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Dogs From Montclair Earn Prizes At Halloween Costume Contests

These adorable doggos from Montclair dressed up as a pilot and a sunflower in the county's annual Strutt Your Mutt competition.

A pair of adorable doggos from Montclair captured prizes at a 2023 Strutt Your Mutt Halloween contest in Essex County.
A pair of adorable doggos from Montclair captured prizes at a 2023 Strutt Your Mutt Halloween contest in Essex County. (Photos by Glen Frieson)

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A pair of adorable doggos from Montclair captured prizes at a 2023 Strutt Your Mutt Halloween contest in Essex County.

Essex County held its annual series of free canine Halloween costume parades and contests at three of its parks for 2024: Branch Brook, Brookdale and Grover Cleveland.

Montclair residents Nakida and Sharonda Hall and their pet, Jerzee – who was dressed up as a pilot – won second place in the Cutest Costume category at Branch Brook Park (see photo in gallery above).

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Meanwhile, the Hayward family of Montclair and their pet, Kinneas – who was dressed up as a sunflower – won third place in the Cutest Costume category at the Brookdale Park event (see photo below).

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