Shaker, a 10-month-old English Lab, pulls at his leash during the annual Twin Cities Pet Show Tuesday morning at the Centralia Timberland Library. Shaker, led by 4-year-old Deacon Meller, won Best in Show. The pet competition has been a summer tradition in Centralia for at least two decades. About 300 people and 100 animals attended this year.
Spock, a rooster, sits at the feet of his owner, Natalie Ward, 14, at the Twin Cities Pet Show. Spock was awarded second place in the Mr. Congeniality competition.
Tawnee Craig, 10, and her beagle Shiloh accept the first place ribbon in the Best Dressed competition at the Centralia Timberland Library’s Twin Cities Pet Show Tuesday morning.
A pony, lots of rabbits and countless other animal cuties — plus a molting snake — helped make a Twin Cities tradition the best-attended ever on Tuesday.
The annual Twin Cities Pet Show had about 300 attendees and about 100 pets entered, according to Senila Gomez-Beloz, manager of the Centralia Timberland Library.
“My favorites are the chickens. I love that part,” Gomez-Beloz told The Chronicle.
The event went on despite a power outage that shut down the library for the entire day. Gomez-Beloz said she heard a transformer pop as she walked into work two hours before the pet show.
“I heard a loud explosion,” she said. “All the car alarms went off. It was rather intense at 8:30 at the morning.”
The electrical problem was fixed and the library is back open today.
