The best of the bassets

Agorgeous day, friendly pups with great big eyes and long droopy ears, and a campus dotted with vendors made for a festive and fun event on Feb. 18 at the Greater Ocala Dog Club Show Grounds north of Ocala.

The Suncoast Basset Rescue’s 21st annual Sweetheart Waddle was a fundraiser that included a 50/50 raffle, a DJ, basset hound games, a longest ears contest, a hot dog toss and a lure course. The highlight of the day was the Waddle Parade, where the basset hounds strutted their stuff. The event also included adoptable dogs. To learn more about the organization, go to suncoastbassetrescue.org