Pet owners can take part in ‘World’s Largest Pet Walk’ in Greater Cincinnati
LEADING THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU WALK, GALLOP, TROT, OR EVEN HOP THIS WEEKEND, PET OWNERS HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PET WALK. IT’S A NATIONAL MOVEMENT RAISING MONEY AND ALSO PROMOTING ALL OF THE GOOD THAT ANIMAL THERAPY CAN DO. AND SO JOINING ME HERE TODAY IS TRISH SMITH FROM PET PARTNERS OF GREATER CINCINNATI. AND MY FAVORITE GUEST ALWAYS LITTLE MISS ROSIE HERE GUYS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. SHE’S ALWAYS SO LIKE PERFECT FOR US. LOOK AT HER. NO WONDER SHE’S A THERAPY PET. TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW PETS CAN BE SO MUCH A PART OF OUR LIVES. SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LIVES. TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PET PARTNERS AND WHAT YOU ALL DO. SURE. SO PET PARTNERS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. WE’RE IN ALL 50 STATES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WE OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND THROUGH ANIMAL THERAPY AND WEALTH AND WEALTH AND WELL-BEING. AND WE GO TO HOSPITALS, HOSPICES, SCHOOLS, FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ALSO SOME ARE CRISIS RESPONSE. AND SHE’S SAYING HELLO. LOOK AT THAT. I THINK SHE’S I WANT TO TREAT. SHE PROBABLY DOES. YES. BUT WE WE HAVE AN ARRAY OF OF OPPORTUNITIES WITH PET PARTNERS. AND IT’S JUST A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE BREAK. AND THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE. I KNOW, IN THE NEED FOR PEOPLE WANTING THERAPY, PETS WANTING SOME SORT OF INTERACTION. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT AND THE INCREASE THAT YOU’VE SEEN. YEAH. SO WE’VE SEEN A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR VISITS WITH BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND A LOT OF THAT IS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WANTING TO DO MORE FOR EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING. LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT WAYS TO PROVIDE STRESS RELIEF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WHAT A BETTER WAY, YOU KNOW, THAN TO HAVE A CUTE LITTLE ANIMAL COME IN AND PROVIDE A LITTLE DISTRACTION FROM THE DAY. YEAH. JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF, YOU KNOW, HEALTHY HEART FEELING. FINALLY, TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENT. THIS IS THE THIRD EVENT FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST PET WALK. WHAT EXACTLY IS IT AND HOW CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED? RIGHT. SO IT IS AN EVENT WHERE? ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SHE IS REALLY VOCAL TODAY. PET PARTNERS TEAMS ARE WALKING IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR ANIMAL THERAPY PROGRAMS. SO THEY PICK A DAY, USUALLY AT THE END OF THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY’LL ALL GATHER SOMEWHERE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS. WE’RE HAVING A WALK WEEKEND, SO WE HAVE SATURDAY. WE’LL BE WALKING AT NESBITT PARK IN LOVELAND, AND THAT WALKS AT 11. AND THEN ON SUNDAY WE’RE GOING TO BE DOWN IN BURLINGTON, KENTUCKY, AND THAT WALK STARTS AT NOON. WHO CAN BE INVOLVED? ANYBODY? YEAH, ANYBODY CAN BE INVOLVED. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND SEE OUR PETS, SEE WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT. YOU KNOW, BRING YOUR FAMILY, BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND PET FRIENDLY, BRING YOUR PETS. YES. BRING YOUR PET. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, AND NOT JUST DOGS. WE REGISTER AND EVALUATE NINE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF ANIMALS. ONE OF THE THERAPY PETS THAT THEY HAVE IS GEORGE. HE’S A GIANT RABBIT. DEFINITELY BIGGER THAN ROSIE. OR WE ALWAYS SAY HE’S A FAVORITE TO. OF COURSE. THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO JUST MAKE US, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE HAPPIER. SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE STRUGGLING, STRESSED OUT, AS YOU WERE SAYING, AND GREAT THAT YOU CAN LEND THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. SO AGAIN, YOU HAVE TWO CHANCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PET WALK. THE FIRST ONE AGAIN, IS SATURDAY. NESBITT PARK IN LOVELAND. THE FUN STARTS AT TEN. THE WALK STARTS AT 11, GOES UNTIL NOON. YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE THIS SUNDAY AT IDLEWILD PARK OVER THERE IN BURLINGTON, KENTUCKY. THE EVENT GOES FROM 11 TO 3 AND THE WALK IS AT NOON. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO OUR WEBSITE DOT COM AND A BIG THANK YOU TO P
Pet owners can take part in ‘World’s Largest Pet Walk’ in Greater Cincinnati
Updated: 4:31 PM EDT Sep 25, 2025
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Whether their animals walk, gallop trot or hop, pet owners in Greater Cincinnati have a unique opportunity to partake in the World’s Largest Pet Walk this weekend.It’s a national movement that raises money and promotes all the good animal therapy can do.The first chance will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nisbett Park in Loveland, while the second one will be Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Idlewild Park in Burlington.On Thursday, WLWT was joined by Trish Smith from the Pet Partners of Greater Cincinnati, as well as her dog Rosie.See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.For more information on the World’s Largest Pet Walk events, click here.
Whether their animals walk, gallop trot or hop, pet owners in Greater Cincinnati have a unique opportunity to partake in the World’s Largest Pet Walk this weekend.
It’s a national movement that raises money and promotes all the good animal therapy can do.
The first chance will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nisbett Park in Loveland, while the second one will be Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Idlewild Park in Burlington.
On Thursday, WLWT was joined by Trish Smith from the Pet Partners of Greater Cincinnati, as well as her dog Rosie.
See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.
For more information on the World’s Largest Pet Walk events, click here.
