Kicking Back With the Dogs on Campus

Business students at today hosted their first "Dog Day" class project to raise money for Orange County no-kill shelters and rescues.

Business students were asked to create a business for a day and put their plans to work to sell merchandise to raise funds for a cause,  student Katie Geraghty of Mission Viejo said.

"We get to experience a more practical application of what we learned in class," Geraghty said.

"This event is completely student-driven," Saddleback College instructor Barbara Cox said.

Dog Day was packed with events that began at 7:30 this morning, where dog enthusiasts followed a dog walk trail to the registration in the quad.

Later in the morning, Jarrett Kurimay with the Orange County Sheriff's Department put on a K-9 demonstration. Shortly thereafter, the dog contests began, with such categories as best trick, cutest dog and best outfit. 

Best trick winner was Cookie Einstein, a 12-year old deaf rescued dog, and her trainer, Penny Miller. Cookie wowed the crowd by barking out the answers to math questions put forth by people in the audience. Miller says the dog can read lips and understand hand signals.

CLICK HERE to see Cookie at work.