Ren Faire Rules and Frequently asked Questions

This is a very large event that runs for 8 weekends. Many thousands of people see greyhounds for the first time at the festival. A typical day at the faire

A typical day out at the festival starts around 9 or 9:30am, when a few intrepid volunteers arrive and start setting up our booth.

Benches are taken out of the back and any other decorations are put in place.

At 10am, the opening cannon goes off near the main gate. If you have a hound thats startled by loud noises, you should make sure and have a good grip on their leash.

After 10am, folks start trickling by the booth. Mornings tend to be reasonably slow and quiet with less people than afternoons. Since there are fewer people it's a good time to have longer conversations with interested adopters.

At 12:40 or so, a group of folks and their hounds head down past the employee gate and form up for the daily parade. At 1pm the parade leaves and makes a large circuit of the faire grounds, ending back at the employee area. After the parade is over, hounds and humans that walked in the parade head back to the booth. The parade is a lot of fun, but make sure your hound (and you!) are up for the hike around faire in the heat!

In the afternoon many more folks come by the booth. After the parade and into the afternoon is the busiest time at the booth.

The faire runs until 6:30pm, when it's time to put away decorations and benches, count donations and head home until the next day.

Rules to Follow

The Faire management has asked us to follow a few rules. Please make sure you (and those with you) follow them:

• You MUST be in costume when working at the booth.
• You MUST be in costume when walking your dog(s) to/from the employee gate while the faire is open.
• Dogs must be at the booth, or going to/from the employee gate. They may NOT wander around the faire with you.
• Only well behaved Greyhounds are allowed. No other dog breeds.
• You should always enter/exit at the employee gate. If you have kids or others with tickets with you, they can take the tickets at the employee gate and they can enter there with you.
• Make sure and have cell phones in silent mode or off at the booth.
• You must keep all non period items concealed. (water bottles, fans, cell phones, non period hats, etc).
• We can only have a maximum of 6 people working in the booth at a time. If you notice more than 6 people working, let everyone know so some people can go take a break.
• You are welcome to buy tickets for your Children and bring them to enjoy the faire, but they cannot work at the booth.
• Please plan on working at the booth 4 hours or so. You are welcome to take breaks and see the festival before and after your shift if there are sufficent people in the booth.
• While representing CGA, volunteers should NOT be inebriated.

All the usual rules apply for representing CGA at an event:

You will be expected to read, understand and sign a copy of the CGA Meet and Greet rules:

• 1. CGA Meet and Greets are generally for Greyhounds. If you bring another breed dog with you, that dog must be at least one year of age, trained and well socialized. Owners with disruptive dogs will be asked to leave.
• 2. Dogs must be in good health (treated injuries excepted) and be current on vaccinations.
• 3. Dogs must be well socialized. Dogs that are shy are welcome and encouraged to participate provided there is no risk of “fear biting.” Dogs that may act aggressively towards other dogs or are extremely prey oriented may not participate at meet & greet events.
• 4. Owners must be in control of their dogs at all times and are responsible for insuring that their dogs do not menace small mammals and birds which may be present at the meet & greet locations.
• 5. Owners are responsible for cleaning up any “accidents” made by their dogs.
• 6. Please respect the business that is donating their space to us, and understand that their business is to sell pet-related supplies. At no time should we interfere with their ability to run their business. Please refrain from: A: Blocking access to cashiers or products. B: Offering merchandise of any kind for sale at a Meet and Greet event, whether that merchandise is CGA merchandise, or individual enterprise. Either type of offering is unacceptable as it threatens our relationship with the store, and our reputation.
• 7. Volunteers are asked to use good judgment regarding personal conversations when interested parties approach the Meet and Greet. While Meet and Greet events are a wonderful forum for greyhound owners to network with other greyhound owners, we need to be sensitive to the interested party. Please give a prospective adopter your full attention when he or she is inquiring about greyhound adoption.
• 8. Meet and Greet Events are also a wonderful tool to attract new volunteers. Please make an extra effort to welcome and include new volunteers and their greyhounds.
• 9. Colorado Greyhound Adoption maintains a neutral stance on the issue of dog racing. Please do not comment on the racing industry. If you are not sure how to answer a question about greyhound racing, please refer the inquiring party to our main number.
• 10. Greyhounds are not the right dog for everyone, if you determine in your conversation that the family would be better suited to another breed, please refer them to their local animal shelter.

General Information

• If you have a prefrence in working a morning (10am-2:30pm) or a afternoon (1:30-6:30) shift, let us know.
• There is a lot of sun out at the faire. Remember to apply (and possily re-apply) sunscreen. Our booth has a nice roof, but if you go out in the sun at all it can find any exposed skin.
• The ground can be sandy and rocky. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes (that go with your outfit).
• The list of volunteer's must be submitted to the Faire the thursday before for that following weekend. Only those names on the list will be admited at the employee gate that weeekend.
• Our booth has a fenced in area for dogs to relax in while their people are looking around the faire.
• Our booth also has a back room area where you can store items, and do "off stage" activities like make cell phone calls.
• There will be water for people at dogs at the booth, the faire has a bunch of other food/drynke options for your dining pleasure.
• The employee gate is off to the left of the main gate as you stand facing the main gate. Our booth is up at the top of the hill next to the large windmill.
• You can find directions to the Faire site Here
• We have a number of loaner outfits available. Pam Beebe has created some delightful outfits for us. You can arrange to pick up your costume before heading out to the site, and then drop it back off to be cleaned for the next volunteer. Please let kevin know if you need a loaner costume.
• If you have some family or friends that would like to attend the Faire, but don't want to work at the booth, we can get discounted tickets: Adult $14.45 and Kids $7.00. Let us know if you want some discount tickets.