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Another Doggie Dash

December 30, 2024 – 12:33 pm
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Tagged costumes, Doggie Dash, dogs, Methow Trails, Winthrop WA
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Methow Trails hosted another Doggie Dash at their new headquarters in Winthrop on Saturday. It was a fabulous, fun event with lots of participants and many spectators. The Doggie Dash is part costume contest and part race. It’s pretty clear that some folks are there for the costumes and others for the race. Volunteers are a big part of the Doggie Dash, helping setup, take registrations, judge, emcee, photograph and clean up when it’s all over.

The event started with warm up laps and then a costume parade before the racing got underway. There were two kids’ heats with the top two in each heat going to the final. Then there were six adult heats with the winner of each heat going to the final. After both finals, there was the all important costume judging. It’s pretty clear that my favorite dog costume did not win. Oh well, there were so many choices. So many people vying for the coveted golden poodle award!

In the races, watch for the German short-haired pointers. The huskies didn’t have a chance against those strong, athletic dogs. And I think this is the first time I’ve seen a woman win the race. In fact, all three top finishers were women!

Doggie Dash 2020

February 18, 2020 – 2:37 pm
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Tagged Doggie Dash, dogs, Methow Trails, Winthrop WA
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Once a year in Winthrop, there is a six-legged race where a dog stays attached to a person wearing skis sponsored by Methow Trails! As you might imagine, it is a fun and exciting event. And if racing isn’t enough, it’s also a costume contest! People in the Methow Valley love to play dress up. The day starts with a costume parade and then the judges confer as to who will be in the finals for best costume. The prize for best costume is the coveted golden poodle, a traveling trophy. Then there are the races. This year there was a kids’ race, a ski joring race, a little dogs race and then the big dogs. There are plenty of big dogs (must be another Methow thing) so there were three heats of big dogs and then a final. And after all the racing, the finalists for the best costume, again parade past the crowd and the winner is decided by who gets the most applause and cheering. There are three highly skilled judges for this. All in all it’s a darned good time!

How’s that for a perfect weather day with perfect skiing conditions.

Oreo

Lima

I was totally smitten with these two pups.

Hopefully no wardrobe malfunctions

The emcee introduces the skilled judging panel

The coveted golden poodle

Hazel and Harriet seem to be getting out to a head start for the costume parade

Princess

Pabst Blue R-mour

Make America Ski Again

Methow Valley Spring

Ernie, the dog, recently survived a cougar attack

Uh oh, Harriet and Hazel are asleep on the course

Little bit of a dust up

Mountain Man and Dan easily win

Family fun

Winner of the big dog race

Best costume!

Doggie Dash 2019

February 19, 2019 – 7:01 am
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Methow Trails hosted the annual Doggie Dash race at the Town Trailhead in Winthrop on Sunday. It was great fun with terrific snow and good weather. There were three categories of races – Kids, Little Dogs and Big Dogs – and the ever popular costume contest. The Big Dogs category had the most entrants so there were three heats leading to an exciting final race. The prize for the costume contest is the much-coveted Golden Poodle – a traveling trophy. The winner has now won three times in a row!

Start and finish line

The ever important judges

Some dogs just come to watch

The person and dog must stay attached. The mitten doesn’t count.

We don’t see many poodles like this in the Methow

Excuse me?

Some dogs are into pulling

Some dogs just enjoy the walk

Some dogs are excited at the start line

Some dogs need reassurance

Some dogs are chill

After it’s over, dogs just want to have fun

Doggie Dash 2013

February 20, 2013 – 8:38 pm
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Tagged Doggie Dash, dogs, Methow photography, skate skiing, Winthrop
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The Doggie Dash is one event that I look forward to every year. What do I like about it? Winter – I love this season. Dogs – do I even need to remind you? Skiing – my favorite outdoor activity. And it’s a light-hearted event – folks don’t take it seriously. Well, most folks don’t. It’s tons of fun. One person remarked that her face hurt afterwards – from smiling and laughing!

Getting to know you

Wyatt Ann wonders “why am I dressed up like this and why are we here? Jennifer doesn’t really like to ski so much.”

It’s the iEverything team. iPoop and iPickup with their matching iPods and headphones. And all made out of duct tape.

You can’t make me

Batman and Robin await the costume parade before the big race

Daisy waits patiently

Heck

Sweet girl

“Excuse me? You are trying to rent me out to some poor skier without a dog? Are you kidding? Maybe you need to get a another job!”

(people who live in the Methow are known to work more than one job in order to stay here)

Richard is trying to avert the dreaded costume malfunction while Trip works on his game face.

Great Owl costume.

Kristen spent most of the morning explaining her costume. She’s a fork in the road – should she ski or bike? Or maybe play with her dog? Again, a costume created from duct tape.

Princess Leia and Yota in the costume parade

Lynnette – where did you get those leggings?

Frida and the Tufted Puffin

Going upstream?

The kids’ race is first!

It’s a hard-fought contest between Batman and Robin and the Two Grooms!

Batman lunges ahead

And the rest of the wedding party follows

And then it’s time for the adult racers with small dogs

Heaven and Heck are filmed for the Methow Grist

And now the big dog race. There are several heats.

Molly tries to stay in the race without Lynnette

Some racers are more competitive

This dog is very competitive

Stitch and Lelo are in it for fun!

I was rooting for the doodle!

This looks like a fast team

And in the final heat, they have to go around two laps. This is the backstretch of the first lap.

In the second lap, the poodle pulls ahead

To win it at the finish

There was a contest for the runner up position

The race winner – a poodle from Leavenworth.

And the costume winner, also from out of town. He was channeling the late Bing Crosby and stayed in character the whole morning. Here he is, holding his dog and the much-coveted traveling trophy – the Golden Poodle!

This fun event is sponsored by the Methow Valley Nordic Club. All proceeds benefit dogs and cats in need.

The Doggie Dash – A Six Legged Race

February 21, 2012 – 6:53 am
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Tagged costumes, Doggie Dash, dogs, Methow photography, race, Winthrop
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Every winter the Methow Valley Nordic Club sponsors the always popular Doggie Dash in Winthrop near the Town Trailhead. It is one of the most fun events of the year for dog lovers and their friends. In addition to being a race, it’s also a costume contest. Many people put more effort into their costume design than the race itself in hopes of taking home the traveling trophy – a magnificent golden poodle! The race categories included kids, adults with big dogs, adults with little dogs and skijoring teams. Generous sponsors provide lots of doggie treats and prizes.

This puppy really has a ‘game face’