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Top Dog 2015

Top Dog 2015 was held on Saturday, Oct 10, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Proceeds benefit Donte's Den.


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 2:40 a.m. October 11, 2015
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Donte's Den founder Marsha Panuce and her team took over the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 10 to hold Top Dog 2015, a Westminster-like dog show where owners can enter their four-legged friends in playful categories, enjoy fine dining with their canine companions and chill out in one of the Donte’s Den doggie lounges. Donte's Den is a facility offering long term and permanent care for dogs whose owners are unable to care for them due to illness, injury, abandonment or military deployment.

Aiden Letourneau, Suzanne Atwell, Olivia Letourneau
Aiden Letourneau, Suzanne Atwell, Olivia Letourneau
Co-Chairs Janet Walther with Bling and Ashley Ryan with Sugar
Co-Chairs Janet Walther with Bling and Ashley Ryan with Sugar
Phil King with Lily
Phil King with Lily
Marsha Panuce and Fred Krasne
Marsha Panuce and Fred Krasne
Father Faust and Jaymie Klauber
Father Faust and Jaymie Klauber
Joey Panek with Lulu
Joey Panek with Lulu
Hayley Wielgus with Jade and Max Winitz with Mattie
Hayley Wielgus with Jade and Max Winitz with Mattie
Anne Chauvet with Rowan, Devin Chauvet with Oliver Sachs
Anne Chauvet with Rowan, Devin Chauvet with Oliver Sachs
Steve and Eileen Wallace with emcee Jimmy Dean
Steve and Eileen Wallace with emcee Jimmy Dean
Sean Gleason, Marsha Panuce, Nick Dominis and Jake Nelson
Sean Gleason, Marsha Panuce, Nick Dominis and Jake Nelson
Debbie Shuck with Rupert Horatio Nelson
Debbie Shuck with Rupert Horatio Nelson
Kimberley Marlow with Tracker
Kimberley Marlow with Tracker
Tyler Vaden with Hendrix and Deva O
Tyler Vaden with Hendrix and Deva O"Donnell with Precia Bear
Ashley Kozell, Lexie Kozell with Maggie and Marko Radisic
Ashley Kozell, Lexie Kozell with Maggie and Marko Radisic
Ilene Friedman with Geri
Ilene Friedman with Geri
Judy and Stephen Altier with Ralphie
Judy and Stephen Altier with Ralphie
Melissa, Hannah and Madeline Stevens, Crystal and Ella Lahners with Lola, Zoe and Gracie
Melissa, Hannah and Madeline Stevens, Crystal and Ella Lahners with Lola, Zoe and Gracie
Kathy Lindaman with Mila
Kathy Lindaman with Mila
Kim and Ron Soto with J,R,
Kim and Ron Soto with J,R,
Richael Parisi and John Bair with Maverick
Richael Parisi and John Bair with Maverick
Marie Partington with Buster and Lynn Barrie with Edie
Marie Partington with Buster and Lynn Barrie with Edie
Nicci Phillips and Michael Nemecek with Leo
Nicci Phillips and Michael Nemecek with Leo
Jeremy and Veronica Milly and Marybeth Flynn
Jeremy and Veronica Milly and Marybeth Flynn
Caitlin Miller, Amanda Waag with Belle, Deva O'Donnell and Ashley Ryan with Sugar
Caitlin Miller, Amanda Waag with Belle, Deva O'Donnell and Ashley Ryan with Sugar
Mary Pierce and June Simmons
Mary Pierce and June Simmons
Jeff Benninghoff with wife and children
Jeff Benninghoff with wife and children
Dee Papaioannou with Teddy and Kaia
Dee Papaioannou with Teddy and Kaia
Rich Schineller and Sarah Elise Fulton
Rich Schineller and Sarah Elise Fulton
Edmund Santana
Edmund Santana
Anne Chauvet with Oliver Sachs
Anne Chauvet with Oliver Sachs
Marsha Panuce, Susie Steenbarger, Susie Elsea with
Marsha Panuce, Susie Steenbarger, Susie Elsea with "Top Dog" Piper

 

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