Professional artist Deb Donnelly will be offering her unique caricature talents at CSbarks, for $10 each. Deb does “live” cartoon drawings of both people and pets. A great keepsake for your day out at CSbarks. Deb’s cartoons can also be transformed into a variety of gift items, such as ornaments or bobble heads – samples of gift items will be available to view, so stop by and get a caricature of your dog or one with your dog!
Professional pet photographers, Purr Photography, will be offering a special $9.99 (cash only) pet portrait at CSBarks, with a choice of five poses. Photos will be sent via email after the festival for you to print – or for use on greeting cards, t-shirts, mousemats or more (the possibilities are endless!)
View the Purr Photography portfolio
The Green Valley Dog Drivers sled team will be offering sled rides (on the wheeled cart) between 1-4pm. Come and meet the mushing team and learn more about how you and your dog can get involved with pulling sports.
The Fine Canine will be presenting a demonstration of Canine Freestyle. Enjoy a choreographed performance with music that features training, teamwork and the special relationship between dog and owner. Freestyle movements include spins, weaves and jumps along with more traditional obedience elements such as heeling and focus.
The Dancing Dogs performance will take place at 1:45pm in the performance arena.
Throughout the day AKC evaluators will be testing dogs for the Canine Good Citizenship program.
Testing costs $3 per dog and all dogs are welcome to enter. Started in 1989, the CGC Program is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club. Tests include meeting a stranger, sitting politely, walking through a crowd and coming when called. For more information on the test visit the AKC website.
Enter the Doggie Olympics, hosted by the Dog Scouts of America troop #208, for a chance to win medals and certificates. Pre-registration is required to enter the Doggie Olympics and a maximum of 20 dogs will be able to enter the Hot Dog Dunk and Musical Hoops events. Eight events are available including Musical Hoops, Peanut Butter Lick, Temptation Tower and Hot Dog Dunk. Click the read more link for full event details and to register.
Check out the latest trends in fido fashion with a show by Pampered Pooch Couture. Dawn and Rachael are a mother-daughter team; both with fashion backgrounds, which they put to good use to be sure that dogs are dressed in style.
The duo will showcase their latest designs, including Halloween costumes, on the CSBarks runway at 12:45pm.
Get your pets off your couch and onto the agility course for some exercise! Dog training experts Paw Law will be providing a range of dog agility equipment to try and tips for encouraging your dog to go for it!
Equipment includes a ramp, jumps, tunnels and weave poles, all free to try.
Dogs love running, so let your dogs run wild in our fenced off-leash play area, and get a taste for off-leash play before the new Carol Stream Dog Park opens.
The off leash area, sponsored by the Barking Lot, is held in the roller hockey court and will have zones for small and large dogs. Dogs must be over six months, supervised at all times and be wearing a rabies tag.
This year’s CSBarks dog festival features four hours of four legged fun, but should your pup start to get tired, they’ll now be able to take a break in our new Rover Rest Area, sponsored by Camp Ruff It.
The rest area will feature comfy sofas and dog beds, under the shelter of a shady tent, and dogs will be able to enjoy the movie ‘Hotel for Dogs’ playing on our TV, and during Yappy Hour, they can even try a doggie beer!
The world class Windy City k9 dog frisbee team from Naperville are returning once again for two performances in the CSBarks Dog Festival arena.
The disc team have competed in frisbee championships across the world, and will be demonstrating their frisbee catching skills and freestyle routines at 1pm and 3pm.
Fly Ball is returning to CSBarks by popular demand. Flyball is a team sport, with teams of four dogs each taking turns to race down a 51 foot long course to collect a tennis ball. Each dog jumps over several hurdles, triggers the flyball box to release a tennis ball, and returns over the jumps with the tennis ball.
Paw Law dog training experts will once again be demonstrating Fly Ball and offering advice on how to get your dog started in the sport.
