Imagine dogs of all breeds and sizes running around in contained quarters and having the time of their lives. Add in Yelp Detroit raising funds for the Animal Welfare Society of Southeastern Michigan and you have metro Detroit’s first Dog-Up, which took place this afternoon at Canine to Five in Detroit.
The purpose of Dog-Up was to bring together metro Detroit animal lovers for a day of laid-back fun with pooches. Even better, the event was free and open to everyone, regardless of whether or not they owned a dog. Liz Blondy, owner of Canine to Five, graciously agreed to host the event. I decided to attend to live vicariously through all the dog owners because I would LOVE to have a dog. Pets have a way of inducing happiness, and you’ll never have to worry about them falling out of love with their owners! My dream of becoming a dog owner may come true one day. But until then, Big Ern (MAL’s fiesty cat) will rule the house.
I have to commend Erica Finley and the other Dog-Up organizers for taking this positive and fun event one step further by adding a charity component. Yelp Detroit came on board to collect donations to help the AWS of Southeastern Michigan build a doggy play area outside its facility. There were a ton of scrumptious baked goods for sale, a raffle for prizes and Zingerman’s Deli brought some of its delicious coffee. Hopefully everyone’s donations bring AWS one step closer to building the play area.
Thanks to the Dog-Up team and Canine to Five for putting together a creative event that brought together animal lovers! I’m already looking forward to the next one. You can check out the rest of my Dog-Up photos on my Flickr page.