Nick Wilson swims with his Dachshund, Maggie, on Saturday at Moncrief Park during Oktibbeha County Humane Society's annual Dog Paddle event. OCHS Treasurer Ardra Morgan said more than 100 people signed up to bring their dogs to Moncrief Park to socialize their pets, teach them how to swim and just have some fun. "We've been coming out here for twelve years, and this is Maggie's second year at the pool," Wilson said. "It's just some good fun." (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Estela Llorens pets her dog Ghost Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha Humane Society's Dog Paddle event. Llorens, who adopted her dog from OCHS Friday, said she came so all of Ghost's friends at the shelter could see him and also socialize him with other dogs. "Well, he's a husky, and he gets excited to see people," she said. "Everyone loves Ghost." (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Lauren Robbins plays with Moxie Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha County Humane Society's annual Dog Paddle event. "We came last year when she was just four months old, and the water overwhelmed her," Robbins said. "I wanted to try it again this year and now she's actually jumping into the water."

Andrey Roy sits with her dog, Moxie, Saturday at Moncrief Park during the annual Oktibbeha County Humane Society's Dog Paddle event. Roy said she works at the Dawg House Playground and Salon in Starkville and came with some of her coworkers to sponsor the event. "It's fun, and Freddie loves the water." (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Melissa Inmon swims with her dog Sophie on Saturday during the Oktibbeha County Humane Society's Dog Paddle event at Moncrief Park. More than 100 people registered to come to the event. Each participant also paid an entrance fee of $30, which goes to taking care of the needs of pets around Oktibbeha County. "We've been doing this for five or six years now," she said. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Ava Inmon plays with Jojo Saturday during the Oktibbeha County Humane Society's Dog Paddle event at Moncrief Park. Ava said she liked swimming with Jojo at the pool because she loves the water and playing with other dogs. "It's just fun to be here," she said. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Mercury walks around the pool at Moncrief Park Saturday during the Oktibbeha County Humane Society's annual Dog Paddle event. Her owner, Savannah Huber, said she came to donate, support OCHS and socialize Mercury. "We came to support the humane society, and our dogs all love to swim," she said. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Andrea Spain helps Caleb get out of the pool Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha Humane Society's Dog Paddle, an event meant to raise funds for OCHS and socialize pets. Spain said she brought a few pets like Caleb from Small Mercies Animal Rescue to find people to adopt them. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Hannah Harvison plays with Pilot Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha Humane Society's Dog Paddle event. Harvison said she thought the day was a great way to socialize her dog and also find something fun to do on the weekend. "We were just trying to find something cool to do," she said. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Jasmine Crotts and Victor Carroll play with Kreacher Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha Humane Society's Dog Paddle, an event meant to raise funds for OCHS and socialize pets. Cotts said they brought their dog to teach him how to swim. "We really wanted to show him how to paddle, but it's not going well so far," she said while laughing. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)

Ed Smith plays with Natty Saturday at Moncrief Park during the Oktibbeha Humane Society's Dog Paddle event. Smith said he usually likes to take Natty out to the lake but decided on the dog paddle event because she likes other dogs too. "This was a good way to get her some exercise and socialize her a little bit," he said. (Grant McLaughlin/ Dispatch Staff)