GILPIN COUNTY — On Saturday, August 1, Gilpin Very Nice Brewing Company hosted their second annual Ales & Tails event. Over a hundred community members attended, including several dozen dogs. Some of the dogs were there to hang out with their owners. Some were there with adoption agencies in hopes of finding their fur-ever home.

Several games were played throughout the day, including: Agility course, contests for best costume, owner-dog-look-alike, silliest trick, musical mats, and stein holding.

Matt Schillenger owns Peak Pet Supply. The store is located at 972 Golden Gate Canyon Road, mid-Gilpin. The store offered pet food samples and toys during the event.

Photo by Barbara Hardt

Local vendors and booths included Peak Pet Supply, Old Soul Canine Rescue, No Animal Left Behind, and Friends of Charlie's Place.

A silent auction full of local goodies raised over $4,000, and as of press time today donations are still rolling in.

The silent auction, full of local donations from businesses, helped raise over $4,000 by the end of the day.

Photo by Barbara Hardt

To find out more about the Very Nice Brewing Company, check out www.verynicebrewing.com. For information about Peak Pet Supply, take a peek at their website here: peakpetsupply.com. Old Soul Canine Rescue focuses on finding homes for senior dogs. Their website is located here: oldsoulcaninerescue.org.

No Animal Left Behind (NALB) is a local Gilpin County nonprofit that works to reunite lost pets with their owners, collaborates to take care of pets while owners are unavailable, and responds to emergencies with their Emergency Response Team to support animal rescue. They also offer support to owners when their pet goes missing. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/NALBrescue.