Dog lovers would have been barking mad to miss the infamous Junction Dog Show's return.
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Four-legged friends filled Prince's Square on Saturday for the show that was open to dogs of all shapes, sizes, and breeds.
The competition was split into five categories which were best dressed, most talented, best dog disguised as another animal, least obedient, and best in show.
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The dog show was brought back for the 10th anniversary of the Junction Arts Festival, and executive producer Frith Mabin said the event was iconic.
"The first Junction dog show would have been in 2011, and it was hosted and conceived by the then creative director ... he built it to legendary status," she said.
"Everybody loves it because dogs are the best.
"We've had lots of families today and it's a great time of day to have it."
Though Ms Mabin has a furry friend of her own, her pooch didn't make it to the show.
"[If he did], I think he would have made a clean sweep of the awards because he is definitely the cutest dog going around," she said.
It was host and judge Bert Spinks' job to assess the crowd response to the dogs and determine each winner of the five categories.
"The show was very entertaining, a little bit chaotic, and very fun," he said.
"There was an enormous diversity of size and breed and colour, and also the owners - a very interesting mix as well. There was a very healthy mix of different critters out there today."
Mr Spinks was thrust into the role when the previous host was unavailable at the last minute, but he took it in his stride as he has attended every Junction Festival held previously.
"In some respects, an activity like this really rewards the humans in that human/dog partnership that have too much time on their hands or too much emotion invested in their animal," he said.
The host said seeing all the families in attendance was what made the show such a great concept and addition to the festival.
"If that mixing and mingling involves animals other than humans, I think that is a great touch as well," he said.
The future of the dog show is unknown, but Ms Mabin said if the community lobbied hard enough, the show could be part of the program in the future.
"I think it is a great concept. It makes everyone happy and I think there is no reason it shouldn't come back bigger and better than ever," Mr Spinks agreed.
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