Melbourne’s inner north will be flooded with tiny dogs in tiny silks this weekend.
But there will be no horses – or whips – in sight at the secondOwners Peter Leed, Ann-Marie Power and Naomi Jones with pups Gigi, Charlie, Gregory and Mickey Rourke in the Edinburgh Castle’s beer garden in Brunswick.Billed as a dogs’ day out at the Edinburgh Castle on Sydney Road in Brunswick, the pub’s large beer garden will be converted to a racetrack for two races on Sunday.
Melbourne Pup lead organiser Kelly Armati, of Coburg, attempted her first tiny dog race in 2019, at a local dog park. To her surprise, dozens of pets and their owners turned up.Melbourne Pup entrants Gregory the dachshund and chihuahuas Charlie and Mickey Rourke inspect the trophy.
Prizes include hampers, pet-carrying hoodies and an electronic treat camera for owners to feed and chat to their dogs while not at home.Dog owner and Coburg resident Peter Leed said his tiny eight-year-old chihuahua, Gigi, did poorly in the last running of the Pup, and he was dim about her prospects this year.About 50 people have confirmed attendance, but organisers are preparing to run several races in the event of an influx of tiny dogs on Sunday, and will have plenty of dog poo bags on hand.
“In my opinion, you can’t just lecture people, you need to give them something else to do,” she said.
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