Hannah Knapp, 8, of Newtown, Pa., and Emily enjoy the Basset Hound Olympics in Ocean City, NJ.
Some of the region's stubbiest and stubbornest athletes descended Friday on Ocean City for the Basset Hound Olympics
The annual event provides a light-hearted start to Ocean City's annual celebration of humor — the Doo Dah Parade, which is scheduled for noon Saturday.
More than 500 hundred hounds are expected to march in the parade Saturday, but they started a weekend of fun with a little friendly competition on Friday.
The dogs competed in obstacle course, the "oxymoron event" — the basset hound high jump, the 10-meter hurdles, a 10-meter sprint and a general "basset-tude" event.
The event draws hundreds of basset owners to Ocean City and is sponsored by Tri-State Basset Rescue, which charges a small entry fee for parade participants to raise money for its nonprofit work in placing bassets in homes.
Mindy and Matilda walk Angie Pentz of Lehighton, Pa.
Fred looks up at Donna Miller of Southampton, NJ.
Jack is a hometown hound from the Ocean City Humane Society owned by Joan McDonald of Ocean City.
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