Photos of Sunday’s Howl-o-Ween Doggie Parade via Matthew Parker and Meg & Eric.
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A Beautiful Day at the Howl-o-Ween Parade
Perfect Paws and the Friends of Hillside Dog Park held their annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Parade today (10/25) on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. BHB publisher Homer “Shaky Cam” Fink was there and caught the parade on video. The Phantom of the Opera was today’s overall winner and Giuseppe the airplane (and his pilot Matthew) won for […]
Reminder: Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade this Sunday @1pm
Perfect weather predicted for the Howl-o-Ween charity costume parade, which will begin this Sunday, 1pm, at the Remsen Street entrance to the Promenade. Following the procession up the Promenade, there will be costume judging at the corner of Middagh and Columbia Heights at approximately 1:30pm. If you and your dog will participate in the contest make […]
Annual Howl-o-ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest, Sunday, Oct. 25, 1-3pm
As the weather gets crisper, your dog obsessed neighbors’ thoughts turn to the annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Charity Costume Parade and Contest, organized by Perfect Paws and Friends of Hillside Dog Park. This year, the event will be held on Sunday, October 25th at 1pm, beginning at the Remsen Street entrance to the Promenade. It’s free […]
Get Your Pets Blessed Sunday
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 55 Cranberry Street will be one of many churches in our area participating in the yearly Blessing of the Animals. It’s all part of the Feast of St. Francis:
Corners
Pickering was, simply, there for me, a warm sympathetic weight on my thigh, the canine version of a murmuring, back-patting listener.
Rowf on Hicks Street Moving
There’s movement afoot at Rowf, the specialty pet store located on Hicks and Middagh streets. The store is having a moving sale, touting savings of 20-60 % off. Where the store is moving, however, is still a mystery– even to the owners. “We just found out a couple of weeks ago,” said Yuning Chiu, co-owner […]
“Hello, I Love You”
I think of Milly racing up and down her steep stairs and of Pickering nesting between my ribs. I think about the long moment that Daisy will look at me before she takes it in that I’ve come back after a week and the moment she decides to become a turban. I keep playing over those greetings until sleep comes.
Wubba Wander You
The Chuck-it balls I use aren’t cheap so I keep a running tally of where they are in the park. When a ball-thief gets hold of one, I have two options. The first is to ask the owner for help. If the owner tries to get the ball back and can’t, I laugh, sympathize, shrug my shoulders and get on with my life.
New Tailored Pet opens Saturday
We got a sneak peak inside the new Tailored Pet — now named Rocco and Jezebel for Pets — before its grand opening on Saturday. They’re still setting up shop and finishing the paintwork, but some photos are posted below. Tomorrow, doors will open at 8:30 am and owner Andrea Demetropoulos will host a party […]
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