Dog day afternoon this Saturday full of fun.
Have fun with your dog – and support a good cause.
The Boca Raton Dog Club is hosting Nutts For Mutts from 9 am to 4 pm this Saturday at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton.
Admission is free, parking $5.
All the proceeds will go toward purchasing pet oxygen masks for Palm Beach County fire and rescue vehicles.
And activities? Will there be stuff to do!
· Learn pet CPR.
· Get expert advice from Dr. Robin Valentine, an emergency medicine veterinarian.
· Interfaith animal blessings by a rabbi and a priest
· Kids dog show
· Contests for pet/owner look alikes, doggy vocal talent, and best trick.
· “Wedding” of therapy dogs (??)
For more information, call 561-394-4404. Or go to the Boca Raton Dog Club’s Web site.
Click here for a previous post on pet oxygen masks. Raising money for this equipment is a fine project for any group that cares for animals.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
