A miniature horse, a pig named Sizzle, one cat, and lots of dogs turned out for the July 4th Wareham Pet Parade.

Accompanied by their owners, most were competing for prizes in one of four categories: Most Patriotic, Most Wareham, Most Unusual, Looks Most Like Owner. Some were just along for the fun, joining the procession down Merchants Way without registering.

The four-legged marchers were led by Eric Pepin of West Wareham and Henry, his 3-year-old English mastiff. In honor of Henry’s birthday falling on July 4, the parade kicked off with all singing “Happy Birthday” to Henry.

Scroll down for a slideshow of the parade!

And the winners are:

Most Patriotic

1 – Roxie, a Lab/pit bull/border collie mix owned by Maria Pauline of Rochester

2 – Esmerelda and Michael Angelo, Chihuahuas owned by Donna and Joseph Ashley of Wareham

3 – Lola, a miniature schnauzer owned by Rosemary Lambert of Wareham

Honorable Mention – Izzy, a yellow Lab owned by Tracy Cunningham of Wareham, and Briggs, a golden retriever owned by Chase Cunningham of Wareham.

Looks Most Like Owner

1 – Lola, a Pomeranian owned by Jessica Fiasconard of Sagamore

2 – Maia, a Portuguese water dog owned by Claire Figueiredo of Wareham

3 – Heidi, a mixed-breed dog owned by Kim Tower of Wareham

Honorable Mention – Nina, a pit bull owned by Tina Pittsley of Fairhaven, and Brody, a Labrador retriever owned by Colleen Tynan Tiernan of Wareham

Most Unusual

1 – Sizzle, a pig owned by Paula McDarby of West Wareham

2 – Cricket, a miniature horse owned by Scott Lorraine of Wareham

3 – Priscilla, a Devon Rex cat owned by Annette Vander Staay of Wareham

Most Wareham

1 – Myles the Wonderdog, a Dachshund-terrier mix owned by Michael Kauranen of Wareham. (Myles wore a life jacket – ready for boating.)

2 – Rocky, a Yorkshire terrier owned by Mike Ponte of Wareham. (The judges’ explanation: Cute . . . all 3 pounds of him, 3.1 pounds to be precise.)

3 – Max, a silky terrier owned by Laura Mirabito of East Wareham. (Also cute.)

Judging in a fifth category, Best Pet Trick, will be done after the judges have reviewed WCTV’s video of the performances. The video will be available on both WCTV and WarehamVillageSoup.com.

Judging was by Hannah Vary and Anya Schutt of the Boys & Girls Club and Rishi Sidhu of Wareham Week.

The prizes? Dog dishes and bandanas courtesy of TD Bank, and treats and squeaky toys courtesy of Wareham Feed!

The parade was sponsored by Wareham Week as part of the Wareham Village Association’s Swan Festival. Swans – which don’t make very good pets – did not participate.