Halloween Yappy Hour at Bloomingdale’s
Fido Factor has been hitting the doggie Halloween circuit hard and boy are we tired. However, when we got invited to Yappy Hour at Bloomingdale's we jumped at the chance to hob nob with the classy dogs while drinking some Mutt Lynch wine. The event helped to raise money for our friends at the SF SPCA and a number of their therapy dogs came out to enjoy the shopping.
Hotel Monaco Halloween
Halloween is still two days away, but the Fido Factor pups have already been out at three doggie Halloween parties in San Francisco. Last night the Kimpton's Hotel Monaco hosted a Halloween fashion show to raise money for the San Francisco SPCA. We have to give the Hotel Monaco five dog bones for throwing a great party. It was paws down one of the best events we've been to. The night included a runway fashion show hosted by Liam Mayclem, host of KPIX-TV’s Eye on the Bay, a silent auction, and even some treats for doggie owners.
South Beach Halloween
Sunday Fido Factor was out at the South Beach Doggie Halloween party in SOMA. The event was sponsored by some of the local dog friendly businesses including South Paw, Town's End, Java House, and Paragon. There were lots of great costumes as well as a raffle to benefit Muttville. Check out the pics below.
We Have A Winner!
For the last month we've been running our first contest in San Francisco. We wanted to see who really gets out there with their dog and thought a Mark Rogers pet photography package would be a great way to show our appreciation for some top notch reviews. Well, the votes have been tallied and and boy was it a close race. It was neck and neck until the final hours when user Nicole pulled ahead by a nose beating Inhornberger by a mere six reviews.
In addition to giving away the photo package, Fido Factor will also be making our usual donation to the SF SPCA for every one of the reviews and locations submitted. We'd also like to thank all the users that participated. We got a lot of interesting reviews, like Sookie's review of Death Valley or jjamieson's review of Boulettes Larder.
We hope to have more great contests in the future, and not just for San Francisco, so be sure to keep an eye out. Also, if you're a pet friendly business we'd love to have you as a contest sponsor.
SF/SPCA Dog Days of Summer
Last night the Fido Factor team was out hobnobbing with the doggie elite at the San Francisco SCPA's Dog Days of Summer. The Westin St. Francis sponsored the event as a celebration of their Heavenly Dog Bed. The event featured a full bar of dog treats, portraits with your dog, and a fashion show sponsored by Cheeko B. Check out the slide show from the event!
Paul Mitchell Dog Fair SOMA
Saturday Paul Mitchell pet products held a street fair to benefit the San Francisco SPCA. The event was on Sherman Street next to Victoria Manalo Draves Park and featured a dog fashion show and lots of dog friendly vendors including Wag Hotels, Paw Pets, and Laura Rogers Photography. Of course, Fido Factor was there showing off our great iPhone application and talking about our growing database of dog friendly locations. Check out the pics below!
Hollywoof Movie Night
On August 14th the Fido Factor team headed over to Oakland for the Hollywoof movie premiere of MINE, organized by Dogopolis. MINE is an independent documentary that chronicles the plight of the Hurricane Katrina dogs and their owners. It is an amazing, heartbreaking movie that has been making the rounds on the film festival circuit.
The Dogopolis crew did a great job of organizing the event. Over 200 people and 80 dogs came out to enjoy the evening. In addition, the event featured dog friendly vendors including The Rex Center, Kendra Luck Dogumentarian, and Maddie Girl organic dog food.
Some of the night's highlights included the green carpet photos, Oscar Meyer Weiner car, and the dozens of well behaved dogs. You can check out the official pics on the Dogopolis Facebook page as well as Captain's Vizsla Thing blog.
Beans and Dogs: Fido Factor’s Boston Launch
Big Papi and His Dog
This week we're officially announcing our Boston website launch! Since Boston is such a dog friendly city (especially the South End), and one of our team members is a recent MIT Sloan graduate, we thought Boston would be the perfect choice for our second Fido Factor city.
Over the last couple weeks we've been adding locations around the Boston Metro Area and reaching out to dog lovers. We've got a pretty good set of listings already, but we need your help adding even more locations and writing great reviews.
As a little incentive, we've partnered with The Beehive in their fundraising efforts for the Animal Rescue League of Boston. Starting at today's K9 & Cocktails event and running until August 27th we'll be donating $1 for every review or location added to the Boston site. Any dog-friendly location in Massachusetts counts, so feel free to add your favorite spots on the Cape, North Shore, or wherever. In addition, the user that generates the most locations and reviews will get their dog featured on our homepage slideshow!
We're constantly adding new locations and features to the site, so make sure to check back often. Over the next couple weeks will be rolling out improved support for Boston Metro Areas, pushing out an update to our iPhone application [iTunes Link], adding new travel related categories, and enhancing the profile & Facebook Connect features.