PHOTOS: ARF Pet Expo

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Charlie proudly poses with his owner, Trixia Lassiter, after winning the Trick Contest at ARF’s first Pet Expo last Saturday at the Idyllwild Community Center site. Photos by Jenny Kirchner
Princess won Best in Show during the “Strut Your Mutt “contest at the ARF Pet Expo.
Snowflake (left) met Aden, a yellow Lab puppy, during the Pet Expo.

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