Show Me Your Paws Dog Pageant.

                                 MAKE WAY FOR THE CANINES!

The Sunday after the Miss America parade the Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino sponsored a boardwalk "Show Me Your Paws Dog Pageant."  Canines and their masters could enter contests consisting of canine speaking and best bathing suit.  It was very entertaining as pet owners proudly presented their faithful companions and canines presented their well trained owners.  Each contestant exhibited their own personality and the smiles and applause from the crowd was indication it was very entertaining.  Some of the loving pets were judged for his/her speaking talent while others were judged for their bathing suit attire.

 

 

Every animal was well behaved, no barking, howling or misbehavior.

This is where I became a little sentimental.  These little guys were from a local shelter and they were up for adoption.  They are such a team that the shelter was hoping someone could adopt both.

Job well done, speaking was a breeze.

It only took a little piece of carrot to get a tiny bark from this big guy.

                                     THE BATHING SUIT COMPETITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big dogs, little dogs, they all were well deserving a special honor.

 

 

 

I'm sure the judges had a difficult time choosing the winners.  This gentlemen was from New York and he was well versed in animal behavior, since he has appeared on the TV show Animal Planet.

 

 

All contestants and their owners patiently waited  their turn.

 

  

I personally enjoyed every minute of the show, although I was unable to stay to find out officially who the winners were.  In my thoughts they were all winners and it was especially nice to learn some of the pets were rescue dogs, and some were therapeutic dogs.  My little rat terrier is now blind but we succeed through each day because we are best friends.

 

                                                           SKEETER