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.
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