San Francisco Giants fans and their pets celebrate the Dog Days of Summer at AT&T Park

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This little fella sure doesn’t look happy stuck in the middle of San Francisco’s AT&T Park. Not sure why he has such a sour look on his face -- the bases are empty, the Giants have a pretty great pitching staff, and our four-legged friend is clearly one of the better-’dressed’ pets at Saturday’s ‘Dog Days of Summer’ contest.

The pooch was part of the 13th annual event at the S.F. Giants’ baseball field to benefit the San Francisco SPCA. For $56, a human and a dog got tickets to the game and got to sit in a special Dog Zone bleacher section that included SF/SPCA Dog Monitors and Veterinary medical team. Judging from the clothes on the human above, no one was overheated this weekend next to the Bay.

For more images of the dogs who made it out to the ball game, check out Ellen Soohoo’s adorable Flickr set, which catches the spirit of the fun day at the park.

-- Tony Pierce

A San Francisco Giants fan holds up his dog dressed in Giants paraphernalia before the start of the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&T Park on Saturday. Credit: John G. Mabanglo / European Pressphoto Agency