When it was miserably hot and everyone's energy was low, the first annual 'Dog Day in August' brought a lovely assortment of canines, their friends and masters to the Village of Middleburg last Saturday for a fun-filled day of activity and shopping. It did not lower the temperature but raised a real sense of community and the town's profile with many individuals who will return as customers and friends.

To give credit where credit is due, we recognize all the following individuals, organizations and businesses for making our first Dog Day in August such a successful endeavor:

Thanks go to: Laura and Larry Clark, Vince and Tutti Perricone, Betsy, Mark and Lauren Davis, Eura Lewis, Bundles Murdock, Donna Strama, Prem and Donna Devadas, Mabel Walsh, Melissa Clough, Claudia, Bob and Sarah Dornin, Officers Matt Ash and David Payne, Marvin Simms, Marchant Schneider, Punkin Lee, Patricia Jones, Karen Buckley, Jay Hubbard, Lisa Patterson, Andrew and Kevin Clark, Ray Sullivan, Terry Davis, Liz Thomas, Canine Companions, Northern VA Animal Swim Center, Paws4People, OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue, The Mosby Foundation, Wrapped in Kindness, Simon Bland, Karen Derrico, Bill Pursche, Middleburg Humane Foundation and HART, Genevieve Warner, Middleburg Animal Hospital, Martine Bertell, Lucky and Dare, Sonya Winter and Little Toot Sweet, Charlotte Rosenberg, Micki Hazaard, Middleburg Printers, Quail Run Signs, Fursman Kennels, Market Salamander, Wisdom Gallery, Wylie Wagg, Middleburg Country Inn, Middleburg Eccentric, Middleburg Business and Professional Association, Loudoun County Animal Control and Canine Units, Main Street Middleburg Committee volunteers and all the local canine and human volunteers who gave of their time and talent to ensure the Dog Day in August event's success.