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Photo of the Day: A day with the dogs

(William Cooley | @Wcooley1980)

From left: Sawyer Schrader, a graduate student from Sterling studying engineering; Lady, a mixed breed rescue dog from the St. Francis Care Animal Shelter in Murphysboro and Katy Stoughtenger, an alumni from Carbondale, spend a morning playing with Lady’s companion Bennie, Katy’s three year old boxer (not pictured) on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Stehr Field. “There are no good dog parks in Carbondale that are open to the public,” Sawyer said. “Since this used to be a dog park it’s nice. It’s open, fenced in and we keep it clean. It’s great.” (William Cooley | @Wcooley1980)

By William Cooley
May 7, 2017

Katy Stoughtenger, a SIU alumna from Carbondale, and Lady, a mixed-breed rescue dog from the St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter in Murphysboro, share a moment while playing Sunday morning at the university’s Stehr Field.

Stoughtenger and Lady visited the field with Sawyer Schrader, a graduate student from Sterling studying engineering, and Lady’s companion Bennie, Stoughtenger’s 3-year-old boxer.

“There are no good dog parks in Carbondale that are open to the public,” Schrader said. “Since this used to be a dog park, it’s nice. It’s open, fenced in and we keep it clean. It’s great.”