Meet Ruby, an Affenpinscher who loves meeting new people, dressing fashionably, and long walks in Midtown west.

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Buber enjoys watching Tai Chi in Central Park, relaxing, and contemplating life. He is, after all, named in honor of Martin Buber, a Jewish philosopher.

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Here they are: as many Halloween events as we could shake a broomstick at. Hopefully, you’ll find your way to the prizes and fabulous costumes all over the city. But first, the ASPCA provides Halloween safety tips for your pets, so check them out!
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FLORAL’s (Friends & Lovers of Riverside Area Life) 12th Annual Doggie Halloween Party

While “Geisha Pug” won best in the show at the Floral 2005 Halloween Costume contest, it was a day of fun tricks and tasty dog treats!
FLORAL’s 12th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY will be held at the 72nd St. Riverside Park Dog Run!! Saturday, OCTOBER 28th – (Rain date, OCTOBER 29th noon to 3:00 p.m.) Our famous dog costume contest scheduled at 2:00 p.m. (You can come in costume, too if you like.)

There will be prizes, a “Flea-less” Market, treats, and more in this event to support the 72nd Street Dog Run. You can also support maintanence the dog run by purchasing a copy of last year’s Halloween photos at the FLORAL website! You know a Geisha Pug would look great in the apartment! The photographer is Dino Ghoussias.
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The 16th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade (sponsored by Urbanhound and Tompkins Square First Run Friends) happens Saturday, October 28th from 12 Noon - 4 PM.
(Rain date will be the following weekend)
There will be over $5,000 in prizes, an estimated 2,500 people (this was last year’s number), plenty of NYCDog people asking you to support off-leash recreation, Animal Planet cameras, costumes, contests and many photo opportunities. The perfect event for a dog-crazed person.
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All the Petco stores will hold a Halloween Costume Contest on Saturday, October 28th at 2 PM. For a list of locations, visit the Petco site.
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From New York Tails:

Saturday, Oct. 28th, 2 pm to 6 pm
Haunted Monster Lab Halloween Carnival and Doggy Costume Contest! Sponsored By Buttercup’s Pawtisserie Of 5th Ave and a Children’s Costume Contest Sponsored By Regal Cinemas And Wham-O Toys. At Camp Friendship of Park Slope, 8th Street Between 6th and 5th Avenues. ($5.00 Entry Fee for Doggy Costume Contest.) Arts and crafts, games, painting, and much more! Email Puppetry Arts or call 718-768-3703 for more info.

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The 1st Annual Marine Park Dog Show and Costume Parade happens this Sunday, October 29th from 12 Noon - 3 PM on the terrace of the Salt Marsh Nature Center. (3302 Avenue U, opposite the main parking lot)
For more information, contact Ellen.
Dogs DO need to be registered to participate in the parade (the event is free). To register, call the Salt Marsh Nature Center at 718-421-2021.
Prizes will be awarded for Best Costume, Best in Show, Cutest, Best Trick, Best Mix, Smallest, Largest, and many more.
There will be adoptable dogs, special guest appearances, many things to see and do.
The Mayor’s Alliance will be offering low-cost microchipping for dogs and cats at this event.
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From New York Tails:

Sunday, Oct. 29, 12 - 2 pm
Canine Court Dog Run and Playground, Van Cortlandt Park
Enter the park at Broadway and Lakeview Place (252 St.)
Bring your pet pooch. Come in costume (both of you) and join in the family fun! Costume contests for most original, scariest funniest and pet/owner lookalike.
Registration: $10 per dog, $5 for each additional dog
For information please call Van Cortlandt House Museum at 718-543-3344 or Friends of Canine Court at 718-796-4541.
All proceeds will go towards upkeep of the Canine Court dog playground.
Subways: 1,9, to 242 St.

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Animal Fair Magazine’s 6th Annual Canine Comedy Halloween Pet Costume Party
will be held on Monday, Oct 30th, from 7 - 9 PM. This Mayor’s Alliance fundraising event at the Gotham Comedy Club (208 West 23rd Street-between 7th & 8th Avenues)

At Canine Comedy, You’ll Enjoy…
• An hour of live, stand-up comedy by some of New York’s funniest comedians,
• Food, cocktails, and a green room for the comedians,
• And pets (and their people) in costume!
• Receive a free Goodie Bag for you and your dog!
A panel of judges — including Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Richard Belzer, who will select the Most ILLEGAL Pet Costume! — will be on hand to select the best costumes!
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals and its efforts to transform New York City into a no-kill community, where no New York City dog or cat of reasonable health and temperament is killed merely because he or she does not have a home.
We respectfully ask that only dogs who are comfortable around other dogs and people attend — one dog per person.

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased via PayPal, or by cash or check at the door.
You’ll need to call and reserve your spot at (212) 252-2350. You will receive a confirmation call.
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The Village Halloween Parade takes place this Tuesday, October 31st at 6 PM.
There will be a float to celebrate the pets of New York! (Sponsored by New York Tails Magazine, Ada Nieves Dog Parties Gowns and Tuxedos, Street Treats, and BellaStarletDog.)
You can walk with the Pet Float by meeting at Spring Street and Sixth Avenue at 6 pm and look for the “FLOAT #2″ signs. They will appreciate an RSVP to Beth ahead of time for a head count, but it is not mandatory.
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If your dog does best with no crowds and takes a fabulous photo, you can check out the 2nd Annual World’s Coolest Dog & Cat Show.
This online photo contest is open to all members of Dogster and Caster. Voting will run in two rounds: Now to Nov. 16th and Nov. 16th to Dec. 7th.

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TODAY! From 1-3 pm at Recruitment Island (44th Street at Broadway…smack middle of Times Square), you can take your dog to the busiest spot on the planet for a Halloween Costume Contest not to be missed!
Prizes include:
Best in Show-$250 Petland Discounts Gift Card
Times Square Top Dog: Deluxe Petland Discounts gift basket
Honorable Hounds prizes

This event is a friend-raiser for Animal Haven’s Adopt-a-Pet program.

Post your pictures on flickr.com and add the tag “nycitypets” so we find them. That is how you can find our photos of everything NYC pet!

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Leo lives in Manhattan Valley and romps in Central Park. He’s only 11 months old and we can assure you he is lots of fun!

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The NYCDog volunteers have been hard at work getting petition signatures and informing people about the state of off-leash affairs.
We commend their efforts and heartily urge you to contact the health department right now with your thoughts on off-leash recreation. The hearing on this issue will happen on November 1st at 125 Worth Street in Manhattan. (Only 11 days from now).

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October 17, 2006

Dear NYC Off-Leash Hours Supporter:

Re: FINAL 2 WEEKS - SAVE NYC PARK OFF-LEASH HOURS
Thank you for previously signing the online petition to continue the successful 20-year policy of 9pm-9am Off-leash recreation in NYC parks.
As you may know, this petition was circulated in response to a lawsuit against the City that threatens to end the off-leash hours. While we continue to fight this lawsuit, we’re doing much more to preserve the off-leash hours.
Today, we need your help!
We are proactively working to actually amend the existing Health regulations so that the off-leash hours policy is clarified.
Doing so will undercut the lawsuit against the City, and hopefully protect the off-leash hours policy for years to come. In fact, we hope that if the regulations are amended, a ruling on the lawsuit might not even happen.
We’re in the final stretch.. Today, we need your help!
We have just two weeks left to make our voices heard to save the Off-leash hours policy for all NYC parks (and dog runs), or we might lose it forever.

Here’s a quick summary of major events:

* A State Supreme Court judge heard oral arguments on the lawsuit seeking to end Off-leash hours policy on August 29th and said a judgment would be coming. This legal judgment could end Off-leash hours in all NYC parks—permanently.

