Ah, Halloween. The time of year when people look at us like we are completely nuts for dressing our pets up in cute costumes. Is it your favorite time of year too?

We’ll do our best to post about the myriad of Halloween events out there for pets through October. First, we have the Halloween Harvest Festival in Queens.

The 6th annual Halloween Harvest Festival invites children and families to make a costume and paint a pumpkin with Socrates Sculpture Park artists; watch a performance by the Hungry March Band; participate in a special artmaking workshop by Materials for the Arts; listen to creepy tunes with DJ Luz Mob; take your picture with Sasquatch; have your tarot cards read and your hands painted with henna; transform your face with face painting by Agostino Arts; dress up your dog for the second annual Canine Costume Contest; adopt a dog from BARC Shelter; and try harvest foods from Sage American Kitchen.
BARC Adoption Event and Fundraiser

Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway @ Vernon Blvd
Long Island City
NY - US
Saturday, October 14 2006
11am-3pm

via email from Madison at Mypetscene

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Destinkify your abode! Install a Cat Jet. Brought to you by a fellow New Yorker, Chris Jordan. (via link from Apartment Therapy)

Or train your cat to use the toilet: CitiKitty.com Don’t believe that a toilet-trained cat will help you land that perfect apartment in NYC, however…

Broker: This is not a pet-friendly property.
Girl: Does it matter if my cat is toilet-trained?
Broker: I don’t understand.
Girl: My cat doesn’t have a litter box. It uses the toilet. Does that help?
Broker: I am not sure if that makes a difference. How did you do it?
Girl: I used a training kit. CitiKitty.
Broker: It might impress the owner, but I am not sure it makes a difference. Does your cat flush?
Girl: It will if that helps me get the apartment.

–Overheardinnewyork at 82nd & Columbus

But beware, your cat might start obsessing over the swirling toilet bowl.

So which one would work better for your kitty?

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Little Cyrus, The Sunshine Man! What a bundle of cuteness! He was rescued when we was only a few days old, and now he’s doing just fine with his two brothers.

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This weekend was packed full of dog fun!

At Washington Square Park, the Dachtoberfest gathering took place on Saturday.

FIDO Brooklyn held another Coffee Bark with guests from the Church of St. Thomas Aquinas who blessed the animals on Saturday.

Corris of the NYC Schnauzer Meetup group told us the Shih Tzu Meetup took place at Animal Haven SoHo.
Participants’ $8 fee per dog was contributed to Animal Haven’s shelter for homeless pets.

The next Shih Tzu meetup (for Halloween) will take place on Sunday, October 29th at the Riverside Small Dog Run (72nd Street) at 1:00 pm.

The Yorkie Meetup also happened from 2-4 pm at Animal Haven.

Brooklyn Animal Foster Network hosted a luxury cruise that is just wrapping up right now. The $25 tickets benefited the homeless pets of NYC.
Although pets sat this cruise out, another Canine Cruise is in the works for September 2007.

At the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park today, a pug even made a dutiful appearance for good show, as pugs were popular after William I of the Netherlands was saved by the watchful bark of his pet pug in 1572. (Read more history here.)

Animal Care & Control held an adoption event today at the Commerce Bank
(at 85th & 3rd Ave) from 12:00-5:00 pm.

BASHA (Big Apple Sighthound Association) ran lure coursing in Oyster Bay, NY, early in the AM.

Fall in NYC is a great time for pets!

(Dachtoberfest photo via Gretchen Holly’s Flickr page.
Shih Tzu Meetup photo from March 2006 via BabyOllieMom’s Flickr page.
Medieval Pug photo via Aoife City Womanchile’s Flickr page.)

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Pawlick: Art as rendered through the medium of dog food. Hang these high (away from all pets) and be proud.

Matthew over at the Hillside Dog Run in Brooklyn Heights reports the dog run is under construction for now, but soon they’ll have water, a new entrance for the small dog run, a community garden and double doors.

Amanda Jones is seeking Black Labs, both fat and skinny, for a photo shoot on October 11-12.

Are you a dog fan?

At Lifehacker, they offer help for conquering cat allergies.

Readers of the Brooklyn Record argue about the politics of dog piss. To curb or not to curb is the question.

The Clinton Hill Blog informs us about the upcoming chocolate benefit for Slope Street Cats on Oct. 16th.

(Image from Houtlust Blog, credit goes to Fundacion Altarriba for their campaign to remind us that dogs are not toys)

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You may recognize Cimbi from Harlem Fur.
Her owners, Chris and Cheryl, are unable to keep her in their home due to very severe allergies. If you know of a good home in need of a cat, touch base with Chris.
Cimbi is good with other cats, dogs, leashed walks, and doing other cat-type activities. We’ve met Cimbi several times and can attest to her soft, rabbit-like fur and her joie de vivre. If only our dog would not confuse Cimbi with a squirrel (or Manhattan rat!).

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You love rock ‘n’ roll. You also love pets. Here is your perfect evening:
Gimme Shelter is the second annual benefit concert for who else but the lovable pets and the hard-working people trying to find them permanent digs.
The list of entertainers includes Nellie McKay, the Beastie Boys, and many more.
This show comes to you from the lovely people at Rational Animal, the ASPCA, and a host of sponsors.
Date: Wednesday, October 4th
Time: 7 pm - 1 am
Place: Hiro at the Maritime Hotel (363 West 16th Street)
Price: $50.00 (All proceeds go toward meeting the goal of making NYC a No-Kill city by 2010 via the Mayor’s Alliance)
Note: Only 21 and over, so leave the young pups at home.

Rock On!

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Here is Fig, a 16-year-old sweetie, was browsing the selection this weekend at the Housing Works Book Sale.

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