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Pet Fashion Show live on-line April 24

We loved Pet Fashion Week when we attended in New York and are excited we'll be able to watch the runway show live from São Paulo tonight! Here's a re-post of their press release:

Pet Fashion Week NY will begin broadcasting highlights of its Sao Paulo event on Saturday evening, April 24^th, 2010, starting at 6:30 PM (New York time), followed by a live broadcast of its runway event at 7 PM.

The broadcast can be viewed at petfashionweeksp.com and is guaranteed to be the most spectacular runway event to date. The show is being co-hosted by Aktuell Communications, South America's top production company, and will feature appearances by Harrison Forbes, as well as some of Brazil's favorite celebrities. This event is the first of its kind in South America and proceeds from the runway event will benefit the training of guide dogs in Brazil.

The lineup for this runway event includes: Manfred of Sweden (Sweden), Pharo (Brazil), Margoff (Argentina), Oscar Newman (USA), Ines (Brazil), Hartman and Rose (Canada), Bullyware (USA), Emporio Animal (Brazil), Romy and Jacob (Canada), and Alqo Wasi (Peru). The New York City-inspired runway show will feature tributes to some of the Big Apple's favorite neighborhoods.

Stella in Tonimari "Tiffany" coat

Stella just had her first haircut.

This classic pink "Tiffany" beaded dress coat from

www.tonimari.com keeps this little fashionista warm.

Harry & Stella model Christmas fashion!

Harry & Stella are this month's cover models for go.fetch!

They look like Hansel and Gretel, but don't worry, there's no wicked witch, only visions of liver treats dancing in their heads. Stella is modelling a My Little Gingerbread Girl embroidered Christmas dress and Harry is wearing a My Little Gingerbread Boy embroidered Christmas vest! You can see these styles and more at the go.fetch online store. They are very happy to have such high quality canine couture to wear for Christmas and go.fetch has fantastically friendly customer service!

BC SPCA Opposes Dog Clothing

In what is either a groundbreaking or ridiculous article by the BC SPCA, they advise that dogs should not wear clothing because it inhibits their ability to communicate with other dogs and humans.  Personally, I'm going with ridiculous.  I had to look at my calendar to make sure it was June 1st and not April 1st.

Here's a quote from the BC SPCA's general manager of humane education, Craig Naherniak:

"Unless you have a working service dog required to wear a uniform, or a hairless or short-haired breed needing protection from the cold, it's unnecessary and unfair to put clothing on your dog," says Naherniak. "You are instantly putting your dog at a disadvantage for communicating to other dogs and potentially putting yours and other dogs at risk - why would anyone want to do that?"

Why?  Could it be perhaps because you have exactly zero evidence to support your far-fetched claim?  (Yes, the pun was intended.  You might also say I'm barking mad.)

"...it's easy to see how an apparently harmless argyle dog sweater with matching hat could be the catalyst for a fight," Naherniak says. No, it sure as heck isn't easy to see that!  Now I realize that I've only been involved with dogs for 15 years, and have had a Web site about them since then, and have e-mailed and met people in many countries to talk about dogs, but I have never, ever heard of anyone claiming a dog fight started because one of the combatants objected to the garments worn by the other.  Not even argyle.

In closing, I have to say that this will NOT affect our support for the BC SPCA.  I recognize that every organization is going to have a few boneheads (yep, that pun was intended, too), but their hearts are in the right place and they are helping animals that have few other hopes.  Please don't let it reduce your support, either.

Read the BC SPCA's idiotic article if you like hearing from crackpots

Scuba Dog Wins Fashion Show in Manila

Wishing we were in Manila on Sunday to see this:

Mondex, a 5-year-old Chihuahua, poses as he walks the aisle dressed as a scuba diver during a dog show at a mall in suburban Manila on Sunday April 27, 2008.

Mondex won first place during the fashion show.