Halloween Dog's Parade in Greenport NY

Halloween Dog's Parade 003, originally uploaded by berra2007.

Dog's Parade album by the photographer Abdel Berraha, known on Flickr.com as berra2007. Here's his website: Berraha Photography

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day - Albany, NY - 10, Mar - 21, originally uploaded by sebastien.b.

2010 Beggin' Pet Parade in Soulard

IMG_8535, originally uploaded by CRYROLFE_PHOTOGRAPHY.

See the entire album for the 2010 pet parade in Soulard by CRYROLFE_PHOTOGRAPHY

St. Patrick's Parade 2009 - Old Town Alexandria

St. Patrick's Parade 2009-Old Town Alexandria, originally uploaded by monavano.

Little and large

Little and large, originally uploaded by stephenhanafin.

St. Patrick's Day in Kilkenny, Ireland.

hot dog in Soulard pet parade

IMG_4996, originally uploaded by bscardin.

from bscardin (Ben), another Soulard Pet Parade 2009 photo set. Ben got down at "dog level" for most of his photos.

St. Patrick's Day Parade, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009

St. Patrick's Day Parade, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009, originally uploaded by flickr4jazz.

from the set St. Patrick's Day Parade by flickr4jazz.

Paddy's Day Parade-2009-03-07

Paddy's Day Parade-2009-03-07-3, originally uploaded by oberlep27.

another from oberlep27 (Paul) in Alexandria, Virginia.

Paddy's Day Parade 2009-03-07

Paddy's Day Parade-2009-03-07-6, originally uploaded by oberlep27.

From the set by oberlep27, St. Paddy's Day Parade 2009.

Barkus Parade in New Orleans 2009

originally uploaded by katedubya.

From the New Orleans February 2009 photo set by katedubya.

A tiny dog at the Barkus Parade

little ones in the spirit, originally uploaded by dmduv468.

so little and so cute!

black pug in purple shirt

black pug in purple shirt, originally uploaded by MBK (Marjie).

Beggin' Strips Barkus Parade in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.

Mardi Gras in Lake Charles, Louisiana

IMG_2344, originally uploaded by dlthibo.

Check out the album Mardi Gras by dlthibo, including the Barkus parade.

Soulard Pet Parade 2009

DSC_0231, originally uploaded by LNsBeatles.

See the set Soulard Pet Parade by LNsBeatles on Flickr.com.

Sarie's Ready for Saint Patrick's Day!

Sarie's Ready for Saint Patrick's Day!, originally uploaded by DonnitaMae.

Mardi Gras Pet Parade in Soulard (St. Louis MO)

Mardi Gras Pet Parade 159, originally uploaded by Herkie.

Herkie has lots of photos taken on pet parade day, most of which don't show any pets. They are very good photos of people and taverns in Soulard, and a nice one of a crab cake. I especially like this photo of a man in a hat holding his dog.

Other people took photos at the Soulard Pet Parade on January 27, 2008:

ermorgan2000

B Felice

pinktib04

and me.

The Jester at the Barkus Parade in New Orleans

The Jester, originally uploaded by smwarnke4.

This jester dog is another of Stacey's photos.

Other photographers who took photos at the Barkus Parade in New Orleans include Daniele Pea, smithdan, Anna B, and Patrick Quirk.

Check out these photographers and more at the Mystic Krewe Of Barkus photo pool.

Ziggy at the Barkus Parade in New Orleans

Ziggy, originally uploaded by smwarnke4.

Mardi Gras time is here again. This photographer, Stacey Warnke, has taken lots of wonderful portraits of dogs in the Barkus Parade in New Orleans.

2007 St. Patrick's Fun Dog Show Outfit

2007 St. Patrick's Fun Dog Show Outfit, originally uploaded by DonnitaMae.

The photographer, DonnitaMae, says:

This is Miss Sarie's dress for this year's St. Patrick's Fun Dog Show. Last year she won for the best Irish Costume. That is the premo sought after category in the show! So this year we had to top last year's costume!

The dress material is a wool crepe gabardine. The bodice is lined in a green satin and the skirt is lined in the green sparkle material. I added a camisole that is lined with green fleece and has the green sparkle material on the outside. Her neckline and sleeves are trimmed in malibu boa. She is royalty for sure!

I resized the dress pattern and didn't consider the neckline. It caused the neck to be too big. So instead of starting over, I just made the camisole. It will add warmth for her when we go to the contest on March 3rd.

The 21st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Fun Dog Show was held on Saturday, March 3rd at Market Square in Old Town. Some of the competition categories have traditionally included: Dog with Best Irish Costume, Owner/Dog with the Most Similar Hair (natural only please!), Most Unusual Markings, Smallest Ears, Biggest Feet, Best Spots, Longest Nose, Most Unique/Disproportionate Appearance (Head to Body to Legs), Most Unusual Tail, and Most Mysterious Heritage. This event is held in conjunction with the Ballyshaner’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Mystic Krewe of Barkus parades

Barkus 2007
Originally uploaded by annamarie504.

New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, St. Louis, Missouri, and other cities celebrate Mardi Gras with pet parades. Here are some sets of photos from the dog parade and other Mardi Gras festivities that Flickr users have uploaded:

from New Orleans, LA:

Barkus 2007 (New Orleans) by annamarie504 (Anna B)

Barkus (New Orleans) by Nola Tom (Tom Graham)

Krewe of Barkus '07 (New Orleans) by snujiins (Casey Laws)

Barkus 2007 (New Orleans) by boxchain ( alex cockroach, resident of the Bywater (upper 9th ward) neighborhood of New Orleans)

Riding with Krewe of King Arthur, Feb. 11, 2007 (New Orleans) by Maitri

Mardi Gras 2006 Parades & Antics (New Orleans) by Maitri

barkus (New Orleans) by Mamish

Barkus 2007 (New Orleans) by pinkmartini15

Baton Rouge, LA:

Krewe Of Mutts (Baton Rouge) by mfreyder

Krewe of Mutts (Baton Rouge) by CGH3

Soulard neighborhood, St. Louis, MO:

Mardi Gras 2007 (Soulard) by Herkie

Barkus Pet Parade (Soulard) by nutmeg021

The set canines (St. Louis) by danzeye has some of the Barkus parade

And my set of photos from this year's Soulard pet parade:

Soulard Pet Parade 2007 by MBK









The weather this year was nice, as opposed to last year's frigid temperatures. I only saw one dog shivering, and she seemed to be shivering from nervous excitement, not freezing cold.