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I remember clearly the first year Monthly asked our readers to send us their favorite pet photos. We had no idea how many we’d get — to be honest, we had no idea if we’d get any at all — but the response blew us away.
In those days, of course, email was new (remember those days?), so folks had to mail or even drop off their photographs. Still, to our surprise, we received more than 50 submissions! We obviously hit a home run with this feature and have continued the tradition ever since, and now it seems like everyone is doing a pet photo gallery.
It’s no surprise that this year we received more than 150 pet photos. We’d love to publish all of them, of course, but doing so would take up the entire magazine. So we painstakingly selected the pictures for this issue, but if you don’t see your submission, go to hiltonheadmonthly.com for a complete gallery of every photo we received, even the ones that were too late for our print deadline. And thanks, of course, to everyone who submitted photos of their friends.
While we’re on the subject, it’s time again for our annual Pet Expo. This year’s edition will be held Sept. 17 at the Promenade in Bluffton, and we’d like to thank our sponsors, PetSmart and Banfield, as well as all the pet-related businesses that help make this event so special. The Expo is a charity event that supports the Hilton Head Humane Association and Palmetto Animal League. So mark the date: There will be music, food, pet tricks, adoptable animals and much more.
Of course, this issue has so much more than just pets: We’ve got football (thanks to Rob Kaufman for that cover shot), the new headmaster at Christian Academy, a feature on the elementary school’s Chinese immersion program, news on this year’s Concours d'Elegance, a preview of the island’s ecotourism conference, the Steppin’ Stones, the best burgers on the island and so much more. The dog days of August are definitely here, so do your best to stay cool and enjoy the rest of the season!
