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Pups
gonna be boo-tiful
by Amy Sacks, New
York Daily News
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Halloween is lurking just around the corner, and
this year the city is boasting a lineup of parades and bashes meant
for masquerading four-legged furry friends like never before.
"It's a way to show the incredible bond between
humans and our animals," said upper West Sider Karen Biehl,
whose Chihuahua Eli will compete in several events dressed as Tinkerbell
and Liberace, among other costumes, hand-stitched by local doggie
costume designer Ada Nieves (www.pupcakestudio.com).
But for Biehl, 43, and her 2-year-old adopted dog,
it's also about garnering votes. The duo is among the finalists
- the only ones from N.Y.C. - in a national contest to be among
the new faces on the 2007 Milk-Bone dog biscuit box.
At 4 pounds, 8 ounces, Eli is the tiniest pooch
competing against dogs of 20 pounds or less.
"He may be the smallest one, but I think he
has the biggest spirit," Biehl said, of her bitty-sweet pup
who she saved while he was being bounded from home to home.
Voters can cast their ballot every day through Nov.
6 at http://milkbone.promolot.com.
Dressing a dog in drag can be a hoot, but animal
experts warn that not every pet is game for the charade. And the
ASPCA also advises to keep pets away from chocolate and alcohol,
which can be fatal in dogs, along with those holiday hazards: electric
cords, aluminum foil and those discarded candy wrappers.
Here's a roundup of some paw-ticularly pet-friendly
upcoming, Halloween events:
• | Today, at 2 p.m., Animal Haven's
new SoHo adoption center will host the first annual Doggie
Drag 2006, at 403 Broome St., in Manhattan, where pets and
their guardians can vie to win prizes in owner/pet look-alike,
celebrity look-alike and most creative categories. For info
go to www.animalhavenshelter.org. |
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Also today, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., adopt
a new best friend at the N.Y.C. Animal Care & Control
Brooklyn shelter's Barktoberfest, featuring low-cost microchipping,
raffles and Q104.3's deejay Maria Milito. The event takes
place at 2336 Linden Blvd. For more info, go to www.nycacc.org. |
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Tomorrow, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the 2nd
Annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade invites hounds to dress
in drag that evokes the essence of the world's liveliest crossroad.
Visit www.timessquarenyc.org. |
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On Wednesday, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Couches
for Canines Costume Contest will benefit N.Y.C.'s Animal Care
& Control shelters. At Montauk Sofa, 51 Mercer St. Call
(312) 432-9357. |
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Today and tomorrow, and next weekend, lovers
of exotic animals can head to the Bronx Zoo's double-weekend
holiday celebration featuring a costume parade and more. For
info go to www.bronxzoo.com. |
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Oct. 28 and 29 only, go batty at the Boo
at the Zoo Halloween festivities at the Queens, Central Park
and Prospect Park Zoos, or party with eerie sea creatures
at the New York Aquarium's Sea Monsters Weekend Halloween
celebration (www.wcs.org). |
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Next Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate
with your pooch and rescued animals at Loving Touch's Halloween
Canine Costume Contest. The event, to be held at the North
Presbyterian Church, 25-33 154th St., Flushing, Queens, also
features a flea market. For info go to http://bemikitties.com/lti. |
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On Sunday, Oct. 29, from noon to 3 p.m.,
the 1st Annual Marine Park Dog Show and Costume Parade will
feature Brooklyn's finest canines in costume, plus dozens
of adoptable animals and low-cost microchipping. It's all
taking place at the Terrace at Salt Marsh Nature Center on
3302 Avenue U. www.marineparkdogs.com. |
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Monday, Oct. 30, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Animal
Fair Magazine will hold its 6th Annual Canine Comedy Halloween
Pet Costume Party featuring celebrity judges at Gotham Comedy
Club at 208 W. 23rd St. |
Holiday gone to the dogs
Three of the premiere events scheduled for you and
your pets' Halloween celebrations could be the following. For sure
they'll bring smiles and laughter to the Big Boo and Bark holiday:
• | On Tuesday, Oct. 31, the granddaddy
of all parades, the 33rd Annual New York's Village Halloween
Parade will feature the first-ever float to honor the pets
of New York. For more information, go to www.BellaStarletDog.com. |
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Next Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., the
16th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in the East
Village, the city's oldest, largest and most outlandish Halloween
bash, especially for pups, is definitely a must-see (www.firstrunfriends.org). |
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Tomorrow, the Mayor's Alliance/Maddie's
Pet Adoption Festival in Union Square Park will feature gorgeous
homeless animals, plus animal experts and low-cost microchipping.
For info, go to www.AnimalAllianceNYC.org. |
Copyright © 2006 Daily
News, L.P.
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