Howl-o-Ween Winners!
ASNA’s third annual Howl-o-Ween drew some 47 costumed dogs and a good-sized crowd of parade watchers. Alderman Schulter was on hand to announce the prize winners. [update] Pictures have now been posted.
Besides providing a lot of fun, ASNA netted about $300 for our Ravenswood Parkway fund. A special thanks to our sponsors Chase Bank-Ravenswood, The Hopleaf and the Uptown Animal Hospital. We also had some fabulous raffle prizes thanks to:
The Barking Lot, 2442 W. Irving Park
Call of the Wild School for Dogs, 2442 W. Irving Park
Famous Fido’s, 5430 N. Clark
Outward Bound Hound, 312 543 5531
Ruff N’Stuff, 5430 N. Clark
Taza Coffee & Deli, 5131 N. Damen
For the record, this year’s winners are:
Grand Prize – Jay Sukow, 5114 N. Wolcott, who with a little help from his friends and dog (a pit mix) portrayed “The Little Rascals” complete with dialogue.
Best Entry from Age 12 and Under – Truda Stockenstrv, 6200 N. Clarement, was a punk rocker with her lab turned into her horse.
Most Creative – Karen Holt, 1378 W. Thorndale, gift wrapped her boarder collie as a Christmas present.
Best Owner-Pet Combo – Michael Tooker, 1770 W. Ainslie. Michael, a toddler was dressed as his dog (a bernese mountain dog) and vice versa for their entry titled “Trading Places.”
Scariest – John Stauffenger and Paul Sheets, 1643 W. Carmen, turned their puggle into the “Vampire Puppy.”
Funniest – Michelle Garcia, 559 W. Surf, dressed her two black labs as a bathroom stall and a cop in this entry titled “Larry Craig and the Minneapolis police.”
A new prize for Best Handmade Costume was awarded to Erica Graff, 4717 N. Drake, for turning her Scottish terrier into a circus lion.
Cash prizes were awarded with the grand prize winner taking home $50 and others, $25.
Our thanks to everyone who entered and all the volunteers who pitched in!
See the Photo Gallery for lots more great photos thanks to our good neighbor and talented photographer Erich Schrempp.