Santa Paws is now in its 25th year! On Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December, 2025, bring along your pets (all varieties welcome), family, friends & loved ones to have pictures taken with Santa at Western Farm Center. There will be Christmas & Winter Wonderland backdrops available and lots of photo props for humans & beloved pets.
For a $25 donation, your photograph will be taken by a professional photographer after which you will receive a link to digital copies of your photos. We estimate photographs will be available for download 2-3 days after Santa Paws.
There will also be handmade blankets, homebaked goodies & other gifts available for purchase.
Western Farm Center, 21 West 7th Street, Santa Rosa, CA
Saturday 6th December 2025 - 10am - 4pm
Sunday 7th December 2025 10am - 3pm
Sponsorships : There are 3 levels of Sponsorship available for Santa Paws 2025:
Grand Paw : $1000 : Your company name and logo will appear prominently (large print) at the bottom of the event flyer, on our Santa Paws Event Site and Facebook.
Loyal Companion : $500 : Your company name only will appear at the bottom of the event flyer (smaller print), on our Santa Paws Event site and Facebook.
Best Friend : $250 : Your company or individual name only will appear below Grand Paw and Loyal Companion Sponsors on our flyer (small print), on our Santa Paws Event Site and Facebook. If you don’t have a company to promote, consider donating in the honor or memory of your favorite pet or person.
Sponsor information will be included in:
- Email distribution of event flyer by Western Farm to all their customers
- Email distribution of event flyer to select Canine Companion supporters & WCC members
- Flyers will be displayed throughout Sonoma County
- Grand Paw and Loyal Companion Sponsors will be displayed at the Santa Paws event on a banner and/or poster.
Sponsorship can be purchased through this page with donations of $250, $500 or $1000. Alternatively, we can provide a printed version for you to complete. If you would like to receive a copy of the Santa Paws 2025 Sponsorship Form please email us.
Santa Paws 2025 is just one of the many fundraising activities and campaigns being carried out nationally as part of the annual fundraising campaign, Dogfest. For further information please visit Dogfest.
Proceeds from Santa Paws 2025 will benefit Canine Companions and their mission to provide expertly trained service dogs to adults, childrens and veterans with disabilities free of charge, which they have proudly been doing for 50 years. To learn more about their mission, their work & their research, please visit Canine Companions or watch From Puppy to Hero starring one of Santa Paws 2025 sponsors and longtime Canine Companion volunteer, puppy raiser and breeder caretaker, Laura de Rutte.
We highly recommend watching testimonial videos from inspiring clients to hear their stories & learn how their Canine Companions service dogs have changed their lives. Take a moment to hear from 12 year old Emma Whaley who was injured in a car accident at the age of 8 which led to her being paralysed from the waist down. Service Dog Luca never leaves Emma's side, whether she's at archery, band practice or taking horseriding lessons. Watch their story: Emma & Luca.
To learn more about Canine Companions Veterans Initiative, please take a moment to watch New Chapters Begin for Veterans & Their Service Dogs.
And for therapuetic videos of cute puppies, please visit Cute Puppy Videos.
We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you at Santa Paws 2025 at Western Farm Center. Create and capture a special holiday memory with your pets and help the Wine Country Chapter Volunteers reach their fundraising goal of $15.000.
If you cannot attend, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Your gift will help change lives, four paws at a time, for people with disabilities.
Gratefully,
Wine Country Chapter
Santa Paws directly benefits Canine Companions, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization