He didn’t have an ugly sweater to wear during the race. Instead, he had a coat of fur.
“His name is Hudson. He’s a Vizsla, a Hungarian pointer,” said handler Todd DeVito, who along with the brownish-orange dog crossed the finish line in eighth place during the annual Ugly Sweater 5K on Dec. 16. “We take him for runs three or four days a week, for about 3 or 4 miles per day, so this was a normal workout for him. He loves it.”
Todd and Hudson finished in 23 minutes, 11 seconds. Hudson’s other handler, Karen DeVito, was a little farther back in…
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