Thanks for an amazing 2024 turnout! See you on September 6, 2025!
RexRun For PAWSitivity 5K Trail Run/Walk
Join us for a fun filled day focused on physical & mental wellness, family, fun and our furry friends.
Dog & Family Friendly Activities include:
- 5k trail run
- 5k trail walk
- 1 mile kids run
- Pancake Breakfast
- Silent Auction
- Live Auction
- Vendor Fair
- Food Trucks
- Therapy K9 meet & greet
- Police K9 demos
Join us for a day of fun for the whole family
Annually
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
A pet friendly 5k trail run/walk and family fitness event all intended to spread mental health awareness and PAWSitivity in schools by supporting therapy K9s like Rex.
3rd Annual RexRun
Through its history, RexRun for PAWSitivity has raised funds for the School Resource K9 program at the Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office and has allowed the 501c(3) non profit organization Back the Blue K-9 Force to purchase 3 dogs working in Cherry Creek Public Schools, Littleton Public Schools and Byers/Deer Trail Schools.
The 3rd Annual RexRun for PAWSitivity aims to support those K9 ‘s in their on-going mission as well as supporting their patrol K9 partners , working to keep our community safe.
Have your k9 companion sworn in by the sheriff
Do you have a loyal and honorable companion at home who dreams of being a Police Dog?
At RexRun you can fulfill their very dream. A package complete with a badge, personalized certificate and live swearing in ceremony with Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown!
Deputies and K9s we support
Deputy John Gray & K9 Rex
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy John Gray & K9 Rex
Deputy John Gray and Rex are Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers assigned to Littleton Public School District elementary schools.
Rex is a black Labrador Retriever, who is a trained and certified Therapy/explosive detection K9. Rex loves spending time with people, loves to play and most of all loves to work!
Follow Rex on his Instagram @Arapahoe_Rex_SRO.
Deputy Adam Nardi & K9 Riley
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy John Gray & K9 Rex
Deputy Adam Nardi and Riley are Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers assigned to Cherry Creek Public School District. elementary schools.
Riley is a black labrador retriever, who is a trained and certified Therapy/Firearms Detection K9. Riley loves to play with his uncles Rex and Zeke.
Follow Riley on his Instagram @Arapahoe_Riley_SRO
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy Travis Jones and Zeke are Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers assigned to Littleton Public schools at Newton Middle School.
Zeke is a black Labrador retriever, who is a trained and certified Therapy/Electronic detection dog. Zeke likes to hang out with his brother Rex and work for treats .
Follow Zeke on his Instagram @Arapahoe_Zeke_SRO.
Deputy Candace Gray & K9 Bear
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
Deputy Travis Jones & K9 Zeke
Deputy Candace Gray and Bear are Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers assigned to Cherry Creek Public School District Elementary Schools.
Bear is a chocolate Labrador Retriever, who is in training to be a dual purpose K9, and is in training to be a Therapy/explosive detection K9.
Follow Bear on his Instagram @Arapahoe_Bear_SRO
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
Deputy Drew Matthews and Otis are Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office School Resource Officers assigned to Byers High School/Deer Trail High School.
Otis is a black Labrador Retriever who is in training to be a firearms and explosives detection K9 as well as a Therapy K9.
Follow Otis on his Instagram
@Arapahoe_Otis_SRO
Sheriff’s Office Patrol K9 Unit
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
Deputy Drew Matthews & K9 Otis
RexRun and Back the Blue K9 Force also support the Patrol K9 Unit at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. These dedicated K9s and their handlers patrol communities in Arapahoe County, helping keep citizens and deputies safe.
Nuke, Atlas, Doc, Bodhi, Rust and Voq are trained in a variety of disciplines to include apprehension, tracking and finding drugs, explosives and other evidence.
Follow the Sheriff’s Office on Instagram @arapahoeso
We strive to teach our youth empathy and compassion through the role of a school resource officer and are more effective in this mission everyday with the help of Rex, Zeke, Riley, Bear and Otis.
Deputy John Gray
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