Amador County put its best paws forward Saturday at the annual A-Pal Humane Society fundraiser to benefit homeless animals in the county – at the pooch-packed Paws in the Park. Margaret Blair of Twin Cedar K-9 was on hand to describe some of the action: Contests, games, the classic Strut Your Mutt Dog Walk, snacks for humans and canines, Vincent Van Dogh dog painting booth, even a live band – to quote Dr. Suess, it was a BIG dog party! The Italian Picnic Grounds was filled with mutts and blue bloods, competing for best costume, loudest bark, shortest tail, most senior and more. Dogs demonstrated their agility, their good citizenship, their best trick, and their knack for getting their owners to look just like them. Human participants paid a registration fee for the action-packed morning and all proceeds benefit A-Pal and its animal-related charities. Woof!