

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Iron Dog 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Come join us for Iron Dog 2026 on Thursday, April 16 in Dickerson, MD!

Hosted by USPCA Region 3 and Montgomery County Police, Iron Dog is a 3-mile, off-the-grid endurance and skills challenge for handlers and their K9s, built to test real-world teamwork. Expect mud pits, hill climbs, water crossings, shooting, apprehension, detection, and more.

This event is held in memory of K9 Monte, Officer Brower’s former partner who helped inspire Iron Dog and passed in 2024.

🐺 For LEO, MWD, and SAR handlers

There will be an open-to-all online auction, fundraising competitions, and exciting prizes.

Top runners will be awarded for fastest time in each age group.

Join us for the pre-event — open to everyone!
📅 April 15 | ⏰ 5–7 PM
📍 Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company

Dog demos, raffles, and a night to give back. Packet pickup available for Iron Dog participants.

Fundraise your way to the top! Prizes to be announced soon.

Top fundraiser wins a one-day fishing trip with Reel Slick Fishing Charter in Virginia Beach! Spend a day on the water aboard Reel Slick, guided by Captain Johnny Savage, a respected sportfishing captain and author of Lost in the Stream. Transferable if you’d like to gift the trip.

All proceeds go to help provide ballistic vests, medical cost assistance, and specialized training to K9 teams nationwide through Spike's K9 Fund.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/events/iron-dog-2026/200029545993051
- **Event Categories**: dog, contests, nonprofit, sports, workshops, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 368

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://donate.spikesk9fund.org/event/iron-dog-2026/e679378?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nearby-events

## Event venue details

- **location**: Dickerson, Maryland
- **full address**: Dickerson, Maryland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Spike's K9 Fund (https://allevents.in/org/spikes-k9-fund/6944874)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Dickerson, Maryland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Spike's K9 Fund
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** dog, contests, nonprofit, sports, workshops, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Iron Dog 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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