Dogs set to play poker at South Lake Tahoe's Mutt Strut event

The Animal Coalition of Tahoe will host its second Mutt Strut Poker Run on Oct. 15 along Ski Run Boulevard.

Registration will be 11-11:30 a.m. at the Alder Inn, 1072 Ski Run Blvd.

Participants in this fun, family event walk a 1.2-mile course with their dogs, choosing a playing card at each stop.

Those with the best three poker hands will win great prizes donated by local merchants.

A party at Ski Run Marina will cap off the event, with music, games, giveaways and raffle drawings.

Everyone with a friendly dog is invited to participate.

One poker hand is $10, three hands are $25.

Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Animal Coalition's spay-neuter program and the El Dorado County Animal Shelter renovation fund.