Highlights From Woof Republic's Virtual Howloween Charity Event

On October 28th, Woof Republic hosted a Virtual Howloween charity event in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society to raise money for dogs in need. Guests and sponsors collectively raised nearly $1,000!

Comedian and Best Friends advocate Jessica Michelle Singleton (@jmscomedy) helped us kick off the event by introducing Best Friends Animal Society and she kept the crowd engaged with a few hilarious pet jokes.

The event included trivia, a costume contest, and adoption features. Our social media team kept our Instagram audience engaged with prize giveaways as well. Our generous headline sponsor was Pet Shop by Fringe Studio, and we had a number of other product partners including Barkbox, Ripley & Rue, DogDrop, Grounds & Hounds, Kirian Gallery, Hyphy Hound, Pet Paintings by Nicole, and Puppies Make Me Happy.

Dan Schachner (@DanSchachner), host of Discovery Channel’s Puppy Bowl, was our trivia host for the evening and led our attendees through a couple rounds of challenging Halloween and dog themed questions.

The main event of our evening was the costume contest. We received so many great photos from our guests and we had a fantastic panel of judges to add commentary along the way. Our panel was led by our MC, comedian Madison Shepard (@madison_shepard) and included comedian Jessica Michelle Singleton (@jmscomedy), the Hallmark Channel’s Larissa Wohl (@larissawohl), actress Dianne Scott (@ATaleOf2Pitties), and veterinarian Dr. Courtney Campbell (@drcourtneydvm).

The judges reviewed over 50 amazing dogs in costume and the guests also chose their fan favorites.

We have gathered a gallery of all of the costumes and want to congratulate the winners! We’ll see you at a future Woof Republic event!

1st Place: Nelly and The Rose Family of Schitt’s Creek
2nd Place: Nova as Maleficent
3rd Place (Tie): Bentley as Biggie Paws and Bri as The Witch
Fan Favorites (Tie): Nova as Maleficent and Barley & Bubbles as Men In Black