SOMA Howl’o'ween Dog Fest
This Saturday, October 3rd the Fido Factor team will be out in Mission Creek Park for a doggie Halloween festival. Come on out for a costume parade, raffle, agility course and more.
Fun at Fort Funston
Today the Fido Factor team headed out to Fort Funston for some doggie fun. Fort Funston is one of the best dog parks in America. On a sunny weekend day you can find hundreds of dogs frolicking in the sand, running down the beach, or chasing balls into the ocean. We met lots of cute dogs out enjoying the day. Check out all the photos.
Dog-friendly Baseball
If only the Red Sox had a dog day
Summer is coming to a close, but if you live in Kansas City you've still got one more chance to take your dog out to the ball game. This Sunday, September 27th is the Bark at The K promotion. For $25 both you and your dog can attend the game.
The list of dog friendly baseball parks seems to be growing by the year. This season there were 16 dog friendly MLB games and countless more minor league games. Add your pics from the games to the Fido Factor stadium listings and we'll pick the best ones for a doggie baseball slideshow.
Here are some of the links to the 2009 Dog Days of Summer. If you need some doggie fan gear before next year's game, check out the Sporty Dog site. See you at the ball park next summer!
San Francisco Giants 8/1/09
Florida Marlins 4/24/09
Chicago White Sox [Photos] 5/20/09
Oakland A's 7/17/09
Toronto Blue Jays [blog post] 7/26/09
San Diego Padres 8/18/09
Cincinnati Reds 9/15/09
Texas Rangers 9/20/09
Fido’s First Contest
Here at Fido Factor we love to check out new dog friendly places in the Bay Area. In fact, our resident pup, Captain, practically pulls us into any car with an open door. We wanted to inspire you to check out some of the amazing San Francisco dog friendly places and share your finds with the Fido Factor community. So this month we’re launching our first of many great Fido Factor contests.
We are offering a Mark Rogers pet photography package to the dog (or owner) that enters the most dog friendly locations and reviews. If you don’t know Mark, he was voted the Bay’s 2008 Best Pet Photographer and was the winner of the prestigious American Humane photo contest.
Here are the official rules:
Anyone can enter by creating an account (or logging in with Facebook Connect) on Fido Factor and sending an email with their username to contest@fidofactor.com. The contest will run from Sept 18th through Friday, October 23rd. Any new dog friendly location or review, regardless of geographic location, counts as one point. The user with the highest total will be the winner. The winner will receive a pet photo shoot with Mark Rogers in San Francisco. Shoot locations outside of San Francisco will be at the discretion of the photographer and may be subject to a fee. Fido Factor employees and their families are not eligible.
Now get out there and have some doggie fun!
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!