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This year’s Green River Catfish Festival Dog Show was held on July 4th at 12  noon. It consisted of these 12 entries who competed in various categories. Each category winner won a $20 dollar gift card for Petco, while Best in Show received a $50 dollar gift card also to Petco. The contestants wolfed their way through categories ranging from Best Dressed to Smallest, but through all of this only one can be Best in Show.

Smallest Dog: This year the winner of the smallest dog went to a dog fit for the word, this small but large at heart dog went to Rowdy, a 5 month old Chihuahua owned by Caleb Gabbard.

Largest Dog: This year's winner for the beautiful gentle giant went to Donk, a 7 year old English Mastiff owned by Tim Pendley.

Cutest Dog: This year's winner for cutest dog went to an 11 year old Puggle named, Biscuit. Owned by Audrey Pendly.

Best Dressed: This year's best dressed contest featured contestants sporting American spirit, and everything from wild animals to cartoon characters. But only one could come out on top and that was Galadria, a Rottweiler owned by Summer Kimble.

Here is Galadria sporting off her masquerade outfit.(pictured above)

Best Trick: This year's best trick contest was full of talented pooches but the winner was Beck a 2 year old Brittany Beagle mix, owned by Laura Hunt.

Best Mannered: The winner of this award was Ruger a Golden Doodle owned by Tim Flener. Ruger was extremely well minded and mannered earning this category.

Finally Best in Show: After all these categories were won the field was narrowed down to these top 6, and from here Galadria the Rottweiler from Best Dressed was crowned Best in Show winning $50 for Petco.

The Dog Show was sponsored by Heritage Animal Hospital.

• Story and photos by Harley Howard, Beech Tree News