Just three days to go until Beanie’s big fun run for charity!

She got her race number through today – Number 625

Beanie’s in great shape for the race. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for Paul & I. The stress of recent months have taken their toll and we’re both moving (and feeling) like 90 year olds :) We’re now fighting over who’s going to run with Beanie and who’s going to hold the bags and take photos !

If anyone still wants to sponsor Beanie it’s not too late. So far she’s raised over £100 for Beagle Welfare, and she’s still accepting sponsorship via PayPal.

The race kicks off at 11.00am on Saturday morning at Bellahouston Park. The official warm up starts at 10.30 am.

In my last post about road racing I mentioned that we’d been in touch with Paul Worthy Gardner in the States in connection with some 5k and 10k races that he’s been organising for dogs and their people for the past few years. He’s planning races in London and Scotland next year.

He’s sent us a photo of the start of their Norwich race…

 The start of the Dog Run Dog race in Norwich, VT, USA

…and also a YouTube video of a TV interview he appeared in over in America where he talked about the DogRunDog races. Here’s the clip – wind forward to 7 minutes and listen for about 20 seconds…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V24cUI1JrI

Yep, that’s OUR Beanie he’s talking about! Beanie’s been on American TV….well, sort of. :)

Paul’s planning a trip over in the Autumn, and he’s looking for ideas for a venue for the Scottish race.

We’ve got lots of good news in connection with the big charity fun run that Beanie’s taking part in later this year!

Beanie has only just started looking for sponsors and has already raised a whopping £79.50 for Beagle Welfare! Everyone is being so generous. You can find out more, or sponsor her yourself online here.

It’s looking like there could be a big turn out of Beagles (and other dogs) on race day! Lots of people have said they are interested in taking part. One or two are a little put off by the thought of running 5k, but the race organizers have stressed that “FUN” is the significant part of the term “fun run”, and that they expect large numbers of people to walk.

The organizers have stressed that you don’t need to officially enter your dog. However, if you want an official number, goodie bag and medal for your Beagle then enter him/her as a concession (£5.50). We’ve entered Beanie as “Miss Beanie The-Beagle” :)

If you do enter with your dog, please send us a photo so that Beanie can publish it on her blog!

Millmar Secret Agent (aka Ty) Enters the Edinburgh Race!

As you know, Beanie is taking part in the Glasgow event on the 4th October. The first confirmed Beagle entry that we have for the Edinburgh race on the 5th October is the lovely Millmar Secret Agent (aka Ty). He’s entered with his whole family so it sounds as if it’s going to be a very exciting day for him. Ty is not only an athlete, but also a fine looking dog with success in the show ring.

Ty demonstrating that posh show Beagles are just as naughty as the rest of them!

If you know Ty, don’t forget to sponsor him!

Charity Dog Run News from Across the Pond

You may have noticed that Harvey & Leila from America posted a comment to an earlier post telling us about some 5k and 10k charity races that are organized specifically for dogs and their people. I noticed from the website that they were planning a race in London in 2009 so I dropped them a line for more info. It turns out that the organizer’s family (Paul Gardner) have their roots in Scotland and has always planned to visit, so he’s very keen to organize a race here. He’s currently working hard on races this year in Norwich VT, Salt Lake City UT, and San Francisco CA but will keep us informed of developments for London and Scotland 2009!

Paul sent us this link to some useful resources and tips for running with your dog.