La Jolla Loves Pets Foundation

La Jolla Loves Pets Foundation

501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Strategically connecting pet rescue needs with community resources

Thank you, community, for an amazing Dogoween 2025!!

🎃 4th Annual Costume Contest & Fundraiser 🐾

NEW!! SILENT AUCTION

Attend & Support

Everyone Must Register (It’s Free!)

To ensure a safe experience for all dogs and humans, we require everyone to register—even if you’re just coming to watch. Registration takes 30 seconds, costs nothing, and helps us:

🐾 Ensure adequate space and safety for all attendees and pets
🐾 Send you important event updates (parking, weather, last-minute info)
🐾 Share photos from the event afterwards
🐾 Keep you informed about future dog-friendly events

Plus, registered attendees can vote for the People’s Choice Award!

DOGOWEEN 2025 CONTESTS LINEUP

CONTEST ENTRIES:

🐾 $30 enters your dog in ONE category of your choice
🐾 Add additional categories for $30 each
🐾 All competing dogs automatically compete for BEST IN SHOW

SPECTATOR OPTIONS:

👑 $100 VIP EXPERIENCE: Reserved table with umbrella shade, wait staff service, best runway views, includes 1 contest entry ($30 value) + exclusive VIP goodie bag ($75+ value)
👀 FREE GENERAL ADMISSION: Stand, watch, and vote for People’s Choice!

All purchases are tax-deductible charitable donations to La Jolla Loves Pets Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contest entries ($30) and VIP Hero Tickets ($100) are fully tax-deductible. 100% of proceeds benefit local animal rescues. You’ll receive a donation receipt for tax purposes. EIN: 88-3926343

Your Entertainment Team

Voice of La Jolla -For over 50 years, Ron Jones has been the voice of La Jolla’s biggest events. This award-winning professional announcer brings unmatched class and experience to Dogoween, once again volunteering his legendary talent for our four-legged friends.When not commanding our stage, find him showcasing our community through La Jolla Insiders.

DJ Mancat – CityBeat’s Best DJ winner and in-house DJ for the Seals, Gulls, and Sockers. Having performed with Snoop Dogg and headlined the SD County Fair, he brings serious credentials. His humor, boundless energy, and genuine love for animals creates the perfect atmosphere for every contestant to shine.

Event Highlights

✨ Red carpet photo opportunities
🎁 Silent auction with amazing prizes
🏅 Professional judging with prizes for every category
📸 Professional photography to capture the memories
🎉 DJ entertainment and festivities
💝 100% of proceeds benefit local SD animal rescues

Sponsors / Vendors info

More Than Just Fundraising

We’re the bridge between La Jolla’s generous pet-loving community and the local rescues working tirelessly to save lives. Through fun, engaging events, we create new funding streams that wouldn’t exist otherwise.

We proudly donate 70% of our net proceeds directly to animal rescue partners, while reinvesting 30% to grow our impact and host even more fundraising events.