It’s Wild Bill Days in Deadwood and there are some awesome events happening today and tomorrow (June 18 & 19)! One of the featured events of the weekend is a national DockDogs Competition right on Main Street. DockDogs is a long-jump event where the pooches – mostly sporting breeds – run down a 40 foot runway and then jump as far as they can into a long, water-filled pool.
I hung out this morning for some of the early rounds of the DockDogs event. It was so much fun to watch! Check out this video clip for a better idea of what the whole thing is all about. DockDogs in Deadwood is happening again tomorrow, Saturday, June 19 at 10 a.m. right in front of the Franklin Hotel. Check it out – I’ll see you by the pool!
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Joe Rainboth is a resident of Spearfish, S.D. He grew up in the tall-corn state of Iowa, where he developed an early interest in all things outdoors. After high school he moved to Vermillion, S.D., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising.
During his college years, two things caught his attention: the beauty of western South Dakota’s Black Hills and a girl from those Black Hills. After graduating from college, Joe traveled across the country as a recruiter for the University of South Dakota. He saw the sights from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas and everywhere in between, but it was the Black Hills (and the girl) that kept drawing him back.
He and wife moved back to the Black Hills in 2008. He's an avid hiker, mountain biker and road cyclist whose future plans include trying to fit a pair of kayaks into the spare bedroom. Email this author | All posts by Joe Rainboth
