Watauga Humane Society Holds Ninth Annual Pet Show By Mike Shands Pets of all shapes and sizes and their owners are invited to the Boone Mall next month for the Watauga Humane Society’s Ninth Annual Pet Show. The humane society will hold the pet show Saturday, Nov. 5. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a doggie fashion show at 11 a.m. and the pet show at 11:30 a.m. with cats going first. A celebration of pets, the pet show is open to any pet that owners can bring in and control safely. There will be a wide variety of prize categories, and every participant will receive a ribbon. There is no fee to enter the pet show, but the humane society welcomes donations that will enable it to continue to care for the High Country’s homeless and unwanted animals. All pets in the show must be on a leash or in a carrier and under control at all times. Parents should accompany their young children. The Barking Rock Boutique will hold the doggie fashion show, which will feature canine models strutting their stuff in the latest fashions. Boone Mall, MTN, The Barking Rock and the humane society are sponsoring the pet show, which will feature Tim Baxter as emcee. Judges will include Chilton Rogers, Dee Dundon and Mike Shands. A dog trainer for 13 years, Rogers has also volunteered for the humane society as a dog trainer for seven years. Dundun retired last October after 18 years as the humane society’s president. “I am still very active in the organization because the animals and their care are my passion,” she said. “The Pet Show is not a fund-raiser, but was started to let people show off their pets of all kinds. “Everyone’s pets are winners, and our humane society presents the show to allow all of us to celebrate our wonderful pets. Being a judge is great fun.” Shands is an animal lover who has three cats and has written articles about the humane society since joining “The Mountain Times” almost six years ago. For more information call Debra Grosswald at (828) 264-6797, the humane society’s shelter at (828) 264-7865 or look online at www.wataugahumanesociety.org.