6th Annual Phoenix Iggy Costume Contest 

October 23rd, 2004

Sponsored by the Valley of the Sun Italian Greyhound Club

We met at Paradise Valley Park in north Phoenix again this year.  The weather was PERFECT and it was another fun year!

It was another tough day for our judges, Amy Rukstales and Susan Jean Wyckoff.  They lined up the contestants

and sent them around to take a good look.

It was tough, but they picked the winners.

BEST OVERALL COSTUME

Olive "The Pony" and Karen Mantie!

Olive also wins the prize for  BEST HOMEMADE COSTUME

CUTEST COSTUME

Luna "The Hula Girl" and Karen Marion

SCARIEST COSTUME

Tie between Jade "The Witch" and Abbey "The Devil" with Maria Smyth

MOST PATIENT DOGS

This was a new category this year that our judges decided to award to the dogs that were the most patient with their costumes.  It was a tie!

Chunky "The Outlaw" and Tracy Moraca (shown by Emily White)

Angelo "Santa" and Monika Thompson

All of our contestants were too cute for words!   The great part about our contest is that everyone got a prize!

HONORABLE MENTIONS GO TO ALL OUR CONTESTANTS!

Winnie "The Kung Fu Fighter" and Tracy Moraca

Tino "The Cowboy" and Holly Mastromatto

Lola and Sophie "The Hula Girls" and Patty Johnson

Merlin "The Naked Sunbather" and Karen Marion

Then we all took a break to enjoy the great potluck and get caught up with friends!

Tino and Giddeon meet and check each others oil.

Hans and Russ survey the action.

Karen gets in some snuggle time.

Merlin and Bridget decide that they are long lost twins.

We had a great time this year!  We'll see you all again next year!