Tigard - Enjoy food & drink, mingling, and special guests at Fido’s, the World’s First Dog Taphouse. Details PacificPugRescue.org.

Tigard - Care & educational resources, plus light grooming & nail trims for visiting bunnies for suggested donation at Tigard PetSmart. Details RabbitAdvocates.org.

Portland - Theme of this year’s Pug-O-Ween is ‘Pug-a-con’. Enjoy costume contests, spaghetti dinner, photo ops, meet & greets with the creator of Puglie Pug, and more. Event held at Oaks Park Dance Pavilion; tickets & details PacificPugRescue.org/Pugoween.

Portland - Bring your pugs and pups to Wallace Park to hang out with special friends, alumni, volunteers, and forever fosters. Hosted by Minnie & Max the Pugs. PacificPugRescue.org/Pugoween.

Eugene - Formal gala to benefit Greenhill Humane with live/silent auctions, raffles, four-course dinner, and more. Event held at Venue 252; tickets/details Green-hill.org.

Sherwood - Volunteers at CAT get paid in head butts and purrs. Learn how you can too! Details CatAdoptionTeam.org.

Portland - Benefit for OHS at Hollywood Grocery Outlet is packed with fun for dogs and their people. Costume contest, raffles, OHS adoptables, beer tasting, and more. Details OregonHumane.org.

Ridgefield - Family-friendly activities include tours, workshops, canoe/kayak trips, demos, bluegrass music, bird shows and more. Most activities are free. Events held at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Cont. through Sun., Oct 7. Details RidgefieldFriends.org.

Redmond - Play for cash prizes and the animals at BrightSide Animal Center. $1/card. Eent held at 7th Street Brewhouse every Thursday; details BrightSideAnimals.org.

Salem - Learn how you can help the animals at WHS, and get a little history and a tour. Details WHS4Pets.org.

Portland - Over 250 beagles will strut their stuff at the Portland Holiday Inn. Scent work, agility, obedience, performance parade and more. Free; continues through Oct. 6. Details nbcspecialty.com.

Corvallis - All breeds including mixes welcome in Obedience, Rally, and Canine Good Citizenship Testing. Meet the breeds, educational resources and raffles. event held at Benton County Fairgrounds; details ChintiminiKennelClub.com. 

Albany - Boot stompin’ good time at Albany Boys & Girls Club during annual fundraiser for SafeHaven Humane Society featuring western-themed dinner, live & silent auctions, raffles, and more. Tickets/details SafeHavenHumane.org.

Tigard - Eat. Drink. Adopt. and bring your dirty pup for a good dog wash at Fido’s World’s First Dog Tap House. Food & drink, vendors, and sno-cones for kids. Proceeds from dog wash benefit One Tail At A Time. Details Fido’s Facebook page.

Portland - Pack up the dirty pooches for Portland’s biggest dog wash! DoveLewis volunteers wash and dry your pups for suggested donation. Nail trims available. Live music, food, beverages and pet-related vendors to benefit the DoveLewis Blood Bank. Event held at Lucky Lab Brew Pub on Hawthorne; details DoveLewis.org.

Gresham - Cheer on Multnomah County Animal Services’ Pitties in Pink during annual parade in Gresham. Details MultCoPets.org.

Portland - Tour Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon's headquarters and spay/neuter clinic and discover how FCCO is making a difference in the lives of cats and their caregivers. RSVP/details FeralCats.com.

Troutdale - Learn how you can be part of the awesome team helping improve lives of pets and people. No need to RSVP. Details MultCoPets.org.

Portland - A night of Pixie Project storytelling presented by Our Bold Voices at McMenamin's Mission Theater. Tickets/details PixieProject.org.

Clackamas - Get started making the most of your unique skills while helping the dogs. Lots of ways to help! Details Clackamas.us/dogs.

Gather and walk to bring awareness to breed specific legislation. Walk begins in the Salmon Street Springs. Details Portland Pit Bull Parade’s Facebook page.

Everyone attending Bully Walks please remember our very basic and simple rules:

• NO FACING OFF.

• NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES.

• RED BANDANNAS FOR ‘DOG SENSITIVE’ DOGS: Dogs known or believed to be anxious when around other dogs are to wear a red bandanna to let others know to respect your dogs space.

• PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG.

• NO SMOKING.

Vancouver - It’s a wet and wild time when dogs take to the outside pools at Lake Shore Athletic Club for the animals at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. No human swimmers allowed; volunteers on site. Details SouthwestHumane.org.

Portland - Best Friends Animal Society’s annual event includes leisurely morning walk & timed run to raise money for local shelters and homeless pets. Family-friendly festival includes vendors, food trucks and lots of fun activities. Event held at Willamette Park - Registration fees vary; details StrutYourMutt.org.

Annual one-night event raises awareness on the impact of light pollution for migrating birds. Details AudubonPortland.org.

Portland - Enjoy food and beverage of your heart's desire with your favorite llama: ROJO! Family friendly & low key, great opportunity to hang out in Rojo's presence while kicking off your weekend. Event held at Carlandia; details Rojo the Llama's Facebook page.

Salem - Learn how you can help the animals at WHS, and get a little history and a tour. Details WHS4Pets.org.

Tigard - Paint, sip, rescue! Enjoy wine, light appetizers and partake in fun evening of art for the animals at Animal Aid. Step-by-step painting instruction at Vine Gogh Artist Bar. 10% of ticket prices donated. Details/register VineGogh.com.