Okay, fellow furball friends... time to get your Human companion off the couch and start training and getting ready for spring!
But first, let me introduce myself. My Humans call me "Mister" -- i'm not sure how they came up with such a crazy name but who am I to question them. There are more important things to do like chasing squirrels, taunting the bunny on the other side of the fence, and finding all kinds of interesting items like socks, shoes, tupperware lids, watches, and yanking on my sister Missy's collar. For an old geezer (editor's note: Missy is only 4 years old) she's actually got some spunk!
My Human just told me about this fun event on May 31st where I get to drag her along with me for a 5K-9 run/walk. If you haven't played this game before ... let me tell you, it's fun! I plan on running but if you're like my older sister Ahnung who's a couch potato and an embarrassment to us stealth furballs, then sauntering is fine.
So here's the deal... get your Human to do the following:
1. Register for the 5K-9 Run/Walk on May 31st (registration fee is $47 for one dog and $59 for two dogs). You can register online for the 5K-9 here. The 5K-9 run is a part of the Team Ortho Downtown Dash but you will running as part of The Fast and the Furballs. When registering if 'Pet Haven' does not show up as an option on the team names in the drop down menu, leave the field blank, and enter 'Pet Haven' where they ask "how did you hear about the event."
2. Sign up to join Pet Haven's The Fast and Furballs team by emailing our Furballs 5K-9 coordinator Cheryl at furballs@pethavenmn.org. She will then add you to our communications about upcoming training runs (okay ... for many of us it'll be a social time). We will also let you know when our team t-shirts are ready!
3. Set up your Firstgiving fundraising page and help us raise awareness and donations for homeless dogs and cats. The more you can help us raise, the more dogs and cats we can help!!
Pet Haven rescued me (and my two siblings too) so I just LOVE them. I want to help my fellow furry friends AND I need to get exercise (and quite frankly, my Human needs to get some exercise too!) ... so I hope you'll join the Pet Haven team. I'm hoping they'll let me be the captain of The Fast and Furballs Team but i'm hearing there are several other dogs contending for that spot. There's this other dog named Bode (who came from the same place I did and looks just like me) ... you'll hear more from him soon as I know he's going to run with me too!
And when you're done having your Human take care of all these steps, and have gone for your run or walk, join me in taking a nice snooze on the couch.
Pet Haven would like to extend a special thank you to Mark Bune for designing the logo for The Fast and the Furballs team and for donating his time and creative talent!
A special thanks also to our t-shirt sponsors: Chuck and Don's and Downtown Dogs!!
