October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Let's celebrate our loved shelter dogs! Send in photos, videos, stories of your adopted dogs.

I'll start with this stupid video of Hank:

Don't have a shelter dog of your own? Well, get on down to Biscuits and Bath where we have almost a dozen adorable puppies for adoption (I have a soft spot for Azure and I know Agatha has many fans). Need help choosing just one? Need help training once you get your cutie home? Let me help you!

Catherine Malandrino Charity Event

All you dog loving fashionistas get out there and support Stray from the Heart!

Catherine Malandrino and Stray from the Heart Private Shopping event

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6pm - 9pm

Where: Soho Boutique, 468 Broome Street, NYC 10013 212.925.6765

Guests will enjoy 15% off full price merchandise for the evening.  Cocktails will be served.  10% of the evenings proceeds will go to benefit Stray from the Heart.

RSVP: soho@catherinemalandrino.com

Looking for Halloween Doggie Fun?

Here's a list of doggie costume parties coming up in Brooklyn.  If you have any more to add, please leave a comment!

Bay Ridge:
Harvest Festival Halloween Canine Costume Contest
Sunday, October 18th, Noon until 5PM (Rain date: Sunday, October 25th)
Narrows Botanical Gardens
Those wishing to register their dogs for the Canine Costume Contest have to register at Paws 'N Claws Grooming, 57 Bay Ridge Avenue (69th St). No dogs will be registered on the day of the event. Registration is October 1st to 16th.

Brooklyn Heights:
Howl-o-Ween Doggie Charity Costume Parade and Contest
Sunday, October 25th at 1PM
Parade begins at the Remsen Street entrance to the Promenade
It’s free to attend the parade, but if you want to enter your dog the cost is $25. All proceeds will be donated to nonprofit animal  causes.  Tickets are now available at Perfect Paws at 102 Hicks Street, the corner of Pineapple Street.  Tel: (718) 852-6200.  You must purchase your ticket at least a day before the event to register your dog.

Carroll Gardens:
Howl-O-Ween 09
Sunday, October 25th, 1PM to 4PM
DiMattina Dog Run, Hicks & Woodhull St.
$5 suggested donation, proceeds to benefit The Picasso Fund.

Fort Greene:
The 11th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest
Saturday, October 31, Registration begins 11:30, judging starts at noon sharp (Rain date: Sunday, November 1st)
Fort Greene Park at the stairs below the monument in Fort Greene Park (at the crypt level)
Suggestion donation per entrant: $5.00.  All donations will go toward keeping the bag dispensers filled for the year.

Big News for Doggie Academy

Hooray for Doggie Academy!  I am now officially an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator!

What does that mean?  CGC is a designation given to dogs (and their owners) that are proven to have good manners at home and in public.  The test includes walking through a crowd and reacting calmly to another dog.  For a full list of the test items go here.

Interested in having a CGC of your own?  Call me and I can help you train and prepare and then administer the test during one of our lessons.

Bulldogs Face to Face

I loved how these two English Bulldogs were so calm and cool (and handsome!) when they met at the Pup Crawl.

Pup Carry, Roll and Crawl

One of the great things about the Pup Crawl was that dogs didn't have to walk in order to participate. Not only did I see plenty of dogs being carried (like Coco, the cute 5 month old Chihuahua with the tongue that sticks out) but plenty were being rolled in various contraptions. Whether they were old, missing limbs or just plain tired, no one was left out!