{"id":17371,"date":"2023-02-09T08:46:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=17371"},"modified":"2023-02-09T08:46:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T16:46:30","slug":"barks-wags-and-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=17371","title":{"rendered":"Barks, Wags and Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Noella Noelophile\u00ae\"Bulldog<\/a><\/h6>\n

Got your calendar handy?\u00a0 You may want to put a big red heart on Saturday, February 19th.<\/p>\n

That Sunday, in Long Beach, is going to be full of love, celebration, wagging tails and woofs.<\/p>\n

Community Action Team CEO Justin Rudd is presenting\u00a0 a “doggone” good time: the 18th annual Bulldog Beauty Contest!\"brown-and<\/a>Hosted by nonprofit Haute Dogs, the Bulldog Beauty Contest starts at 9 am on the concrete boat launch, next to Rosie’s Dog Beach, 1 Granada Avenue.<\/p>\n

Then, there will be eleven other competitions, for all breeds and mixes.\u00a0 Categories include “Best Senior Dog”, “Best in Show” and “Prettiest\/Most Handsome”.<\/p>\n

You can register your favorite canine on Haute Dogs’ website<\/a>.\u00a0 Entrance fee is $10 in advance, online, and $20 onsite, the day of the competition.<\/p>\n

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Dog competitions continue right up till noon.\u00a0 Participants walk their entrants down the red carpet, and judges assess them on factors including first impression, conformation and personality.<\/p>\n

And no costumes, please.\u00a0\u00a0 As Haute Dogs observe on their webpage,<\/a> dogs are cute enough already!<\/p>\n

Don’t have a dog or yours won’t be competing, but you’d like to be a part of this?\u00a0 Justin’s webpage mentions that volunteers are needed.\u00a0 You can contact him to volunteer, at justin@justinrudd.com.<\/p>\n

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The 12th annual Bulldog Beauty Contest starts at 9 am on Sunday, February 19th, at 1 Granada Avenue in Long Beach.\u00a0\u00a0 Dog competitions continue through the morning, with the final one scheduled for 11:40 am.\u00a0 Spectating is free, though seats are available for $5 each.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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