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Dog paddle event at City Park Pool
Sep. 11, 2022 2:22 pm
Duke the cattle dog swims back after retrieving a tennis ball while playing during the Dog Paddle event at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Emma Lyons-Macatee of Iowa City holds out a tennis ball for her dogs Ruby, left, and Duke, middle, before throwing it to them while playing around at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Only dogs were allowed in the pool for the event before the pool is drained for the season. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cheese the golden lab swims back to his owner with a tennis ball in his mouth at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Hundreds of dogs gathered at the pool for the annual event that raises money for the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dogs swim around and play with tennis balls during the annual Dog Paddle event at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. The event is put on by the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation and allows dogs to swim around before the pool is drained for the season. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Duke the golden lab jumps up to try and catch a second tennis ball in his mouth while swimming at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Duke and hundreds of other dogs gathered at the pool for the Dog Paddle event that allows pups to swim around and play. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Joe English of North Liberty holds out his hands and encourages his dog Archie the English Bulldog to come out of the pool after swimming around at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Joe said he named his dog Archie the English because he thought it was a fun play on his last name. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A dog swims around the pool during the annual Dog Paddle event at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, September 11, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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