The London Dog Events Agenda For This Weekend | 11-12 August

Schnauzers and Friends Walk August 2018

The Schnauzers and Friends Walk is back in Beckenham Palace Park for the next walk on Saturday 11th August.

The group meets in the 1st field of Ravensbourn Avenue and the walk will start at 10am promptly so arrive in advance.

The walk goes across two fields then up over the bridge to the golf course, along the old course. The group heads to the coffee shop for a drink and group photo before heading back.

The event organiser requests that a small donation is made to Schnauzerfest if you would like to attend the Schnauzers and Friends Walk.

Event image courtesy of the event organiser.

ChihuahuaTown events presents, A Day At The Races!

August 2018 will see the return of Chihuahuatown, enjoy shopping, have lunch and meet friends. ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races  is THE event on every Chihuahua fanatics calendar. Treat yourself to a cake, a glass of bubbly from the bar, watch our brand new red carpet event, The Posh Hat Fashion Show, and if you’re bringing a dog, take part in tons of fun activities.

There are new show classes, contests, brand new Chihuahua races, trick dog performances, and special guest appearances!
Take part in our Chihuahua Show Jumping!
Let your Chihuahua kick of their shoes, and enjoy a paddle in our shallow splash pools!
Prizes and rosettes to be won, glitz, glamour, music and a fabulous atmosphere

Once you’ve purchased admission tickets to attend, you can return to our ticket office and book a ticket for each dog thatll attend with you on the day.
Show your ticket with your dog on arrival, to get a free little treat bag!
one ticket/bag per dog attending.

☆ Grab a ticket to take part in our ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races fun dog show.
Select from our long list of brand new race themed classes, and enter the show ring, for a chance of winning a gorgeous 18inch two tier rosette
Rosettes for winning dogs placed 1st to 10th in every class!
Our Best in Show winner will win a gorgeous huge rosette, large bag of dog food, and a uk holiday!

SPECIAL ROSETTES AND PRIZES TO BE WON IN OUR BRAND NEW BEST ATTIRE CLASSES!

For maximum glitz and glamour, take part in ChihuahuaTown’s brand new red carpet event, The Posh Hat Fashion Show.
Dress your Chihuahua in your favourite handmade or shop bought hat, and take to the red carpet for a chance of your dog becoming the grand winner of ChihuahuaTown’s posh hat contest, taking home amazing prizes, & massive 3ft rosette!

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Hopping Hoops
Brand New!
A fun Chihuahua race, with hoops to race through

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Chi’s on Toast
Brand New for 2018
Tons of fun & large rosettes to be won!
You bring the Chi’s, we supply the cheese treats, and toast props!

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races The Donut Dash!!
Brand NEW for 2018
Bright donut cushions, tons of laughter and total madness set the scene!
Large rosettes to be won

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races SHOW JUMPING!
Grab an entry ticket and have a go at Chihuahua mini show jumping.
We have a tiny show jumping course made especially for teeny weeny dogs, with mini jumps 1.5 to 2inch high
A little rosette for every dog who gets a clear round on the course

☆ ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Elmo the trick dog
Elmo, a world champion trick dog returns to show off his latest tricks!
There’ll be a chance to speak to his trainer for top tips on training your own dog

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Shop Till You Drop!
Shop Shop Shop
We are known for packing in the trade stands, but this years events have even more shopping!
Stalls and stands selling just about anything and everything for dogs.
With many of our trade stands specialising in Chihuahua and toy dog clothing, collars, beds, treats and much more!

☆☆ ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Go VIP ☆☆
The Royal Enclosure
Purchase a VIP admission ticket and access the VIP marquee, where we will serve complementary Juice, bottled water and a large selection of cakes at lunchtime .

VIP ticket holders can enjoy a rest in our VIP chillout area, with comfortable cushions, and throws to relax on.

