Name: TAF 5K & 1 Mile Dog Walk & Fun Run
Start: 2026-02-28T08:00:00-06:00
Location: North Oak Park

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?! WE LET THE DOGS OUT!!
Join us for the inaugural Tangi Animal Friends Wag, Walk and Run 5K & 1 Mile Dog Walk & Fun Run presented by Stafford Veterinary Hospital.
This is a dog friendly event to raise funds for Tangi Animal Friends.
Tangi Animal Friends is a local 501c3 non-profit group that has partnered with many local veterinary hospitals & rescues, such as Stafford Veterinary Hospital, Crossroads Cat Clinic, Dog People of Livingston, Saints SPCA, and Purrs of Hope in providing financial assistance towards the spay and neutering of dogs and cats in the Parishes of Tangipahoa, Livingston, St. Helena and Washington. Their focus is to provide pet parents who demonstrate financial need with access to low cost spay and neuter options. They also help US Veteran pet parents! They help initiatives such as rabies vaccines, microchipping and pet food instability.
This race is not just about the Hooomans, it's about the DOGS!! (TAF does help with cats for spay/neuter, but have you ever tried to get a cat to walk on a leash? Yeah...we thought so. So, this is just a Dog Walk folks--no cats allowed.)
Course
WE HAVE A LITTLE CHANGE OF SCENERY...The course will be an out and back starting & finishing at North Oak Park.
1 Mile Dog Walk
Get your pup ready to Wag, Walk & Run!
The 1 Mile is a dog friendly dog walk with a Hoooman option to run.
The first 3 kids 13 & under to cross the finish line will be awarded with a custom gold, silver or bronze medal. AND YOUR PUP WILL GET A FINISHERS MEDAL TOO!!
5K Run
The 5K will be a chipped timed event! The 5K is ONLY for the Hoomans--NO DOGS ALLOWED. This is for the safety of all participants and pets.
Awards and Finisher Medals
5K Overall Awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, Male & Female.
Age group awards will be presented for the following age groups: 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+.
ALL HOOOMAN FINISHERS OF THE 1 MILE AND THE 5K WILL RECEIVE A CUSTOM FINISHER'S MEDAL.
There is a $5.00 discount when you sign up to participate in both the 5K & 1 Mile Dog Walk & Fun Run. Walk the 1 Mile with your pup, then run the 5K with all your hoooman friends.
Other Awards and contests
But wait! The fun doesn't stop there. We will have the traditional water and post race food of course, but we have some fun contests planned too.
We will have the Largest Group Award. So, get your group together and sign up!
We will also have an Owner & Pet look-alike contest, and Best Dressed Pup contest with prizes from Chewy & Bark Box.
There will also be a backdrop for a photo opp with you and your pup and your finisher's medals, as well as several rescue groups on site to answer any questions you may have about adoptions. (Actual dogs for adoption will NOT be on site, but the groups will have photos and information about the dogs and cats they do have for adoption.)
T-shirts for purchase
T-shirts--If you love to collect race t-shirts you will have an option to purchase when you register. T-shirts are also available for purchase through the store tab under the "More" button on the race registration website.