Saturday morning, leashes will be rattling and tails will be wagging all over the Great Bend area. Pooches will bound out the door and into the car as their owners make their way to Veterans Memorial Dog Park for the first ever Bark for Life Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, sponsored by local Relay for Life teams, precedes the annual event coming up on June 7.“Relay for Life is about fighting back against cancer,” said Linn Hogg, organizer of the event. “One way of fighting back is exercising and becoming healthier, and Bark for Life reminds us that we can use our canine friends to help us do that.”Not only do they make good companions on walks and runs, dogs can be invaluable for boosting mood and reducing stress in patients currently battling cancer.