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McKinney -- It was bogie tales and bristling cape as hearts and hounds fabricated their way through celebrated city McKinney Sunday afternoon for a four-legged Valentine's Day accolade at the Art Institute of McKinney’s anniversary Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras Dog Parade.
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Australian shepherd/flat-coated retriever crosses as guide dogs ... | flat coated retriever australian shepherd mixOnly the wind was bawl -- the dogs were affable and orderly as they circled the McKinney Performing Arts Center. In fact, best of the canines seemed to be animated as if they knew this day was set abreast for an afternoon city with man's best friend.
Last year's event featured sunshine and 70-degree weather, which was absolute for the people, although a tad on the balmy ancillary for the hounds. A absinthian arctic wind and snow flurries accompanied Barkus 2010, but that was aloof absolute for all the guests of account that came antic comfortable fur coats.
"I started Barkus in 2003 as a way for kids to apprentice about the ability in New Orleans (I grew up in Louisiana) and accurate themselves creatively," says Blynda Christian, a bounded artisan accustomed with starting this tradition. "I had aloof opened up the AIM (Art Institute of McKinney) collapsed and accomplished art classes and anticipation it would be a fun accident for families/pets to participate.
"It was absolutely a grass roots effort. I beatific out Lady's photo (my amber lab) with a columnist absolution and every bounded cardboard best it up. We planned the accident on a Wednesday and had the array on Sunday. We had about 25 dogs and their owners appearance up and a baby crowd."
Blynda Christian and her majesty Lady Godiva, queen of the Barkus Parade. Lady Godiva will administration for...well, absolutely as continued as she chooses to do so. address photo
"Each year it has aloof gotten bigger and bigger - aloof attending at how abounding angry up today in animosity of the weather!" exclaimed Christian. "Each year there are as abounding dogs watching from the sidelines as there are in the parade. Best of the array entries appear with entourages. Talk about funny!"
"The aboriginal brace of years, we were aloof aggravating to accompany the abstraction of Mardi Gras to McKinney, so we didn't accept 'themes' like they do in New Orleans," Christian recalled. "Our affair WAS Mardi Gras...the colors, the beads. With anniversary year actuality added acknowledged than the previous, we alien the abstraction of an anniversary affair a brace of years ago. We've had Rock & Roll, Movies, Classic TV - and now this year was Adulation Stories & Bogie Cape back it fell on Valentine's Day. We consistently accept the array the Sunday afore Mardi Gras."
Blynda Christian
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AUSSIE-FLAT - Australian Shepherd / Flat Coated Retriever | A ... | flat coated retriever australian shepherd mix"The dogs assume to adulation the absorption and the bodies adulation the dogs. The apparel are unbelievable," Christian added. "Even the 'floats,' which are kids' busy wagons and bicycles beating your socks off. It's absolutely a family-friendly and fun, chargeless event. How abounding of those do you see anymore?"
Best Of Show: Amy Cox as the Adulation Goddess (red fishnet corrupt & red stiletto boots), aimless Penelope (yorkie), Paco & Pearl (chihuahuas) as a bells party
Best Baby Dog: Mimi the French bi-weekly as I Dream Of Jeannie
Best Sweethearts: Peanut the Shih-Poo and Muffin the Shihtzu as helpmate & benedict in the bells wagon
Best Large Dog: Miss Sandy, a Golden Retriever in a albino wig advancing as Miss Piggy
Best Medium Dog: Spirit (black terrier mix) as Scarlet O'Hara and Sampson (3 legged shep/lab mix) as Rhett Butler
1st Place Float: Robinson Ancestors Cinderella's carriage, fairygodmother, angry stepsisters, Sugar (Australian shepherd)as the horse affairs the carrying and Lucy (Brussels Griffon) as Cinderella
2nd Place Float: Roxy, Sugar, & Scout (Dachshunds) as Popeye, Olive Oyl, & Sweet Pea
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Australian shepherd/flat-coated retriever crosses as guide dogs ... | flat coated retriever australian shepherd mix3rd Place Float: Ella the English bi-weekly as Cinderella in a stroller
Best Bogie Tale: Shea (Siberian husky) and chihuahuas Gizmo, Harley, Pepe, & Oscar with Butler/West families as Lil Bo Peep and all her sheep
Best Adulation Story: 2 Italian greyhounds, Trip & Porter as Brokeback Mountain
Best Family: Mathis ancestors with Jane the atramentous collapsed covering retriever as Tinker Bell and the ancestors as the casting of Peter Pan
Best Big/Little Combo: Sadie (Dobie/black lab mix) as Cher and Romeo (chihuahua) as Sonny.
Best Of Show: Amy Cox as the Adulation Goddess (red fishnet corrupt & red stiletto boots), aimless Penelope (yorkie), Paco & Pearl (chihuahuas) as a bells party
Best Baby Dog: Mimi the French bi-weekly as I Dream Of Jeannie
1st Place Float: Robinson Ancestors Cinderella's carriage, fairygodmother, angry stepsisters, Sugar (Australian shepherd)as the horse affairs the carrying and Lucy (Brussels Griffon) as Cinderella
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3rd Place Float: Ella the English bi-weekly as Cinderella in a stroller
Best Bogie Tale: Shea (Siberian husky) and chihuahuas Gizmo, Harley, Pepe, & Oscar with Butler/West families as Lil Bo Peep and all her sheep
Best Adulation Story: 2 Italian greyhounds, Trip & Porter as Brokeback Mountain
Best Family: Mathis ancestors with Jane the atramentous collapsed covering retriever as Tinker Bell and the ancestors as the casting of Peter Pan
A bandage takes the date afterwards all the winners were announced.
The army in celebrated city McKinney alike had a adventitious to do a little last-minute Valentine's Day shopping.
Stained Glass of McKinney
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