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Out & About: Easter egg hunt goes to the dogs

Shirley McMarlin
Shirley McMarlin
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Charlie, a golden-Lab mix owned by Wendy Mull of Greensburg, sniffs out a treat-filled egg April 14 during the canine Easter egg to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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Tammy Shumar (left) of Mt. Pleasant and her dog, Duncan, a Poodle-mix rescue, join event organizer Julie Hillwig of Hempfield for a photo April 14 during the canine Easter egg to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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A pit-pointer mix named Kira, owned by Sean Horrell (right) of Latrobe, checks behind the tree April 14 for hidden treat-filled eggs during the canine Easter egg hunt, organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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A pit-pointer mix named Kira, owned by Sean Horrell (back) of Latrobe, sniffs for hidden treat-filled eggs April 14 during the canine Easter egg hunt organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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The Easter bunny (Nancy Gresko, the board president of PAL) joins a dachshund named Bentley and his owner, Joe Lewandowski of Jeannette for a photo April 12 during the canine Easter egg hunt organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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Elvis, a pug, enjoys a treat from his owner, Krysta Leech, of Greensburg, during the canine Easter egg hunt April 14 organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig, (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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Elvis, a pug, owned by Krysta Leech of Greensburg, poses next to his bucket of found eggs, during the April 14 canine Easter egg hunt organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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Dogs of all shapes and sizes, along with their owners, brave the rain during the canine Easter egg hunt April 14, organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.
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Cindy Fetchero (left) of Greensburg and Pam Siegel of Ruffs Dale holding Daisy, a Bichon/Maltese mix available for adoption, pose for a photo during the canine Easter egg hunt, organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig, (not shown), of Hempfield Township, to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park on Sunday morning, April 14, 2019.
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Daisy (left), a bichon-Maltese mix available for adoption, and Lily, also a bichon-Maltese mix, pose for a photo with the Easter bunny (PAL board president Nancy Gresko) during the canine Easter egg hunt April 14 organized by volunteer Julie Hillwig (not shown) of Hempfield to benefit the Pet Adoption League, held at Hempfield Park.

Conventional wisdom says that early humans domesticated dogs for the help they provided with hunting.

For most dogs nowadays, their purpose is to be man’s best friend — but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up their love of the hunt. Even the most pampered pet perks up when a squirrel saunters by.

On April 14, the Yukon-based Pet Adoption League got into the spirit of the season by offering a Canine Easter Egg Hunt in Hempfield Park.

Rain did not deter dogs of all shapes and sizes from coming out (with their humans) to sniff out the treat-filled plastic eggs.

Not surprisingly, a golden-Lab mix named Charlie, owned by Wendy Mull of Greensburg, turned out to be one of the top egg hunters.

The event was organized by PAL volunteer Julie Hillwig of Hempfield.

Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley by email at smcmarlin@triblive.com or via Twitter .

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