If your dog thinks the isn’t ruff enough (and we’re resisting the urge to make a wisecrack about poodles here), there’s a more challenging canine competition in Littleton this weekend inspired by the Tough Mudder brand of endurance obstacle racing.
It is called, you guessed it, the Ruff Mudder. (Come to think of it, they could have called it the Ruff Mutt-er.)
Part of a 10-city tour, Ruff Mudder has several daunting doggie challenges including:
- The Mini Everest: a four-foot climb on a slick curved quarter-pipe
- The Boa Constrictor: a dark, muddy tunnel requiring scratching and sliding to paw through
- The Mud Mile: muddy mounds and valleys for a frisky Fido to slop through
- Mini Berlin Wall: a muddy two-foot-high wall to jump over
- Mini Mudderhorn: the final epic climb for Ruff Mudder bragging, er, barking rights
The Ruff Mudder will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. at Sterling Ranch in conjunction with Tough Mudder races. The website is a bit confusing about how to enter your mutt in the Ruff Mudder, so here’s the scoop: for that as well.
Sterling Ranch is located in Douglas County just south of Chatfield State Park.
