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Dog Day$
Iko and Shrek wait to perform on stage for "Dancing
with the Dogs" on Saturday during the Dog Days of
Denton Celebration.
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other dogs jumped into th<
round for the latest fashions and had their photo
taken at the Glamfur photo booth from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Yappy hour.
Yappy hour marked the beginning of the 16th
annual Dog Days of Denton celebration which
attracted canines and their owners from all over.
The festival, which took place May 29 and 30,
brought an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 attendees to
Quakertown Park, said Christine Gossett, the event
coordinator.
"It's really become its own animal," Gossett said.
Dog Days of Denton began in 1994 when Julie
Glover, economic development program administrator
for the city of Denton, came up with the idea while
she was working a booth at the Denton Arts and Jazz
Festival.
"Everybody out there had their dogs with them
and I thought we need to do an event just for dogs,"
Glover said. "It's one of those things that people are
crazy about their pets and it has really taken off over
the years. It's a fun thing to do with your dogs."
Canines had the opportunity to participate in the
Heinz 57 contest that awarded prizes to dogs that best
fit categories such as "longest tongue" and "shortest
ears," a singing contest where they barked their best
tune and the crowd favorite Spokesdog pageant.
Thirteen dogs participated in this year's Spokesdog
pageant, which Julie Glover described as a "Miss
America pageant with bad breath."
To enter the pageant, dog owners had to summit a
photograph of their dog dressed up in a costume and
write an essay in the dogs' own words explaining
why he or she would be the best candidate for
Spokesdog.
After all 13 dogs paraded the stage, the judges
awarded Gracie, a 7-month-old Maltese, the
Spokesdog title. Gracie will hold the title until next
year's festival.
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