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Red Dog's Dog Days

Don "Red Dog" Gardner, a retired Lawrence police office, has run the popular summer conditioning program for the last 21 years.

During June, the sessions are at 6 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kansas University's Memorial Stadium. Beginning July 5 and running until early August, the program expands to workouts at 6 a.m., noon and 6:15 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Also, run-walk sessions are scheduled at 6:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. on Saturdays in July, starting at the Lied Center parking lot.

6News video: Red Dog commands respect

Red Dog Don Gardner commands more respect from more people in Lawrence than you can imagine. And it's all for a tshirt. Read more.

Dog Days Birthday

To start, my name is Megan, I'm 15 years old, and I will be a sophomore at Free State in the fall. I have been participating in Dog Days since I was in 3rd grade, and every year it's the same, a little hard work and exercise but you feel great at the end when you can say, "I finished, I actually did it." Read more.

Dog Days of summer

Tuesday, July 6, 2004

The familiar gravelly voice carried over the parking lot Saturday morning at Kansas University's Lied Center. "This is a day you'll learn to do them without using your knees -- 11 pushups," Don "Red Dog" Gardner said, smiling. Read more.

Dog Days appealing on many levels

Tuesday, July 6, 2004

For some, it's a chance to get in shape to make their high school athletic team or a way to stay in shape after their high school athletic careers are over. For others, it's a support group to help make a change to a more healthy lifestyle. Read more.

6News video: Red Dog runs downtown for good cause

Friday, Dec. 12, 2003

The run was to support a couple who are fighting the West Nile virus. Watch video.

6News video: 'Red Dog' celebrates 20 years

Saturday, July 19, 2003

Hundreds in the community come to the summer practices to get in better shape. Watch video.

'Red Dog' celebrates 20 years of drills

Saturday, July 19, 2003

Twenty years ago, Don "Red Dog" Gardner, a volunteer trainer for Lawrence High School football, started pushing his players a little harder with summer training sessions. Now, he pushes nearly 500 members of the Lawrence community just as hard. Read more.

Dog Days of Lawrence

Monday, June 9, 2003

Red Dog's Dog Days is the official title, but most people shorten it to Red Dog Days. By whatever name, the annual community summer conditioning program probably is Lawrence's most popular unpublicized activity. Read more.

Red Dog Days add morning session

Thursday, June 6, 2002

Looking for a way to stay in shape over the summer? How would you like to have your own free personal trainer and motivator - someone whose resume includes Marine, police officer and football coach? Read more.

'Red Dog Days' have become summer fixture in Lawrence

Tuesday, May 29, 2001

First time I heard the expression "Red Dog Days," I thought it had something to do with the old Red Dog Inn - you know it today as Liberty Hall - or that ale with the maroon mutt-faced label. Read more.