Dave’s Diggity Dog Festival...
Greenville’s 2nd Year Dog Festival is Another Success!  
October 6, 2011 

Despite the chilly temperatures on Saturday there were 100’s of doggies & their owners that came out to support the second annual Dave’s Diggity Dog Festival on the Garst Museum lawn!  They kicked off the morning with an opening speech by Mayor Bowers and the singing of the National Anthem by Brooke Netzley of Greenville High School. 

The dogs and their owners headed off on a mile dog walk through Greenville’s City Park and returned to strut their fancy stuff in front of judges Julie Monnin, Dave Knapp, Clay Johnson, and Shannon Vannatta for the juried competitions.  

“Best of Show” was awarded to Cerria Wolf and her Aussie dog Keebler. Ribbons and awards were donated by Edgetown Veterinary Clinic, Taco Bell, McDonalds and Carefree Connection Bus Tours.  

Special guests Russell Rex and his Extreme Insanity Dogs entertained the crowd throughout the day with exciting disc & flyball performances. For the second year in a row the wiener dogs stole the show with the wiener dog races! Big raffle winnings of bicycles, golf bags, KitchenAid mixers, bus trips, cash prizes and more were handed out to the lucky winners during the festival! 

The Darke County Animal Shelter was excited to announce that they adopted two puppies and added over 200 signatures to their petition “Ban Dog Auctions Act.” This petition will help to ban auctions of dogs & puppy mills in the state of Ohio.  If you would like to sign your name to the petition please call the Darke County Animal Shelter at 937-547-1645. 

Special thanks to our top sponsors Angela Flory & Shelly Flory of Carefree Connection Bus Tours & Dave Knapp of Dave Knapp Ford.  Also sponsored by Creative Carpet, Hupman Lawncare & Landscaping, Phelan Insurance Agency, Wintrow Signs & Designs, Amedisys Home Health Care, Bounce Palace, Bruns Animal Clinic, Cavalier Clothing, Extreme Insanity Dog Sports, Greenville National Bank, Hartzell Veterinary Service, Ignaffo Roofing, Jeannie’s Pooch Parlor, Keller Animal Feeds & Needs, Party Tents N More & Smoke Stack BBQ.