General News
8 July, 2023
Who let the dogs out in park?
FROM pup adoptions to market stalls, pet products and dog training demonstrations, the FNQ Dogs Day Out Festival had everything pet owners could ever want in a fun day out.
FROM pup adoptions to market stalls, pet products and dog training demonstrations, the FNQ Dogs Day Out Festival had everything pet owners could ever want in a fun day out.
Now in its second year, the festival held at Barron Waters Park in Caravonica last Saturday was a successful follow up to the inaugural event in 2022, with more stalls, sponsors, and community supporters.
Dogs Day Out coordinator Kane Brown said despite weather complications the community came through.
“We had a bit of rain but those that decided to come out found that the weather was pretty good at the park, we had some sunshine, and it rained a little bit, but it was a major improvement from last year,” he said.
With 52 stalls ranging from Cairns Animal Rescue Inc, fitness app WAGSTA, dog arts and crafts with Lions Club of Marlin Coast, Cairns Regional Council and more, dog owners and their pups had a great range of activities to choose from.
“It’s hard to tell how many people there are in such an open park but there were at least 500 dogs on site,” Mr Brown said.
“One of the highlights was our broadcast on site, we had a food area, and everything sold out and we had the puppy train express were dogs and owners had a ride around the park.”
Mr Brown thanked the community and sponsors for the support in making Dogs Day Out Festival an annual event.
Sponsors included Cairns Regional Council, Red Beret Hotel, Dogtainers Cairns and Disability Care FNQ.
