🐾🏃♀️FIRST ANNUAL DOG JOG + MINI FAIR🏃♂️🐾
Join us for a tail-wagging day of fun, fitness, and community — all in support of the animals in our care!
📅 Date: May 16, 2026
📍 Location: Guthridge Park, Hiawatha
⏰ EVENT SCHEDULE
Participant Check-In: 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
⏰ 5K Start: 8:30 AM
⏰ 1-Mile Start: 9:15 AM
🐕 5K Dog Jog – Run, jog, or walk with your leashed pup
🐶 1-Mile Fun Run – Perfect for families, kids, strollers, and casual walkers
✨ This is a fun run, not a race — all speeds are welcome!
➡️ All participants must be registered to run or walk.
Your registration fee includes an official event T-shirt, and all remaining proceeds go directly toward supporting the animals in our care at Tails in Transit! 💜🐶
🛍️ FIRST 100 to register receive a swag bag!!
👉 DOG GUIDELINES
🦮 Friendly, leashed dogs only (non-retractable leashes required)
💉 Dogs should be healthy and current on recommended vaccinations
💩 Please clean up after your pup!
🐶 If your dog shows signs of stress, we ask that you step away as needed
👉 MINI FAIR + ACTIVITIES
Stick around after the run for a full morning and afternoon of fun!
🎶 DJ & music
🛍 Vendor market
🍔 Food trucks
🏰 Bounce house
🎯 Dunk tank
🐂 Mechanical bull
🐶 Dog-focused activities & contests
🌳 Playground open all day
🧘♀️ Pre-race yoga stretching (7:30–8:30 AM)
👉 WHY WE RUN — This event helps provide:
🏥 Medical care for rescue animals
💟 Support for fosters
📌 Food, supplies, and second chances for animals in need
When you run, walk, sponsor, vendor, or attend — you’re helping save lives.
📩 Questions or interested in getting involved?
Email us at
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👉 Registration is open — sign up today and join us for an unforgettable day for dogs (and other rescue friends) and the people who love them!
Sign up HERE!!
https://pci.jotform.com/form/260375735318057
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