Casper Hutcheson, 10, a New Canaan Chow Chow, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Maverick McGeough, 2, a New Canaan golden retriever, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Bruno Berman, 4, of Westport, a black Labrador retriever at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Lucille Cochran, 2, a New York City bulldog at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Spike Madden, 9 months, a Mahopac, N.Y. pug at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Claude Colabella of Strays & Others at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Mardi Rae, 13, a Katrina rescue and Norwalk resident at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Fox Mulder Kim, 1, of Greenwich—a "pomsky," Pomeranian-Husky—at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
L-R: Litter mates Lexi and Duke Hoha of Greenwich, 7-month-old beagles, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
The School of Rock entertained crowds at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Pongo Hegermiller, 15 months, a Norwalk goldendoodle, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Sunny Edwards, a 2-year-old New Canaan resident and rescue from Tennessee, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Sunny Onnerud, 7, a Wilton resident and American cocker spaniel, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Mason Rabow, 2, a mountain cur who lives in Stamford, at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
The "pies" are ready for the pie-eating contest at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
The scene at Dog Days New Canaan, held May 21, 2017 at host and event organizer Pet Pantry on Grove Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Scores of humans and leashed dogs descended on the parking lot out front of Pet Pantry Warehouse on Grove Street throughout a cloudless, breezy Sunday afternoon for the 8th annual Dog Days New Canaan fundraiser.
Benefitting Adopt-a-Dog and Strays & Others, the event saw owners and their pets participate in “musical sits” and a “pooch pie eating” contest, visit 28 booths featuring dog food and treat vendors, trainers, photographers and veterinary practices while snacking on ice cream and Panini from food trucks.
“We’re so thankful for the turnout,” Pet Pantry Vice President Adam Jacobson said. “The community at large for supporting these types of events, for Adopt-a-Dog and Strays & Others, to be able to raise awareness, for animals in need. We are grateful for our sponsors—Weruva, New Canaan Vet, Bankwell, and all the other food sponsors that are here today. It’s just great to do business in New Canaan.”
Kristen Rice, executive director of Adopt-A-Dog called the event “absolutely fantastic.”
“Pet Pantry Warehouse is incredible with their generosity, how involved they are in the rescue community and also with people who love pets,” she said. “It’s an amazing relationship to have and we are very blessed to have them. And it’s a beautiful day today.”
Brian Gordiski, the rescue group’s administrator, said of Dog Days New Canaan that “every year it keeps growing.”
“It really promotes awareness for our organization and adoption in general,” he said. “We love it. We love doing it every year.”
