The party will kick off with a "Pup Parade" at 10 a.m. Aug. 18, followed by a canine costume contest, corgi-themed raffle and silent auction, a peanut butter-sweet potato pie eating contest for dogs and even a corgi derby.
The Trump White House wants sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act, blue-green algae forces a pond closure at Esther Simplot Park, a shortage of pain medications and details on the centuries-old love affair between dogs and humans.
On Saturday, May 19, Dryland Dogs founder Mia Gussie and a handful of volunteers will convene at Camel's Back Park to offer a free urban mushing workshop for Boise dogs and owners.
The pets died a short time after ingesting water at McCall's Payette Lake and a spring along the Hulls Gulch Recreation Trail behind Boise's Camel's Back Park.
"There's a lot more we could be doing with our country, with our tax dollars. A lot of roads need attention, bridges. We could use a lot more workers."
A demonstration at the Idaho Statehouse today will protest President Trump's emergency declaration, the union representing flight attendants is calling for a probe into a controversial video, an NBA All -Star Game kept scorekeepers busy, and don't even think about this year's Oscars coming in under the 3-hour mark.