Mdog Sponsors K9 Kerplunk
& Manchester Dog Day Festival

"Mdog" - Manchester Dog Owner’s Group is an advocate for responsible dog ownership. Mdog is a brand new group in the Manchester area made up of all volunteers who have a real interest in educating the public in a variety of topics related to being a responsible dog owner. Mdog is also the sponsoring group for the Parks4Pooches Manchester Dog Park Proposal.
One of the main focuses of Mdog is a Canine Recreational Program, a free program for local dog owners to get together and exercise their dogs. Mdog helps to organize dog hikes in Manchester and surrounding areas. They hope to let dog owners see that there are other options to paid play groups or going to training sessions. That dog owners can meet with other dog owners with similar interests.
Mdog is reinforcing their interest in educating the public with an upcoming dog friendly event K9 Kerplunk & Manchester Dog Day Festival on September 6th (Rain Date 7th) from 10am - 2pm. 
The event is to educate owners about the recreational activities that are available for dogs and their owners. Among the vendors, exhibitors and demonstrations is the "K9 Kerplunk" - a man-made pond where dogs can splash around and swim for a donation of $5.
Another great activity for dogs and owners that will be found at the event is the Recall Race. The Recall Race reinforces the importance of recall and how the recall command keeps your dog safe. Dogs and owners can compete in 4 major size categories for prizes.
Since Mdog is the sponsoring group for the Parks4Pooches Manchester Dog Park the day would not be complete without a Pet-Tition for the dogs to sign. The Pet-Tition will be complete with non-toxic paints so the pooches can actually add their signature to the Pet-Tition.
In addition to these excellent events the Manchester Dog Day Festival will also be featuring police dog demonstrations, a Bark Busters educational talk, prizes, silent auctions and more. For those interested in getting involved or making a donation auction items are still needed, as are sponsors and vendors. For more information email mdog.amduke@yahoo.com.
Mdog, though called "Manchester" Dog Owner’s Group is not exclusively for Manchester residents. $10 is all it takes to become a member. The membership fees help to fund programs generated by Mdog.
More information on Mdog and to join their yahoo group visit them online at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ManchesterDogs.