PRIZED pooches took to the catwalk to make a star appearance to cheer on the crowds at the Clarets home derby with Preston.

They were wearing outfits made by Pendle designer Jil Atkinson, who runs her own business called Canine Swanky Pants, making dog clothes to promote events and raise money for charities,

She said: "We brought on seven dogs, four Afghan hounds, two red setters and a greyhound, dressed in claret and blue strips and then brought them back on dressed as the Spice Girls!"

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