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Image of blog post 5th Annual Fall Harvest Pooch Costume Contest and Parade

5th Annual Fall Harvest Pooch Costume Contest and Parade

5th Annual Fall Harvest Pooch Costume Contest and Parade
Image of blog post AppleFest 4th Annual Fall Harvest Pooch Costume Contest and Parade

AppleFest 4th Annual Fall Harvest Pooch Costume Contest and Parade

What an incredible morning it was at AppleFest this year.We had a very large crowd and so many creative pooches and parents that dressed up to entertain all the kids and adults alike! WOW.Our winners are below in the group photos – and we’ll also feature photos below of each...
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Calming Your Dog’s Anxiety during Air and Water Show

This weekend is Chicago’s annual “Air & Water Show” along the lakefront.The Blue Angels who were absent from last year’s show will be back this year.   These jets create sudden & piercing noises especially from the sonic booms flying up and down the lakefront and over The North Side of...
Image of blog post Wine Stroll – Lincoln Square – Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce

Wine Stroll – Lincoln Square – Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce

A most wonderful and fun time – mix wine with love from pooches and everyone is bound to have a spectacular time.While drinking wine and meeting others, most folks watch all the pooches play in our Social Room – featuring one-way glass so people can see the pooches, but they...
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3rd Thursdays in Lincoln Square

The hottest summer day in Lincoln Square is now better than ever! This Summer the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back “3rd Thursdays,” a day where our local business community expands their shops onto the streets of N. Lincoln Avenue.Stroll along the business corridor on the...
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Kids In The Square – Lincoln Square

Our Head Trainer, Tilman Colbert-Jones, taught young children how to safely approach a strange dog on the street.
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Ravenswood ArtWalk

Urban Pooch is a proud sponsor of the annual Ravenswood Artwalk. We feature talented artists inside our facility.
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Pooch-A-Palooza

Our annual Thank You Soiree to all our amazing pooches and their parents. This celebratory day features amazing food, drinks, treats and raffles/prizes.This year we featured the most gastronomic delights from River Valley Farms, our neighbors in Ravenswood, who locally source many ingredients from area farms. Everyone commented about the...
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20th Annual Bark In The Park

Urban Pooch was proud to be a participant in the 20th annual Bark in the Park, Chicago’s original dog party. On May 3, 2014, the 20th annual 5k/3.2 mile run (for people) walk (with or without your dog) to raise funds and awareness for The Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago’s oldest and...
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Care For Real Food Pantry

Last year, Care for Real helped feed more than 3,000 pets. As many of you know, pets play an important role in family units. And especially with our senior population (the majority single households and living on their own) find that their pet is just about everything to them –...
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Rescue Me Clifford

Rescue Me Clifford saves dogs at high-risk of euthanasia from rural areas located in East Central, IL. Urban Pooch has been an active partner for 3 years and regularly fosters dogs who live with us at Urban Pooch.Rescue ME Clifford is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives...
Image of blog post Come visit us June 7 & 8 at Andersonville MidSommarfest!

Come visit us June 7 & 8 at Andersonville MidSommarfest!

Urban Pooch is excited to participate once again in Andersonville’s “Midsommarfest” Celebration next weekend – Saturday, June 7th & Sunday, June 8th!!We hope you can stop by and see us out there on Clark Street just north of Berwyn Avenue.We’ll have yummy pooch ice cream giveaways from “Arfscarf” as well...