Fremont Oktoberfest Cover Dog Search

The crowd went wild at Fremont Oktoberfest as 120 dogs took to the stage for a chance to be the next CityDog cover dog!

Bella, Zoltan, Happy, Glory, Henry, Bodie, Ula, Playa, Ginger...these are just a few of the canine contestants that strutted their stuff on the "catwalk."

Check out ALL of the fabulous Fremont Oktoberfest cover dog contestants here photographed by J. Nichole Smith of Dane & Dane Photography.

Our third and final contestant!

This is Gatsby, a bull mastiff, and our third and final contestant in the CityDog cover dog model search. Gatsby competed for the cover at Fremont Oktoberfest and the turnout was AMAZING...a total of 120 dogs strutted their stuff on stage to raise money for the Doney Memorial Clinic and a chance to be on the cover of CityDog.

We will be asking CityDog readers to vote soon! We know it will be difficult to choose...imagine choosing from the hundreds of dogs entered in the model searches! Excruciating, because all dogs are special in their own way.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first-ever CityDog Cover Dog Model Search. Dogs rule!

Our second winner!

Congratulations to labradoodle Jessie Mei! She is the winner of the second CityDog cover dog model search that took place last weekend at Walk for the Animals at Redmond Town Center. Close to 100 dogs participated in the contest, which kept J. Nichole Smith of Dane & Dane Photography very busy snapping head shots of every pooch! You can see all of the dogs entered in the CityDog cover dog model search here. As you can see, it was extremely difficult to choose...ALL of the dogs are worthy of the cover!

We have one more event to go on Sunday at Fremont Oktoberfest then we will ask CityDog readers to vote on the final dog to grace the Spring 2007 cover.

Thank you to everyone who entered their pooch in a cover dog model search. We think all of your dogs are beautiful plus you helped us raise money for a great cause. And it's truly been a pleasure to witness how much we love our dogs in the Northwest!

Our first winner!

Steve is CityDog's first winner in the CityDog cover dog model search. Steve strutted his stuff on the "catwalk" at PAWSWalk and is the first of three dogs to go to the final round for the Spring 2007 cover!

There is still time to enter your dog in the model search! The last event is this Sunday, September 24 at Fremont Oktoberfest. Visit www.citydogmagazine.com for more information.

Check out all of the dogs entered in the PAWSWalk cover dog model search here!

Fall issue hot-off-the-press

The Fall issue is hot-off-the-press! If you don't have the latest issue, pick one up now at your nearest pet store, newsstand or subscribe today! This issue features:

7 Steps to a Great Relationship With Your Dog
Whidbey Island Weekend Getaway
Northwest Unleashed: Dogs on Tap
The Treats of Tacoma
Ask Dog Lady, Red Dog Diaries, Wag
Book reviews, expert advice, and much more!

First two cover dog searches huge success!

Over 100 dogs have participated in the first-ever CityDog cover dog model search! With one more event to go this weekend at Fremont Oktoberfest, we'll have accomplished three things: First, we raised money for a good cause. All of the proceeds go to PAWS, the Humane Society and the Doney Memorial Clinic. Second, we had a blast! It's been awesome meeting so many Northwest dogs and their people...it reinforces how much we in the Northwest love our dogs! And third, we spread the word about CityDog a little further.

For all of you who entered your dog in the CityDog model search...it was great to meet you and your gorgeous pups! I have to say, it's been REALLY tough picking one dog from each event, because of course, we think ALL dogs are worthy of the CityDog cover. Alas, there can only be one...Two have been selected so far to go to the final round and the third will be picked this Sunday. Then CityDog readers will be asked to vote on the winning dog for the cover! This is so exciting!!

We'll announce the winner soon, so stay tuned!

Welcome to the First CityDog Blog

Welcome to the first CityDog blog - EVER! The big news to share with you is the upcoming CityDog Cover Dog Model Search...come one, come all...we are looking for our next dog model to grace the cover of the Spring 2007 issue. We invite big dogs, little dogs, Heinz 57 dogs, pedigree dogs...whatever...to try out for the cover of CityDog Magazine!

We are holding three model searches:

• September 9 at PAWSWalk (paws.org)
• September 16 at Walk for the Animals seattlehumane.org)
• September 24 at Fremont Oktoberfest (fremontoktoberfest.com)

Times vary for each event, so check our website at www.citydogmagazine.com for details.

So, here's the deal...one dog will be picked from each event to go to the final round. We will then ask CityDog readers to vote on the final dog for the cover. This is the first time we've done anything like this and we hope to make it an annual event to help raise money for a good cause. The cost to participate is $5.00 per dog and all of the proceeds will go to benefit animals. So, bring your gorgeous pup (note: we at CityDog think ALL dogs are gorgeous) to one or all of the above events for a shot at being on the cover of the Spring 2007 issue.

One final note...again, we think ALL dogs are worthy of the cover regardless of make or model (unfortunately, there can be only one winner), so we will be posting pictures of ALL of the dogs entered in the search on the CityDog website! Photographer J. Nichole Smith of Dane & Dane Photography (dane-dane.com) will be at the events to photograph your dog for the site. And she will conduct the photo shoot with the winning dog for the cover.

We hope to see you and your pooch at one of the above events!