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| Dobie the poodle in a Korean costume. |
The judges had a really tough time selecting the winners of the best-dressed pet contest at the Taste of Annandale Oct. 13. Dozens of creatively outfitted dogs showed up for the contest, which was sponsored by Chico’s Natural Pet Market.
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| Liso the punk dog |
The first-place winner in the overall best-costume was Dobie a poodle decked out in a Korean culture costume. Coming in second, was Liso the punk rocker dog.
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| Danielle Areco of Chico’s (left) with some of the pet contest winners. |
In the most creative category, Simba, a male husky dressed as a bride was the first-place winner, and Marti, wearing a dessert costume was the second-place winner.
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| Simba the bride |
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| Marti brings the dessert |
Superheroes Danny and Zuri won in the look-alike/best duo or group category, and Leonard and Roxy as Thing 1 and Thing 2 came in second.
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| The superhero dogs |
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| Leonard and Roxy appear as Thing 1 and Thing 2. |
Chico’s owner Danielle Areco selected Wilma, the bulldog frog, as the “Danielle’s pick” winner. All the winners got large gift baskets from Chico’s and everyone who entered received a gift, too.
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| Wilma the bulldog frog. |
The pet contest couldn’t have happened without the professional judges: Teri Thorsteinson, the owner of the fashionable Cornish Rex known as Coco the Couture Cat; Diane Roadcap, the animal communicator; and Giovanna D, the creator of the Embark! YouTube channel and the owner of Willie, who’s running for mayor of Annan-tail.
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| From the left: Diane Roadcap, Teri Thorsteinson, and Danielle Areco. Willie is under the table. |
What fun!