Dogs' Day Out at Floriade on Saturday

For one day only, Canberra's pets were allowed in the gates of the flower festival and organisers seemed to get it spot on when it came to managing the canines and their owners.

Rachel Morrissey, 17, took three of her six Dalmatians to the event to take in the warm weather on Saturday. She dressed up as Cruella de Vil to accompany them.

"We've recently got some new Dalmatian puppies so we wanted to take them out to get them socialised, and look at all the flowers," Ms Morrissey said of the family pets.

She said the dogs, named Ella, Hairy and Star, had a ball at the event.

While she didn't have any luck in the dress-up competition, she did enjoy seeing the other competitors.

"It was fun seeing all the other dogs dressed up, and bonding over cute puppies," she said.

"There was another Dalmatian dressed up as Super Woman, and another one dressed up as a fireman. There were a lot of Dalmatians.

"We also saw a little girl with a little dog, she had a Wonder Woman costume and her dog also had a Wonder Woman costume on."

Ms Morrissey and her dogs took in the Paw Patrol show on Stage 88, and took part in other activities the day had to offer.

For the first time, the event saw Floriade team up with charity partner Guide Dogs NSW/ACT to celebrate man's best friend.

Guide Dogs ACT/NSW regional manager Patrick Shaddock said the partnership would allow them to continue supporting blind and vision-impaired people in the community.

"Guide Dogs cost more than $35,000 to breed, raise and train, and are provided at no cost to those who need them," he said.

"Our charity partnership with Floriade will allow us to raise funds to continue our important service."