PAWS Doggie Dash this weekend

Looking for something fun to do with your four-legged companion this weekend? Look no more: PAWS Houston is hosting its Doggie Dash at Sam Houston Park on Saturday.

The Doggie Dash offers dogs and their owners a 5K fun run and a 1-mile family walk. Highlights of the event include costume contests, family fun activities and fun for the doggies — and a drawing for tickets on Continental Airlines (Houstonist assumes that's for the people, not the dogs). You can register and pay the $25 entry fee online, for which you get a hat for you and a bandana for your four-legged friend. The Doggie Dash begins at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, but you can pick your entry packet up beginning at 7 a.m.

PAWS Houston is a nonprofit organization that helps terminal or chronically ill patients cope with their illnesses through the healing power of animal relationships. The group coordinates caretakers for the pets in patients' homes and their care if the owners have long hospital stays. Check out the PAWS website for more information or to volunteer.

This post is from future Houstonist contributor Emily K Burton.