15 year old Lucy, winner of Best Big Dog (photo by Lucy’s Mom, Alicia)
Our frequent customer and friend, Lauren Letellier, shared her impressions and photos of Saturday’s 2nd Annual Doggie Day Show.
What better way to celebrate the Dog Days of Summer than at the Copake Hillsdale Farmer’s Market annual “Doggie Days” event?
Threatening skies did not deter the community’s four-legged champions, who assembled with their pet parents at the Roe Jan Park’s Harvest Barn on Saturday, August 6.
Judge Al Eckman of Pumpkin Hollow
Winner, Best Doggie Trick! (photo by Nicole Friedrich)
Golden Retrievers handed out ribbons and advice for keeping dogs healthy, and almost no one went home empty handed. Judging categories included:
Big Dogs
Small Dogs
Costumed Dogs
Dogs Doing Tricks.
Contestants line up
Pete the Siberian Husky
A Pointer with very stylish neckwear
What a beauty!
An elegant Vizsla
Twirling Vizslas!
and the winners are…
Best Costume winner — Cookie the Therapy Dog
Best Small Dog winner — 9 week old Lily the English Shepard
Lauren is a Hillsdaler who is a writer, actor, playwright, and voice actor.
