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2012 Howl'oweeen Parade Winners

#346, Elvis & poodle, Janet Bare, La Mirada
#210, Honey Bow Bow, John & Irene Cole, Long Beach
#58, Bridedog, Michael Hubman, Tustin
#338, Bob's Big Boy, Rock Escandon, Lomita
#46, Rubber Ducky, Melissa Kann, LA
#56, Pumpkin Patch, Marleen Hurtado, Hawaiian Gardens
#172, Dogeavor, Cindy Narvaiz, Torrance
#206-208, Goad heard, Robbyn Hidalgo, Laguna Beach
#437, Cinderella, Deja Stevens, Pasadena
#316, Motorcycle Dog, Spencer Aaronson, Venice
#217, Beehive, Breen Cullen, Long Beach
#225, Lobster pot, Sylvia Aguirre, Whittier
#22, Bible Thumpers, Aaron Gerson, Redondo Beach
#432, Little Red Riding Hood, Karen Chae, Long Beach
#40, Sea "Flea" World, Valerie Uyeda, Rossmoor
#135, Teddi's Wagon, Marla Fidman, Long Beach
#163, Indian Chief, Jessica Ortega, Pico Rivera
#265, Mariachi, Deborah Wong, Santa Monica
#229, "Up", Frincess Moncilla, Irvine
#485, horse and rider, Linda Burgess, Irvine
#98, Howl's Kitchen, Juliet Tomac, Long Beach
#94-95, Shuttle w/ Daschunds, Wilber Rubio, Long Beach
#107, Dog Year Blimp, Joseph Jaslow, LA
#377, Finding Nemo characters, David Montgomery, Long Beach
#347, caveman, Stacy Rasmusen, Los Angeles
#275, Zebra great dane, Shannon Evans, Seal Beach
#240, Brave pug, Stacy Hill, LA

(Contact Justin@JustinRudd.com if you did not get your winning gift certificate.)

Photo links from last year's parade are on the Facebook fan page. More than 500 registered dogs!


As seen on the TODAY Show. Click above.

 

The 12th annual HAUTE DOG HOWL'OWEEN PARADE and human/dog costume contest is THIS Sun., Oct. 28, 2012, 2:30 p.m. The parade is expected to include a few hundred kids and adults in costumes, followed by more than 500 costumed dogs with handlers. A few thousand human gawkers will line the parade route, including a panel of distinguished judges that will choose a few dozen human and canine costume winners. Haute Dogs will raise thousands for spay/neuter programs, adoption/rescue groups, Operation Santa Paws and other Long Beach service projects. MAP | ENTRY FORM

ALL entry fees go to spay/neuter and adoption/rescue programs. You can register til 3 p.m. on event day. Bring this form or get one at the event.
- $10/dog, before event day
- $20/dog, day of event, cash only
- $35/VIP dog - V.I.P. (Very Important Pooch!)
This $35 VIP donation to Haute Dogs allows you and one dog to walk towards the front of the parade. You'll receive a wristband that will entitle you to lineup down the middle of the park and VIPs will follow the costumed kids along the parade route. Parade begins at 2:30 p.m., and entries accepted til 3 p.m. at the orange tent in the park.

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12th ANNUAL Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade with Vendors, Pet Adoption Fair & Kids/Adults Costume Contest World's largest Halloween pet event! –––––––––––––--------–––– THE PARADE IS THIS Sun., Oct. 28, 2012, 2:30 p.m. The start/finish is at Livingston Park, 4900 E. Livingston Dr. (@ Park Ave. in Belmont Shore), Long Beach, 90803. The vendor fair and pet adoption fair is in the park from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Costumed kids and adults without dogs will lead the parade at 2:25 p.m., followed by the dogs at 2:30 p.m. The parade should last approx. 1 hour. MAP Five-block parade route: Start/finish at corner of Livingston Dr. @ Park Ave. NEW: The parade route is reversed this year from the past few years' route. The parade heads west on Livingston Drive for about one block, turns left onto 2nd St. heading east for two blocks, turns left on to Park Ave. heading north for one block and empties out back at Livingston Park. Auto traffic on eastbound and westbound 2nd St. from Granada Ave. to Livingston Dr., on Park Ave. from 2nd St. to Livingston Dr., and on Livingston Dr. from 2nd St. to Argonne Ave. will be diverted by LBPD for approx. one hour at approx. 2:25 p.m. during the parade. NEW: Livingston Drive from Park Ave. to St. Joseph Ave. (one block) will be closed by LBPD from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Some vendors will be in the street in this section. All alleys will remain open throughout. The parade expects 500+ dressed-up dogs and lasts about an hour. SEATING Bring your own folding chair, or rent one of our 900 seats on Livingston Dr. or Park Ave. for just $5, starting at about 1 p.m. The seats did sell out last year. Please bring correct change. Rent from and benefit these groups: - Special Olympics of Southern California - Substance Abuse Foundation - Olive Crest - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music Fraternity at Cal State Long Beach - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for the Light The Night Walk - Long Beach Bethel of Job's Daughters International - Human Services Club, Long Beach City College - Demon Theater DRIVING DIRECTIONS MAP OF PARK/ROUTE PUBLIC TRANSIT We suggest that spectators take the red Passport buses for $1.10 each way to Belmont Shore. The bus stop on 2nd St. at Park Ave. is right on the parade route. Note: dogs are not allowed on buses, uness they are in a pet carrier. BUS SCHEDULE PARKING There is metered parking along 2nd St. and in parking lots on both sides of 2nd St.  We also suggest parking at the beach where there is plentiful beachfront parking spaces. There is also free street parking at the park and around the neighborhood. Leave plenty of time to find parking. We encourage guests to walk, ride bikes, use public transit or carpool. MAP V.I.P. (VERY IMPORTANT POOCH) ENTRY Available for advance registrations only, the dog/owner can walk near the front of the parade. VIPs will line-up down the middle of the grassy park and will step off at 2:30 p.m. DOG PARADE REGISTRANTS - WHAT TO DO NEXT? Sign-in at the orange-colored Haute Dogs registration tent that will be at the corner of Livingston Dr. @ St. Joseph Ave. at Livingston Park. There will be a line for VIP registrants, day-of registrants and a line for pre-paid registrants. AWARDS & PRIZES Win great prizes! - top 13 prize packs will be given to the judges' top-13 favorite entries, combination from any of the following categories: individual dogs, groups, or floats. Includes gifts donated by: PetSmart, Pussy & Pooch, LaunderPet, and Haute Dogs, Natural Balance gift basket, Dogma Pet Portraits certificate, $270 value. Additionally, the following will receive prizes: - best costume on a dog - best costume on a person walking a dog in the parade - best group (any combo of at least two dogs/people) - best "float" Limit 4' wide. A float is any dog(s) riding in/upon/within a moving, non-motorized device; such as a wagon or pulled cart: WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ENTRY An entry can be a single dog dressed up, a group of dogs dressed up, a contingent of dog(s) with their person(s). Each dog must be registered separately, and paid. Prizes include gift certificates. VOLUNTEER Arrive at 11 or noon and stay til 5 p.m. to help with registration, water stations, start/finish line, etc. Also, please bring a bag of ice when you arrive. We really need help at 4:30 with take down and trash pick. RSVP to Justin@JustinRudd.com

