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Furry Friends Festival

Stuyvesant Town Dog Fair

Photographs by Sergio Urciuoli

If you happened to be in the vicinity of East 18th Street and First Avenue, it’s possible that you noticed a great number of dogs and their owners heading into Stuy Town for the 4th annual Furry Friends Festival.  It’s a celebration of pets and their owners put on by the management team of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

Urban Dog was there to check it out.

Furry friends festival
Bodhi on the Way to the Furry Friends Festival

The event, which was held from 1 to 3 PM in Playground 9 just west of Stuyvesant Oval, was a lot of fun.  I would estimate more than 50 pets and their owners made their way to the festival.

The Furry Friends Festival is still an event that is growing but there were several vendors and quite a few pet owners there. Area pet service businesses like Happy Dogs, the popular local doggie day care and pet store located just north of 23rd Street was there. So was ABC Animal Hospital. I had a chance to speak extensively to Dr. Nam Kim of ABC Hospital and I was impressed. He and his team were engaging and friendly. Answering medical questions on the spot, as well as handing out delicious cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. They also handed out samples of Dr. Dan’s Pet Products, in this case, all natural, edible (yes, edible!) wonderfully scented dog shampoos.

Furry Friends Festival
Furry Friends Festival

Another attending businesses was Throw Me a Bone, pet care experts who provide dog walking, pet sitting, overnight care, and training for dogs.

The busiest booth there was Boprey Photography. Marshall Boprey, owner and photographer was on the spot to take what I thought were some of the cutest pet photos I have seen.  At any given time, there were 10 to 15 pets and their owners in line to have their pooches pictures taken.

Furry Friends Festival
Furry Friends Festival

There was “pet art” as well, where your pet, in the vein of a Movie Star at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, could make paw print art.

There was even a makeshift obstacle course on hand.

Furry Friends Festival
Furry Friends Festival

Some dogs were able to navigate the barriers.

Furry Friends Festival
Furry Friends Festival

However, most were more interested in going around the obstacles than going over them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Clark Beasley, Jr.

Clark is a fanatic animal lover, pet owner and actor living in NYC. He has been interested in animals and animal behavior since childhood, when he would disappear in department stores in Virginia Beach and stare at the aquariums for hours. Clark's first dog at age five was a Chihuahua, and his passion for canines never waned. Having owned several different breeds over the years, from a cute Cocker Spaniel to a commanding Rhodesian Ridgeback, he has gained abundant knowledge through reading and experience. Today Clark is co-owner of Urban Dog's mascot Bodhi with Sean. He is also a self-confessed Animal Planet / "Nat Geo" addict who stays up till all hours feeding his animal "habit." Professionally, Clark himself has appeared on TV on Nickelodeon, plus acted in numerous Off-Broadway plays and highly-regarded regional theaters. His other favorite thing in life besides animals is world travel.

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