iN PHOTOS: ‘Weenie Waggle’ dog race and more at pet expo in Kelowna

Hundreds of people and their pets showed up for dog races, vendors, and family fun at the Okanagan Pet Expo https://www.okanaganpetexpo.com/ in Kelowna. The Laurel Packinghouse was filled to the brim with pet paraphernalia and competitors in the event’s highlights; the ‘Weenie Waggle’ dachshund races and the ‘Pug Dash’ pug races. The BC SPCA https://spca.bc.ca/ , and Okanagan Humane Society https://okanaganhumanesociety.com/ were there fundraising, and there was a station where people could hold tiny chicks. Dog owners brought their pooches to compete in the light-hearted, tiki themed, amateur dog races. The races were as adorable and chaotic as anticipated. Someone holding a stuffed monkey on a string baited the wiener dogs around the circuit, some dogs stayed on track better than others.  READ MORE: iN PHOTOS: Mountain bluebirds nesting in custom-made boxes in Kamloops https://infotel.ca/newsitem/in-photos-mountain-bluebirds-nesting-in-custom-made-boxes-in-kamloops/it104864 The races were $20 to enter and the proceeds went to the dog rescue Paws it Forward. https://pawsitforward.org/ iNFOnews.ca has some photos of the action. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .