Paws to Vote
Zahra, front, and Kobe, might send arachnophobes running the other way.
LAURA MULROONEY
LAURA MULROONEY
LAURA MULROONEY
Senior rescue pup Pickles couldn’t help but stop and smell the daisies.
LAURA MULROONEY
By Laura Mulrooney
Recently street legal, 4-month-old chiweenies Willow and Poppy strutted their freedom down Beach Boulevard in their finest attire.
Mickey, a baby-faced King Charles Spaniel, can’t bite the postman if he is the postman!
What’s better than kids in costumes? Pets in costumes. More than 50 contestants came out Saturday, October 24 to Gulfport Beach Bazaar’s Fifth Annual Pet Costume Contest. “This is the biggest one yet,” said GPBB co-owner and operator Mike Fagan. “And it’s only going to get bigger.” From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday evening, it was a whirlwind of paws, tails and color. Pups stood in line sniffing out the competition as GPBB co-owner and operator Gini Fagan
had a devil of a task capturing photos of each participant’s personality. Now it’s up to residents to vote. Gulfport Beach Bazaar’s Facebook page features the pet costume candidates, and folks can vote virtually through Saturday, October 31 by “liking” the photo on GPBB’s page. Winners will be announced on Facebook November 1, with prizes for the top three.
theGabber.com | October 29 - November 4, 2020
13
