Hootin an Hollarin pet show is Saturday morning

All different types of pets are welcome in the fun, lighthearted Hootin an Hollarin pet show directed by Ozark County veterinarian Konnie Plumlee and emceed by Katlin Hornig of the Gainesville Veterinary Hospital. This year's event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.  

Contestants and their owners are asked to sign up in front of the main stage on the east side of the square between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m. Saturday before the pet show that starts at 9:30. No contestants will be allowed to sign up after 9:15 a.m. due to the tight festival schedule Saturday morning that includes the 11 a.m. costume contest following the pet show. 

Some pets come in costume, some show off fancy tricks and others wow the judges simply by being adorable. 

Bring your companion of any species, show the crowd and the judges what it can do, and share in all the fun and animal love.

Pet show judges are quite imaginative in creating categories and awards, so most contestants win a ribbon or a title of some kind. 

Past categories have included hardest working, best behaved, best wagger, most unusual, best costume, best personality, most talented, friendliest and best in show. Who knows what title your pet might win?

All animals must be restrained. Konnie also emphasizes that temperatures inside vehicles quickly reach dangerous levels, and pets should not be left inside them before or after the show. 

A container of drinking water is provided for pets at the show.