A few scenes from the dog swim/costume contest/pet tricks contest this past Saturday in Kanawha City. We had a great time. There weren’t many participants in the contests, but plenty showed up for the swim. The dog in the swimsuit was hilarious–from the back, it looked like it was wearing a thong. The one on the right was supposed to be Flower, the skunk from Bambi, but as soon as her owner (Gazette lifestyles editor Rosalie Earle) put the whipped cream down her dog’s back, she shook it right off.

(That’s Celeste and her pup, Chewie, dressed as WVU and Marshall football players.)

Below is the winner of the pet tricks contest. (Sorry–I don’t have that name.) This dog was too cute. There was maybe an inch or two of water in this container and this dog, who was much bigger than she looks in this picture, climbed right in, walked in circles for ages, then finally curled herself up like this.

There will be another dog swim on Saturday, September 9 (10 am to 5 pm) and on Sunday, September 10 (3 pm to 7 pm) at Cato Park Swimming Pool. The event is totally free, but they’re collecting supplies and food to donate to the Kanawha-Charleston Animal Shelter.

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