Dog Runs Maryland’s Half Marathon… By Himself

Maryland Marathon Dog

It’s four o’clock. Do you know where your dog is?

The owners of Dozer, a 3-year-old goldendoodle from Fulton, Maryland, didn’t know the answer to that question on Sunday. Unbeknownst to them, Dozer escaped his invisible fence and joined the 2,000-plus runners competing in the Maryland Half Marathon, which benefits the University of Maryland’s Greenebaum Cancer Center.

Dozer joined the fray about five miles into the race, which is held in Howard County, Maryland and he crossed the finish line at the 2:14:24 mark.

Maryland Half Marathon co-founder Jon Sevel said many runners spotted Dozer in various places on the course, at times lapping up water from cups at rest areas, but nobody realized the dog was running solo. After running the final seven miles or so of the event, Dozer found his own way home Monday morning. He’s in good health after a precautionary trip to the vet and he received a medal from race organizers on Thursday.

“This is a very sweet dog,” said University of Maryland Medical Center spokeswoman Karen Warmkessel. “When I saw him today, he looked great. He was really active, and now he’s raising money for cancer research.”

To that point, Dozer now has his own runner’s page on the Maryland Half Marathon website, where his fans can make a donation to the UM Greenebaum Cancer Center.

Dozer even have his own bib number — K9.

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Anonymous
Anonymous
13 years ago

Awesome!

lorraine
lorraine
13 years ago

beautifull.x 

AJ15
AJ15
13 years ago

Hmmmm- I used to run with  my lab- and think that Dozer had trained.  Even dogs cannot run 13.1 miles without training…………:))) 

Mjack
Mjack
13 years ago
Reply to  AJ15

He only ran about 7 miles and stopped for water many times. No grassy knoll here!

Mjack
Mjack
13 years ago
Reply to  AJ15

He only ran about 7 miles and stopped for water many times. No grassy knoll here!

Melminski
Melminski
13 years ago

Wow!!! 

tiki
tiki
13 years ago

He’s lovin’ every minute of it. Check out the dog smile. Dogs Rule!

Klovepink
Klovepink
13 years ago

He was so proud of himself!

Don McKim
Don McKim
13 years ago

seems to me he was out for a good time and found himself at the right place at the right time lol. 🙂

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