The annual Mutt Strut will begin at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe at noon on Oct. 1 and will end at Tahoe Beach Retreat.

There will be music and games, plus a raffle, and a big lake to play in.

A big change this year is there are no fees. Tahoe Animal Coalition decided to turn the event into a big community dog walk, minus the poker run.

But that doesn’t mean the nonprofit isn’t accepting donations.

ACT is now running the only spay-neuter program in the South Tahoe area, and that requires money to keep it going. A raffle will help raise money for the group.