b'winter park(Above): Milo and Rily won first place for Most Elegant.The 16th annual free Pet Costume Contest was presented by TheDoggie Door Boutique at Winter Parks Central Park. The contest was splitin two to help accommodate so many entries: one for small dogs and onefor the large dogs. After the event, dogs could be seen walking up anddown Park Avenue with their humans for pet trick-or-treating hosted bythe merchants. Proceeds for the event benefited Sebastian Haul Fund. Photography and rover reporting by Joyce McCombs.Sebastian Haul Fund helps Greyhound rescue groups with the financialchallenge of transporting dogs to their forever homes. The organizationhas helped transport 1300 Greyhounds since 2008. SebastianHaulFund.org(Left): Tank the Great Dane was a crowd pleaser with his humans.kissimmeeThe largest gathering of Pugs in Florida. (Top): Rocky is ready for take-Saturday November 5 marked the 14th Annual off in his plane. (Right):Pugsgiving, the biggest and most important fundrais- Rosebud is getting ready foring event of the year for Pug Rescue of Florida. In the costume contest.Photographs2014 alone the rescue group saved more than 400 by Lesley Davis Photography.Pugs from euthanasia and paid more than $150,000 in Pug Rescue of Floridaveterinary bills. (PROoF) is a 501(c)(3)In addition to the variety of vendors, there was an nonprofit, rescuing Pugs,adorable Pugkin Patch where adoptable Pugs were no matter the age orshowing off their cuteness. The event was held at medical condition. Ramada Gateway Convention Center. Next years datehas already been set, Pug lovers: November 5, 2016. PugRescueOfFlorida.org98 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'