Bengaluru,19th February 2017, Bangalore: A weekend with a carnival, flea market, food trucks and a live musical performance, along with your family and friends sounds fun in itself. The only way you can possibly make the day more perfect is being surrounded by your companions- with wagging tails.
The venue along the road leading to the airport turned into a pet lovers’ paradise where the city’s biggest canine fest, ‘Happy Dog Carnival 2017’ at Embassy Springs was hosted-with dogs of all almost every breed taking part in a fashion show, a 2.5K run with their owners and having a time of their lives.
Besides the 2.5K Run, where the adorable pets along with their owners ran together and the fashion show for dogs and owners, the carnival had several fun-filled activities that included games, photo booths, acoustic live music, food trucks, flea market, cocktail lounge, stalls for dog grooming, training, necessities and accessories among others. There was acoustic music for pets, that wasn’t harsh. Hundreds of people participated and over 100 dogs took part in the run.
Nischal Shailendra who was participating with his dog, Irra, a Siberian Husky, said, “This is our first time in a show like this. Irra is getting along well with other participants and she is a good poser. We go to the Dog’s Park (Cubbon Park) every Sunday.” Another participant, Ananya Srivastava with her dogs, Meesha (Labrador) and Twerky (Indie-stray) said, “Meesha couldn’t run because she’s quite old. We are here just for the stalls and are taking part in the fashion show.”
The proceeds from the 'event will go to CARE (Charlie Animal Rescue Centre), Jakkur. CARE co-founder Sudha Narayanan said, “We sustain because of generous public donations. This is a great way for us to spread awareness about our centre and raise funds for a good cause. We started four years ago with the purpose of helping stray and abandoned animals, where they could be housed, treated, rehabilitated and re-homed.” The event was organised by Embassy Group.
Reeza Sebastian Karimpanal, Vice President – Residential Marketing & Sales, Embassy Group said, “The idea behind the carnival is to bring families together. We are promoting our project as pet-friendly and this is the best way to do it-by getting families along with their pets under one roof and do fun activities together. We are very pleased about the funds raised being donated to C.A.R.E and Haven Animal Welfare.”
About Embassy Group
Embassy Group is one of the leading property developers in India with a track record of over three decades in real estate development. Embassy has an extensive land bank across the country and has developed over 37 million sq ft of prime commercial, residential and retail space in India as well as Malaysia and Serbia. Embassy's portfolio of real estate developments spans the commercial, residential, industrial, retail and hospitality segments of the real estate industry. While the commercial real estate business includes the development of business parks for the IT/ITeS sector, SEZs and corporate office space. Embassy's ongoing residential projects include luxury apartments, villas and integrated townships. Embassy's residential projects are also designed to obtain IGBC Green Homes gold ratings as part of the efforts towards creating sustainable developments. More information at www.embassyindia.com