CORTLAND, Ohio - Several dog owners made their way to the Mosquito Lake Dog Park in Cortland Friday afternoon for a Blessing of the Dogs event.

The event was hosted by Shepherd of the Valley with Chaplain Christine Orr performing the blessings. Orr tells 21 News this is part of Shepherd of the Valley's "passion projects" to connect with the community.

Orr says this is the first time this event has been done at Mosquito Lake, previously being done at Shepherd's sites in years past.

"We wanted to make this a community event so we're hoping to be able to do this again in the future," Orr said.

You can take a look at the event in our slideshow above.