* However, both the NYC Health and Parks Departments support the current Off-leash Hours policy and the City announced in court that it would seek to amend the “Leash Law” (which are individual Health and Parks regulations) to render any court judgment moot.

* The Health Department began a 90-day public comment period in mid-September. A public hearing to consider an amendment to the Leash Law that would save Off-leash hours is scheduled for November 1st. But there’s no guarantee that the amendment will be adopted.

* That’s why we need your help!

There are two things you can do TODAY to help save the Off-leash hours policy for years to come:

1. EMAIL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Send an email to the NYC Board of Health telling them why the 20-year Off-leash Hours policy has been a public health success. Click here to send a pre-addressed email to the Health Board
* Visit www.nycoffleash.com and follow the directions for sending an email to the Health Board.
* Please remember that the Health Department is on our side, but needs to hear support from the public.
* Please keep your letter polite, concise and focused on the public health benefits of the Off-leash Hour policy (you’ll be provided with some suggested points). Your email will be entered into the official public record.

2. TELL YOUR FRIENDS - Forward this email to at least five of your friends, family, co-workers, or acquaintances who live in NYC to spread the word.
*Print out this page and give a copy to your trusted dog-owner friends that you see each morning. They may not know about what is going on, but if they are responsible dog-owners who care about exercising and socializing their dogs off-leash, they may want to weigh in as well.

We only have two weeks left!

We need your help to influence the decision of the Board of Health so that they adopt the amendment to the “Leash law” that will render the lawsuit inert.

Full information, including the language of the proposed amendment, is located at: www.nycoffleash.com.
Your five minutes today could make the difference that will allow your dog an hour of off-leash exercise tomorrow.
Please email the Board of Health today!
Thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do so that we can win this fight!
We want you to continue to responsibly exercise and socialize your dog off-leash in NYC parks from 9pm-9am.

Your email can make it happen!

Matthew H. Parker

New York Council of Dog Owners Groups (NYCdog.org)
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The quintessential NYC dog bed!

Annie’s Pooch Porch wouldn’t fit into our apartment, but it would work for one of those Central Park East/West/South/North apartments.

Parrots: Sweet music to your ears or just another kind of barking dog?

Gothamist covered the Cat Show at Madison Square Garden. Thoughts from a friend: “It was not like a dog show at all because all judges look every cat and each cat could receive a variety of different colored ribbons.” Sounds as complicated as cats!

Finally, here is what could happen if you don’t scoop the poop! Miss Heather could make your dog (droppings) famous. (Ed. note: please scoop the poop!)

(Photos: Taxi Bed from Bark Slope, the Crap Map by Miss Heather from her blog, and Bushwick Pup by Kesnerster via Flickr)

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Hector in action: teaching Elmo a thing or two…

Hector sweet and innocent: even if he does chew up everything in sight…

Hector does community service without knowing it: he spends much time with an adoptable guy by the name of T-Bone and they play like best friends, thus keeping T-Bone from going kennel crazy. Hector is a good guy all around!

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We came, we snapped photos, we enjoyed all of the sweet dogs and playful times. Enjoy our photos by clicking on them to get to the Flickr set!

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Trixie and Peanut know how to set up shop.
We visited this trendy spot for pet fashionistas recently and really enjoyed the selection of goodies for both cats and dogs.
If you aren’t able to make it to the store, they have a great website with an equally fun selection of items.

Our mission for shopping at T & P was to pick up a Mayor’s Woof Dog Hoodie.

100% of the proceeds of the Woof Hoodies support the transport van the Mayor’s Alliance uses to move homeless animals between shelters, rescues, adoption events, and veterinary appointments.
Although our pooch has never sported anything as funky as a woof hoodie before, we are sure she will wear it with pride as she shows her support for the Mayor’s Alliance.

Stop in and visit Peanut and Chili sometime. They love visitors!

23 East 20th Street
(between Broadway + Park Ave)
212-358-0881
Hours: Tues - Sat 11am - 8pm and
Sunday 12noon - 5pm.

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