In 2012, Olivia Pierce, then just 8, was watching the Westminster Dog Show with her Grandmother (Piper Anderson-Pierce) and her two dogs. (Scout and Princeton) As they were waiting to see which dog won, Olivia said, "One day Scout is going to be Best in Show". That is when her Grandmother had to deliver the sad news that Westminster was a show for only pure breeds and since both of their dogs were
rescues they would not be allowed to even enter the show. This distressed Olivia, so she asked her Grandmother if they could start their own Dog Show that every dog could enter no matter what their pedigree was or was not. Piper went right to work, in typical Anderson girl fashion, and put together a wonderful Dog Show that they named Mutt-Minster. It was held in Central Park in Carthage, Missouri and they set a goal for that first year of 300 dollars. When the totals were counted they were amazed that they had raised over 1,200 dollars. They decided to give the money to the local Humane Society and to make it an annual event.
