The 31st Annual Furry Scurry

This past Saturday morning the 31st annual Furry Scurry took place in Denver's Washington Park. Unfortunately, I did not get up in time to catch the start of that mass dog walk, which benefits the Dumb Friends League, or for that matter, even the end of the walk, the finish line of which can be seen in the photograph on the left. The starting line would have made for a great photo, but there is always next year, right? Thankfully, there were still plenty of furries scurrying around when I got there.

To be honest, I couldn't even locate the starting line for the event, but simply followed the crowd to the finish line, where there were various booths offering pet services and assorted items for sale to pet owners, as well as lots of food trucks, which everyone seemed to be taking advantage of. Unlike the annual Turkey Trot, that also takes place in Washington Park, I did not see a beer garden. Since both events start at 9:00 A.M., I am not sure why one has a beer garden and one does not, but since the Furry Scurry is a major fundraiser for the Dumb Friends League, which provides care to more than 44,000 animals each year, I suggest they add one next year. They just need to enforce the no beer for dogs rule.

The fact that the dog walk takes place in Washington Park only adds to the fun atmosphere. It is, of course, Denver's most popular park, and happily, only a fifteen-minute walk from my condo. And even though I did not get there for the 9:00 A.M. start of the event, I was still able to see the widest variety of canines this side of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Possibly even more, since so many of the dogs were of mixed breeds, making the types of dogs at the event close to infinite. A fun time for all.