University Village was all the buzz, or should I say bark, this morning as hundreds of puppies from all corners of Seattle came out to support the Seattle Humane Society for the “Walk for the Animals” fundraiser. Ferdie, Winnie, Kaiya and Ruckus were all there (with owners in tow) to strut their stuff for the 5k walk around Sand Point neighborhood.

Some of the finer points:

• Well organized, easy to register, great t-shirts for the humans and fun scarves for the dogs.
• A little bit of a bottle neck for the first few blocks as we wound our way around the shops and up to the trail with a couple of stops to allow for cars to pass, but nothing too devastating and it allowed for us to gab with each other.
• Friendly vendors with great samples like the 100% freeze dried wild Alaskan salmon bites from Wild Side Salmon (good for dogs and cats).
• Fun to see dogs of all breeds and ages coming together and getting along.
• The Humane Society had dogs on site for adoption. For those who couldn’t attend and are interested,

 

All-in-all a great way to spend a Sunday morning. Helping a notable charity by donating and raising funds that contributed in a small way to the approximately $100k raised towards saving the lives of animals, took a nice walk on a brisk morning with the pups, and watched our fluffy kids enjoy the company with a few hundred of their closest friends. Not too bad, huh!