By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. Tallac, a chocolate Border Collie, lets everyone know how excited he is for Saturday's run.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. Tallac, a chocolate Border Collie, lets everyone know how excited he is for Saturday’s run.
  • Bodi the Vizsla is a therapy dog and also a search-and-rescue canine.
    Bodi the Vizsla is a therapy dog and also a search-and-rescue canine.
  • An Alaskan Malamute and puppy appear to cross leashes in the Silver Strike CrossFit parking lot.
    An Alaskan Malamute and puppy appear to cross leashes in the Silver Strike CrossFit parking lot.
  • Tallac the chocolate Border Collie
    Tallac the chocolate Border Collie

Dogs and their humans gathered Saturday morning in the cold at Silver Strike Cross Fit to run a 5K around Centennial Park in East Carson City.

Several humans donned St. Patrick’s Day green in honor of the annual Irish holiday this weekend. Even Tallac, a young chocolate Border Collie, got into the spirit with his green bandana.

There was one dog in the event, though, running for more than one cause. Bodi, a Vizsla therapy and search-and-rescue canine, was raising awareness Saturday about the mental health needs of military veterans.

The “Will Run for Treats” 5K was a benefit for the Carson Animal Services Initiative (CASI), a local non-profit organization that raises money to help shelter and care for Carson City pets in need of loving homes.