WOODSTOCK, Ontario -- Obie, the celebrity Dachshund, was the hit of the 14th annual Wienerfest yesterday at the Embro Community Centre near here.
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| Obie wearing his gift Canadian (red maple leaf) bandana. |
Obie and his companion Nora Vanatta traveled from Portland, Oregon for his special guest appearance at the festival for the dogs (and their owners, too).
He and Nora arrived by limousine and the red carpet was rolled out for them at the Quality Hotel & Suites.
Fans showered Obie with
attention and affection as he walked through the doors.
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| Photo by Jennifer Shaw |
Linda Collier, organizer of Wienerfest Home Country Festival and part of the welcoming committee, presented Obie with a special “Golden Doggie Bone” to Wienerfest, in honour of his visit.
“We are so excited
that Obie has flown here all the way from Portland, Oregon.” she said.
“He has quite the
story to tell about his weight loss journey back to health. He even has his own
website www.obiedog.com and a Facebook
page with over 290,000 likes.
Today, Obie just
thinks of himself as a friendly, handsome pooch who loves life. He was a rescue
dog and will be sharing his incredible story to tell about his 77lb weight loss
transformation while he is at Wienerfest.
Saturday, the
spotlight was on Obie, but there were lots of fun things to see and do at
Wienerfest.
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| Off to the races |
Watch the fun games
for the dachshunds like the Yogurt Licking Contest, the ‘Hunt Is On’, Ask a
trainer/Ask a vet, Costume contest, Bobbing for wieners, and the famous wiener
races and much more.
For more information check out the
website www.wienerfest.ca
Proceeds go to
Helping Homeless Pets & Tiny Paws Rescue.
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