The Bow-WOW-Walk is where Charlottesville comes together to strut your mutt, celebrate community, and spend a joy-filled morning outdoors with the people (and pups) you love. It’s a family-friendly, dog-forward celebration of movement, wellness, and care. Complete with optional competetive 5k trail run, Kids Dash for racers under 8 years old, vendors, facepaint, food trucks, dog contests, raffles and more!

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Every donation to the Bow-WOW-Walk helps power the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA’s lifesaving work, right here in our community! Your generosity helps us provide compassionate shelter care, lifesaving medical treatment, and second chances for pets in need - both at our shelter and throughout our community! Every step, every wag, and every dollar raised makes a real difference for pets and the people who love them!

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When you sponsor the Bow-WOW-Walk, you’re stepping into one of Charlottesville’s most beloved community traditions and helping power the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA’s lifesaving work. Your partnership directly supports care, medical treatment, and second chances for thousands of animals each year, all while connecting your business with a joyful, engaged audience of animal lovers, families, and community members. Together, we’ll turn compassion into action!

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