POODLE DAY
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 2, 2010

The Poodle Parade: The Poodle Parade will begin at 8:45 am on Saturday Oct. 2, 2010 at the Crossroads Shopping Center in Carmel, CA lead by bagpiper, Nancy Murray. The Parade Announcers will state owner’s last name, town from, and of course the poodles names. The order of the parade will be based on the size, large, medium and then small poodles. Check in will begin at 8:00 am, there will be a sign as you enter the shopping center. Each person will receive a number for their sequence in the parade at check in along with other information on the events of the day. Parade will start promptly at 8:45 am and end at 11:00 am. NorCal Poodle Rescue will be the judges for the prizes; 1) most eye-catching standard poodle, most eye catching miniature poodle, most eye catching toy poodle, and the most eye catching mixed poodle, 2) most elegant standard poodle, loveliest miniature poodle, cutest toy poodle, and most outstanding mixed poodle, 3) best behaved puppy, 4) oldest poodle and youngest poodle, 5) most creative costume, silliest costume and cutest costume. There is no fee for the parade, but there is a limit on the number of poodles we will be able to have in the parade (around 225). We currently have 191 poodles registered,129 standard poodles, 20 miniatures, 24 toys, and 18 mixed poodles (of this 7 are golden doodles).
There are many dog friendly places at the Crossroads to eat and the shopping is great. We hope you will support the businesses at the Crossroads so we will be invited back again next year. To register for the parade, click on the registration page.

Poodle Play on the Beach: Poodle Beach Play will be from 1:00 pm. to 3:00 pm. NorCal will be organizing a large circle of owners and dogs on leash. They will be asking for volunteers interested in showing their dog tricks. After that, there will be non-organized play time for the dogs without leashes on the beach. We suggest the small dogs walk to the north of Ocean Avenue and the medium to large dogs go to the south of Ocean Avenue. We hope you will enjoy this wonderful beach as much as we do. Please see the City of Carmel information for dogs on the beach.

The Poodle Cocktail Parties: The Cocktail Parties will be held at the Cypress Inn and Forge In The Forest in Carmel from 4pm to 6 pm. The cost will be $26 per person, which includes two glasses of red or white wine or non alcoholic beverages, their set up charge, and miscellaneous hors d’oeuvres. Prepayment is required for the cocktail party. There is a limit on the number of dogs we can have at each location. In order to get into the cocktail parties, you must have a name tag with receipt number on it. These name tags will be given out at check inn for the parade.

Only people who have paid will be allowed to enter the Poodle Cocktail Parties.

To make a reservation for the Poodle Cocktail Party, click on the Cocktail Party page to use PayPal.

If you have any questions, please contact us.