UPDATE: The Humane Society of Elmore County will be hosting the 15th Annual Bark in the Park on a new date, Sunday, September 26, 2021! The event is happening in the park at Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka, 1PM-5PM!
The shelters shares, “help us celebrate the love we all have for our pets by bringing your dog out to Fort Toulouse to enjoy a nice afternoon in the park. We will have vendors and the like well spread out through the part around the pavilion area.
There will be plenty to do and see at Bark in the Park – vendors, food, demonstrations, Microchip Clinic, Blessing of the Pets, Pet Parade, Pet Photography, Bark in the Park T-Shirts and a great selection of Pet related Silent Auction items.
We will kick things off at 1PM with an exciting demonstration by the Eclectic Police Narcotics K-9 so don’t be late and he will stay just a bit afterwards to answer any questions.
We have numerous vendors with pet products, groups and information, crafts, local honey, jewelry, jams & jellies, local businesses and more. Vendors will be set up under the trees and around the Pavilion area.
Bring your appetite as WOW Catering will have tasty food choices and you can get a super yummy Gelato from Venice Gelato. To quell your thirst step over to the Buffalo Rock Pepsi Trailer for a variety of sodas and water for sale.
Our Blessing of the Pets will happen between 2-2:15PM followed by our always popular Parade of Pets. After all who doesn’t like showing off their beloved pet! During the Pet Parade secret judges will be scouting out dogs for fun prizes – biggest, smallest, best costume and more.
Silent auction from 1:30 until 3PM with a large number of pet related items will be ongoing and there are treasures galore! Pet beds, drinking fountains, crates, small animal habitats, framed prints and one very special handmade black and white cat pattern Lap Quilt made for us by our top kitten foster! All Auction items must be paid for and picked up at the end of the Auction at 3PM. If a person is the highest bidder but is not present when the auction ends, we will move to the next highest bidder present. We will be able to take payment via cash, check, credit or debit but do please be patient as we close out the auction and get folks payments processed.
Microchips can be critical to reuniting lost pets and to help keep more pets safe, bring your dog to Fort Toulouse where it can be chipped. From 1:30 – 3:30PM and for only $25 (which includes the registration) you can get your pet microchipped thanks to the Tuskegee College of Veterinary Medicine.
Make sure to stop near the Pavilion at Fort Toulouse to purchase your 2021 Bark in the Park T-Shirt for $15. We are most appreciative of the Sponsors for our T-Shirt and this year’s color is a bright berry color as we think a happy color is in order this year! We always have some delectable baked goodies as well and who doesn’t like homemade sweets!
Admission to Bark in the Park is $5/person 13 years old and older. ALL dogs coming to Bark in the Park must be good in public, meaning good around children, adults and other dogs in a very busy situation, AND they must have a current rabies tag/proof of rabies vaccination to come to the Park.”
