photo by Judy Watts

(Back to front) Boxers Archie, 3, Baleigh, 16 months, and Great Dane Tessa , 4, smile for the camera. Their owners are Paul Renaghan and Ines Cardalda.

photo by Judy Watts

From left, Linda Esposito with Lucy, a Yorky, 2; Heather Plunkett with her golden retriever Snickers (rescued from Lowcountry Golden Retriever Rescue) and Vickie Brumbelow with Joey, 4, a great Pyrenees/golden retriever mix she rescued from Doc Williams SPCA. The dogs took a time out fro competition to frolic during Paws in the Park Saturday in Azalea Park.

There was a whole lot of nose-wiggling going on as dogs sniffed out the competition at the second annual Paws in the Park Dog Show in Azalea Park on Saturday.

Masters beamed with pride as their canines heeled, sat and strutted their outfits in the azalea-filled and weather-perfect venue.

Members of the Summerville Noon and Evening Lions clubs and representatives of the Frances R. Willis SPCA were on hand as sponsors to keep the festivities moving.

The park was filled with commands, squeaky little barks and the deepest loud woofs, as dogs (and their owners) competed in eight events.

Also on hand were local vendors, food booths and a lot of opportunities for the dogs to network.

“This year the Lions Clubs teamed with the SPCA at Holly Patterson’s suggestion,” said George Jenkins, president of the Noon Lions Club.

“We had a great turnout of dogs and owners as well as spectators,” he said.

“It was fun,” said Patterson.

All the proceeds from the Lions Club are being donated to the Leader Dog Program in Rochester, Michigan,

“They provide leader dogs free of charge to the blind and sight impaired,” Jenkins said.

The SPCA’s share of the proceeds is being donated to the Frances Willis SPCA in Summerville.

Jenkins said that owners could sign up their dogs in eight different categories. The blue ribbon winners in each group were:

Greatest Trick:                  Chelsea, owned by Jim Herring

Smallest Dog:                   Gracie, owned by Cindy Spafford

Most Macho:                     Zeus, owned by Brad Steele

Most Prissy:                      Sadie Ray, owned by Debra Henry

Best Costume:                   Sadie, owned by Emma & Savannah Sutton

Most Lion-Like:                Cooper, owned by Kyle McKeever

Largest Dog:                     Joey, owned by Vickie Brumbelow

Dog/Owner Dress-alike:   Matt, owned by Mary Frances Page

The Summerville Noon Lions Club meets at Shoney’s the first and third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Jim Strobel is the president of the Summerville Evening Lions Club which meets the 3rd Thursday at 7 p.m. at Shoneys. The Lions Club is the largest service organization in the world with 1.4 millions members.

For more information about the Frances Willis SPCA contact Holly Patterson at 568-3646.

Check out some photos from the event

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