PRESS PHOTOS BY BEVERLY SPRINGER Canines and their companions enjoyed a beautiful autumn day visiting vendors, practicing agility and making friends at the 2021 Barktoberfest Pet Fair. Events included training demos and a pet blessing service. Bella Panarello of Trexlertown and her border collie mix Servy, who being trained as a cardiac alert dog, attended the pet fair.

Amy Snyder of Breinigsville holds the leash of well-mannered Great Dane Thor at the canine event in Macungie Memorial Park.