Free spay-neuter vouchers to be given out Saturday at Haute Dogs blessing event and festival in Long Beach
While there are several Blessing of the Animals events this weekend in the South Bay, there's also one in our neighboring city of Long Beach.
It's the 9th annual Interfaith Blessing of Animals presented by Haute Dogs, Justin Rudd and Gazette Newspapers at noon Saturday at Marine Stadium, 5225 E. Paoli Way.
Free spay and neuter vouchers will be handed to the first 10 animal owners to visit the Animal Care Services booth at the festival, which also features a series of dog contests, pet adoptions and vendors.
Here's the schedule:
- 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., pet adoptions and vendors
- 11 a.m. Ugly Dog and cute Dog contests
- Noon Interfaith Blessing of the Animals
- 1:15 p.m. Chihuahua Beauty Contest
- 1:45 p.m. Most Photogenic Dog contest (contestants bring two photos)
- 2 p.m. National Mutt Show
There are entry fees for the contests. The pet blessing ceremony is free -- and never boring. Last year's participants included a wildcat, monkey, ground hog, owl, monitor lizard and a 7-foot-long python.
Go to the Haute Dogs website for more details.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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