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PAWS 2017 Pet Parade
A Pirate, A Rabbit and A Skunk Walk Into A Park...
April 4, 2017

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pirate and a rabbit took top honors in the 2017 PAWS Pet Parade. There was also a dog dressed as – though not smelling like – a skunk, and 2 who came as a multi hull boat. In varying degrees of costume, 58 dogs took part in the parade as it wound around a block near Lou Mac Park on Saturday April 1.

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Arrgghhh – Best in Show. Scooter, the Pirate Dog, with his human, Aria Steininger.

As always, the parade was sponsored by, and was a fundraiser for PAWS, the Pamlico Animal Welfare Society. Money raised – through entry fees, the sale of hot dogs and through open bribing of a designated Bribable Judge – will go to PAWS’ work in the county.

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A menagerie of canines – more than 50 – took part in this year’s PAWS Pet Parade..

Among those programs are a spay/neuter effort, pet food distribution and the New Leash on Life adoption program. NLOL rescues dogs from shelterrs, gives them to inmates at Pamlico Correctional Center who train them to be better companions to humaas before the dogs are adopted outside of prison.

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The Pet Parade momentarily became the Easter Parade. Cody, Ginger Barrett’s entry, won the Judges’ Choice top honors.
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Some dogs eschewed – or perhaps chewed – costumes and just came as themselves. Seamus and Aonghus are Town Manager Diane Miller’s Irish wolfhounds.
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Emmie James’ 5-year old beagle/pug rescue dog, Puck sported a goalie’s mask and won in the Sports Fanatic’s division (though his name comes not from hockey but from Shakespeare.) Puck has pluck, having recently survived getting hit by a car.
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Teaching a dog old tricks – the Chinese art of T’ai Chi.
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Jennifer Smart’s crew of Popeye and Ollie. A catamaran off to starboard may have given a chance to show off the dogamaran’s contribution to naval architecture – the dual-directional hull system.

And the Oriental Dog Parade 2017 winners were …

(Results and many more photos, ahead…)

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Madeline Sutter’s usually-all-black dog, Freddie. As Pepé Le Pew, he skunked the competition in 2 categories: Most Bribed & Stinkiest..

Oriental Dog Parade 2017 Winners
Judge’s Choice (Easter Basket) Cody – Human, Ginger Barnett #21

Best in Show (Pirate Ship), Scooter – Human, Aria Steininger #37

Rescue Honoree (For All the Rescue Dogs and Their Humans), Genny – Human, Lynn Clough #13

Best Story (I’m a Survivor), Beau – Human, Nick and Unice Smith #10

American Idol (Best Vocalist), Wyatt – Human, Berkley Hill, Animal Control Officer, Pamlico County and NLOL #4

Most Creative (Dogamaran), Ollie & Popeye – Human, Jennifer Smart #17 & #18

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8 legs good. 3 hulls even better. Ollie and Popeye – as the Dogamaran – won for Most Creative.

Best Repeat Performance, Scupper – Human, Tracy Meehan Peterson #31

Super Dog, Jupiter – Human, Harry Jordon #23

Most Bribed & Stinkiest, Freddy Le Pew – Human, Madeline Sutter #15

Military Honors, Radar – Human, Nancy Liu #36

Family Favorite, Liam & the Bees – Human, Michelle Bessette #28 & #29

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Dogs as low-flying pollinators.

Town Spirit, Rosie – Human, Muffin Schmidt #40

Politically Correct, Willie – Human, Marguerite Garrett #30

Best Spaced Out Dog (Rocket Dog), Nikki – Human, Michelle Parish #22

Sports Fanatic, Puck – Human, Emmie James #41

Monster Madness, Juno & Chulo – Human, Holly Russell #33 & #34

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Is a Little Rascal nearby?

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More than a decade old, Oriental’s Pet Parade is developing long legs, longer at least than some participants.
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Sometimes, you just don’t need a costume.
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The trench coat – homage to Colombo or part of a flasher/streaker human/dog combo?
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Not bashful, this dog jumped toward the camera…
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A call for love and peace – though a Milk Bone would not be turned down…

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Yes, that is an ear of corn on a cape., making this canine, yes, a corn dog.
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Not all the humans accompanied a dog; some came to provide musical accompaniment.
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Some dogs had to take more steps than others.
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Waterdog by way of costume…
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They came in all shapes and sizes.
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Best foot forward.

Posted Tuesday April 4, 2017 by Ben Casey


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