UPCOMING EVENTS

"YAPPY HOURS" are hosted by The Friends of Hermon Dog Park and are held on the last Sunday of each month. Winter (October through May) "Yappy Hours" are held from 3-5 pm . Summer (June through September) "Yappy Hours" are held from 5-7 pm. In the event of rain, "Yappy Hour" will be postponed until the following month.

Please check our FaceBook page for current info and events.

PAST EVENTS

On Sunday, October 30, 2011 we hosted our fabulous annual "HOWL-oween" Yappy Hour and Doggie Costume Contest. Prizes were awarded for "most original", "cutest", "funniest", "scariest" and "best team" (of pets and their people). We also held the great "Peanut Butter Lick-off", acclaimed by Dog Fancy Magazine. Download the flyer. Check out the photos of this year's extravaganza on FaceBook.

Disaster Animal Response Team
The most comprehensive & realistic community-based Shakeout drill EVER conducted! The Disaster Animal Response Team participated in the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council ShakeOut Drill held at Fresco Community Market and Hermon Dog Park on October 22, 2011. Read the Red Cross press release.

Wine Tasting Benefit for Friends of Hermon Dog Park
Wine tasting fans supported local animal rescue, pet owner education, dog and cat health issues throughout Northeast Los Angeles and had a great time as well! Our first ever Wine Tasting Benefit was on Thursday October 6th from 6-10pm at Atwater Village's 55 Degree Wine (a “Best of Citysearch” Wine Bar) 3111 Glendale Blvd., LA 90039. Supporters each had a a flight of four wines and assorted appetizers. A silent auction included doggie items, art (works by David Edward Byrd, Margaret Garcia and Paul Lam) and a vacation rental in Cambria. Download the flyer.

Our September Yappy Hour (Sunday, September 25, 5-7pm) featured a special seminar by local dog trainer, Erica Lake. Erica spoke about techniques to make your dog a happy, confident and well-mannered member of your family. Dogs came to Yappy Hour at 5 for a little exercise and then sat through the seminar from 6-7. Gifts were raffled and we had treats for dogs and humans! We had a great question and answer session--thanks, Erica! You can view the flyer and see photos on our FaceBook page.

Have you mourned the loss of a beloved pet recently or even from years in the past? Do you have to anticipate the death of your pet? Felt alone in your grief because of not being understood for the deep connection you felt with your pet? At our June Pet Education seminar on Sunday, June 26 Certified Pet Loss and Bereavement Counselors Dr. Sandra Grossman and Ellie Freedman presented "Pet Loss and Heart Recovery", helping pet owners heal from the loss of a pet. The seminar was a big success! View the flyer from this event. See photos on our FaceBook page.

On Sunday, March 27, during our regular monthly Yappy Hour, Friends of Hermon Dog Park sponsored a very important Pet Emergency Preparedness Seminar by Cindy Sanchez of Noah's Wish. We had some very cool emergency kits as raffle gifts and the usual people and doggie snacks. Check out photos on our FaceBook page.

FORTY-FOUR SHELTER PETS found their new forever homes at the Adopt a Valentine event presented by the Friends of Hermon Dog Park in February. That's a fantastic number of pets to join families that really want them. Thank you to the many, many volunteers, sponsors, and vendors who helped make this happen, including comedienne and advocate Debra Wilson, Four Legged Friends Foundation who entertained with "Dancing with the dogs" and our co-sponsors Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, LA Animal Services, Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, LA City Councilmember Jose Huizar and Council President Eric Garcetti. See photos by Martha Benedict.

The annual Northeast Los Angeles Holiday Parade was held on Sunday, December 5th, 2010, and once again, the Friends of Hermon Dog Park marched as the "Santa Paws Squad". Dogs and their people dressed for the holidays and were seen by more than 15,000 spectators and the parade was televised! See photos on our FaceBook page.

On Sunday, October 31st, we held our annual "HOWL-oween" Yappy Hour and Doggie Costume Contest. Prizes were awarded for "most original", "cutest", "funniest", "scariest" and "best team" (of pets and their people). We also hosted the great "Peanut Butter Lick-off", acclaimed by Dog Fancy Magazine. Check out the photos on FaceBook.

We held our annual springtime Doggie Bonnet Dress-up Contest at our April 25th, 2010 "Yappy Hour" at Hermon Dog Park. We awarded prizes for the winners of categorys like most seasonal bonnet, silliest bonnet, most creative bonnet and best in show. Always a blast!

On February 13th, 2010, we presented the first annual "Adopt a Valentine" festival at the North Central Animal Shelter. It was a beautiful day and we had a great turnout. Best of all, 45 homeless animals were adopted that day, all spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated at special discount rates. Thank you to our wonderful volunteer students from Los Angeles International Charter and Franklin High Schools, as well as volunteers from LAAS and the community. Special thanks also go to our financial partners: the Arroyo Seco, Atwater Village, and Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Councils, the FHDP, Councilmember Eric Garcetti of CD13, and LAAS. It was truly a group effort.

The Santa Paws Squad had a great showing in the 2009 Northeast Los Angeles Holiday Parade with 50-60 good folks out and nearly that many merry pooches proudly walking down Figueroa Street. We were also one of just a couple of parade participants singled out and highlighted on this week's edition of "This Week in L.A." – a 30-minute Channel 35 program aired daily that tells about some of the many interesting City events. They love us.

Thanks to everyone who turned out for the fourth annual Dog Days of Summer on Saturday, July 18, 2009. It was a great success with many dogs and cats finding new homes. CD 14 Council Member Huizar helped sponsor the event and wrote about us in his blog.