Pet Parade 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

By Kelly Slaven Staff Writer

The 7th annual Pet Parade offered pets and their owners a chance to show off their Halloween costumes on Thursday evening at Humphrey's Park in Linton. Event organizer Shauna Kendall said proceeds from the event will benefit the Greene County Humane Society. Four category winners boasted the funniest, cutest, scariest and best overall costumes.

Lauren King dressed her dog, Olive, as a cowgirl to participate in the Pet Parade at Humphrey’s Park in Linton on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
A wiener dog dressed as a caterpillar prepares to woo judges during the Pet Parade at Humphrey's Park in Linton. (By Kelly Slaven )
Oaklee was dressed as a spider to participate in the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Missy, an American Eskimo and Chihuahua mix dressed as a witch during the Pet Parade on Thursday. Missy is adoptable at the Greene County Humane Society. (By Kelly Slaven )

Chihuahuas dressed as 'minions' participated in the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Milo shows off his hand made pinata costume on stage during the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Evan Smock explains his chicken's costume during the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Jewels the 'super chicken' won cutest costume award. (By Kelly Slaven )
'Lola Marley' donned dreadlocks and a tie-dyed shirt for the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Lola the pug, dressed here as a shark, struts on the stage at Humphrey's Park in Linton during the 7th annual Pet Parade. (By Kelly Slaven )
Olive the Airedale cowgirl shows off for the judges at the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
A wiener dog was dressed as a 'Ty beanie baby' during the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
The Greene County Humane Society brought several adoptable dogs to the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
A cauldron of treats awaited each dog after they showed off their costumes on stage for judging. (By Kelly Slaven )
Nikki Burns dressed her dog, Milo, as a pinata, winning the funniest costume award. Burns said she made the costume herself. (By Kelly Slaven )
Evan Smock dressed his 4-H chicken, Jewels, as â€˜super chicken,â€™ winning the cutest costume award during the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Silas Shake and his dog, Lola, won the scariest costume award dressed as a shark and scuba diver for the Pet Parade on Thursday evening. (By Kelly Slaven )
Jackson Strong dressed his dog, Lola, as 'Lola Marley', winning the best overall costume award. Lola dawned dreadlocks and a tie-dyed shirt. (By Kelly Slaven )