According to the Suffolk News-Herald, "More than 275 walkers and a few thousand onlookers took advantage of great weather Sunday on the last day of summer to join their friends for a day of fun at Sleepy Hole Park." It was called, "The Mutt Strutt."

This was an event sponsored by the Suffolk Humane Society to raise money for use in their mission, which is to assist animals in the city of Suffolk. It isn't about the money, per se - it's about what the money can do, as with all good charities. In this case, the Humane Society is acting on behalf of our pets. The article says "animal control ...brought 12 dogs for adoption and seven went home with new owners." Gosh, I wish all of them had found forever homes. Big sigh.

Naturally, there were demonstrations by police dogs, agility dogs...and, my favorite, the Purina Incredible Dog Team! Yay! I do love the Incredible Dogs. At this event they had the dogs catching flying discs while doing acrobatic maneuvers. Real gymnastics - IMHO! (have you ever seen the diving dogs on Letterman? Fantastic!)

The most impressive part of this story is the page full of sponsors. Wow! All I can say is that every  community should do this, and every business, big or small, should consider sponsoring it. Sometimes that can mean just showing up and helping out, it doesn't have to be cash on the line.

Does your local Humane Society do these kinds of events? We'd love to hear about them, if so. Email us or leave us a comment. We'll write about you and your event, if it means helping stray or abandoned pets find homes.