2014 Pooches on Parade Style Show for Fuzzy Friends Rescue

Good news in that Friday May 2nd Fuzzy Friends Dog Rescue held a sold out Pooches on
for Parade Fashion for Paws Runway show.
This is an event where gorgeous pooches strutted the catwalk with human models.
The success of the event means that more lives can be saved as the proceeds from this event went to their Angel Heart Medical Fund. This fund allows Fuzzy Friends Rescue to go that extra mile and give needy animals the medical care they need.

To see more photos of the event visit their facebook page Here

Grace Chon's Zoey and Jasper Project

They say for actors never work with children and animals. Well photographer Grace Chon has done just that photographing her son Jasper with their pet rescue dog Zoey in matching outfits. The results are SOOOOOOO CUTE.
To see more visit the project here

Housewives of Melbourne's Pooch Party not quite on par with New York Pooch Parties

Episode 9 Season 1 of The Housewives of Melbourne saw the Housewives get together for a Pooch Party. Not a usual watcher of the show I tuned in specifically to see some high end Dog Couture and was disappointed to find that other than Lois Vuitton Dog Carriers the Housewives were not on par with the women in New York that run canine fashion parades to raise funds for rescue dogs.
The highlight of the episode was where the dogs dressed up in a collection of very common commercial dog costumes.

Free Crochet Skull Collar from Sara Sach

Sara Sach from Posh Pooch Designs makes lovely crochet patterns and outfits for dogs. Inspired by her two rescue  Chihuahuas Maximo and Rosie Bell Sara has a series of patterns and ready made delightful dog outfits on etsy and craftsy
This is an EASY crochet pattern using:

Crochet Hook: H/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight: (3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)  
 

The pattern is available on her blog at:

http://poshpoochdesignsdogclothes.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/12-collars-of-christmas-pattern-4-skull.html


For other inspirations for Halloween designs like the one Sara Sach used visit:
 http://www.crochetspot.com/crochet-pattern-halloween-appliques/

Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance’s Dog Fashion Show on April 27 2014

If you are in Pennsylvania Show and enjoy donating to a good cause whilst checking out the latest in doggie fashions then on on April 27 2014 the Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance’s Compassion with Fashion Show is on at the West Shore Country Club, 100 Brentwater Road, East Pennsboro Township. Doors open at noon. The speaker is Larry Levin, New York Times best-selling author of “Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love.”
The highlight of the show will be adoptable animals available from area rescue groups. In addition to the fashion show, door prizes, raffle baskets and a silent auction are also planned.  Reservations: www.cpaa.info.

Oogy

Dog Fashionista Bella Mia to feature on CNN

Well Known Dog Couture Fashion Maltese Bella Mia  is featured on an upcoming episode of Morgan Spurlock ~ Inside Man on CNN International capturing Bella Mias' fabulous  wardrobe and her lifestyle raising funds for charity. Below is a preview clip, the full episode airs Sunday April 27th at 10:00 on CNN.

The Story states: This dog dresses better than you

Bella Mia has $1,000 custom gowns and gets manicures, but the purebred Maltese also helps raise money for shelter dogs

To see a sneak peak:

This dog dresses better than you

Bella Mia Photograph from Facebook

Poodle Power at the Royal Easter Show

For the ultimate grooming dog you cant go past a Poodle. Here is a picture I managed to snap at the 2014 Royal Easter Show in Sydney

Poodle

Poodle

More Chinese Crested from the Royal Easter Show 2014

Hairless Chinese Crested Dog

Powder Puff Chinese Crested

Royal Easter Show 2014 Sydney Chinese Crested

I love Chinese Crested. At the Royal Easter Show 2014 I had to wait 2 hours past the due time the Chinese crested were expected to be on but they were worth the wait. This little cutie won the puppy class despite refusing to do anything it was asked including walking

Royal Easter Show 2014 St Bernard's

I went to the Royal Easter show in Sydney to look at the Chinese Crested and while waiting for them to come out snapped some pictures of these lovely St Bernard's.

St Bernard

Gorgeous new free dog jumper crochet pattern

Lion Brand have been known to release some pretty stunning crochet patterns for dog coats. Their latest free pattern is no exception. This dog coat is full of beautiful flowers just right for a spring outing or a winters garden party.
This lovely free crochet pattern is available here: lionbrand

Free Crochet Pattern Dog Sweater

Intergroom Dog Grooming Competition leads the way in ecentric dog grooming

 

Creative Dog Grooming

Business Insider Australia has some wonderful creative photos up from Photographer Paul Nathan's visit to the  Intergroom Competition in New Jersey to photograph some of the amazing competitors artistic If you are a fan of wild and crazy doggie grooming designs click here to see the article

You can also visit the Intergroom website here to learn more about the International Dog Grooming Competition.

Free Crochet Pattern: The Hippie Dog Sweater

If you are a crochet fan that loves your Granny squares Lion Brand have a cute Hippy style crochet pattern to put your granny squares to good use. The design is at an easy level suitable for beginners and also looks easily adaptable for those that love to do more intricate  granny squares.

The pattern is available free here

If you decide to have a go at it I would love to see some of your finished work for the blog!!!

