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Barkfest pups strut their stuff

Show goes on despite cold weather
Molly MacMillan
February 21, 2012
Pup owners Pam Davison and C.J. Suter were disappointed when the competition was cancelled, but didn't let that stop them from showing off their pooches Tillie, left, and Algernon. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN
Lewes residents Rob Morgan and Janice Erich brought their beagle-lab mix Mac out on the town during Barkfest. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN
Journeying all the way from Ocean Pines, Md., Jane Hill and her black lab, Gene, spent some quality time together during the pet-centric weekend celebration. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN
Long Neck residents Dan and Trish Showalter brought Heidi, a beagle mix, out for an afternoon on the town during Barkfest. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN
Lobbying for a dog park in Lewes are residents Penny White, left, and her mini poodle, Jack, and Jayne and Taylor Abercrombie, who sought out pet owners at Barkfest to raise awareness or the need for a dog park in Lewes. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN
Isabelle, a standard poodle, makes owner Dave VanBeveren, a Lincoln resident, play by her rules at Barkfest. BY MOLLY MACMILLAN

After frigid forecasts led organizers to cancel the SPCA pet pageant portion of the sixth annual Barkfest celebration, Bank Street got a whole lot quieter.

But some pets (and their owners) decided the show must go on and a few of the potential pageant pups still strutted their stuff on the streets of downtown Lewes last Saturday, Feb. 11.

Lewes residents Pam Davison and C.J. Suter declared their pups, Algernon, a French bulldog, and Tille, a Havanese, the unofficial winners as they paraded the pups up Second Street in a stroller with heart-shaped balloons attached.

"Since the pageant is cancelled, we are declaring Algernon and Tillie the unofficial, official winners," Suter said. "The theme is Puppy Love."

Since no official judges were on-hand to verify the claims, potential contestants scattered themselves along Second Street, for an informal pet pageant parade, owners in tow.

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