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Sun comes out to play — and so do the dogs — at Harbor Hounds 2025
Dogs and the obedient humans they led around Skansie Brothers Park had a doggone good time at the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s 21st annual Harbor Hounds fundraiser on Sept. 6. The fundraiser supports local charities and scholarships.
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Several canines came in costume — a few making a showing in the Best Dressed Contest — and many made new friends, while some sat a little shyly to the side with their parents. Everyone was Very Good, indeed.
Other happy hounds trotted about the park, hoping for a handout from vendor booths like Uptown Animal Hospital and the Prison Pet Partnership. Still more dove muzzle-first into treats from B’s Bagels & Butters pop-up stand near the DJ (who later provided the music for the Musical Sit and Stay Contest).
Mayor Mary Barber bestowed Cassie, a very sweet curly girl bedecked with yellow bows, with this year’s Top Dog award.
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- Dani, right, gives Betty a treat from B’s Bagels pop-up stand, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Mayor Mary Barber presents Cassie with her Harbor Hounds 2025 Top Dog win, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- A youngster shows off Harietta’s trick — flying — for the Best Trick contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. (She wins!) Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Harbor Hounds 2025 Top Dog winner Cassie demonstrates her trick for the Best Trick contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Toby demonstrates his “through” trick for the Best Trick Contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Best Kiss contestants get ready for a picture, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Chewie, center, gives the becostumed Clarice a kiss, in the Best Kiss contest — which the pair won — during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Contestants bring their humans up to the stage for the Best-Dressed Contest, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- New friends? New friends. (As pictured during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Zelda very patiently awaits a treat from above, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Jeero the Shiba Inu refuses to sit still for a photo — but is still a very good boy, as pictured here, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Masie barely restrains herself from bounding towards the camera, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Tracy, left, holds 13-year-old Piper, her elder forever foster dog, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Tracy works with Old Dog Haven. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Tucker hangs out with mom, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Two-and-a-half-year-old puppy Neo waits patiently on the grass, during the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
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- Skylar Marie looks up at her mom,, during the Gig Harbor Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday’s Harbor Hounds fundraiser at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by Carolyn Bick. © Carolyn Bick
