More than 2500 persons attended University Putra Malaysia's Dogathon event at Bukit Ekspo in Serdang, Selangor, yesterday.
More than 600 dogs accompanied their owners to the event which successfully turned into a historical occasion that was officially recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records.
The record was officially witnessed by Anthony Siva Balan Thanasayan as a Councillor for Majlis Bandaran Petaling Jaya in Selangor.
He was accompanied by his service dog Soolam the Golden Retriever.
Petpositive was also given a booth to raise funds for our Society.
More than a dozen disabled members of Petpositive - many of them also members of the Independent Living and Training Centre in Rawang (ILTC) took part.
Francis Siva, president of the ILTC was also invited to be a judge during one of the canine competitions.
The disabled were treated to food sponsored by Dominos Pizza.
The whole event was put together by the Zoologico Society and Veternak which are made up of veterinary students of UPM.
The following is coverage from the ILTC's blog for your reading pleasure.
Look out for Wheel Power in The Star this Thursday for a full report of what took place.
PET+BLOGSPOT
Monday, August 11, 2008
DOGATHON 2008
Bukit Ekspo, Universiti Putra Malaysia
10 ILTC members were specially invited to the Dogathon 2008 at Bukit Ekspo, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang by Petpositive President and Ahli Majlis MPPJ Mr. Anthony Thanasayan.
It was a meaning wonderful day because all the disabled members were given an opportunity to participated in the fun-filled event.
It exposed to all types of dogs and dog owners to
indulge in something out of the ordinary.
The main highlight of the event is the DOGATHON Race where dogs and owners are required to run for 2.5 km in the early morning cold under the shady trees of UPM. 
Other than the DOGATHON events there are are other events such as fastest eating duo, Space Race, Space Idol, Alien Says, Res-UFO, Agility Jumpers and many more events. 
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