Dogtopia of Tysons Corner, VA Blog

*** We are tallying the votes now and will announce a winner shortly! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote! ***

We are treated to smiles every year during our Annual Howl-O-Ween Photo Contest and this year was no exception!

Please vote via the comments section with the name of your favorite pup. We will accept one vote per IP address. Please note all comments on the blog are reviewed before posting, so your vote will not appear automatically.

Our top vote-getter will win a 5-day daycare pass (valued at $160) and a gift bag of goodies.  He or She will also go on to compete in the Grand Championship Round against the winners from 21 other Dogtopia locations with a top prize of a 20-day daycare pass up for grabs.

Voting remains open through Sunday, October 24th. Our winner will be announced Monday.

Thank you to ALL of the participants and good luck!!

Wendy never had to bake her own treats before the financial crisis

Sofie's a Rockstar

Saudade (pronounced Sow Dah Gee) the regal Lion

Lucy is a pretty pink Ballerina

3-3? Leno will take it

Josie couldn't shake the feeling something had followed her home from the beach

Haley the precious Pumpkin

Bodi-ana Jones... complete with whip action!

Bazco is... fuzzy

Harry is Harry Potter

Princess Lili

Riley wrapped himself as a gift for his daycare girlfriend Sandy

Fang is Yoda

Adorable costumed K9s strutted their stuff at Dogtopia of Tysons on Sunday afternoon for our Howl-o-ween Party. Dogs and owners enjoyed goodies and mingling. Dogtopia owner Amy’s son Aiden was the official candy dispenser and took his job very seriously! The Dogtopia staff voted to determine the prize winners.

Bruno Dame edged out his siblings for Cutest in his pig costume, complete with hooves and curly tail. Bruno attends daycare every day with his sister, Emma, the purple monkey, and his foster sister, Jasmine, the jack-o-lantern.

Spookiest went to Wendy Schermerhorn, another daily daycare dog, in her devil dressed as a puggle, I mean puggle dressed as a devil costume.

Most Original was a unanimous decision, Princess Leia Noel the boxer as Pocahontas. Her human companion even dressed up to match!

Best Effort had to go to Lily Medina-Hamlin for bringing two costumes! Lily was adorable as a dinosaur and caveman. After her wardrobe change, she was so cute as Minnie Mouse. “Minnie” even got to play with Mickey, a happy shih-tzu who is a daycare regular and attended as Christmas Dog.

Several of the dogs had a little trouble keeping the head-gear parts of their costumes on as they romped around, but that just added to the silliness of it all! Click here to view all the adorable photos!

For more ridiculously cute dogs in costumes, be sure to visit Dogtopia’s costume contest page!

We had a great time at our Halloween party here at Dogtopia of Tysons! Stay tuned to read all about it and see the cute photos we snapped!

Now that our Halloween party is behind us, it’s time to focus on Dogtopia’s nation-wide costume contest! Dogtopias across the country were faced with tough decisions this year as so many of you submitted wonderfully creative photos for this year’s contest!

But ultimately a top dog had to be chosen from each store and the online voting is officially open in the 2008 Dogtopia Howl-O-Ween Costumer Contest! Representing Dogtopia of Tysons Corner is Penelope as “Animal” from the Muppets!

It’s all in your hands (or paws), so cast your vote now and be sure to pass the contest along to your friends!

A 5-Day Daycare Pass to Dogtopia is up for grabs – not to mention bragging rights for the next year!

Good luck to all our great contestants!

Join us for our Howl-O-Ween Party Sunday, Oct 26^th!

All dogs are invited to show-off their wildest Halloween duds at our Howl-O-Ween Bash from 1:00 to 3:00pm on Sunday, the 26^th!

Prizes will be awarded to the Cutest, the Spookiest and the Most Original doggy costumes. Our wonderful staff will be the judges, so dress to impress!

Refreshments and treats will be available and all contestants will go home with a goody bag.

For those of you interested in capturing your dog’s Halloween look, we’re offering a professional picture day by Pet-Aw-Graphy Photography on Saturday, Oct 25^th and Sunday, Oct 26^th at our White Flint location near Bethesda, MD. Appointments are available between 10am and 5pm each day. Visit the White Flint website for more information and phone to reserve your spot!

We’d also like to announce the start of Breed Days here at Dogtopia of Tyson’s!

Each Tuesday we’ll celebrate a specific breed and invite them to come enjoy a great time frolicking with their cousins in daycare that day! Each dog will go home with a “class picture”.

This Tuesday we’ll salute Loveable Labs! Upcoming days include Pug-a-palooza, Retriever Round-Up (Goldens) and Dandy Doodle Day! Check out Upcoming Events on our website for a schedule and email us at tysonscorner@dogdaycare.com with suggestions!

Dogtopia of Tyson’s Corner
8528-F Tyco Rd
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 821-0700

We are happy to announce our Annual Dogtopia Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest!!

This year we expect entries from 14 locations across the country and know it will be the best contest yet!

Enter your dog’s take on a scary ghost, cute pumpkin or anything else you can dream up by sending a picture via email to your store’s inbox.

Email addresses can be found by visiting our website, selecting your location and clicking on Contact Us beneath the About Us tab. You can also drop your picture off at the store’s front desk. Please submit your entry by Tuesday, October 21^st for consideration.

The cutest, scariest and most creative doggies will receive prize packs! One winner from each location will be chosen to compete in the Dogtopia national contest!

Visit www.dogdaycare.com Tuesday, Oct 28^th through Halloween to vote for your favorite! We’ll announce the Grand Champion on Monday, Nov 3^rd and they’ll receive a complimentary 5-Day Daycare Pass. Many Dogtopia’s will hold Halloween parties as well, so be on the look out for that information.

Last year’s winners included Bree as a Pretty Cowgirl, Frank as Yoda and Barry as Mary Kate Olsen.

Good luck and we can’t wait to see what you all can think up this year!