Like many California girls, Candy is blonde, buff and beautiful. All she needs now is a place to strut her stuff.

Candy, a 6-year-old pit bull, is one of 75 dogs residing at Agua Dulces's the Brittany Foundation, a non-profit humane organization dedicated to the rescue, care, and placement of homeless dogs.

While Candy and many of the Brittany Foundation dogs reside in a spacious 12' x 12' kennel, what the organization hopes for next is a 130' x 75' fenced run area to allow the pooches a place to play and stretch out in the sun.

"We pride ourselves on taking excellent care of our dogs. They're given food, love, and medical attention, but unfortunately, we don't have enough volunteers to walk the dogs every day," said Brittany Foundation founder Nancy Anderson. "Having a large, fenced run for our dogs would give them a place to roam and romp, as well as allow a play area for prospective owners to visit with an adoptive dog."

The Brittany Foundation is launching "Project Dogway," a fundraising campaign to get the run built by the beginning of summer. Cash, as well as Home Depot or Lowes gift cards, construction materials and professional time donations are being sought to fund the project's estimated $10,000 cost.

"It would really make such a huge difference in the lives of our animals to have a play space to call their own," Anderson said. "These are animals who were abused, neglected, or left for dead in shelters. We think it's time they get to have a little fun."

For questions on "Project Dogway," please contact Michelle Sathe at 661-242-1812 or email sathewords@yahoo.com . Donations can be mailed to the Brittany Foundation at P.O. Box 738, Acton, CA, 93510-0738.

For more information on The Brittany Foundation, visit www.brittanyfoundation.com.