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OSE.UP 5TATENISIAND ADVANCE PHOTOS/HILTOII TI.ORES Itlutella, i a 3'yearoldold teacup Minidachshund Motley begs for a Sgrappy,a,9-month old blue nose pit bull,is a bigYankees fan, 22Chorus of Yo*ie, looksprefty pink in asshe treatas Jameoson waits his turn showingoff hislhrek Jeterjersey at thesecondlnnual Strut Your k performsina waitsfor herturn on thestage. at the secondannual show. Muttfashion show. [Vpublic service ncementthat ierestonight. bgeGl Dressedtothe ca-nines fora g00d cause \lDEX Thesecondannual Strut afternoon. way to get together for a ten Island have dog-friendly Canine couture was at its good cause,"said Loni Ru- beergardens," she siid. slf,H,B7-8 YourMutt fashion show at height in Charleston,as dogs dolph, co-ownerwith Nicole With dog treats and water Killmeye/sraises for modeled their finest outfits Romagnoloof Whiskers and bowls for the four-leggedset lcs c 9-10 $$ at the second annual Strut Leo. pRlALA - and a selectionof beers l0 lslandanimalrescue Your Mutt dog fashionshow. Outside of parks, there and German dishes for the I ilmt c1 The event raised monev for aren't many dog-friendly humans - Killmeyer's was I ByflttlAN J0RGENSEN Louie's Legacy Animal'Res- places for lovers of the ani- decidedly friendly to both 1 IEilTSA 2 STATENISLAND ADVANCE cue and was hosted bv mals to gather together and poochesand people. a A2 Whiskers and Leo Pet Car6, socialize,Ms. Rudolph said, From Scrappy the blue- I 'YIES The beer sarden at Kill- an in-home pet-sitting and noting that Killmeyef's is the nose pit bull, dressed as nruEsA8-9 meyer's OldI Bavaria Inn pet-careservice. exception. fffiIs B1 went to the dogs yesterday "These events are iust a "Not many places on Sta- SEEDOGS, PAGE A 5 ADVANGEA6

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Derek-Jeter, to Sugar Bear the goldenretriever,*in a hula girl outfit, costumed dogs were everywhere. "Every dog gets its chance to go on stage, strut [its stuffl, and do-a-trick," Ms. Rudolphsaid. Alex and Fran DeFillipo of New Dorp brought theif two Shetlandsheepdbgs, Alize, 8, and Shadow,z. ltrize wore a T-shirt procldiming she was prorrd to be Puerto Rican, and sported a pair of Gucci shades.Shadoli, meanwhile, was decked out in Harlev- Davidsoneear. "We lo-ve dogs, anythine that hasto do wiih voui doe.; Alex DeFillipo saia. "II;s great that Killmeyer's- offers this, where you can brine your dog andhave somethin[ to eat." The dogswere all well-be- STATENISLAND ADVANCVHITTON FTORES haved,buf if any ownershad Bailey,an Anatolian shepherd, look likeshe is readyfor some ballet. questionsabouf pooches act- mg up, theg could have turned to Robert Machi of Bellmier and Brittanv Keller Bark Moreon the web Busters, who helps 9_fNey Dorp, were_iporting owners train dogs on Staten Fora photo gallery Hawaiian shirts, lei-s, anii Islandand in Brooklvn. grass of go skirts. "It's a good grouf of own- theevent, to There were also doss ers, everyone is kind of re- silive.com/photosavailablefor adoption at tfie laxed,"M'achi said. event. Ranger, a a-vear-old illll His family uses Whiskers think about - he's a little shepherdni-ix, and'Simba, a YCIllHll0lI... and Leo to watch his does- angel.and he was two days 4-year-old mastifTlabrador lheSandy'*@ frisndr and }amily lhd n three Boston terriers aid a away." retriever mix are both look- Ymkergdns lora ofhur or Dobermannamed Harry. or. Becausethe rescue gave ing for permanenthomes and FoW mo as they are more coloifully him sucha greatdoe. he likes got to show off their canine adfoodltlllur n*[$10 ati*srtffiat known, Harry and the Bos'- to give back by- ittending creds onstage.Nanci Rich- tons. It was nice to network gyeqtl and donating money, ards,comedian and emceeat with other dog owners, and Machi said. the event, is fosterins Simba lst tmt!Trndf*o tam{ & frisndsffl to support a good cause, Rescuesfrom other groups while he awaits a per-manent lugusttZth, and lugusr Zikd. $u@, r Machi-said. were on !and, too. Bailey,in home, along with- the three "I love it. They havethese r8-month-old Anatoiian dogsshe currently owns.She ilay.ls tlu ma0f rhs firsr 2,i00 lans i events pretty regularly," he $-gpher{, was rescued by loves having Simba, but saro. ruceilsa Limirsilfdirion $arcn lsland t lilf Pat Geogheganof hopes he finds his forever Jim Kiernan, of Astoria. Charleston"tla t-hr-ough homesoon. brought his pomera- P.L.U.T.O. Queens, Rescue. . "I have four dogs in my nian, Nichola!, who was res- "We like to support the house. going to gel cued f'm.nev_er through Loqie's Legacy animal rescue groups," Bill married with foui doir," Mr. two years ago. The dog was G.eogheganGeoghegansaid.:'Bailevsaid.-"Bai1ey does Richardsjoked. named Nicholas becauie he lil(e getti+gout and getting to BesidesRanger and Simba, was saved from a high-kill me_etall the other ddgs." Louie's Legacy has plenty shelter iust days Sefore Decked out in i pretty more pooches Christmai. looking foi pink tutu, Bailey was homes.At any giventime, the "They took him out of a awardedbest behaved. rescue has high-kill about 3o dogs and situation. He was Two dachshunds,Iameson cats available for idoptron on two days away from being and Motley, were fhe first Staten Island, put down," said Marv- he said. as the place wieni:rs - ahem,win- Ellen Rozak of Louie's sweet dog !e!- -sat atop a bar ners - bf the fashion show. acy. They can be viewed oi-

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