Hundreds of the city's playful hounds will be assembly at the off-lead area of Innes Common at 1pm in an event aimed at the city's responsible dog owners and their four-legged friends. The dogs adopted from Hamilton City Council's Animal Education and Control Centre will lead the procession around Hamilton Lake at 2pm, followed by other dogs and their owners. Council animal learning and control manager Fiona Sutton encouraged all owners to bring their dogs to the event in an effort to make it the largest dog walk in New Zealand.
In the year ended October 31, 91 dogs were adopted from the centre after they were picked up wandering the streets and were not claimed – or were given to the centre by owners who could no longer find a home for them. Amanda Parker's family has adopted three dogs from the centre including papillon-chihuahua cross Sprat, who was rehomed from the centre four years ago. Sprat was proving to be a whizz on the agility course this week when the Waikato Times visited him and kennel-mates Pedro and Bosco the poodle.
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