Maddy, the basset hound companion of Maureen Bien of Cumberland, waits with others for the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Rev. Msgr. Rene Mathieu of Good Shepherd Parish blesses Dante, a Harlequin Great Dane with holy water as Andrea Lee of Saco holds Dante with a leash during the blessing of the animals at St. James School in Biddeford Friday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Stoddard Harper, a 1st grader at St. James School in Biddeford patiently waits for his dog Shorty to be blessed during the blessing of the animals at the Biddeford school Friday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Joan Fogg of Portland shelters Johnnie, a 10 year-old miniature poodle, in her hacket before the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Bay Love of Falmouth holds his mother's cat Georgia as Father Peter Kaseta shakes holy water on them during the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
A sgn announces the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
A curious dog looks close into the lens before the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Dogs wait with their human companions for the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yarmouth, Maine on Saturday. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
Tory Curro, a 7th grader at St. James School in Biddeford holds her dog Gezeppi during the blessing of the animals at the Biddeford school Friday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
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