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The Good Dog Hotel & Spa team is always on the lookout for fun things to do with dogs, while also benefitting other dogs. Guess what? We found some great events coming up in July and August where you can do both! It doesn’t get any better than that.

Whether you’re looking to get your sweat on, meet new people, adopt a dog or just have some family fun, we’ve got you covered.

And remember, as we head into the hottest months of summer, our Dog Daycare is a great (and cool) escape for your pup, where he or she can make friends, while also getting in some healthy exercise and play time. If you’ve never visited us before, come on in and we’ll give you a tour!

Cooper’s Fun Run

For this month’s Cooper’s Fun Run, participants will run from Au Bon Pain on Monument Circle, and will benefit charity partner Joseph Maley Foundation. This is an all-ages and abilities event. Runners, walkers, dogs on leashes, kids and strollers are welcome. Suggested donations of $10 are accepted in lieu of a registration fee. A raffle drawing will be held after the event.

Dog Days of Summer Open House

This community event supports the Human Society of Indianapolis and is at the brand-new Home2 Suites Indianapolis Airport. A minimum $1 donation will grant you full access to food, local beer and wine, festive games, and a chance to win a grand prize. Attendees will also get the opportunity to interact with several shelter dogs looking for their fur-ever homes. For a minimum $10 donation, you can even bring your own furry friend along.

2019 Day of the Dog

In honor of National Dog Day on August 26, celebrate with the third annual Day of the Dog: Run, Walk or Jog one mile, 5k, 10k, 13.1mi., or 26.2 mi. You can complete a chosen distance anytime in August for, or with, your favorite four-legged friend. With every registration, 15% will be donated to Freedom Service Dogs of America, a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by rescuing dogs and custom training them for individual client needs. Clients include children, veterans and active duty military, and other adults. Their disabilities include autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder. You’ll receive a Day of the Dog Medal, plus an attached dog tag for your favorite four-legged friend.

Donuts & Downdog (Yoga with Rescue Dogs)

Love deep breathing with a side of puppy breath, music and donuts? Snuggle an adoptable puppy while practicing yoga at the Irsay Family YMCA. Enjoy 45 minutes of beginners Vinyasa Flow Yoga with the adoptable dogs of Helping Paws Indy, a local foster-based rescue group. Session includes a selfie with a dog and donuts. A portion of this session fee goes to support Helping Paws Indy & the Irsay Family YMCA.

Corn Hole Classic 2019

The inaugural Corn Hole Classic will be held in conjunction with the 2019 Wiffle Paws Classic Wiffle Ball Tournament. Proceeds will benefit Furever We Love Dog Rescue, a nonprofit that finds loving homes for dogs whose owners are at the end of their lives. Whether this will be a double-elimination or round-robin tourney will depend on the total number of teams entering. Entry fee is $20 per team. Refreshments will be provided, including drinks, cookies, watermelon, and hot dogs.

Harper’s Best of Mutts Show

Harper’s Best of Mutts Show is an annual event full of puppies, beer, and good times. Proceeds benefit the PAWS Adoption Center in Hancock County. This year’s categories will be Best of Puppy, Waggiest Tail or Butt, Best Dog Shaming Sign, Most Obedient, and Best Dressed. Winners of these categories will be entered into the 2019 Best of Mutts. It’s $15 to register your dog for a category. Scarlet Lane Brewing Company will be hosting the event and will donate 20% of the day’s sales.

 Just how strong is a dog’s sense of smell? And what country has the most dogs? Find out the answers with these fun facts about our furry friends.

Dogs are amazing. And all of us at the Good Dog Hotel and Spa in Indianapolis love getting to know our furry friends, whether they’re in for a grooming appointment, visiting our doggie daycare, or spending the night in Good Dog Hotel.

This is our gorgeous friend with two different colors of eyes, which is due to a rare condition called Heterochromia iridis.

This is our gorgeous friend with two different colors of eyes, which is due to a rare condition called Heterochromia iridis.

But there’s always something new to learn, which is why we love sharing information about dogs. For instance, do you know how strong a dog’s sense of smell is? Or do you know the name of the dog on the Cracker Jacks boxes? Here are some of our favorite fun facts about dogs – we hope you enjoy them.

 

  1. An adult dog has 42 teeth. Puppies have 28.
  2. A typical dog is as smart as a 2-year-old toddler.
  3. A one-year-old puppy is as physically mature as a 15-year-old human.
  4. Dogs can see really well in the dark, thanks to a special eye membrane called Tapetum lucidum.
  5. Dogs and cats both slurp water the same way.
  6. Heterochromia iridisis a rare (and often strikingly gorgeous) condition in which animals, including humans, have two different colored eyes. It’s particularly noticeable in dogs and cats.
  7. A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.
  8. According to the World Canine Organization, there are 339 dog breeds in the world.
  9. The smallest dog breed in the world is Chihuahua, and the largest dog breed in the world is Wolfhound.
  10. A dog named Laika became the first living being to visit space in 1957.
  11. Dogs have an estimated 1,700 taste buds (humans average about 10,000).
  12. Although puppies are born deaf, when they mature, dogs can hear 4 times as far as humans.
  13. Whiskers help dogs “see” in the dark.
  14. The Poodle haircut was originally meant to improve the dog’s swimming abilities as a retriever, with the pom-poms left in place to warm their joints.
  15. It’s a myth that dogs are colorblind. They see color, just not as well as humans.
  16. Dogs only have sweat glands in their paws.
  17. A human has about 5 million scent glands, but dogs have 125 to 300 million (depending on the breed). Which means their sense of smell can be 1,000 to 10,000,000 times better than humans.
  18. America has the largest dog population in the world.
  19. Greyhounds are the fastest dog. They can reach speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour.
  20. The name of the dog on the Cracker Jacks box is Bingo. The Taco Bell Chihuahua is a rescued dog named Gidget.
  21. On average, a dog’s mouth exerts 320 pounds of pressure.
  22. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic (a Pekingese and two Pomeranians).
  23. Scouting offers two merit badges for dog lovers: Pets and Dog Care.
  24. Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” keeps the eye lubricated and protected.
  25. Humans have kept dogs as pets for more than 12,000 years.
  26. The most dogs ever owned by one person were 5,000 Mastiffs, owned by Kublai Khan.