2nd annual Mutt Strutt raises more than $3,300
By Kevin Spradlin
PeeDeePost.com
ROCKINGHAM — Otis barked to get somebody’s — anybody’s — attention.
Gracie worked on her high-fives with her human companion while Junior, an English bulldog, was content in letting people come to him as he sat silently in his corner in the shade of the pavilion.
Dogs in Richmond County had their day Sunday — or at least a few hours — during the Mutt Strutt, a second-year effort coordinated by Allison Sweatt and Richmond County Animal Advocates. Food sales and raffles helped raise some money for the organization, which will celebration its second birthday in September and maintains nonprofit status under the umbrella of Last Chance Animal Rescue, a New York- based animal advocacy and rescue group.
There was no measured distance to run or walk, for humans or canines. Other than a bouncy house for children, there was no mandated activity for anyone.
It was, Sweatt said, “a little doggy social time.”
The idea, she said, was to allow dog owners to network, to “come to Hinson Lake with your dog and show your dog off.”
Sweatt said one of the goals of the fledgling RCAA was to have people become accustomed to certain months being defined by RCAA-related events, such as the Mutt Strutt in May, the dog wash in July and the Allison Butler 5K and doggy dash, also at Hinson Lake, in November, along with other fundraisers.