Canine Auditions for Rose Bowl Parade

Shelter of Hope Anniversary Event is All About Canine Care & Fun
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. (October 4, 2016) – The “Shelter of Hope Surfing Five Years” celebration on Sunday, October 16 at Janss Marketplace features a once in a lifetime opportunity for dog owners. Bring YOUR dog to audition for a chance to surf on a water filled float in the Tournament of Roses parade.

The dog surfing auditions are a featured event at the Shelter Hope Pet Shop’s Fifth Anniversary celebration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Janss Marketplace, located off the Moorpark exit on the 101 Freeway at the intersection of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. The Shelter Hope Pet Shop, located in a storefront space donated by Janss Marketplaces in Thousand Oaks, invites the public to celebrate the cause related organization’s five years of rescuing homeless animals from the streets and shelters of the greater Los Angeles and Conejo Valley areas to find them forever homes. Since 2011, Shelter Hope Pet Shop has saved over 2,500 dogs.

In addition to the dog surfing auditions, the fun-filled day will feature a pet costume contest, grain-free pet food sampling from Protein for Pets, training tips and giveaways from Camp Bow Bow and The Nutrition Fix heart-healthy shakes and teas for two-legged guests. Janss Marketplace merchants including The Dude’s Brewery, Hooters, Buca di Beppo and Regal Cinemas will have special offers.

Pinot’s Palette artists will create paintings of some of the adoptable dogs during the event. The lucky adopters of the dog subjects will receive the paintings as a gift. Canine Adoption and Rescue League (CARL) and Volunteers in Defense of Animals (VIDA) will join the Shelter Hope Pet Shop to try to get forever homes for approximately 100 animals.

The public is invited to the following events on October 16 — ALSO great Media coverage opportunities:

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Surfing Dog Auditions to select dogs for Tournament of Roses Parade float. Janss Marketplace is the only southern California dog audition destination for the Lucy Pet Foundation’s huge portable wave machine, a 75-foot long tractor-trailer, filled with 5,000 gallons of water. Dogs selected from the Thousand Oaks and auditions in other U.S. cities will ride on the company’s float in the Tournament of Roses parade. The dog-only wave machine float, sponsored by charitable company Lucy Pet Products and The Lucy Pet Foundation, will be the longest and heaviest ever in the Rose Bowl Parade history. Information at www.lucypetfoundation.org/event/audition-surfing-dog-5/

12:30 p.m. Zombie Thriller Team Performance.

1 p.m. Shelter of Hope Volunteer of the Year Award presentation to Abbie Hodash, a longtime Shelter Hope Pet Shop volunteer.

1:15 p.m. Shelter Hope Humanitarian Award presentation to Sandy Sigal, CEO for NewMark Merrill, which owns Janss Marketplace

For more information about Shelter of Hope call 805.379.3538 or visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org.

2 p.m. Best Pet Costume Contest. Winners announced at 2:30 p.m. “Janss Marketplace is thrilled to support Shelter Hope Pet Shop in saving homeless animals,” said Heather Danko, Senior Marketing Director for NewMark Merrill. “We are proud that our company CEO Sandy Sigal will receive the Humanitarian Award.”

“Our Shelter Hope business model at Janss Marketplace has helped eliminate the sale of puppy mill dogs,” said Kim Sill, founder of Shelter Hope Pet Shop. “Since our start at Janss Marketplace, we have opened two other Shelter Hope Pet Shops in California.”

Reign of Terror Haunted House, will be giving away free tickets at the event! Reign of Terror is one of the top ranked haunted houses in the U.S., open through October at Janss Marketplace.

The 2016 Reign of Terror, will be open on October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 28 ,29, 30 and 31, 7 –10 p.m. weekdays and 7 – 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Halloween. Visit www.rothauntedhouse.com for information.

The public is invited to the FREE Anniversary event on Sunday, October 16 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Janss Marketplace. For more information about the “Shelter of Hope Surfing Five Years” event visit www.newmarkmerrill.com or contact Heather Danko, Senior Marketing Director, at [email protected] or call 818.710.6100.