Organised by volunteer community group Friends of Scholes, the family fun day, held at the village cricket club, saw eight different classes, a biscuit catching prize, and a competition for the fastest recall, while a Lord and Lady of Scholes were also crowned.
The day, which also saw over 40 stallholders set up both inside and outside of the New Popplewell Lane club, aimed to raise awareness of Friends of Scholes, whose volunteers work tirelessly around the year to make the village look pretty and tidy.
Allison Smith, of Friends of Scholes, said: “This was a great team effort. We were really worried beforehand about whether people would turn up and be happy. But it was absolutely brilliant.
“Everyon at the cricket club was absolutely fabulous, the experienced Happy Dog Training Academy from Brihouse ran the dog show classes for us and they were great too.
“It is just always lovely when people in the community all come together and work so seamlessly well together.”
The event raised over £800 for the group, which has plans to install a permanent Christmas tree in the village.
A spokesperson for the cricket club said: “Friends of Scholes do an amazing job in making the village look really, really nice. They are a wonderful group, and it was such a pleasure to host them for this dog show.
“It was a really good day, everyone loved it, and it was very well organised by them.”
The event was also attended by Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater.
Kim said: “I was delighted to join so many lovely dogs and their owners at the first ever Scholes Dog Show.
“It was an honour to be asked to judge the fancy dress category! There were some brilliant and very creative costumes, and it was lovely to see so many beautiful pooches and their owners enjoying the day.
“Congratulations to the dedicated volunteers from the Friends of Scholes group, Scholes Cricket Club and everyone who worked so hard to put on such a fantastic community event.”
Take a look at these paw-some photos from the dog show in Scholes.
1. Scholes Dog Show
Hundreds of people and their adorable four-legged friends flocked to Scholes Cricket for the dog show. Photo: Friends of Scholes
2. Scholes Dog Show
Organised by volunteer community group Friends of Scholes, the family fun day, held at the village cricket club, saw eight different classes, a biscuit catching prize, and a competition for the fastest recall, while a Lord and Lady of Scholes were also crowned. Photo: Friends of Scholes
