What a Gala Event!

Why not roll back to the 60’s and celebrate Dogs and Cats everywhere! The Sacramento SPCA will host the 23rd Reigning Cats and Dogs Gala will be Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 6:30pm – 10:00 pm at the Sacramento Convention Center.

This great event will be a great time with delicious food from over 30 restaurants, wineries and breweries like Carvalho Wines at Old Sugar Mill, Ehrhardt Estates Winery,
Ironstone Vineyards and Sacramento Brewing Company. Some of the food will be from such eateries as: Paesanos Pizzera, Pronto. Sun Flour Baking Company, Trader Joe’s and Sweetwater Restaurant just to name a few.

There will be silent auctions, live auctions and great jamming music by the Indestructibles and a special performance of songs from the musical Hair, presented by Artistic Differences.

Ticket information is: General admission is $60 through October 16th and then 69.00 after that. Also available are VIP tickets for $100 and many VIP sponsorship levels. Tickets will be available at the door as well.

If you are interested in being a part of this wonderful event, please visit: http://www.sspca.org/Gala.html.

"Tell a friend" and so on and so on and so on.......

We all know someone that is disable or might have someone in our family that is disabled, all the way from being blind to having a learning disability.

Disabilities come in many fashions and affect people of all shapes and sizes. When walking down the street you might find yourself staring for a bit or maybe your child stops and looks for awhile, that is because we often don’t teach our kids about people who are disable and what it might be like for them. Its not necessarily a bad thing, its a human thing.

On August 22, 2009 a wonderful event is being held to that will benefit all to understand disabilities and what it is like to have a disability. A Touch of Understanding (ATOU) has a wonderful Youth Force that is having an event Paws with a Cause from 11-1pm at Mahany Park, 1545 Pleasant Grove Blvd in Roseville, Ca. This event will help raise money in the Youth Force’s mission to spread the word about disability awareness to all.

Admission to the Paws with a Cause event is free and there are a variety of things to do to help support this mission:

• Cake Walk
• Food and Drinks
• Face Painting
• A “working dog” demo
• Disc Dog Demonstration by Steve Teer & The Flyin' Irish - featured on Animal Planet and a Raffle!

A special Thank You to our very own Jennifer from Posh Puppy Boutique for donating to this wonderful time!

Grab a friend and head to the park for a day of fun~ if you can’t come, please consider donating to a great organization or Volunteer to help the Youth Force on their mission to spread the word about Disability Awareness.

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days - Enjoy this September!

With school being in full swing then and the summer winding down, I most defiantly would put some of these fun-filled, dog loving events on my calendar in September! If you are interested in a free and informative day for you and your family, especially if you are a dog owner or looking to own a dog soon, why not spend a day learning about the well-being of your dog and have fun too!

Melissa Gampel Owner/President of Doggie Couture Shop said "What a great event for all dog lovers and families that are committed to the well-being of animals".

September is the month that the American Kennel Club has marked Responsible Dog Ownership Days.

This is an entire month long celebration with events being held all over the county with different organizations and free events.Each different organization is planning on demonstrations and information events and all might be different.

See which event or events suit you and your family the best! Visit http://www.akc.org/clubs/rdod/events/ to see where the closest event for you is and try to make plans to learn about different bits of information regarding your dog.

Some AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day events may include:

• Microchip clinics
• Safety tips for your dog
• Free items
  
  
• Therapy classes for your dog
• Also, for bragging rights to how well behaved your dog is take the AKC Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) Test, sponsored by K9 Advantix. This 10-step test rewards well-mannered, obedient dogs – and is offered at many events.

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days are nationally sponsored by Invisible Fence® Brand, whose behavior-based fencing system has successfully kept over 2 million dogs safely in both outdoor and indoor environments. Invisible Fence Brand will be highlighting their commitment to responsible dog ownership this September by working with event-hosting organizations across the country to provide resources and information for pet owners. Learn more about the 2009 sponsor at www.invisiblefence.com.

Show your commitment to your doggie by signing the Pet promise petition. This petition is a commitment that you will take the best care of your dog and make it official! Do it, have the kids do it~

"Sign the Pet Promise!"

So, whether you are in Dallas, TX or Atlanta, Ga or somewhere in between or afar, make plans to attend a AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day event!

Dogs can mourn for MJ too

I must say… although I thought he might have been strange, I loved Michael Jackson’s music. I can remember my high school friend (Val) and I skating to “Keep on with the force; don’t stop till you get enough” ! What great times.. No worries, just a bunch of friends have a great time to great music. Who would have known all the drama that would surround this music man later in life.

As I watched the very moving public service for Michael Jackson, I was deeply moved by the words that were spoken about him and know that there were still people in the world that loved him and were saddened and shocked by his death. I even learned that Michael Jackson and the Jackson family once owned a German Shepard, Louie, I really thought that is choice of pets, were the exotic animals.

