Austin’s best friends are going to get some good help this weekend.

“My Furry Valentine” is coming to the Oak Park Mall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The fundraiser is for S.P.A.R.K.’s (Start a Park for Austin’s Respectable K-9s) efforts to fund Austin Dog Park’s fencing.

“One of the conditions is we would pay for the fencing ourselves, so it’s not a cost of the city,” said Mike Schatz, S.P.A.R.K. board member.

There will be a professional photographer ready to take photos of lovable pups and likeable old hounds alike, along with doggie business vendors, people from the Mower County Humane Society, and even a doggie parade.

The event is free to attend and residents are encouraged, though not required, to bring their dogs. S.P.A.R.K. hopes to raise $25,000 by this spring for fencing so the park, at the south end of the 500 block of Second Street SE, can start up.