The Pet Contests at Bark in the Park™ are our most popular events year after year! Great prizes for First, Second, and Third place in each contest are donated by our generous contest sponsors listed below.
Pet/Owner Look-Alike Contest
On the Veterinary Emergency Group TOP DOG Main Stage
The Look-Alike Contest brings out the best in dogs and their best friends and proves they really do look alike!
Dog-Costume Contest
On the Veterinary Emergency Group TOP DOG Main Stage
Contestants put on their pet’s best look and enter to win. The competition is stiff, all contenders are welcome!
Happy-Dog Tail-Wagging Contest
On the Veterinary Emergency Group TOP DOG Main Stage
The tail-wagging-est, friendliest dog wins this wag-off.
Bark in the Park 2024 Contest Sponsors
BOW WOW to the following 2024 Vendors and Sponsors who will be providing the fabulous prizes for our First, Second, and Third Place Contest Winners. Please visit the Vendors page to find and support your favorite vendors all year long!
- Adopt My Block
- All Hounds Apparel
- Anything’s Pawsible Dog Training
- Aromas Dog
- Awesome Rawsome
- Ben & Jerry’s
- Bijou Pet Photography
- Buddy’s Batch
- Cloud9
- Cocoa & Onyx
- Coffee Companions Coffee Co.
- Dang Diggity Dog Organic Pet Grooming Spa
- Dawg+Hooman
- Diamond Dogs Treatery
- DogTrekker.com
- Downtown Dogs
- The Dog Wizard Milpitas
- Earthbath
- Eckankar Center of San Jose/California Satsang Society Inc.
- Fiesta Paws
- Fine Canine Portraits
- Firebelle Productions
- Four Pawsitive Reinforcement Dog Training
- Fozzie’s Kitchen
- Friends of Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority
- Furry Faces CBD
- Global Cartridges Inc./DBA Chew-e & Tasty Inc.
- Golden Gate Basset Rescue
- GreenTripe.com
- Happy Doggie Happy Life Pet Boutique
- Impressionable Pets
- Jiby Dog Crew
- Kaykos Dog Shades
- The Knotty Corgi
- Le Pawdrobe
- Little Bits of Love Dog Treats & Jerky
- Mango Blossom Apiary Local Honey
- Mikko’s Choice
- My Pet & I
- Orion Dog Training
- Pezzy Pets
- Ryōken Instinct
- Seawoof
- Spot n Knot
- TRIM Dog Grooming & Food
- Unity Bulldogs
- Valley Painting Parties
- Woofgangshop
- Xochi’s Pawfection
- YuMOVE