Overview & Locations of Entlefest Activities

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Locations

Here is a list of locations and their addresses for various Entlefest activities:
Goddard Park | Finn's Harborside Restaurant | Iggy's Boardwalk | Wide World of Indoor Sports | Local Veterinary Clinics

Activities

Thursday, July 27

Newport: Rhode Island’s Spectacular City by the Sea
Time: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Hotel Departure and Return
Come away with us to one of America’s most special places! On this special tour your host will take you and your Entlebucher on a journey through early American history and the stunning wealth of America’s Gilded Age. You will travel by air-conditioned tour bus along breathtaking Ocean Drive, see and hear the stories behind the marvelous summer homes of many famous Americans, including the Kennedys, Vanderbilts, and modern day celebrities such as Jay Leno and Judge Judy, explore the cobblestone streets of colonial America, enjoy shopping at the picturesque inner harbor of the sailing capital of the United States, and visit the famous Cliff Walk. You can also take an inside tour of one of America’s castles, the Vanderbilt’s 70-room Breakers mansion, the grandest of Newport’s summer “cottages.” Note: dogs are not allowed inside The Breakers, but you can choose a different activity. Filled with interesting stories and fantastic sights, this is the best way to experience Rhode Island’s spectacular city by the sea!

Note: dogs are not allowed inside The Breakers, but you can choose a different activity. Filled with interesting stories and fantastic sights, this is the best way to experience Rhode Island’s spectacular city by the sea!
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Cost: $75/person (includes admission to The Breakers and box lunch from Panera Bread)
Cost: Without the Breakers Tour: $60.00

Goddard Memorial Park’s Performing Arts Shelter
(Optional for Members arriving later in the day or not taking the tour)
Enjoy our reserved Performing Arts Shelter near the beach. Take your dog for a walk on the park trails, which entrance is on the left side of the beach. Dogs must be leashed and dogs are not allowed on the beach.
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Dinner with Your Dogs
Apponaug Brewing Company
334 Knight Street
Warwick, RI
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (on your own, look for us on the patio. No Reservations)

Join us for a casual dinner with our dogs at Apponaug Brewery Company. Dog friendly in the outdoor areas for leashed & well behaved dogs. Apponaug guests may also use the dog park located directly across from our front door.
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Friday, July 28

CEBA Temperament & Conformation Evaluation
Times:

8:00 am - Check-in
8:30 am - Mandatory Walk-Through
9:00 am - CEBA Start time

The Comprehensive Entlebucher Breed Assessment (CEBA) is for any NEMDA member who would like to learn how their Entle compares to the NEMDA breed standard in both temperament and conformation. Come away from the evaluations with a customized profile of your dog’s behavioral traits and structural characteristics. Click here For more information.

Can you help with CEBA? Join us Friday morning with family or spouse as a CEBA volunteer! Volunteering for CEBA is fun in two ways: It is a great chance to see the commonalities and differences of typical Entles as they respond in a variety of situations, and a chance to mingle with fellow members with a purpose. Should this be your first time to volunteer, don’t worry, we’re all learning and training together. Our CEBA crew will provide any guidance needed for the friendly strangers (10) and the stimulus exercises.

Lunch (Included with Entlefest registration; right after CEBA)
Time: 12:00 pm
Box lunch from famous BJ’s Brewhouse will include a sandwich, apple, chips, cookie and a drink. You will receive an email to make your selection through the NEMDA website after you have registered for Entlefest

NEMDA Database Showcase
Time: During Lunch

Blood Draw for Research on Inherited Diseases
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 pm
NEMDA is collaborating with the Entlebucher Preservation Foundation again this year to host a blood draw event. The samples will be sent to the OFA CHIC DNA Repository. These samples can be used in future research and testing aimed at reducing the incidence of inherited disease in Entlebucher Mountain Dogs. If the OFA does not already have your dog’s sample, this is the perfect time for you to add it to this important research resource. We will have a veterinary technician on site to draw blood samples. There is no cost to you. Expenses will be covered by NEMDA and EPF.

Educational Behavior Training - Heidi and Taylor, Pooch Positive
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Is your Entle distracted or disengaged while out and about? When you and your Entle encounter friends, either dogs or people, does your Entle bark, try to drag you towards them or worse yet, jump on them? If so, this training session is for you. Heidi Palmer McNeil, CTC, CPDT-KA, owner of Pooch Pawsitive Dog Training and her assistant, Taylor Fordham, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA will guide us as we build and improve our dog training skills. Through fun, low stress exercises, we will empower our dogs to make the right choice while watching and paying attention to us. When our dog’s focus is on us, we set them up for success. We can tell them what we want to do next, and they can do it. After all, they will be paying attention! Put away all your distractions and join the fun!

What is your biggest training issue with your Entle? Heidi and Taylor want to know! They will work with us and our dogs on games that build skills and focus. There will also be time for Q&A.

25th Anniversary Entlefest Banquet
Time: 7:00 pm
Join us for our 25th Anniversary Entlefest banquet at the highly acclaimed Iggy's Boardwalk, a family-owned restaurant with spectacular views across Narragansett Bay. Enjoy lively conversation and a delicious mult-course  dinner in a festive tent at the beach's edge.

Join us for this delightful tour of one of America’s favorite cities! As you relax comfortably on our climate-controlled tour bus, we will take you to the most exciting neighborhoods in Rhode Island’s capital city and tell you the story of this special place and its most famous citizens. From America’s first hero to the mafia, and to the mayor, this city is filled with intriguing tales. As we travel from College Hill to Federal Hill, and Brown University to the State House, you will admire the loveliest settings in the city and discover places you will want to go back to and explore on your own. Along the way there will be opportunities for you to get out, take pictures, and see things up close. Enjoyed by all ages, get ready for one of the most enjoyable tours you have ever taken!
(Dogs Welcome)
Cost: $35/person

Annual General Meeting
Time: 5:30 pm (Bar opens at 5:00 pm)
Join us for NEMDA’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick Hotel. There will be a short presentation of the past year’s accomplishments and discussion of impact actions, followed by open discussion opportunities. Even if you can’t join us for dinner, please feel free to attend the meeting and auction (no cost).

Dr. McLellan's Research on Glaucoma in the Entlebucher
Time: 6:30 pm
Dr. Gillian McLellan and her research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are studying glaucoma genetics in the Entlebucher Mountain Dog. In a pre-recorded video, members are going to get an update on this research and where we go from here for the Entles we love. A live Q & A with McLellan via phone will follow.
About Dr. McLellan / Titles and Education

Dinner (included with registration)
Time: 7:00 pm
There will be dinner and a cash bar at the hotel after the AGM.

Live Auction
Time: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
After dinner, participate in the always spirited and often hilarious live auction. The annual silent auction is always great fun! Come bid on a wide variety of items donated by NEMDA members to raise money for the organization. NEMDA will be able to accept cash, check or credit card payments.
Have something to donate to the auction? Fill out the Auction Items Donation Form

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