Costume-wearing canines — and their owners — took part in the 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest on Saturday, Oct. 7, in Menifee.
The free event at at Aldergate Dog Park also included contests, raffles and vendors.
A pug named Herbert dresses as Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert at the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Cliff Lans dances as he and Copper perform for the judges Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Jaycee Peterson and Sparkie portray a boxer and a referee Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. Sparkie, 2, is fighting cancer and receiving chemotherapy. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Jaycee Peterson and Sparkie portray a boxer and a referee Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. Sparkie, 2, is fighting cancer and receiving chemotherapy. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Paul Zuniga is seen Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, with his dog, Oliver, “the rock star” at the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. The dog, sporting a blue mohawk and with a guitar, won the most creative costume award for small dogs during the event. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A dog and human pose for the judges Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Gary Plunkett, left, and Chantal Plunkett, a retired Montreal police officer, are seen Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, with Maya, who is dressed as a prisoner. The Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee handed out awards for the best costumes. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
JJ Peterson, seen with Harley, won the best dog and human costume award Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, at the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Paul Zuniga and his dog Oliver, who dressed as a rock star, won the most creative costume award for small dogs Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Kristine Mazzone prepares her dog Blackjack to compete Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Caroline Mott and her dog, “Hector the Magnificent,” smile for the judges Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, during the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 9th Annual Dog Daze Canine Festival & Costume Contest at Aldergate Dog Park in Menifee. The pair won the most creative costume award among large dogs. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Trophies were awarded for the following categories: Cutest, Scariest, Best, Judges’ Choice and Best Human/Pet.
Dog Daze is organized by the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, which serves an 800-square-mile area that includes Hemet, San Jacinto, Valle Vista, Sage, Aguanga, Winchester, Menifee and French Valley, according to its 2020 master plan.
