Wag-O-Ween will be Oct. 23

Dogs in Arlington will get their own Halloween trick-or-treating event with the NOAH Center’s new Wag-O-Ween on Oct. 23.

The local animal shelter is hosting the event which allows dogs and their owners to stop by 35 to 40 businesses where they can get treats.

“We’ll have a map of the locations for people to take their animals and each location has a treat for the dog,” said Jennifer Holocker, marketing and development director for the NOAH Center. “They might have other stuff to go along with that, like a coupon."

The businesses are mostly located in Arlington.

Registration will be held at Legion Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Multiple bands and a beer and wine garden will also be available at the park that day.

The cost to register begins at $25 for one dog and one person.

“It’s gotten a huge response so far. I knew it would be popular but I didn’t know it would be this popular,” said Holocker. “It’s really great to see a community get behind this."

People enjoy events where people can bring their dogs, so Holocker hoped the center could organize something like that for Halloween this year.

“Anytime we have an event that they can bring their animal to, we get crazy response,” she said.

The event is also meant to support the NOAH Center located in Stanwood.

“This helps to raise awareness for the NOAH Center if they don’t know us, and also to raise money,” said Holocker.

Officials at the center have not been able to meet with local pet owners as much as they used to.

“It’s about getting out into the communities. We used to get out more but with COVID everyone has stayed close to home,” said Holocker.

Funds raised during the event go toward feeding and caring for the animals that the shelter takes in.

“During COVID we had quite a dip in funds that were coming in and so we’re trying to make up a little bit of ground for that,” said Holocker.