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Dress up your dog for Woof-O-Ween contest

Posted October 14, 2008 11:00 pm

By Alice Terrill Just dogs

Woof-O-Ween, Cody & Carl's Blvd. third annual Costume Contest, will be Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon until 3 p.m. at 756 W. Northwest Hwy., Barrington, in The Foundry Shopping Center.

Come with your four-legged friend in a "tail-waggin" costume for a howling good time while you help raise funds for the Animal House Shelter. Registration, which requires a donation to the shelter, begins at noon; judging and refreshments are at 1 p.m. Prizes will include a pet portrait, gift cards and more.

Animal House Shelter, a premier nonprofit animal shelter, is in Huntley, where at least 200 dogs and 100 cats are seeking loving homes. For more information about the costume contest and/or the shelter, visit animalhouseshelter.com or call (847) 363-2996. You can also call Cody & Carl's Blvd. about the contest at (847) 304-7140.

Correctional clinics: The German Shepherd Dog Training Club of Chicago will hold the next correctional clinic on Friday, Oct. 24, in the clubhouse at 4925 County Farm Road in Hanover Park. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and judging begins at 7 p.m. Pre-entry fee is $5, plus $3 for a second entry of the same dog. Entries must be received by Teri Childers, 894 Somerset Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188, by the Wednesday before the match. E-mail or gate entry is $6 plus $4. If you have a question, go to stormsmom@speakeasy.net or stormsmom1@ comcast.net.

• Rand Park Dog Training Club's next correction clinic will be Saturday, Oct. 25, at For Your Canine, 4233 United Parkway in Schiller Park. Judging begins at 11:30 a.m. No walk-ins after 1 p.m. Pre-entry fee is $7 plus $6 for a second entry of the same dog. Gate entry is $8 plus $7. Mail pre-entries with check made payable to the club to Jean Eremo, 2511 N. 79th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60702. This will be the last correction clinic for 2008. Call (708) 453-5128 if you have any questions.

• Lyons Township Dog Training Club's next Correction Clinic and Rally Fun Match will be Monday, Oct. 27, starting at 7 p.m. Entry fees are $7. Send entry forms and fees to David Campbell, 240 Orchard Drive, Wood Dale, IL 60191, by Oct. 20 to hold your space. You can obtain entry forms at the club's Web site, ltdc.com. The clinics are held in The Odeum, 1033 N. Villa Ave., Villa Park. For more information, e-mail to tinibubbles1@hotmail.com or call (630) 238-9493.

New classes: Leash and Collar Dog Training will have new puppy classes starting at 6:30 p.m. and Basic Obedience at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, and Monday, Oct. 27. There will also be a Post-Basic Obedience class (Canine Good Citizen) at 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 27 and Post-Basic Obedience class (Intermediate Obedience) on Thursday, Oct. 30. These are held at 238 Saunders Road in Riverwoods. Call (847) 945-4544.

• Northwest Obedience Club will have a six-week session of new classes starting the week of Nov. 3. (No classes will be held Thanksgiving week.) These are held in the training center at 735 Industrial Drive, in Cary. Call Sheri at (847) 639-2952 or go to rottenmom2@yahoo.com.

• River Trails Park District has a Tricks and Treats class starting at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, and a Basic Obedience class at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. Classes, open to dogs of all ages, are 10-week sessions and are held at 550 Business Center Drive in Mount Prospect. To register and for more information, call (847) 255-1200 or go to rtpd.org.

Agility classes: Agility Junkies will have classes for beginners starting on Saturday, Oct. 25, in the training area at Lake Barrington. E-mail agilityjunkies@aol.com or call (847) 381-2222 for schedule and to register.

Tracking deadline: Lincolnwood Training Club for German Shepherd Dogs has set Thursday, Nov. 13, as deadline to enter the club's Tracking and Tracking Dog Excellent Trials to be held Sunday, Nov. 23. They will be held at Burnidge/Paul Wolff Forest Preserve, Coombs and Big Timber roads in Elgin. Tracking fee is $50 and $90 for TDX. Send entries and fees, payable to the club, to Georgia Cawley, Test Secretary, 4509 RFD, Long Grove, IL 60047. Other breeds will be accepted if there are track openings. Call (847) 438-3844 or e-mail to gerogiart@comcast.net if you have any questions.

Rescue fundraiser: Chicagoland Dog Rescue will hold Pumpkin and Pooches fundraisers on Saturdays, Oct. 18 and 25. These will be held at Petco, 672-Barrington Road in Streamwood, and they will include games for kids and dogs, picture-taking with your costumed dogs and kids, raffle and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the organization's dogs. Call (847) 259-6458 in case preregistration is necessary.

Doberman fundraiser: Illinois Doberman Rescue based in Barrington will be cheering on the Bears while raising money for rescued Dobermans on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Crossroads Tavern and Eatery, 396 W. Irving Park Road in Wood Dale. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for the Bears vs Lions noon kickoff. Admission is $15 per person; preregistration is required. Send your preregistration donation payable to Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus to Susan Lakics, 985 W. Pine Ave., Roselle, IL 60172, to reserve your spot. For more information, call (847) 277-1082.