REGISTRATION & YAPPY HOUR
Pre-parade "feast"-ivities at 12:30 will include vendor booths, bobbing for Howl'oweenies, a dog treat stacking contest, a Bulldog Kissing Booth, fun contests, a pet adoption fair, photo opportunities, and HUGE pumpkin drops from the high tree branch in the park at 2 p.m.

COSTUME CONTEST FOR KIDS AND ADULTS: HUMANS are nvited to lead the Howl'oween Parade this year and there will be a few $10 prizes to those kids (more for the adults) with the best outfits. There is no charge to enter the costume contest, but a signed entry form is required. Register inside the playground gates by 2:15, and judges will be doing some preliminary judging then. Volunteers will line up contestants at 2:20 within the playground area. Contestants will start out on the parade route at the corner of Livingston Dr. & Park Ave.) at 2:25 p.m. Final judging takes place on the 5-block parade route. Contestants are welcome to walk with their dogs (only if the dog has registered for the Howl'oween Parade). Awards will announced in the grassy park east of St. Joseph Avenue after the dog parade. Awards will be announced after the dog parade ends about 3:45 or 4 p.m. in Livingston Park, near the corner of Livingston Drive and Argonne avenues. Parents are welcome to walk along with their kids in the parade. There will also be an award for the best-dressed person in the dog parade who is walking with a dog (if walking a dog in the parade, please register your dog for the Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade at the top of the page).

2012 JUDGES
- Ashleigh Ruhl, Gazette Newspapers
- Rhonda Kramer, KFWB

PET ADOPTIONS & VENDOR FAIR
12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Livingston Park; dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and more! See list of participating rescue groups below.

900 RESERVED FRONT-ROW PARADE SEATS
$5/cash, each down the middle of Park Ave. and Livingston Drive, starting at 1 p.m.

4LAST YEAR'S HOWL'OWEEN PARADE included more than 500 costumed dogs and entertained approx. 3,000 dogless gawkers. The event helped to raised about $13,000 for the nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (CAT) of which Haute Dogs is a part.

No Parking signs will be posted:

• south curb of Livingston Dr., from Quincy to St. Joseph; 10 am to 4 pm
• both sides Park Ave., from Livingston to 2nd; 1-4 pm
• north curb 2nd, Park to Quincy/Livingston; 1-4 pm
• east and west curb of St. Joseph Ave., from Livingston to alley; 1-4 pm  

SPLAT! GREAT PUMPKIN DROPPED FROM A HIGH TREE BRANCH Times Square drops a big ball to celebrate the new year. Belmont Shore drops a giant pumpkin (75 lbs) to celebrate the start of Howl'oween! We'll drop it approx. 2 p.m.! This annual HUGE pumpkin drop will be a smashing hit! $100 Sponsor: Moses Freyre BOBBING FOR HOWL'OWEENIES FUNNY! Dogs of all sizes will take turns grabbing floating wieners from a pail of water, a la "bobbing for apples." Free. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. $100 Sponsor: NEEDED DOG TREAT STACKING CONTEST It's tricky! Human contestants of all ages will have 30 seconds to see if they can create the tallest tower of dog biscuits. RECORD HOLDER Samantha Laine, 28-biscuit tower. Free. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. SPONSOR: NEEDED