2026 All Paws on the Ground 5K

2026 All Paws on the Ground 5K Race Information

<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 22 , 145 , 121 )"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Calling ALL humans and fur babies!!</span>  </span></strong></h3> <h3><span style="color:rgb( 45 , 194 , 107 )">Join Giving Paws during our <span style="color:rgb( 35 , 111 , 161 )">2026 Dog Daze of Summer Event</span> <span style="color:rgb( 230 , 126 , 35 )">at Uncle John&#39;s Cider Mill </span>supporting our nonprofit agency&#39;s mission of service!! </span></h3> <h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb( 35 , 111 , 161 )">Dog Daze of Summer Activities from 9:00 until 3:00 (this will be updated as plans are finalized!)</span></h3> <ul><li> <p>All Paws on the Ground 5K (see details below for race times)</p> </li><li> <p>WAG-tastic Vendors</p> </li><li> <p>BARK-tastic Family Friendly Scavenger Hunt</p> </li><li> <p>DROOL-tastic Pup Cup Station</p> </li><li> <p>UPDog Frisbee Challenge with Leashed Favorite Dog Club (more information soon!)</p> </li></ul> <h3><span style="color:rgb( 45 , 194 , 107 )"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">5K Schedule </span></strong></span></h3> <ul><li>8:00 a.m. Registration OPENS including bib and shirt pick up</li><li>8:45 a.m. Young Pups Kids&#39; Dash for kids of all ages (not timed)</li><li>9:00 a.m. Full 5K Start Time</li></ul> <h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb( 45 , 194 , 107 )"><strong>5K Need to Know</strong></span></h3> <ul><li>All registrations for the Young Pups Kids&#39; Dash and the full 5K include a race t-shirt, sponsor giveaways and access to Dog Daze of Summer event activities (see above)! Shirts are guaranteed with entry thru July 30th, supplies available as they last after that date. </li><li>Families who register 3 or more people at the same time receive a $5/person discount.</li><li>The 5K course will be within the beautiful Uncle John&#39;s Cider Mill farm!</li><li>Dogs on a leash are welcome to participate with their human(s)!</li><li>We reserve the right to ask for pups to visit another time if they are having a rough time.</li><li>All Young Pups Kids&#39; Dash who are under the age of 18 AND fur baby pups will receive a participation medal!</li><li>There will be medals for chip timed runners/walkers, the top 3 men and women in six age categories!</li><li>There will not be an awards ceremony, medals will be awarded when the race is done.</li><li>This is a fundraiser for our nonprofit agency; there will not be refunds; we appreciate you understanding!</li></ul> <h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb( 45 , 194 , 107 )"><strong>Donate and Run for FREE</strong></span></h3> <p>If you would like to support our nonprofit and get a free entry to the race donate $100. When you register for the race your entry will be free! Simply Sign Up and follow the steps to register and on the donation screen enter $100. ($30 discount applied during checkout. Free entry valid until July 30th, then it&#39;s a $30 discount off a $100 donation) Donation discounts for donations of $75 and $50. Any donation amount is appreciated. <strong>Thank you for your support!</strong></p> <p><em>Please note, unpredictable Michigan weather could/might/we hope not/we will know that day :) impact planned activities.</em></p> <h4><strong>Four Paws UP to YOU, we could not serve our community without YOU!  To learn more about us we invite you to follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GivingHappyPaws" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">social media</a> and visit our <a href="https://www.givinghappypaws.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a>.</strong></h4> <h4><em><span style="color:rgb( 45 , 194 , 107 )"><strong>See YOUR paws on August 15th!</strong></span></em></h4>