Subscribe Why Race Alone When Your Dog Can Join, Too? Visuals by Emily Wang for The New York Times Text by Hannah Singleton June 26, 2026 Share full article On a sunny morning in the rolling green hills of Anniston, Ala., more than 900 runners lined up with their dogs for the OneWorld Canine Obstacle Run, a race and camping festival. When the whistle blew, each pair charged up and over mounds of sand before plunging into the first pool. Soaked pups emerged from the water, shaking off, before continuing on the roughly four-mile course, which included more than 40 obstacles. The first few obstacles included ladders, a swaying bridge called “The Wiggler” and a shallow creek that fed into a drainage pipe, sending the dogs and their handlers straight into a muddy pool. Then they all disappeared into the woods, where the course climbed over derelict cars, giant spools and pyramids of tires before spitting them out at the bottom of Heartbreak Hill, the race’s toughest ascent. Emily Wang for The New York Times
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Why Race Alone When Your Dog Can Join, Too?
Over a four-mile course in Alabama, these dogs and their humans tackled mud, hills and more than 40 obstacles together.
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June 27, 2026
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