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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters celebrates dogs with a howling good time
By Jodi schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Wagging tails and excited
barks filled the Village Green
in Sisters as dogs and dog-
lovers gathered to celebrate
the fourth annual Doggie
Dash/Stroll & Festival pre-
sented by Friends of the
Sisters Library (FOSL) and
Furry Friends Foundation.
The new venue offered
up lush surroundings where
canines and their humans
could mingle among friends,
family and visitors ready to
enjoy a day for the dogs.
The dog days of summer
cooled down Saturday morn-
ing just in time for folks and
their furry friends to enjoy
the 5K run that kicked off the
celebration at 9 a.m. A few
minutes later the two-mile
walkers departed. The dash/
stroll route went south from
the park onto Peterson Ridge
trails and back to the park.
The dash/stroll was open to
all ages, with or without a
dog. And 5K winner Zack
Connelly was without one.
The park was packed with
hundreds of dogs of vari-
ous shapes, sizes and colors,
including a hairless pink one
that looked suspiciously like
a pig. The unusual looking
“dog” was, in fact, a three-
year-old pot-bellied pig
named Zoey who might have
thought she was a canine
instead of a porcine. Her pet
parents Robert Jeffrey and
Robine Bot own Harmony
Farms Sanctuary, a home for
animals in Sisters Country.
Zoey’s guardians for the
day were Marieke Jeffrey, 11,
and brother Lex, 8, and they
entered her in the Best Trick
contest.
“We rescued her and they
told us she was a mini pig
but she kept getting bigger,”
Marieke said.
The BrightSide Animal
Center table was up and run-
ning with Sana Hayes, volun-
teer coordinator, at the helm.
Three dogs from the center
were at the event and up for
adoption.
Delectable morning
munchies were donated by
Sisters Coffee Co., Angeline’s
Bakery & Café, and Sisters
Bakery.
One of the highlights at
the event was a lure-running
course for pooches that love
to chase things. It was ongo-
ing, and any dog could try his
luck at chasing the fuzzy lure
that was strung behind a plas-
tic bag that was attached to a
long line on a pulley.
Owner of the lure, Jackie
Koski, was on hand to explain
what a lure course is all about.
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country with our lure course
and four silken windhounds
that compete. The lure course
is normally about 1,000 feet
long and the dogs are judged
on agility and speed and
athleticism.”
Mt. Bachelor Kennel Club
offered an obedience rally
for any dog that knew basic
commands.
“I think this venue is great
and more dog-friendly. We’re
doing our novice rally course
for people to bring their dogs
in so we can give them a little
help with dog obedience,”
said Lori Nickerson, club
president.
Bend Agility and Action
Dogs (BAAD) were happy
with the park area reserved
for their agility course.
They brought in dogs of all
sizes and abilities that were
cued by their pet parents as
they maneuvered the course
together.
“We really like the new
fenced-in area, it’s small,
compact and just perfect for
our dogs to go through the
course,” said Barb Brandt,
BAAD president. “We have
about 23 dogs that will be
taking turns going through
the demo course for people to
watch.”
photo by Jerry baldocK
sandy schneider and Breeze, her shetland sheepdog, impressed the crowd
in the Best trick contest.
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