Griffin Fitzpatrick won the “Cutest” prize at the Pupcake Pageant. (Photo by Betsy Allen)

For the past two years, the Cupcake Festival has featured the Pupcake Pageant, a community dog show that all can enter. The pageant was held on Friday, August 26, which was very appropriate, as August 26 is National Dog Day.

Twenty-three people entered their dogs into the pageant. Many contestants dressed their dogs up for the occasion, and the canines competed…