This Friday March 6th The Luxury Pet Pavilion, a red carpet-inspired luxury pet trade show in Los Angeles, will present an exclusive fundraising event: “Barking Boutique Bid-N-Buy Auction” to benefit newly-founded L.A.-based "Ruff Houzen No-Kill" animal rescue shelter. 

Best Friend NYC joins Ashely Paige, a celebrity swimsuit designer and a TLC show host in supporting the cause, and raising awareness and funding for the new shelter in Los Angeles.

The celebrity fundraising event “Barking Boutique Bid-N-Buy” will feature a silent auction, which in addition to Best Friend NYC Dog Grooming Products will also feature over 50 of the latest pet fashions, home accessories, art and other pet products on the market today. On the night of the event, Ashley Paige, who is the Honorary Chair and the founder of Ruff Houzen, will unveil a custom swimsuit for the live auction and give an overview of plans for the new shelter.

Guests will enjoy specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, delectable desserts and posh pet-product swag bags as they raise money for a great cause. Best Friend NYC will be in attendance and will report live from Beverly Hills. Stay posted for photos and videos from the event.



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They might be tiny, but when it comes to destroying things in the home, the pint-size chihuahuas can be monsters, that's what a new of list of the world's most destructive dog breeds claims. The peewee pooches are ranked just behind great danes in the list conducted by pet insurer Esure, reports the Daily Telegraph.

According to the survey, chihuahuas and great danes clock up repair bills averaging $1,376 and $1,420 respectively during their lifetime. Bulldogs, dachshunds and beagles also made the top 10, with pugs, saint bernards and pointers among the least ruinous.

The survey of more than 3,000 dog owners found the items most often damaged were soft furnishings and electrical goods - used as makeshift chew-toys - and vases and lights, knocked over by wagging tails. Almost two-thirds of owners had paid to repair or replace damaged items, with most breakages caused by puppies.

The results showed a dog's size did not indicate its wrecking capability.


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By Carla Hall, LA Times

If you're in a Los Angeles dog park and yell, "Here, Princess," don't be surprised if 1,262 Chihuahuas come running. There are that many tiny pooches with the royal moniker registered in Los Angeles County and almost 60,000 registered Chihuahuas in total, followed by 58,071 Labradors. This makes the little dogs the county's most popular breed. Well, at least among those who bother to register their dogs.

This bit of trivia comes from "L.A.'s Top Dogs," a new database compiled by The Times which covers half a million dogs registered in LA County. That's fewer than half the number of dogs actually living here, because many pet owners don't comply with county and city requirements to register them. Nonetheless, the database offers a fascinating census of the dogs we live with and those we encounter including maps and most popular names.
 
Besides Princess, other popular names include Max, Buddy, Lucky, and Daisy. There are two dogs named 50 Cent. (A beagle and a Rottweiler.) There are dogs named Beyonce, George Bush and George Burns. There are Madonnas and 192 Shaqs. There is a pit bull named Bradpitt and a pointer named Mike Piazza and 1,020 dogs named Kobe.



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