Dog Days of Glendale is a “dog-gone” fun experience for the entire family, including your four-legged furry friends in downtown Glendale, AZ. For more information visit www.dogdaysofglendaleaz.com
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00:00 The 14th annual Dog Days of Glendale event is back in the West Valley and we are so pleased
00:07 to have Linda Moran Whitley here and multiple guests to talk about the exciting event that's
00:12 coming up.
00:13 Welcome everyone.
00:14 Awesome.
00:15 This is so exciting to have you all here, especially our star, Ohana, right here.
00:20 But before we get to her story, let's talk a little bit about the event and what you
00:23 guys do with Dog Days of Glendale.
00:25 Awesome.
00:26 We're very excited.
00:27 This is going to be our 14th annual event.
00:30 We are moving two blocks north of Murphy Park, which is where it's traditionally been for
00:35 13 years.
00:36 And we have partnered with the Glendale Elementary School District.
00:39 Ohana, Ohana.
00:40 Our special guest is, she's leaving us, but that's okay.
00:46 So we have moved two blocks north and we are going to be at Glendale Landmark School.
00:52 This is Adriana.
00:54 And it's just going to be phenomenal.
00:56 We are inviting everyone to bring your furry four-legged friends.
00:59 We have over 60 exhibitors.
01:02 Wow.
01:03 We even have a food truck, a dog food, food truck.
01:08 Oh my goodness.
01:09 So that's so incredible.
01:10 So there's going to be snacks for your furry friends while you're out there.
01:14 And tell me some of the people who will be out there, the exhibitors that you were talking
01:17 about.
01:18 What are people going to look forward to enjoying?
01:20 Well, we are going to have the Glendale Elementary School District.
01:24 Adriana can tell you about what they've got planned, but we also have three awesome top
01:29 dog sponsors that are all going to be on site this year.
01:33 That includes the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Sanderson Ford, and Bark Busters In-Home Training.
01:40 So Sanderson Ford is going to be bringing some of their vehicles to showcase, including
01:45 the new F-150 Lightning Truck.
01:48 Oh, perfect if you have a dog.
01:50 You're right.
01:51 And we're going to be powering one of our exhibitors who's going to be doing a demonstration
01:56 with the truck.
01:57 Okay, very cool.
01:59 This sounds like a great event for people who are dog owners, dog lovers to come out,
02:04 get some more information, and just enjoy a beautiful day.
02:06 So Adriana, tell us a little bit about your guys' side of the partnership.
02:08 Well, thank you.
02:09 We are so grateful to be tremendous partners with Dog Days of Glendale and welcoming the
02:15 activities and the entire event to the Glendale Landmark School in the Glendale Elementary
02:20 School District.
02:21 It is a pleasure because we are rooted in the community with historic downtown Glendale
02:27 and to have this partnership to showcase our schools and bring our families together.
02:32 Our families include our furry friends and all of our children, so it's really important
02:37 for us to be able to showcase our school district, but then also to host events like this to
02:42 bring everyone out into the community.
02:44 Definitely.
02:45 And downtown Glendale is such an exciting area of the city.
02:50 There's always so much going on.
02:51 There's so many great areas to walk around and enjoy.
02:54 And this coming Saturday, the event is being held.
02:56 We've been having the most perfect weather, so this is going to be a great time.
03:00 So now that we've heard a little bit about the event, I have to hear a little bit about
03:04 our sweet friend here.
03:06 Tell me about Ohana here.
03:08 I'm going to just call her and say hi.
03:11 Her owner is Cheryl, the other co-chairperson for our event.
03:15 And actually, she rescued Ohana.
03:19 She was found under a dumpster nursing her six puppies.
03:24 And so she was rescued from that environment, brought here to Phoenix, and after it was
03:28 time for her puppies to move on to their new homes, Cheryl had been looking for just a
03:35 special dog to add to her home.
03:39 And through Dog Days of Glendale, she was able to meet Ohana, and she is the best.
03:45 She's on our planning team, by the way, and she is our furry friend advisor.
03:51 Oh, that's fantastic.
03:53 So I assume she gets to try out some of the food that's going to be there.
03:56 Absolutely.
03:57 So tell me a little bit more about how the partnership works with you guys having Ohana
04:02 come in.
04:03 Do you help other dogs often?
04:06 Tell me a little bit about how that works.
04:07 Well, at our event, we're going to have six dog rescue groups.
04:12 Some are going to have animals on site, some are not, but we want you to speak to them,
04:18 learn all about their organizations, see the animals that they have available, find out
04:22 what their process is.
04:25 So there's great opportunity for you to add a new member to your home, as well as we have
04:31 Pratt's Pet as an example.
04:33 They're going to be there, and they're going to be offering several of their dog food suppliers
04:39 will be on site, offering food, giving you recommendations about the best food for your
04:45 animals, special needs.
04:47 Midwestern University is going to be there.
04:49 They offer great clinic services, so you can hear all about that.
04:54 And then there's just a wide variety of other pet professionals, the whole gamut, whether
04:59 you want a new outfit for your animal, read a book about dogs, there's games, there's
05:04 just going to be, it's all about Four Lakes.
05:07 It's all about our furry friends.
05:09 So this is fantastic.
05:10 If you already have a wonderful pet in your family and you want to add another one, if
05:15 you want to just come out and learn some more about how to better take care of your animals
05:19 and just have a great day outside, this is so great.
05:21 So tell everybody where they can find more information, and we have it on the screen
05:25 as well.
05:26 Sure.
05:27 You can go to our website, which is dogdaysofglendaleaz.com.
05:31 You can find us on all social media.
05:35 Dog Days of Glendale has Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.
05:38 So we're posting daily about all our exhibitors.
05:42 It's going to be Saturday, February 24th, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glendale Landmark School
05:48 with Adriana and her team, and that is at 5730 West Myrtle.
05:53 Okay, that's perfect.
05:54 Thank you both so much for being here.
05:56 Before we go, can we get, oh, how to do a little trick for us?
05:59 What does she do?
06:00 What will she do for me?
06:01 Sit pretty.
06:02 Sit?
06:03 Sit pretty.
06:04 Oh, that's our star of the show.
06:08 Good job, Ohana.
06:09 Thank you all for being here today.
06:10 And you can meet her on Saturday.
06:12 There you go.
06:13 That's a perfect reason to come out.
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