Next weekend (August 29) is Dog Day On The Green, perhaps the city’s biggest dog-centric event. Held at Montrose Harbor, the day will include look-alike-contests, pet trick contests, costume parades, informational vendors and other activities for man and dog.

Whatever you do, don’t forget to take plastic bags, extra water for you and your pup, and enjoy those dog days of summer in Chicago.

–Margaret Littman

Guest blogger Margaret Littman is the author of The Dog Lover’s Companion to Chicago, now in its second edition, and co-author of Dog-Friendly Life, a multimedia project for people who love both their lives and their dogs.

Come in during August and we will donate $50 of everyone’s sitting to the Anti-Cruelty Society! Support a great cause, AND get some great photographs of the ones you love!

Dog Days of Summer

Ah, those last days of summer, enjoying the long hours of daylight, the homework-free nights, the summer temperatures. Okay, maybe not that last one. Those hot August temps can have us all panting like dogs.

But on breezy, beautiful Lake Michigan, there’s a way to enjoy the twilight of the season with your pup, and not overheat at a dog park: a 90-minute Skyline Canine Cruise each Sunday in summer. Hitting both the river and the lake, the cruise welcomes on-leash dogs and their owners to set sail. The boat leaves from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, at Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive (Southeast corner). Amenities include a newspaper-lined restroom, water bowls and outside seating.

Reservations aren’t necessary, but for details try 312-332-1368 or Mercury’s Website. You can buy day-of tickets (grown-ups $24, kids $10, dogs $7) at the ticket office on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Cruising starts at 10 a.m.

–Margaret Littman

Margaret Littman is the author of  The Dog Lover’s Companion to Chicago , now in its second edition, and co-author of Dog-Friendly Life, a multimedia project for people who love both their lives and their dogs. This is the third of four guest blogs she’ll write for Sutton Studios this summer.

Hey Sutton Studios Fans: We Need Your Help! We Are Looking For Photos of
Dogs Having Summer Fun: Swimming, Boating, or Just Hanging Out With
Their People! The Photo That is Picked Will Be Featured On Sutton
Studios Blog, (http://www.suttonstudios.com/pith) and the Winner Will
Receive a Copy of Margret Littman’s New Book : The Dog Lover’s Companion
to Chicago! Thanks For Helping, and Good Luck! Now Let’s See Those Smiling Faces!! Email Your Submissions To: assistant@suttonstudios.com

Submissions Should Be Sent By August 15, 2010