Name: Bark and Dash Bash
Start: 2026-09-11
End: 2026-09-13
Location: Missoula

About the Event

🐾 BARK & DASH BASH

A TWO-DAY DOG ADVENTURE WEEKEND

September 12 & 13

Learn • Play • Run • Explore

Bring your dog. Bring your friends. Make memories.

Whether you're a first-time adventurer or an experienced musher, Bark & Dash Bash is a weekend packed with fun, learning, and tail-wagging excitement.

📍 Hosted by the Bitterroot Mushers Club

SATURDAY • LEARN TO MUSH

🐕 Musher Clinic & Expo

Learn: ✅ What mushing, canicross, bikejoring & cart mushing are

✅ Classes for Beginner and Experienced Mushers

✅ Introductory Classroom Style Course - How to get started with your dog

🚴 Mushers Practice Morning

Watch or participate in:

• Canicross

• Bikejoring

• Dryland Cart Mushing

• Skills, training & trail techniques

🎪 All-Day Extras

🐾 Bitterroot Mushers Information Booth

🛍 Vendors, treats, gear & dog goodies

SUNDAY • THE MAIN EVENT

🏃‍♂️🐕 K9 + HUMAN OBSTACLE FUN RUN

Walk It. Jog It. Dash It.

Choose Your Adventure:

🔹 ½ Mile Fun Loop Perfect for families, kids & senior dogs

🔹 1 Mile Adventure Loop For teams wanting an extra challenge

Conquer Fun Obstacles Together

🌲 Pole Bending

🪵 Low Logs

💦 Water Crossings

🕳 Small Ditches

🌾 Straw Tunnel

FUN AWARDS!

🏆 Best Dog & Human Costume

🏆 Dirtiest Team

🏆 Best Blooper

🏆 Team Spirit

🏆 Most Determined Dog

Plus friendly match races and plenty of bragging rights!

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

❤️ No experience required

❤️ Any breed welcome

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Missoula.

thermostat Temperature

9.6° / 24.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.9° / 21.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 30m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

5.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.5)

humidity_mid Humidity

56.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:14

nightlight Sunset

19:46

About Missoula

Learn more about the host city, Missoula.

Missoula is a medium-sized city in Western Montana with a population of about 73,000 (2020). The hub of five valleys in the northwest region of the state, or Glacier Country, the town boasts the University of Montana, the Rattlesnake Recreation Area, and a multitude of recreational opportunities, along with an active and colorful downtown.