Dog Days of Summer event invites local dogs to Downtown Windsor

Justin Escoto · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 16, 2025 4:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

On Sunday, downtown Windsor is going to the dogs.

The Dog Days of Summer event is backmost for a second year. Hosted by the Downtown Windsor BIA and assorted section partners, it's billed arsenic a family-friendly lawsuit for dogs and their owners.

Attendees tin expect to spot a wide enactment of section vendors catering to their dog's needs, offering treats, accessories, grooming products, and assorted favored services. The lawsuit volition besides diagnostic an obedience contention and a manner amusement wherever participants and their pets are encouraged to deterioration matching outfits.

It volition instrumentality spot this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. astatine Senator Croll Park adjacent to Windsor metropolis hall. It's escaped to attend, and vendors fees payment the Humane Society and the St. John Ambulance Dog Therapy Program.

Kb Singh, a section canine trainer and Dog Days organizer, says Windsor's canine assemblage is strong. He wants to springiness canine owners much clip to walk with their pets.

"People privation to bash amusive worldly with their dogs but I don't deliberation they person galore opportunities to bash it," helium said. "So this was my mode of trying to [give the opportunity] to anyone who loves dogs."

Singh says helium hopes this lawsuit volition besides beryllium beneficial to the downtown core.

"I wanted thing close present successful the mediate of downtown truthful it helps Windsor, it helps the humane society, it helps St. John Ambulance, and evidently everyone has a amusive clip doing it," said Singh.

This year's manner amusement volition person immoderate fierce competition.

Lyssa Meloche is the proprietor of Marzipan, a modular poodle with unmissable agleam pinkish and purple fur. 

Meloche says this is Marzipan's 2nd Dog Days, and Marzipan ever generates conversation. 

"I'm a canine groomer who owns their ain business, and she is simply a fantastic talking constituent and fantastic advertizing for me."

James Kavanaugh says his bull terrier, Padme, has a wardrobe with much than 20 outfits for assorted occasions, including a Cinco De Mayo-themed acceptable and a Star Wars costume.

Kavanaugh, sporting a matching floral garment with Padme, says he's excited for the upcoming "Dog Days" lawsuit aft past years' success.

"[Padme] had a large time," said Kavanaugh. "She loves dressing up."

Organizers accidental for the obedience competition, dogs necessitate valid immunization records and indispensable registry connected the lawsuit website.