Furkids brings back summer puppy yoga series to fund rescue efforts

Furkids is giving puppy yoga six Wednesday mornings this summer, turning its rescue campus just north of Alpharetta into a short-run event with a very specific payoff: adoptable dogs in the room and dollars flowing back into rescue work. The series runs from June 10 through July 15 at Furkids’ 9-acre headquarters, with classes set for 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on June 10, 17 and 24, then July 1, 8 and 15.

At $38 a ticket, the format is stripped down and easy to understand. A certified instructor leads the flow while rescue puppies wander through the space and do exactly what people are signing up to see. Furkids says the event is meant to mix wellness, community and fundraising, with proceeds supporting rescue, medical and adoption efforts across Georgia. That makes the class feel less like a novelty and more like a small, repeatable fundraising engine with a social life attached.

The setup also keeps the experience accessible rather than athletic. Guests are told to bring their own mat, the class is indoors, and the focus stays on gentle movement and puppy interaction instead of trying to turn yoga into a performance. Furkids has also put clear guardrails around who can attend, including an age minimum of 13 and waiver requirements for minors. Those details matter here, because the event is built to be predictable: one hour, one room, one limited weekly window, and a room full of puppies with adoption potential.

The timing fits Furkids’ bigger picture. The organization says it has grown from founder Samantha Shelton’s early rescue work into Georgia’s largest no-kill shelter and one of the Southeast’s larger volunteer-driven animal welfare organizations. The summer series lands as Furkids continues expanding its campus and shelter footprint, including the new Sutherlin Dog Shelter, while keeping community-facing programs in the foreground. For anyone looking for a local outing with a direct line to animal welfare, this is the kind of event that does both jobs at once: six chances to roll out a mat, meet puppies and send money back to the rescue effort.