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Doggone good time had at puppy parade | video

Event part of exhibition at art museum

BY LINDA JUMP 
FLORIDA TODAY 
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 Princess pooch. Krissi sported angel wings and a tutu as she was shown by 
Annette Rutkowski of Melbourne at the Doggedly Bee-Yond Dog Parade & Fun Day on 
Highland Avenue in Melbourne on Saturday. Sponsored by the Brevard Museum of 
Art and Science and the Olde Eau Gallie Riverfront Merchants Association, the 
event also featured information on dog rescue and pet adoption, doggie paw 
painting, food vendors and raffles. Rik Jesse, FLORIDA TODAY 



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By the numbers
People attending: about 1,000 
Dogs: 175 to 200 
Dogs in parade: 70 
Vendors at event: 12 
Merchant sponsors: 20 

MELBOURNE - Dozens of dogs "bee-decked" in their best lapped water from 
oversized champagne flutes and toilet bowls festooned with flowers, bobbed in 
kiddie pools for hot dogs, created paw drawings and strutted in a parade Saturday.
Some donned tutus and tiaras; others sported glistening wings or dressed to 
match their owners.
The Doggedly Bee-Yond Dog Parade & Fun Day for dogs -- and their owners -- 
highlighted a whimsical exhibition at the Brevard Museum of Art and Science. 
Rose-Lynn Fisher of Los Angeles debuted her collection of electron microscope 
photographs of bees combined with manipulated photographs of her terrier-mix 
Douglas, dressed as a bee.
"It's bee-yond my expectations," Fisher quipped after she judged about 70 
dogs that paraded to win baskets of canine-related goodies and bone squeaky toy 
medallions.
"They found a way to make it a fun community activity," she said.
Dane Pollei, executive director of the museum, said the Olde Eau Gallie 
Riverfront Merchants Association thought the exhibit was the perfect match for a 
dog parade.
"I think everyone had fun," he said.
Some turf disagreements led to barks and sometimes growls, and there was 
plenty of scratching, panting and drooling in the heat.
Lisa Julich of Palm Bay firmly held four German shepherd puppies as they 
strained against their leashes, trying to smell every dog within 10 feet.
"This socializes them," she said.
Hubert Normile of Indialantic said after wearing a red collar around his neck 
and donning a thick black robe, he understands how Fletcher, his black 
standard poodle, feels in the heat with his thick fur.
"Now, I know how bad it is," he said, as he accepted a basket for best 
owner-dog look-alike.
Sassy, a 3-year-old Welsh Corgi, wouldn't put her face into a pool to 
retrieve half a hot dog from the bottom. But she snuck one from volunteer Shirley 
Kunde.
"About half will go in," Kunde said, watching as Dutchess, a black lab, stuck 
her entire face in to wolf the wiener in a single bite.
Patrick and Sarah McRae of Viera gave Jack, their bassett lab, a change of 
pace from chasing their two cats and eating the carpet and linoleum at home.
"He shared an ice cream with a Corgi he just met," Sarah McRae said. Jack 
also won a prize for having the longest tail.
Dave Palan of Melbourne stopped every few feet so people could take photos of 
his
English bulldogs Baxter, 3, and
Capone, 2.
"They love all the people and the water," he said.
He said Baxter does "high 10s" as a trick, but the heat of the day left him 
too pooped to perform.
Pollei said the merchants' association is planning another dog parade.
Next time, Shannon Tomarchio of Satellite Beach said, her two chocolate labs 
will dress up and parade.
"Today we just came to watch," she said.
Contact Jump at 409-1423 or ljump at flatoday.net.


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