Pip, a one-year-old Cavapoo and Elise Batch, 7, show off their spinning trick on the red carpet during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

STOCKBRIDGE — A passerby walking down Main Street on Saturday might have noticed the red carpet.

Who were the stars walking it?

Local dogs competing in the Stockbridge Library’s sixth annual dog show.

Dogs and their humans walk the red carpet and show off their tricks during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

The Stockbridge Library's dog show took place in front of the library, drawing a crowd of nearly 200, according to library Director Wendy Pearson.

Local vendors sold dog treats, pet apparel and caricatures, and some donated gift baskets that were awarded by raffle.

"I love them all," Pearson said, about choosing winners by raffle. "It would be so hard to be unbiased. ... So I think this is the most fair way."

"Plus, honestly, they're all pretty cute," she added.

The field included a wide variety of dogs, from large Labrador retrievers to groomed poodles and even Brody the library's reading therapy dog. The dogs competed in four categories: eyes that melt your heart, most likely to be petted, best trick and happiest tail wag.

Brody, the Stockbridge Library’s reading therapy dog, shows off his trick of picking up and carrying his own leash during library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

Rachel Nicholson, a youth librarian, organized and emceed the event. Nicholson announced the names of each dog and owner, inviting them to walk the red carpet.

Some dogs entered only one category, including Bernadette, whose owner, Zach Gultz, said her long eyelashes made her best suited for the eyes-that-melt-your-heart category.

Other dogs entered multiple categories, including Tobin, a golden retriever.

"One of their categories is most likely be pet, and Tobin just loves to be pet, so she feels like she wins no matter what," said Heather Campbell, Tobin's owner.

Tobin also competed in the eyes-that-melt-your-heart category.

Scooter, a four-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi, leads his human Michael Buckley down the red carpet during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

Campbell had attended in previous years, but as a spectator, and without Tobin.

"[The event] is so great," she said. "The library here is just so wonderful — it's a hub of fun for adults, for kids, for dogs."

The library also partnered with local vendors that sold pet caricatures, dog apparel and natural dog treats.

Dogs and their humans wait to be called to walk the red carpet during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

"It's a really great day today for all the dogs, and it gets awareness out there that people should be just enjoying themselves with their dogs in the Berkshires," said Christa Sciola, owner of BerkshireSci Biscuits, an all-natural dog treat company.

Sciola canceled an event in Pittsfield to partner with The Stockbridge Library dog show. Sciola also has a dog, Julia, a golden doodle, which was the inspiration for starting the natural dog treat company.

Eric Lake holds his five-year-old rat terrier mix Harper as she shows off her talent by howling along to a Billy Joel song into the microphone during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.

Although all the dogs were winners — receiving attention, treats and their own time in the spotlight on the red carpet — some stood out more than others.

Brody wowed the crowd by returning a dropped leash to his owner’s hands for his entry in the best-trick category. Harper, a 5-year-old rat terrier, howled along to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.”

More than anything, the event was a chance for dogs and their owners to make new friends.

"Our focus is literacy, but we also focus on building a strong community, and this is a great example of that," Pearson said. "I think that they just love getting their dogs together."

Dogs and their humans walk the red carpet and show off their tricks during the Stockbridge Library’s annual dog show on Saturday.