Rudy’s Dog Park is hosting its second annual Dogtoberfest live auction and raffle fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Downtown Eatery & Spirits, 205 W. Center St., Warsaw.

Dozens of items will be available and a DJ will be playing into the night. “We are excited to get back to Downtown for the auction,” said Deb Wiggins, Rudy’s Dog Park board president.

A variety of items have been donated for the auction including gift baskets, two tickets for the Colts v. Browns game on Oct. 21, rounds of golf, glasses from Warsaw Cut Glass, various gift certificates from area businesses and more. A full list of items is available on the Rudy’s Dogtoberfest 2012 Facebook page.

A rose raffle will also be held for $25 a ticket with only 100 tickets available. The raffle includes a long stemmed rose and a chance to win two $100 Sunoco gift cards, a $200 gift card to JB Furniture or dinner for two at five area restaurants.

Rudy’s Dog Park is a not-for-profit organization that was organized and founded to build a dog park to serve Warsaw and the surrounding Kosciusko County community. The park is a leash-free dog park providing a safe, fun environment for dogs and their owners to socialize and exercise.

For more information contact Rudy’s Dog Park at P.O. Box 788, Winona Lake, IN 46590, call 574-267-8511 or visit the website: http://www.rudysdogpark.org. You can also email: [email protected].

Also find Dogtoberfest and Rudy’s Dog Park on Facebook.