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It was more like paws than boots on the ground at the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s 20th annual Harbor Hounds Community Dog Festival and Charity Fundraiser on the green grounds of Skansie Brothers Park on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
The few hundred canine attendees who filtered in throughout the day were treated to all the love, snacks, and attention they could handle, as well as a whole water park just for them (actually, it was the fountain display that’s always there, but don’t tell them that). Their humans, several dogs told this reporter, had it second-best — sure, they had some paw-sitively great food from the various food trucks there, but no one asked their humans to dress up in costumes or show off their best tricks in any contests judged by Gig Harbor’s very own Mayor Tracie Markley, now, did they?
Fortunately, the humans didn’t seem to mind, especially the small ones, who carried around dog-themed balloons and played with their four-legged friends, while the big ones visited the 32 dog-oriented vendor and service booths. The Rotarians were busy themselves, buzzing around the event meant to raise money for the Rotary Club’s different charitable works and grants.
This reporter is the first to admit she is biased, because of the sheer number of cute pups she got to photograph and pet, but all in all, still has no qualms saying that everyone had a doggone good time.
Kylo, center, tries his best to eat water, as owner Unique, also center, looks on, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 8, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
A doggone colorful sign directs event attendees to the registration booth, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
O’Malley, left, and Cali, right, play, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Sierra, left, accepts the Best in Show award for Malfoy, center, who is too busy cuddling with Mayor Tracie Markley to care, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Malfoy — who ended up winning Best in Show — gives owner Sierra a kiss, after winning the musical chairs-like contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Malfoy practices a trick, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
The very large and very affectionate Bailey gives Mike a nuzzle, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Malfoy shows off by giving judge Rob Lewis, center, a kiss in the Best Kiss Contest, as Mayor Tracie Markley, far right, and owner Sierra, right look on, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Cali, center, can’t contain her excitement, after giving Parker (her owner, center) a kiss in the Best Kiss Contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Lucy and Dutton’s owners try to get the pair to stay still for a picture, after the dogs’ first place win in the costume contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Unaware of his first-place costume contest win, Dutton the golden doodle — dressed for the upcoming autumn season’s hayrides and pumpkin patches — finds it far more interesting to say hello to Alfie the Chef, than to take part in whatever his owners are doing. Photo by Carolyn Bick
Dogs and the humans who love them wait for the judging in the costume contest to commence, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Malfoy, right, dressed as a lion, waits with owner Sierra to be judged in the costume contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
DeNise Thomas adjusts Alfie the Chef’s hat, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Two dogs (new friends?) cautiously smell each other’s noses, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Piggy, left, and Ruby, right, charge up to the camera (and possibly this photographer), during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Goose poses for a picture, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.
Goose, left, trots past Tuli, center, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds 2024 charity event on Sept. 7, 2024. Photo by Carolyn Bick.