Architectural Digest present BARK:
An Arf Exhibition of Celebrity designers and their best friends
December 7, 2005

Featuring photography by Andrew French - A Benefit for Art for Animals. Please join us for a glamorous evening of canines and cocktails. Silent Auction $20-Suggested Donation. McGuire Showroom, New York Design Center 200 Lex. Ave. 6-8 pm RSVP 212-286-3141

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Woof Spa & SASi Public Relations invite you, a guest and your dog to celebrate the
DVD release of A DOG'S LIFE: A DOGAMENTARY
December 15, 2005

Facets Video is proud to announce the DVD release of the unique ‘dogamentary’ A DOG’S LIFE. Join Chelsea, the Shih Tzu Diva as she hits the streets of New York with her two-legged stage mother, Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum 7-9pm at Woof Spa located at 678 Hudson Street (between 13 & 14th St.) NYC. A percentage of sales go to Animal Haven, shelter and sanctuary www.animalhavenshelter.org. Admission is free. Gayle Kirschenbaum and Chelsea, Shih Tzu Diva will be on hand and paw at the event signing DVDs. Please RSVP to attend and receive your special doggy goodie bag: SASi Public Relations, 212-675-4690 or SASiPR@aol.com

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Leashes and Lovers
December Cocktail Party
Friday, December 9, 7 - 9 PM
678 Hudson Street (at 13th Street)

Come celebrate the holidays at Woof Spa in the chic Meatpacking District in Manhattan. Dogs are welcome but not required! Enjoy COMPLIMENTARY drinks with man's (and woman's) best friend, raffle prizes, Dog Town Bites organic dog treats “a la carte” for your pooch, music, specially selected vendors*, and more.www.leashesandlovers.com $25 prepaid by noon, Friday, December 9th or $30 at event. A portion of the proceeds benefit Animal Haven.

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NEW YORK DOG DAYS

Legally catch a Frisbee in NYC?!!

A Parks Department "courtesy policy" permits your pooch to roam free only between the less-than-convenient hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m in New York City. There are other restrictions that contradicts the parks' policy by stating that dogs must be leashed at all times. Any NYPD or Sanitation Department officer can issue a summons at any time. (but the odds of getting fined are very remote)

Dog owners can also take advantage of the city's public and private dog runs:

Peter Detmold Park, at 51st Street and Beekman Place

Carl Schurz Park, East End Avenue at 86th Street

DeWitt Clinton Park Dog Run, Btw 10th and 11th Ave at 52nd and 54th

Theodore Roosevelt Park, Columbus Avenue at 81st Street

Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village

Robert Moses Park Dog Run, 41st Street and 1st Ave

Thomas Smith Park Dog Run, 11th Ave and W. 22nd St

Fish Bridge Park Dog Run, Dover St., between Pearl & Water St.


Hudson River Run at Pier 52 (at Gansevoort Street and the Hudson River),
One of two membership-based runs in the city (annual fee: $40)

Brooklyn and Queens:

DiMattina Park in Carroll Gardens, at Woodhull and Hicks Streets

Windmuller Park in Woodside, Woodside Avenue at 55th Street

Prospect Park Dog Beach
Located in Prospect Park, off 9th Street on the path leading down from the Tennis House. Dogs may only be off-leash before 9 am and after 9 pm in the summer and after 5 pm in the winter. People are not permitted to swim in the dog pool. Yes, there's a dog pool!

To find out where other dog runs are located, call 800-201-PARK.

To report a dog bite, call the Department of Health's Veterinarian Public Health division at (212) 676-2483. As well, all threatening dogs should be reported to the Department of Health's Central Complaints division at (212) 442-1838.

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Nights gone to the dogs!

The Gray Dog's Coffee on Carmine Street (west of 6th avenue) allows dogs inside; it's their policy and apparently they routinely and cheerfully pay off any health inspectors that come around (with regard to dog complaints.) It's a very cool place to hang out with your dog.The one thing to beware, however, is if your dog barks once, you're warned; twice, you're out.

MUD on 9th street near 2nd avenue (and their coffee bar in Kiehl's Pharmacy on 13th and 3rd) allows dogs inside the restaurant and in their backyard garden. (In the 9th street location, that is.) The one exception is that no dogs are allowed to set foot in the food preparation area in either location; I can live with that.

Cafe Cafe on Greene Street, Soho Dogs are allowed in this eatery

Dog friendly bars:

DBA 41 First Avenue, btw 2nd and 3rd St

Chumbley's, 86 Bedford Street, ph: 212-675-4449 Another bar to hang out with Fido.

Von, 3 Bleecker Street 212-473-3039