The TurfMutt Foundation’s Hosts 7th Annual Mutt Madness, Finds Homes for 13 Shelter Dogs

The TurfMutt Foundation recently held its annual Mulligan’s Mutt Madness at Equip Exposition 2025. Now in its 7th year, the event — held in partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) — was a huge success with 13 shelter dogs finding their forever homes. This year’s Mutt Madness featured three-time Emmy-winning host of Lucky Dog, Brandon McMillan, who was on hand to celebrate with new pet parents. The TuffMutt Foundation also presented a $10,000 donation to KHS at the event. 

“It’s incredible that 13 lucky dogs left Equip to start their new lives with people who have a soft spot for the green industry and dogs in need,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) and the TurfMutt Foundation. “On behalf of Equip and TurfMutt, I want to extend our warmest congratulations to the new adopters and welcome them into our TurfMutt ‘Howl of Fame.’”  

According to the press release, the newly adopted pups are already enjoying their new lives. The TurfMutt Foundation shared a peek at two of those pups:

• Annie Brock, first-time Equip attendee, fell for a chill chihuahua she named Skid. “He was super calm for a chihuahua and that’s really what I liked about him,” said Brock. “Skid is doing great here at our farm in Illinois. He loves my other two dogs and he and my daughter are already best buds.” 

• Jessica Shinkle, an event manager at the Kentucky Expo Center where Equip was held, said, “I always go to the Mutt Madness to look at the cute pups, but when I saw Rose, I knew she would be a great playmate for our two-year-old dog, Jack. He is super gentle with Rose, and we are very pleased with our new addition!” 

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Since its inception, Mutt Madness has matched more than 100 dogs with their humans. The TurfMutt Foundation noted that the event is deeply personal for the organization. For example, Mulligan the TurfMutt — the spokesdog for the TurfMutt Foundation — was adopted by Kiser at the 2019 Mutt Madness event.

“It’s hard to beat seeing great dogs find great people,” says Alisa Gray, President & CEO of KHS. “This year, we had Equip attendees coming to our shelter the next day to adopt dogs they met at the event. Mulligan’s Mutt Madness is the event that just keeps on giving!”

Pam Kleineke is managing editor of Compact Equipment.