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– Rover reporting and photography by Heidi Joy Howard
(Far left, clockwise):Romeo, a sweet five-year-old Maltese, celebrates attending his first-ever dog- friendly event with Maggie Maher; Lily,a two-year-old Wheaton Terrier, wins the best Tail Wag Contest after her tail didn’t stop wag- ging throughout the show; Cade, adopted by Lyn Vautier-Cyr from Pit Sisters (
www.PitSisters.org), is dressed up for the big event. Maggie, Dee Talty’s Golden Retriever, with Michelle Thompson and her foster Golden mix, Jenna, strut for G.R.E.A.T. Rescue (
www.GreatRescue.org). For more information on First Coast No
More Homesless Pets:
www.FCNMHP.org. Best Friends Animal Society:
www.BestFriends.org
STRUT YOUR MUTT Although based in the desert town of Kanab, Utah, Best Friends Animal Society is anything but deserting to animals in
need.They continuously include shelters across the United States in their fundraising efforts. Such a large and popular organiza- tion draws a big crowd, even for an inaugural event. Best Friends brought their pop-
ular Strut Your Mutt to Jacksonville for the first time on September 29. This year, there were nine cities in all who participated, including Los Angeles, Portland, Austin, St. Louis and New York City. Hundreds of dog-human pairs
strutted their stuff around the beau- tiful venue, Riverside Park, with its tall oaks and duck-filled pond, through one of Jacksonville’s more neighborly areas, Five Points, where brick
buildings and character
abound.We look forward to seeing what other surprises Best Friends has in store for the Jacksonville area. Since adding First Coast No More Homeless Pets of Jacksonville to their list of Network Partners in 2011, they have helped home more than1,000 animals. This
included shelters and a few pups up for adoption, but mainly focused more on owners having a fun and healthy day out with theirs pets.
92 THE NEW BARKER event
Ultimate Air Dogs’ Dock Diving, and Jumpin’ Jax Flyball.We saw dogs dressed in their finest Halloween costumes, proudly prancing, pawing, and marching their way alongside the St. John’s River, through falling leaves and sunshiny paths. “This year was our biggest one yet,” said FCNMHP Development Director, Diane Wiles. The 9th annual event certainly attracted the com- munity. More than 2,000 people and at least 1,000 dogs ‘jam-packed’ Jacksonville Metropolitan Park on October 13.
www.TheNewBarker.com
DOGTOBERFEST First Coast No More Homeless Pets (FCNMHP) hosted their biggest fundraiser of the year, the Dogtoberfest 2012 Walk, on a most beautiful Fall day, with scores of vendors, Doga demonstrations (that’s dog and human yoga), and shows by
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