Free crochet dog sweater

Free Dog Bunny Costume Knitting Pattern

Lion Brand have brought out a gorgeous free knitting pattern for all the knitters out their that love making dog sweaters.
This extra cute bunny costume for dogs is a great Easter treat.

Super Cute Dog Bunny Costume

IN order to get to the knitting pattern click here

Search Dog Heroes of the Washington Mudslide

ABC News has some photos up of the search dogs that have been working at the Washington landslide site in an effort to find victims in the tragedy which occurred on March 22, 2014.

Today (March 31st 2014) it has been reported the dogs are to take a 2 day break to recover for the exhaustive last few days.

The dogs have been working in extremely cold and wet conditions, walking through thick mud.

For some photos of the heroic rescue dogs go to the ABC News story here,

 

 Here is one of the lovely photos from the news story of search dog Stratus by Elaine Thompson. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

 

Search Dog Stratus

Pooches on Parade Runway Show 2014

Fuzzy Friends Rescue  is holding a Pooches on Parade Runway Show and Champagne lunch to raise funds on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11:00 a.m at the Extraco Events Center Exhibits building in Waco Texas.
If you would like to see adorable pooches strutting the catwalk (or dogwalk :)) with the money going to a good cause then this is the event for you.

Fuzzy Friends Rescue has posted on their website further information and the tickets for sale.

Below are some photos from Fuzzy Friends Rescue of their 2012 event that had a Wizard of Oz theme.

Wizard Of Oz dog themed

Glinda Good Witch dog clothes theme

Fifi and Romeo Tokyo, Japan

For dog couture lovers that are looking to visit Tokyo Japan in Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, Japan there is a Fifi and Romeo store like its Los Angeles counterpart that has been around since 1998 and are well known for their cashmere sweaters for dogs, celebrity clientele and being worn in Legally Blonde on Bruiser.
To view more of Fifi and Romeo Tokyo, Japans store see them on facebook here.

Fifi and Romeo Tokyo

Fifi and Romeo Duck and Cherry sweaters

The Tokyo store is open 10am to 7pm, 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays) and specialises in the lovely dog sweaters Fifi and Romeo are famous for.

Cupcake Dog Sweater

 

New store in California Store for designer dog collars

For those near San Luis Obispo, California there is a new store that has opened called Mutt Couture.
The company was originally formed in 2011 and had an online presence from 2012 but now has a store front located at Suite 5, 973 Foothill Blvd, San Luis Obispo, California.  Shop hours are 6 days a week (Monday closed).
The store specialises in high-end, boutique-style dog collars, leads and dog tags.

For a closer look at their product visit their website: http://www.muttcoutureinc.com

Mutt Couture Cupcake dog tag

Mutt Couture Brass Knuckles dog tag

American Eagle Outfitters doing Dog Campain to raise money for ASPCA

American Eagle Outfitters on their website are promoting an upcoming line they are referring to as American Beagle Outfitters for you and your dog where you can purchase matching outfits for your dog as yourself.
No word yet as to if this is a real line or just a publicity stunt following the popularity recently of the Shiba Inu dog Bodhi and the Menswear Dog line as the photos link to women's clothes underneath the dog photos.

The company is currently donating up to $100, 00 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) from online purchases through their shop at the moment ($1 from each order)

Her are some of their photos

 

Imaginative Crochet Unicorn Dog Costume Mask

Hiroko Fukatsu a beautiful yarn artist from Tokyo Japan and who sells lovely patterns on Ravelry  created an absolutely gorgeous Unicorn mask for her cute black Shiba dog.

The Unicorn mask was created in order to make her own original New year's cards (under Chinese horoscope, 2014 is the year of the horse)

Unfortunately Hiroko said she did not create a pattern in order to make the mask and does not plan to sell patterns of her unicorn mask. A shame as with it being the year of the horse having a horse related outfit for this years Halloween for your dog sounds like a very cute option and may be just the go in mystical chic, and pop culture pop for your pooch.

Below I have included a photo of her imaginative creation but for more images of this go to:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/roko/unicorn

and for her lovely knitted and crochet patterns for adults you can look at what she has available for sale:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/rook

Menswear Dog collection raising money for rescue

Menswear Dog currently have  eleven days left of its project through indiegogo to raise funds for dog rescue.

Menswear Dog collection is headed up by David Jung a NYC fashion designer who captured the imagination of an online audience through dressing up his dog Bodhi in men's designer clothes and posting the results online. He has since branched out to making his own dog clothing collection.

If you are not ready for dressing your pooch up to the nines then there are also tshirts and posters available as a part of the fundraising project.

Bodhi is a Shiba Inu which is a very popular breed of dog in Japan and of the Spitz family. It is one of the few ancient breed dogs that are still in existence.
It is a small breed that usually ranges from 8 to 10kg in weight as an adult.

As a part of this project every outfit sponsors a rescue animal for a month! Now that's a good cause!

To look at whats available go to
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/menswear-dog-collection

Canines and Couture

Dog Couture Fashion Shows have become one of the exciting new ways in which Dog rescue groups raise funds to promote their cause by both generating funds and giving their wonderful rescued pooches exposure to a captivated audience and hopefully potential new homes. 

For those in the Detroit area Detroit Dog Rescue are putting on a Canines & Couture Fashion Show on March 30th 2014 to raise funds for the rescue.

More information can be found on their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/detroitdogrescue