Some Thanksgiving traditions involve a couch. Ours involves leashes, a starting line, and a park full of happy dogs.
The Legend Acres Turkey Trot is our annual Thanksgiving weekend walk and run, and it is one of our favorite mornings of the year. Dogs and their people walk, run, or stroll together, then stay for the farmers market. Whether your dog is a seasoned group-walk regular or this is their first big outing, there is a distance that fits.
The 2026 Turkey Trot
Saturday, November 28, 2026, at Litchfield Square Park. Check-in opens at 8:30 AM and the walk steps off at 9:00 AM. Choose the 1K, 3K, or 5K, or join virtually and complete your distance wherever you and your dog are welcome. The A Community Affair Farmers Market runs on site the same morning, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, so the finish line comes with local shopping.
Registration is per person, and dogs join their registered people. 1K $25, 3K $35, 5K $50, Virtual $35.
Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pawsgiving
It starts with the AKC Fit Dog Lifestyle Club
The Turkey Trot is a signature event of the Legend Acres AKC Fit Dog Lifestyle Club, our community for people who want active lives with their dogs. All year long, the club hosts group walks where dogs practice calm leash manners around other dogs and people, explore West Valley parks, and build fitness a walk at a time.
Group walks are $15 per dog for nonmembers and included with club membership. Upcoming walks, all on Mondays at 10:00 AM: November 23, December 7 (Asante Community Park), and December 21 (Pioneer Community Park).
Why walk with your dog?
Fitness you can both feel. Regular walking helps dogs maintain a healthy weight and joint health, and it does the same for their people.
A calmer dog at home. A dog who has somewhere to put their energy is a dog who settles better, sleeps better, and practices better manners.
Real-world practice. Group walks are training in disguise: loose leash walking, polite greetings, and calm focus around distractions, in the places you actually go.
Community. The club is full of people who plan their weekends around their dogs, just like you. Dogs make friends. So do their humans.
Join us
Register for the Turkey Trot, bring your dog, and start a Thanksgiving tradition that ends with tired, happy dogs and a morning at the market.
Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pawsgiving
Questions? Call or text (931) 516-3064.
Walking with us this year? Tell us your dog's name and your distance in the comments.
