Strut Your Mutt carries on Heritage Days tradition

The Kiwanis club of Clatskanie hosted their annual Strut Your Mutt dog show on Sunday June 29. The show included 24 contestants, as both youths and adults brought their lovable dogs to the Clatskanie City Park to share in the festivity. Dogs of all sizes and several breeds were on site for Strut Your Mutt, which has been a regular event and part of the annual Clatskanie Heritage Days celebration for many years.

Community businesses from Clatskanie, Astoria, and Longview contributed prizes in support of this community event, including PippinDoc Veterinary Service, Hi-School Pharmacy, Cryptid Cookie, Flowers 'n Fluff, Johnson Feed, Colvin's Pub & Grill, Pawcific NW Dog Treats, Glamour Mutts Ranch, Pet Works (Astoria), and The Dog Zone (Longview, Wash). The contests were judged by representatives from Dog Zone.

Competition categories included such things as longest nose, shortest legs, waggiest tail, best kisser, and more. Groups were judged as either youths or adults. Owners and their dogs were also dressed for the occasion in creative costumes for the chance to win best costume.