4 must-do dog-friendly events in October
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The weather’s great and you just want to be out and about with your dog? I get that.
Here are four events neither of you should miss, sorted chronologically so you won’t miss any of them.
Pizza Fur a Paws
October 7 | 12-2 p.m. | Inizio Pizza (Providence Road) | Free | Details
Pizza and dogs – need I say more? For every pizza sold throughout the day, Inizio will donate $5 to the Greater Charlotte SPCA. There will also be a costume contest, animal vendors and adoptable dogs milling about. Dogs welcome outside between noon and 2 p.m.
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RescueMe 5K
October 14 | 9 a.m. | McAlpine Creek Park | $15+ | Details
The third annual RescueMe 5K will benefit the American Pit Bull Foundation’s Operation Sidekick, which trains and provides rescued service dogs to veterans with PTSD in need. Stick around to celebrate with games, vendors, food, beer and more. Registration gets runners a t-shirt, beer and souvenir cup and your dog a bandana.
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2017 Pug-O-Ween
October 14 | 4 p.m. | Lucky Dog Bark and Brew Charlotte | Free | Details
‘Pug’ may be in the title, but anyone – four or two legs – that likes pugs welcome. Activities include a dog costume contest, beer bobbing and more. 10% of all bar sales will benefit the Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue.
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8th Annual Dogtoberfest
October 21 | 2 p.m. | Heist Brewery | Free | Details
Adoptable dogs, live music, vendors like WestEnd Attic, Just Mutts, Barks & Blooms and more will all be on-site during this year’s celebration, plus a costume contest for the pups starts at 4 p.m.
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