HdG Dog Park To Celebrate One-Year Anniversary

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD - The city of Havre de Grace is hosting the first ever Bark For Life of Harford County event this weekend. The event at K-9 Cody Dog Park coincides with the anniversary of the opening of the pooch playground near the Havre de Grace Activity Center.

Held in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Bark For Life honors care-giving canines and helps raise funds for and awareness about cancer. It includes a 1-mile walk followed by games, demonstrations and candle lighting opportunities to memorialize lost pets.

Saturday's event will also memorialize K-9 Officer Cody, for whom the Havre de Grace dog park is named. According to city officials, K-9 Officer Cody died from cancer after a large drug bust.

The dog park opened in September 2016, one year ago, in his honor.

Register for the Bark For Life event at www.relayforlife.org/barkharfordmd and click "sign up." It is one of several events the American Cancer Society hosts, such as Relay For Life, in the fight against cancer.

Bark For Life will be from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at K-9 Cody Dog Park, 100 Lagaret Lane, Havre de Grace.

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Image of dog walk courtesy of Flickr, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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