2021 Wag and Walk / Rice Festival Dog Show

Rice Festival Dog Show showcases Family Fun

Dog enthusiasts had a double dip of outdoors fun on Saturday October 9 while supporting the Friends of Colleton County Animal Shelter (FoCCAS). Not only was it the 8th annual Walk and Wag fundraiser, it was also the make-up date for the Rice Festival Dog Show that was canceled due to Covid. After a rainy start at daybreak on Saturday, the weather allowed for registration to open right on schedule at 9:30 a.m., and both events were held at the Walterboro Wildlife Center for the very first time.

Voted Most Photogenic Dog - Levi

Several local businesses set up booths in the parking lot and were on site during the parade of dogs through the Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary and the 2 p.m. raffle drawings. The amphitheater at the Wildlife Center was decorated with doggie themed balloons and Fall harvest flowers. The dog show began at 10 a.m. and all participants were judged in different categories like cutest puppy and most obedient. Colorful ribbons with Rice Festival insignia were given to the winners. There was even a costume contest for dogs, which really seemed to bring out the involvement from kids helping to show their dogs.

Event T-Shirt

The category for most photogenic dog was actually completed online on the FoCCAS FaceBook page before Saturday so that the public could vote for the winners. A handsome chocolate lab named Levi collected 165 votes to win first place for Most Photogenic Dog. Owner Ricki Sheffield brought Levi on Saturday to collect their ribbon and to pose for lots and lots of photos. Other people posed with their pets in front of a decorative wooden pallet that said Welcome to the Paw-Ty! Come. Sit. Stay.

Students volunteered to help FoCCAS

To view the entire feature article in the newspaper click on Press and Standard.

To view past blog entries from Friends of Colleton Animal Shelter click 2021

To view blog entries from Colleton County click on Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary - Birding Journal Observations