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Enter Your Hound In The Hipster Dog Fashion Show This Sunday In Greenpoint Or Whatever
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 25, 2013
Modified Apr 25, 2013
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Time to squeeze your Pomeranian into a pair of skinny jeans and slip it some white earbuds blasting Diarrhea Planet: It's the first annual "Hippest Dog" competition in Greenpoint. The fashion show/contest is part of a bigger event called Bark For Life, "a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer." There will also be face painting and magic shows, which were sort of cool like five years ago.
It all goes down at Monsignor McGolrick Park (at the intersection of Russell and Nassau Avenues), with the dog show competition starting at 10 a.m. For a small donation, you can register your dog to "strut the doggie runway" and compete for prizes for Most Fashionable, Best Celebrity Look Alike, Best Haircut, Best Trick, and Hippest (Dog that Looks Most Like a Hipster).
The organizers encourage all dog owners to "make sure that your dog has a current license, current immunizations and is on leash." Registration fees are $5 per category, and all proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Contact [email protected] to register or for more information.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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