PetAmore.com was invited to judge the Puttin’ on the Dog Best Costume Contest held by Adopt-A-Dog in Connecticut today. The charity event was held at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT. We had never been to the park before. It was on the water, and quite lovely.
The event itself was well organized, and very well staffed. We were amazed at how many people came out to partake in the festivities of the day. There were clowns, and a moon bounce for the children. Green spaces for the dogs to play in. Vendor booths, and at least 4 judging rings where multiple competitions were taking place. There was also tons of food and sweets.
We were particularly impressed by the demonstration put on by the local PD K-9 division. The German Shepherd they brought along to do exercise training with was quite good, and extremely obedient.
We met lots of nice people, and saw tons of amazing dogs. The most fun we had though was judging the Dog Costume contest. Everyone went all-out, and I wish I could have given a prize to every participant. Unfortunately, we were given the dubious task of selecting First through Sixth Place. A quick run-down:
6. Was a young girl dressed as Sarah Palin, and her large dog dressed up as a Moose
5. Was a Shih-Tzu dressed as Betsy Ross
4. Was a young girl dressed as Wilma with a home-made Dino costume for her dog
3. Was a dog dressed in a hula costume with a bra
2. Was a dog dressed as a Cheerleader
1. Was a young girl dressed as Christine from Phantom of the Opera, and her dog dressed as the Phantom
Like I said, it was very hard to chose, but, I think we made the right choices.
