With Cricket Luker as hostess-with-the-mostest and creative partner Kerith Creo as emcee-extraordinaire, the 21st annual Wildflowers by the Lighthouse Dog Show took to the red carpet on Thursday, Aug. 18 in Barnegat Light.
No one could help but smile as they watched the happy dogs of all shapes and colors, eager to bask in the warmth of admiration. Many wore creative costumes, cooked up by their owners and paraded for the judges, all to benefit the nonprofit Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter.
The dog show was a family affair for Jim and Liz Healy and their creative group, which represented New York City…
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