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CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts ParadesClick for the 2012 Parade Pictures! The annual Mystic Krewe of Mutts parade is a fun filled way to spend an unforgettable day with your dogs Mardi Gras style while parading them in what has become one of Baton Rouge's most beloved events. The parade is the largest fund-raiser for CAAWS and raises much needed funds for the CAAWS Community Outreach Spay/Neuter Program. This is a very special parade that allows dogs and their families to be a part of a Mardi Gras fun without spending a fortune. The parade is a walking parade where dogs and their owners stroll along North Blvd. in their finest Mardi Gras attire. Anyone can enter the parade. You only have to fill out an entry form and pay the entry fee. Dogs are also allowed to watch the parade on the sidelines, but it is not as much fun as being in the parade. Register online and save $10 off the parade day prices. Parade entrants are encouraged to bring "throws" for the crowd. And don't forget to register your FLOAT. Anything that you can push or pull such as a wagon is allowed but NO motorized floats. All dogs must be on a leash. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES ARE ALLOWED. Your dog should have a proof of current rabies vaccination tag. No puppies under 12 weeks, aggressive dogs, or dogs in heat are allowed. Costumes are encouraged for both humans and mutts! Decorate a pet-sized float, dress you and your pooch in your favorite Mardi Gras colors or follow the 2012 western theme: The Good, The Bad, and The Furry. Contest Registration is on Parade Day Only. Enter any category for $5 each. The winners will receive prizes! Contest Categories: Best Costume, Best Float, and Best Group Costume. PARADE DAY ACTIVITIES: Bark in the Park - 10:00am - 4:00pm - Come out and have a doggone good time before and after the parade. Visit the booths and vendors located in the North Blvd. median and street between 4 th and 5 th streets for a day full of food, shopping, information, demonstrations, activities, contests and fun! Parade Registration - 10:00am - 1:00pm - The CAAWS main booth will be located on North Blvd at Fifth Street (click the map for larger picture). Information, registration, T-shirt sales, packet pick-up, etc. will be at that site. Costume Contest Registration - 10:00am - 11:15am Parade starts at 1:30pm!
Once again our Grand Marshal is Cane II, namesake of our premier sponsor, Raising Canes Chicken Fingers. She will lead the parade along with volunteers from Raising Canes. The King and Queen are selected by CAAWS volunteers by secret ballot. They are always recent adoptees from CAAWS who have now found a permanet loving home. From their very humble beginnings to their royal appointments, it is a true rags to riches story. This year we have King Yogi and Queen Lillie. 2012 King Yogi and Queen Lillie
King Yogi is a Papillon mix that was pulled from under a house by West Baton Rouge Animal control with his two siblings. All three came to CAAWS and while his siblings seemed to quickly find homes Yogi was returned twice. In late 2010, he went into a foster home were he learned to be more social and in February 2011 his new parents came to see him. They put up with slowly getting to know their new family member so he would more easily adjust to their home. After 2 months he was able to go and live with them. He now loves to go camping, riding in the party barge and snuggling with the kids.
Queen Lillie is a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix that was pulled from Ascension Parish Animal Control in early 2011. She was a sweet dog but has some issues with some female dogs. She seemed to be very OCD in her kennel and would run in circles until we discovered if you covered her kennel she would no longer keep trying to catch the light on the ceiling. She now lives with a wonderful young woman who is putting her through obedience training and giving her the loving home she deserves. Lillies' new mom is very excieted shew as chosen and cannot wait for the parade! Prince Domino and Princess Lily
Prince Domino was another long-time resident and favorite of the CAAWS cat room. He is a very handsome black & white DSH tuxedo cat. He could usually be found near the top of the cat trees and certainly was one of the “bosses” of the cat room. He garnered a lot of attention not only from volunteers, but also at adoption days, and we could never understand why he never went home with anyone. And now we know that he was waiting for that perfect home, which he very recently found with a very nice young woman who absolutely loves him. We miss seeing him in the room, but of course are overjoyed that he is finally in his furever home! Princess Lily is a gorgeous DSH solid white cat who has pretty much been thru all of her nine lives thru no fault of her own. She has been passed around many times, having had many home before ending up with us at CAAWS, then living in the CAAWS office for years before being adopted, only to be returned again. She was quite a grouchy girl at the shelter, but who could blame her? She liked to be petted, but would hiss and growl, like she just didn’t know what to do with herself. THEN – a family came along who decided that despite her attitude, they were taking her home to show her what love is….and boy, have they! They ADORE her. She has a cat friend that she loves dearly, and she even bumps noses with her humans when she wants to be petted. WOW. You will see hundreds of beautiful dogs dressed in their finest Mardi Gras attire along with their human family in tow. It is an unforgettable event and undoubtedly the most family oriented parade of the season and certainly one of the most popular. You don't want to miss it. Please check out the photos below from previous year's parades to see what it is all about.
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We will also be having a Prince and Princess