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KCDW1: Hugh and Sandy Miskimen walk with their dogs on Saturday October 7 during a Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club dog walk at Fort Laurens. Credit: Curtis Robert Tyree
KCDW2: Participants of the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club dog walk on October 7 cross the walkway over I-77 at Fort Laurens. Credit: Curtis Robert Tyree
Summary:
On Saturday October 7 the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club held a dog walk for its members and for guests at Fort Laurens, this gave participants the opportunity to spend time outdoors with their furry friends.
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The Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club held a dog walk for members and pet lovers on October 7 at Fort Laurens. Approximately eight people and their dogs took part in the dog walk on the Ohio Erie Canalway trail.
We decided to go about a mile down and back on the trail, but anyone could have gone as far as they wanted. The weather today was fantastic, just the perfect temperature and sunny, the last time we held a walk, which was earlier in the summer, it was just so hot and we ended up carrying back one of our dogs, said Sandy Miskimen, treasurer of the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club. The idea of the dog walk was that we wanted to do something for our members to come together and spend time with each other and with their dogs.
We were not able to hold our Strut Your Mutt event this year, so we wanted to do something for people to come together, so the idea of these dog walks came about, said Hugh Miskimen, President of the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club.
The Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club is an organization for dog lovers in Tuscarawas County and along with holding events for owners and the furry friends, members of the kennel club also have access to a large area for pets to roam, including a large fenced in area.
The dog walk also let people who are not members of the kennel club experience what were about and spend time with us, said Hugh Miskimen. Its great to get the dogs out and spend time with them outside. Thats the idea behind our members area, a ten-acre area with a large fenced area for leash-off fun for the dogs.
Today was just a great day for a walk, and its great to spend that time with other dog lovers, said Shirley Vrsan, Secretary of the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club. The walk today was great with all the trees turning, and I was happy to see so many people who came out for the walk. We had a couple of people who heard about the walk who arent members and decided to join us, so it was great to see them out here with them, and I hope they choose to become members. The last walk we held was too hot, so there werent as many people and we couldnt walk as much as we did today. We want to hold more walks in the future and hopefully this grows into a normal thing and helps grow the membership of the kennel club. Its just fun to spend time outside with your best friend, your dog.
For more information about the Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club, such as volunteering or membership, visit them at www.tuscarawasvalleykennelclub.com
