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VIDEO: Dog runs half-marathon
Maryland dog is raising money for cancer
Updated: Friday, 24 Jun 2011, 1:55 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 24 Jun 2011, 1:47 PM EDT
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland dog is raising money for cancer after escaping from his yard and running part of a charity half marathon.
The 3-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix named Dozer joined runners near his home, at mile five of the 13-mile race in Howard County near Baltimore on May 15.
Runners reported seeing him at several points and there's video of him crossing the finish line at 2 hours and 14 minutes. He then found his way home. Race officials later honored him with a medal.
Video of him crossing the finish line has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube.
Dozer's family set up a fundraising page to benefit the race's beneficiary, the University of Maryland's Greenbaum Cancer Center. Race organizers said the page has raised more than $13,000.
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Information from: WTOP-FM, http://www.wtop.com
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