By Kalila Loukili
Motlow
Buzz Reporter
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn.— The annual “Pug Festival” at the Greenway in Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
drew hundreds of people on April 9 for activities including a photo booth, a
raffle, costume contest, and a contest for the curliest tail.
A pug is the cutest
canine of all, so it makes sense to have a festival dedicated to it. It was the
first Pug Festival of many planned for the future. The event, which was free to
attend, was hosted by Murfreesboro Pug Lovers, a group that has existed long
before the festival.
“This event was
created to help raise awareness within the community about pug fostering and
adoption,” said Kimberly Windell, a member of the Pug Lovers group. “But people
from out of state started to mention they were coming and booked hotels, so we
were happy to hear that it was going to be bigger than we had planned,” said
Windell.
A station manned
by the Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue Foundation featured four pugs the group was giving
up for adoption or fostering.
“We have already had two of our pugs adopted,
and the turnout is amazing but next year I want it to be bigger and better,”
said Windell.
Guests from out of
town signed a clipboard that allowed visitors to see who traveled the farthest.
The guests who traveled the farthest live in Indiana. They brought along one of
the four pugs they own. Their pug named Harley was dressed in a pink jacket with
a Harley Davidson Patch.
Individuals
expressed delight as they watched wrinkled faced pugs dressed up in cute
costumes. Costumes included cowboys, mermaids, sharks, a geisha, a taco, and
many more. The festival featured costume and curliest tail contests.
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| A pug in costume (photo from Mid-Tennessee Pug Festival Facebook page) |
The costume
contest was won by two pugs named George and Luna, who were dressed as the
couple from the musical “Grease”. The curliest tail contest was won by a pug
named Maybel. There was also a photo booth where the pugs and pug owners could
snap a photo and have a beautiful memory of their day at the first annual “Pug
Festival”. Hearts melted as some of the visitors held or took home new canine companions.
For
more information about the Pug Festival, visit www.pugfestival.com.
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