Dog Boarders in Lees Summit

Bring your dog to Kansas City’s largest doggie 3k walk and 5k run event to help Wayside Waifs raise money! Each fall, dogs help other dogs by raising money during the Strutt With Your Mutt event on Brookside Boulevard. Before the race, you can fundraise and gather donations to help animals in need. On the day of the event, lace up your running shoes and leash up your pup for either of the race events!

Strutt With Your Mutt allows you to register as an individual or a team. Both adults and children are allowed to register for the Strutt With Your Mutt race.

When summer comes to a close, gift your dog with a swimming party full of fun at Summit Waves in Lee’s Summit! This off-leash party will give your canine a chance to play with other local dogs and get some good exercise in at the same time. Pooch Paddle reserves 5:30 pm to 6 pm for dogs under 25 pounds to swim. Dogs over 25 pounds have swim time from 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm.

For this event, humans aren’t permitted to swim with their dogs. Each dog requires a $5 admission fee and must be current on rabies and all other vaccines as required by law. Aggressive dogs will not be allowed into the event.

For 25 years, Dogtober Fest has been held in Blue Springs, Missouri for pups and their owners! During Dogtober Fest, participate in free contests and games with your pooch, including Bobbing for Biscuits, a Biscuit Eating Contest, Musical Frisbees, a Costume Contest, and contests for both the biggest and smallest dog. You can also browse through vendor booths and watch demonstrations from police dogs, search and rescue dogs, agility dogs, and more!

Admission is free with a donation of dog food, which will benefit local animal shelters via the Dog Food Drive.

Each October, Halloween rolls around, and that means that Boos, Barks and Badges Halloween Parade is happening at Downtown Lee’s Summit! From 9 am to 1 pm, you and your dog can enjoy all kinds of fun. Wear a costume and dress up your pup to celebrate Halloween in style. From 9 to 10, there will be a costume contest. At 10 am, the parade begins at City Hall Plaza! After the parade wraps up, be sure to trick-or-treat at participating stores in the Downtown area.

The costume contest includes awards for best group, most unique, favorite boy, favorite girl, and favorite pet.

Admission is free as is parking. Attendees may park in the City Hall Parking Garage.

Local restaurant Chicken N Pickle hosts its first Wayside Waifs Wednesday event of the year in January, from 4 pm to 7 pm. Adoptable puppies will be on-site from 5 to 7 looking for new homes, so bring your current dog to maybe meet their new best friend! During the event, there will be pet-related vendors available with different products and services for sale. A percentage of food and beverage sales will go toward helping animals at Wayside Waifs.

These events will repeat the first Wednesday of every month through the year. You won’t want to miss out on the fun to be had each month at Chicken N Pickle!