☆ ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races Tickets can be purchased at:
​www.ticketsource.co.uk/chihuahuatown

☆ We welcome all chihuahua and Chihuahua Crosses, and hope you enjoy entering them into our fun Dog show classes, Donut dash, Chi’s on toast, Hopping Hoops, and of course our posh hat fashion show & contest!

Chihuahua & Chihuahua crosses are equally welcome to take part in all activities
(Please see our ticket page for activity details and prices)

If you have other small toy sized dogs that are not Chihuahua or Chihuahua crosses, you are very welcome to bring them along to enjoy the day.
They can pop into the photo studio for a mini photoshoot , splash in our pools, and relax in our shade marquee.
Theyll be made very welcome, but please be aware that they wont be able to take part in our show classes, contests or the fashion show

ChihuahuaTown A Day At The Races PARKING:
The venue has its own car park, which is located at the event. Parking is subject to a charge of 1.00 per car, for the duration of the event.

Flyer and event text courtesy of the event organiser

Join the Plaistow Dog Community Group Dog Walk & Picnic: Greenway to Bromleyt By Bow and return on 11th August.

You can join the group for any section or all of the group walk and please do bring a picnic! Please note that timings, except departure and meeting points are approximate.

• 12.20 Meeting point – Greenway entrance on upper road (direction Stratford) – departing at 12.30pm, no later.
• 12.30-1.30 Walk along greenway through Abbey Lane Park and Bisson Road to the riverside at Bromley by Bow
• 1.30-3.30pm Picnic on the Riverside (the Bromley by Bow Tesco is nearby so if you don’t bring food, you can get some from there). For those driving, there is street parking near Tesco. Note there is an event on the green so it will be busy.
• 3.30pm-4.30pm Walk back along the greenway from Bromley by Bow to Plaistow

Image courtesy of the event organisers.

Puppy Love Brunch Outdoor Cinema Balham | 101 Dalmations

Puppy Love Brunch Cinema Club Balham is back in August  with ‘Puppy Love Brunch Puppy Love Brunch Outdoor Cinema’ -, this time it’s dog-friendly cinema in the exclusive Outdoor Cinema on the Garden Terrace! Enjoy brunch from 12.30pm, with free flowing bubbles, while watching the film 101 Dalmatians. For our doggy friends there are bottomless doggy treats so they can join in the fun.

See our exclusive Puppy Love Brunch Cinema Club Preview review here to see what it’s all about (the indoor cinema version).

Tickets for screenings include brunch dish and an hour and a half of unlimited bubbles for human guests. Dogs go free and receive the full VIP treatment with bottomless treats, a glass of dog-friendly fizz on arrival, and as many hugs as they can cope with from the Exhibit team! The Puppy Love Brunch Cinema.

Tickets for Puppy Love Brunch Cinema Club Balham  are available from: Dog-Friendly Cinema  Exhibit Balham | Option 1: £15 – cinema + brunch  or  Option 2: £30 – cinema + brunch + 1.5hrs unlimited bubbly for human guests.

Dog-Friendly Cinema At Picturehouse Central August 2018: Dog-friendly Cinema at Picturehouse Central is back on 12th August with the film Dog Days!

Set in sunny Los Angeles, the film follows the lives of multiple dog owners and their beloved fluffy pals. When these human and canine paths start to intertwine, their lives begin changing in ways they never expected…stories of everyday people and their best friends are woven together and told in a way that will make dog lovers laugh, cry, and swoon over the furry cuteness.

RED CARPET ALERT! For this special dog-friendly screening of Dog Days, Picturehouse Central invites pooches (and owners) to strut their stuff down a doggie-sized red carpet before the screening.

Tickets are £16.50 (Adults), £7.50 (Children) and dogs go free! Read our review of Dog-Friendly Cinema At Picturehouse Central here.

Watch the Dog Days Trailer here.

