DOG FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES POOCH PARTY DETAILS

Outdoor Tea Party to Feature On-site Adoptions, illness a Fashion Show and More

Kicking off Los Angeles’ first-ever Dog Film Festival™, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital is hosting an outdoor Afternoon Tea Pooch Party on its covered rooftop on Saturday, June 4. Celebrating the remarkable bond between dogs and humans, the Pooch Party is rolling out the green carpet for dogs and their escorts to strut their stuff.
 
The Pooch Party will feature a variety of hot and iced teas in gourmet flavors, such as hibiscus honey, African sunrise and earl grey, served with a trio of artisan finger sandwiches. Four different varieties of savory crostinis will be served on the side, followed by delicate desserts including chocolate covered strawberries, guava and cream cheese rolls and red velvet cupcakes. The Pooch Party will also feature bakery treats for dogs.
 
For entertainment, the Pooch Party will feature fun contests with prizes and a special doggy fashion show, featuring clothing designs by Lola Teigland. The runway show will showcase the whimsical Couture d’Chiens line, featuring people and matching pet separates. As part of the Petco Foundation’s “Think Adoption First” platform, the Pooch Party will also host on-site dog adoptions with the Lange Foundation.
 
All attendees of the Pooch Party will receive a deluxe Dog Film Festival™ sWag bag, filled with over $300 in canine goodies including Halo food and treats, a training treat bag from “Why Does My Dog”,  over $250 in Petco coupons, Outward Hound Invincibles toys and a dog bandana, an embroidered “WOOF” baseball cap from VCA Hospitals, a copy of  the new book “The Rescue Dog Bucket List”, canned and dry food from Weruva, a t-shirt from Pet Gift Box and a poster from the movie “The Poodle Trainer”.
 
The Pooch Party features meet and greet opportunities with famous dogs and celebrities including actresses Katie Cleary and Madeleine Wade. The Dog Film Festival’s honorary hostess Melissa Rivers will be attending the Pooch Party, as well as teen actor Lou Wegner, the Dog Film Festival’s Youth Ambassador.
 
The Dog Film Festival™ is presented by the Petco Foundation. Tickets for the Dog Film Festival™ are $20 per screening and can be purchased online. There will be two screenings on June 5 at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM at the Crest Theater (1262 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles 90024). Tickets to the Pooch Party are $75 and it will take place from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital (1900 South Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles 90024). Fifty percent of every film festival and Pooch Party ticket will benefit the Lange Foundation and Downtown Dog Rescue. For more information, please visit www.dogfilmfestival.com.

 
About the Dog Film Festival
In 2014, the first Dog Film Festival™ grew out of Tracie Hotchner’s desire, as a pet wellness advocate, to expand her Radio Pet Lady Network’s outreach to educate the public about adoption, pet wellness issues and philosophical aspects of pets in our lives. The festival is a unique way of honoring dogs as true family members by bringing together like-minded people to experience and celebrate the remarkable human-canine bond. The Dog Film Festival™ shares proceeds from its ticket sales with local shelters and rescue partners wherever it travels. 

About Petco Foundation
The Petco Foundation believes every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, the Petco Foundation has invested more than $145 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With its animal welfare partners, the Petco Foundation inspires and empowers communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay/neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. The Petco Foundation partners with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions and has helped more than 4.5 million pets find new loving families. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn how to get involved. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or by using the hashtag #PetcoFoundation.

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