderful dogs of a variety of breeds all year round

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Lure Obstacle Course

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Missing the dog parks?  Does your pooch have the winter blues and need some fun and exercise?  Join us at our indoor lure course at Winter Woofstock!  Watch your dog as they jump over tubes, run through hoops, and dash down tunnels! All sizes and breeds are encouraged!

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Wiener Dog Races

CALLING ALL WIENER DOGS

Is your dachshund ready to run?

Let him or her vie with “best in class” wiener dogs in a frantic dash to the finish line where prizes await!

CKC Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) Tests

CGN Tests will run

Saturday – 2 PM to 6 PM – Sunday – 11 AM to 6 PM

We will be offering a special show price of $10 per CGN test. We will have the native/Canadian Nova Scotia Duck-tolling Retriever at the CKC booth with breeder experts to answer questions. We will also be giving away a Canadian Kennel Club dog jacket EVERY hour! (fits 8 – 11 lb dog)

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Canine Good Neighbour

The Canadian Kennel Club will be conducting Canine Good Neighbour Evaluations at Woofstock, to identify and reward responsible, caring owners and their canine partners.

The fun and engaging non-competitive test allows dog and owner to demonstrate confidence and control in 12 steps. . Dogs are evaluated on their ability to perform basic exercises as well as their ability to demonstrate good manners in everyday situations.

The Canadian Kennel Club encourages dog owners to participate in the program which will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at The Woofstock Arena on May 24th and 25th. Registration and certificate payment of $10 will be taken at the CKC Registration Booth just outside the Woofstock Arena.

For more information on the program please go to [email protected]

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CKC Living Legends

The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) presents for the first time, all together in one place at the same time, Canada’s indigenous breeds, “The CKC Living Legends”: the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, The Newfoundland (Black and Landseer), The Labrador Retriever and the rare Canadian Eskimo Dog. Veteran breeders and owners of these breeds will also be onsite to answers all of your questions.
Join us at 2:00 PM on Sunday as Guest speaker Jason Foucault presents “The Legends” and tells their story – and be sure to bring your camera along for this rich piece of canine, Canadian history. Jason is a former Canadian Eskimo Dog owner, the President of the Canadian Eskimo Dog Club of Canada, a seasoned dog trainer and a CKC Canine Good Neighbour Evaluator.
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Petopia Presents Doggy Door Open

In celebration of many historic buildings in Toronto opening their doors Woofstock is opening their doors to a Doggy Doors Open Leash Free Area presented by Petopia.Petopia Doggie Daycare & Resort is a full service facility that caters to all the needs of you and your canine companion. Let your dog have fun, run and play in the only leash free area in WOODBINE Park!