Is your dog upset for missing the super-fun Puppy Pool Party? Here is a chance to make it up to your furry fave! The Humane Society of Cottage Grove’s volunteers and their dogs invite you to celebrate at Saturday’s 12th Annual Bow Wow Around Town fund-raising walk.
“The donations help
homeless puppies and kittens, stray and unwanted animals, neuter/spay program, food for homeless families’ pets, and medical expenses for found and feral cats,” states Janetta Overholser, president of The Humane Society of Cottage Grove.
“Bow Wow Around Town is like a fun club where paw-ticipants meet for a two-mile walk once a year,” said volunteer Kathy. “It feels like a gathering of friends. Everyone enjoys seeing the rescued dogs and how love has molded them into
healthier and happier pets.
The walk is a way to socialize dogs, meet K9 loving neighbors, and new next-best friends - for both you and your dogs! We’ve had up to 30 canines and their parents gather in the park before the walk meeting each other.
Some people who don’t have a dog come to visit the dogs, or walk with us, and may also make an appreciated donation. We are a dog-dedicated mix of single people, families with one or more dogs, couples
and even caring neighbors who borrow a dog just to meet others like them.”
“Not only are the people excited to come,” said Penni, mother to three dogs, “so are their dogs who happily wag their tails greeting each other. It’s a friendly, low-key walk with no drama. Everyone has lots of time to mingle on the two-mile loop along River Road to Cottage Grove High School, down R Street to Main Street, through Silk Creek Park and back to our cars at Prospect
Park.”
“Bow Wow is the first activity of Autumn for my dog, Bella, and myself,” said Dron. “It allows us the opportunity to enjoy the crisp Autumn air and beautiful fall colors. It is wonderful being involved in another non-judgmental community activity walking for a great paws-caws! Bella loves it too!”
Eva, 11-years-old, comes with her mother, Sara, and her Golden Retriever, Gus, her Grandma Becky and her dog, Koda. Eva recalls her Bow
Wow Around Town experiences, “They are fun and our dogs love walking with the other dogs.”
The beauty of this family paw-ticipating illustrates the joy of growing up with animals as companions and passing this love onto the next generation.
“Having a pet teaches children responsibilities,” affirmed Sara. “Eva has learned how to groom, bath, exercise and feed Gus. She knows that a pet is not an object, but a part of our lives who has needs and is
our responsibility to care and love them. It is beneficial socializing dogs with all kinds and sizes of dogs. After our first walk, we made September’s second Saturday an annual family event. When Eva grows up maybe she will join us with her dogs and eventually her children too!”
Get out of “the dog house” after you missed the last fun dog-community event. Come and meet beautiful dogs and people, and support our community’s needy, injured and homeless pets. Also, if you
want to adopt another pet I am sure that the Humane Society can find you the purr-fect one!
