The hunt is on for the best dressed Western themed dog at the Doggy Day Out tomorrow.

The sixth annual event will include demonstrations and family entertainment at the Uretara Domain in Katikati from 10am until 2pm on Saturday.

Doggy Day Out is hosted by Western Bay of Plenty District Council and all dog owners and dog lovers are encouraged to attend.

Council spokesperson Alison Curtis says Western Bay residents are great dog lovers – as is demonstrated by the number of people who come along to the Wander Dog Summer Walks each year.

'We're proud to run Doggy Day Out annually. It's a great opportunity to promote responsible dog ownership, dog welfare, dog training and to give dog owners a day of fun activities and the chance to talk to the experts about dog-related issues.”

MC for the day will be Hamuera Hudson, a performing arts tutor at Te Waananga o Aotearoa who will entertain with doggy related songs, along with his side-kick Marshall Mascot from Paw Patrol.

Great prizes are in store for the top three best-dressed dogs in Western-themed costume and in the special dog obedience competition for children, where they can show their pooch's obedience skills.

Council's animal service team will be on hand for all enquiries and people can find out about council's adoptee dogs looking for their forever homes.

The Katikati Library Team will hosting a kids' tent where there'll be a colouring contest, arts and crafts and a doggy reading space.

Others stalls at the day include animal homeopath Hannelore Kemme, SpellBound Face Painting, Tauranga and Katikati Veterinary Services, Donna Dancealot and doggy balloon art and My Little Monkeys.

Raffles, stalls, food and refreshments, doggy paddling pools and a photo booth will also be part of the day's activities.

Doggy Day Out is part of the Wander Dog calendar of summer walks.

The remaining summer series of events are:

February 27, 10am Anzac Bay Waihi Beach

March 13, 10am Waipuna Park, Welcome Bay, a combined Western Bay and Tauranga City council walk

March 27, 10am Te Ara Kahikatea Walkway Jubilee Park, Te Puke

April 10, 10am Dogs in Togs, Te Puke Memorial Pools.