Enon’s Brandeberry Winery will host its sixth-annual Dogtoberfest on Saturday, October 10, continuing the tradition of being one of the Clark County Humane Society’s biggest fundraisers. The Brandeberrys have created a new wine that will be unveiled at the event, named in honor of all of the dogs that have found permanent homes through being adopted from the humane society.

“Forever Home” is a sweet blush wine created from “numerous varieties of grapes” according to Kelly Brandeberry, whose parents Jim and Sharon own the winery. $5 from each bottle of Forever Home sold will be donated directly to the Clark County Humane Society. Last year, Dogtoberfest raised $4,500 through donations and proceeds.

The dog-friendly event was created out of Kelly’s inherent love of dogs, especially those in need of loving homes. Having rescued and adopted many special dogs throughout her life, she said she felt compelled to give back to the local organization that works to adopt all of its dogs to proper homes. She complimented humane society coordinator Krissi Hawke for going above and beyond to find homes for all of her dogs, focusing intently on the least adoptable breeds.

The event will feature a dog costume contest with judging at 3 p.m., along with many pet-centered vendors, raffles, and portraits. Skip Hoyt will provide live music from 1 to 4 p.m., and Freddy’s Franks will serve up hot items off the grill.

The new wine features photos of eight notable dogs who found and hope to find their forever home through the humane society. Those who follow the humane society on social media will remember the story of Josh and Drake, two senior labs whose owner passed away with no one else to care for them. Since the two older boys had lived together for so long and had become bonded, the shelter asked that they be adopted together.

“Realistically, that just doesn’t happen,” Brandeberry said of the two being adopted together, however, only recently, Josh and Drake’s foster family fell in love with them and decided to keep them.

Also featured is Dexter, a small black and tan dog who was stabbed by his owner in April of this year. Dexter was adopted after healing, yet he could not learn to trust the male in the house after what he had been through, so he was returned. Dexter is currently with the Animal Welfare League being socialized and given plenty of love, and hopes to find his forever home very soon.

There is also the story of Izzy, the dog who lived on the Assurant campus in Springfield for six months in 2013 before finally being captured. During her time as “the Assurant dog,” Izzy was seen being hit by a car at least three times, and suffered from severe mange and malnutrition. On October 30, 2013, Izzy found her permanent home and now enjoys helping her mom bake special dog cookies just for her.

Secret is also featured on the new wine bottle—a very notable dog in that her owners were the first in the state of Ohio to be charged for mental abuse of an animal. Secret was rescued from Ohio’s worst dog-hoarding case in history in 2011, when more than 350 live dogs and 72 deceased dogs were seized. Secret was found in deplorable living conditions with rats in her water bowl and inadequate nutrition. Secret was socialized and eventually found her forever home in May of 2011.

Brandeberry said she was excited to welcome the owners of many of the dogs featured on the new wine bottle to Dogtoberfest, many of whom have never even been to the winery.

Those looking to add another furry friend to their family should note that along with the other activities, the Humane Society will also bring out some of its adoptable dogs to the event.