What better way to show your mourning for Michael Jackson than to put your best buddy in this “Goodbye Michael” Rhinestone Doggie T-shirt. It will fit any doggie from a Yorkie or small to a German Shepard! It comes in sizes X-Small to a whopping big doggie size 6X! It is affordable and the rhinestone paw is just lovely for the honoring of Michael Jackson.

If you are one of the many people on this earth that adored and liked Michael Jackson and his music, be the first to put your doggie in this great “Goodbye Michael” T-shirt.

Thank you Posh Puppy for carrying this doggie shirt honoring Michael Jackson.

These are not just lap dogs!

SO COOL! Saw the 4th Annual Loews Coronado Bay Surf Competition held on June 20th at the Imperial Beach and noticed something shocking, the surfers are DOGS. This amazing dog event was sponsored by Loews Coronado Bay Resort’s Good Neighbor Council and was honored to organize and host this fun-filled dog surfing event as part of its Loews Loves Pets program.

Now, I thought that fetching a stick was difficult for my canine to complete, but this is great! The dogs surf and ride those waves and certainly do it in doggie style! I am not sure I could ride a wave like the winner of the small dog category, Buddy ~ a Jack Russell Terrier. There were many different levels, small dogs, and larger dogs, and up. They even had the pet owner and his/her pet category which Zoey, a Jack Russell Terrier, and his owners Scott and Tyler Chandler won!

These pet owners have brought their surfing, wave loving doggies from all over and competition is tough, not just to surf and win, but to look good while doing it, it's call great doggie fashion. I saw great dog bathing suits, canine sunglasses (called "doggles", not goggles) and bandanas!

I noticed the doggie life vests, the doggie bikini's, and of course, the doggie board shorts, which I like, because my Copper has this pair in blue! Of course, pooch bathing suits are a must when you are going to be in the water, and life jackets too, however if you are going to compete with other dogs, make ‘em look good for heaven’s sake!

What a great event, and all proceeds from the 4th Annual Loews Coronado Bay Surf Competition go to organizations that help prevent poverty before it happens. If you are feeling generous today, visit Modest Needs Foundation. This wonderful water activity dog event not only brought in 45,000 but also brought pet owners and communities together for a fun day with your pet!

Russian Pets hitting the catwalk!

We are not the only ones that are going to fashion shows for our pets! Pets in Russia are now hitting the Catwalk as well! Moscow had their first ever Pet Fashion Week in May.
Canine couture was on show in Moscow as pet fashion designers displayed their best outfits at the first ever Russian Pet Fashion Week.

Women and men are now catching on to the pet fashion must have’s for their canines! Most of the dog clothes and dog accessories come from America, but more fashion designers in Russia are stepping it up to meet America’s dog couture demands.

It is a huge doggy trend in Russia to match your faithful owner with outfits that are color coordinated and matching bags to carry your pooch in.

Its great to know that I already have some of these great dog items and am sure I pay much less than what they do in Russia. I am excited to see they are wearing the cute little Dog skull and crossbones shoes because who wants to walk around on a nasty floor? Who knew about a "menswear line"?

So glad that America has had a great influence on Russia and they are following our lead in Pet Fashion! Wonder if they will be watching us at the New York City Dog Fashion Show in August? I betcha they will for sure be taking notes!

Eco Friendly Canine Couture

Heard of the neatest thing the other day, a great new eco-friendly apparel company designed and donated a t-shirt for the Four Legged Fashion show. I checked it out online and had no idea that such fashion show even took place. I wish I could have attended, what a great event! Debbie of Seedsucker contributed the human and doggie shirt (shown), how cute! Seedsucker also operaties a really neat environmental fundraiser for schools and organizations. I am sick of selling candles and junk wrapping paper so I am all for this!

Four Legged Fashion Show “Where Canine meets Couture” was a fashion show presented by the Fashion Group Interenational Dallas. There were auctions and a new one of a kind revelaing of new fashion designers, all of this to help small animal rescue organizations. Will keep up with this event and attend next year for sure!

Eco Friendly Canine Couture

Heard of the neatest thing the other day, a great new eco-friendly apparel company designed and donated a t-shirt for the Four Legged Fashion show. I checked it out online and had no idea that such fashion show even took place. I wish I could have attended, what a great event! Debbie of Seedsucker contributed the human and doggie shirt (shown), how cute! Seedsucker also operaties a really neat environmental fundraiser for schools and organizations. I am sick of selling candles and junk wrapping paper so I am all for this!

Four Legged Fashion Show “Where Canine meets Couture” was a fashion show presented by the Fashion Group Interenational Dallas. There were auctions and a new one of a kind revelaing of new fashion designers, all of this to help small animal rescue organizations. Will keep up with this event and attend next year for sure!