Small dogs can’t miss this amazing event: the second annual canine cruise around NYC Harbor on a chartered Circle Line Yacht! There will be gift bags, raffles, contests, fashion show, live DJ and more! Even dogs from Boston are going to New York to participate to the event, like some Boston Terriers members of the Boston meetup group .

100 percent of the proceeds from tickets sales go to Animal Haven & 100 percent of the Canine Cruise raffle proceeds go to The Picasso Fund.
The cruise will take place on Sunday, August 26th (12:00pm - 3:00pm)
Only dogs 25lbs and under are admitted.
The ticket costs $40.00.

Click here for more info.
Pictured below are two participants at the 2006 canine cruise.

The magazine Men’s Health just published a rank of the best cities for presence of dogs, dog parks, shelters, day care and veterinarians. Surprisely, Boston ranked 45th out of 50. Data are not updated, and anyway, even if the number of facilities is not high, the magazine doesn’t evaluate the quality of the US cities’ dog services.
The website Dog Friendly , for example, in its 2006 qualitative analysis of dog friendly cities, ranks Boston as the 4th best city in the US and Canada where to own a dog.

Here are pics we took at Dirty Dog, the grooming service that Jeana owns in Cambridge.

This is a customer before…

…and after Jeana’s grooming service.

Click here to visit their website. The salon is located at 298 Concord Ave in Cambridge.

There is a special day, once a month, for Dachmunds who live in Boston: on this day the Boston Common get full of Dachmunds who meet to play together. Their owners are members of the Boston Dachshund meetup. To know the meeting days, you need to have a Dachmund and complete here the application form, that will be evaluated by John, the group organizer.

Every month the owners of French Bulldog who lives in Boston meet at Fort Washington Park in Cambridge or in other locations. Last meetup was two days ago and the next one will be on July 9th.

Here are some pics from the previous meetups.

If you have a French Bulldog and want to join the group click here.

A new dog park, the Pacific Street Park, will open in Cambridge this Saturday, June 10th, from 1-3 p.m
As referred in townoline.com, “the dog run entrance is at Tudor Street between Brookline Avenue and Sidney Street. The dog run features double vestibule gates for safety, a mutt mitts dispenser, a trash barrel and a grassy area for romping.

Representatives from the city and the Cambridge Dog Owners’ Group will speak, and there will be tables, information and giveaways from your favorite doggie stores and services, including Laundromutt, Raining Cats & Dogs, Crate Escape, Grey2K, Fresh Pond Animal Hospital, New England Veterinary Associates, Animal Rescue League of Boston and the Cambridge Animal Commission. There will be refreshments for humans and canines alike.

The run accommodates about 15 dogs at a time, so dog owners could have to wait for a short time to let their dogs of leash. Only well-socialized, dog-friendly and people-friendly (including with kids) dogs not in heat are welcome. The rain date is June 17.”

More info are published in the Cambridge dog owners website.

Laurie Herbst recently presented her Spring 2007 collection of dog bags, raincoats, and trenchcoats at Cause To Paws, the pet boutique located at 1386A Beacon St in Brookline.

Laurie is the designer and tailor of the Bella Lucca Collection, a fashion brand named after her dog Lucca. Lucca, pictured below wearing a trench of the Spring 2007 collection, is also the model for the Bella Lucca Collection website.

During the event Laurie even did some measurements so she could customize some outfits for two Yorkies who attended the presentation, Mia and Paulina.

The two dogs Decia and Kanji, co-owners of the shop, had fun as well doing “Doggy Dress Up”.