Sunday Pup Brunch at the Four Thieves: All dog lovers and their furry friends are invited to a special brunch dedicated to dogs in the Boat House!  Choose from a Brunch meal and cocktail for £15 per head, or a Brunch meal and bottomless Bloody Mary or Mimosas for £25 per head.  You and your best friend can expect:

• An astroturfed dog agility and play area
• Mini paddling pool
• Doggy prosecco or beer
• Doggy goody bag – containing dog treats made by us from our spent grain from the brewery!
• Selfie zone with props
• Dog friendly videos on the big screen
• Housemade gourmet doggy meal

Feel free to come with your pooch or just to admire the others!   The Sunday Pup Brunch at the Four Thieves runs from 12pm-2pm (including the bottomless cocktail offer) but feel free to stay for the duration, enjoy some live jazz and hopefully some sun in the gin yard.

Brunch Tickets  – £15

Bottomless Brunch Tickets . – £25 (meal and bottomless Mimosas or Bloody Marys from 12pm-2pm)

Get tickets to the Sunday Pup Brunch at the Four Thieves here.

Event text and image courtesy of the event organiser.

The Dog Society GB will be hosting Canine Capers East Greenwich Pleasaunce on August 12 with an afternoon of Canine Capers activities for dogs and their owners.

Admission to the event is free, but entry to the Canine Capers East Greenwich Pleasaunce competition is £3 per category.  The competition categories are as follows:

Scruffiest Dog
Most Gorgeous eyes
Best Rescue Dog
Best Irish Twins
Best Pair (same breed)
Best Child Handler
Best Fancydress
Best puppy (under 1 year)
Best Crossbreed
Most handsome dog
Prettiest bitch
Best veteran (over 10 years)
Looks most like its Owner

You can bring a picnic and enjoy an afternoon of fun with the Canine Capers Competition, The Canine Capers Raffle and Canine Capers Agility Activities. FREE dog waste bags will be available kindly supplied by The Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Canine Capers East Greenwich Pleasaunce Important Info!
Registration will close prompt at 2pm so it’s probably best to get there a little earlier to complete your entry form as always a queue and no entries will commence after 2pm. The competition will start 2.15pm.

Stay up to date on the Facebook Event page.

For 6 weeks (until 26 August) recently opened Bluebird Café, located in White City’s iconic Television Centre, will welcome guests and their four-legged friends to enjoy a very special afternoon tea ‘A Pup of Tea’ Doggie Afternoon Tea in aid of Wild at Heart Foundation in partnership with Europe’s number one destination dedicated to dog-welcoming holidays & travel – PetsPyjamas.

Pups and humans can pop along for tea every Sunday from 2.30pm – 5pm for an exclusive afternoon tea offering a delicious spread for humans and dogs so that the favourite British past time can be enjoyed just like tea at home.

Read our review of the VIP(ups) ‘A Pup of Tea’ launch party here to get an idea of what you can expect.

For just £21.50, ‘A Pup of Tea’ Doggie Afternoon Tea includes vegan dog cookies, made with banana and vegan peanut butter and handmade by Head Chefs Simon Gregory & Prashant Patil. Lily’s Kitchen will also provide some naturally delicious and wholesome vegan treats, all of which will be served in luxury dog bowls from PetsPyjamas. Alongside will be something for humans and taking inspiration from its sister site Bluebird Chelsea’s much-loved afternoon tea, a three tiered selection of Jam and cream fruit scones, Chocolate swiss roll, Carrot and citrus cupcakes, Cucumber and Smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches will be on offer. To make it pooch perfect, pups will receive a complimentary summer goodie bag from PetsPyjamas with a travel water bowl, yummy treats, toy and doggy essentials when dining on the ‘Pup of Tea’ menu.

‘A Pup of Tea’ Doggie Afternoon Tea will run for six weeks from 22nd July in support of Wild at Heart Foundation; a charity that supports animal welfare projects, particularly dog rescue, adoption and rehoming. Bluebird Café will add a discretionary £1 donation to all ‘Pup of Tea’ bills.

Reservations for ‘A Pup of Tea’ can be made by calling 020 3940 0700 or online via www.bluebirdcafe.co.uk.