By Callum Ludwig
The fourth annual Adventure Dog event from Animal Aid in Coldstream is set to challenge pups and their people in a muddy obstacle course.
Taking place on Sunday 3 April at Wandin Park Equestrian Centre, participants will run through jelly, mud, coloured chalk, and through ball and foam pits.
Animal Aid Communications and Engagement Manager Elle Ammann said the event is a great bonding experience for dog and owner.
“It emphasises the dog-human connection and gives people a great thing to do with their pets in the community. It strengthens their relationships,” she said.
“It gets dogs out of the backyard and involved in all the great engagement stuff they love.”
Events like Adventure Dog help fundraise for Animal Aid, which receives no government funding to operate, astonishing considering they require over $500,000 a year to keep the doors open. Adventure Dog raises over $50,000 each year for about 6000 animals each year. This year’s fundraising will be contributing to the construction of new dog kennels at Animal Aid.
Ms Ammann said cat owners will have their own event at Animal Aid to look forward to.
“We have Mad Catter’s Tea Party, which is high tea with cats and their owners. It’s the exact opposite to Adventure Do,” she said.
“It’s those of us who are less inclined to get muddy.”
Adventure Dog will also have an event village, with a bar, food trucks, a band, and a foam pit all onsite to provide food and fun for the whole family.
