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Wayside Waifs – Strutt With Your Mutt

Who cares about a few raindrops when you’re helping a good cause? Not the nearly 1,500 dogs (and their human companions) who participated in the 27th annual Strutt With Your Mutt, which was held in the lovely Brookside neighborhood on September 17th. The Fairfax Four performed throughout the festivities. The event raised a record $185,000, which will benefit the homeless animals at Wayside Waifs. The top individual fundraisers were also the youngest fundraisers: Emma Price and Abby Hunt.

The annual Waif Alumni photo featured the dogs and their loving human companions.

 

The Ameristar team

 

Karen Gortenburg, Candy Brown, Dianne Siegel, and Tracy Lewandowski, volunteers; with well-behaved dogs in search of homes (Hint! Hint!)

 

This Weimaraner and his human companion Strutted all morning.

 

Lindsey Mihal, Holly Mihal and Ruth Brackney, board member; with their furry friends

 

Emma Price and Abby Hunt, top individual fundraisers (Yes, they’re also the youngest fundraisers!)

 

Also featured in the October 14, 2017 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: J. Robert Schraeder Photography

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