BCSPCA Paws for a Cause

This morning, I went to Stanley Park for my first volunteer job with the BCSPCA!

They were holding the Paws for a Cause Walk & Run today at Lumberman's Arch!

Whoa, there's an Orca swimming in the parking lot!

Catherine and I were assigned to give directions to those arriving here by car.

And there they go!

There were so many dogs with their loving parents here!

Including Kelvin and Aiden!

The rest of us volunteers took this chance to grab some food before the crowd returned.

The BCSPCA provided each volunteer with a food and drink ticket for their services today!

We had some big doggies here!

Looks like the food line-up is starting to grow!

Kelvin and I went for a walk through all the tents with Aiden.

It was such a beautiful day for this event! Apparently last year it rained, so we were lucky this time.

Aiden was a happy camper.

Lilo was one of the few dogs up for adoption here! I think he found some parents today. :-)

So many dogs!!!

I was in Heaven!

Oh, here's the start of the Dog & Owner Look-a-like Contest.

This one garnered a big crowd.

Oh man, seeing all these dogs made me miss Monroe. :-(

I seriously thought the huge guy was going to win with his Boxer.

This girl was cute.

The whole time this was taking place, I never even noticed that the hostess was Randene Neill! I guess I was so distracted by all the K9s. LOL!

Oh, the blonde woman with the Papillon ended-up winning this event.

I just had to get a photo with Randene or else I'd never forgive myself. She just happens to be my favourite anchorwoman on GlobalBC and I made sure to tell her that. Definitely, the highlight of my day! ;-)

She's so awesome! I totally love her "Adopt a Pet" segments on Tuesday afternoon broadcasts. Especially, this one with Ginger the Pit Bull.
 Here's the full broadcast of that segment.

 http://adventuresofedrocker.blogspot.com/2009/08/ginger-loves-randene.html

Now, it was time for her to host the Bowl Licking Contest! A Puggle by the name of Preston was the overall winner in this event. He was such a fast eater, he beat the bigger dogs!  LOL!

Oh, who's this?!?

His name is Boomer and only a few weeks old!

This one is Buddy!

Kelvin and I finished our day with a meal at Salsa and Agave. I totally enjoyed volunteering for this event and I'm looking forward to doing it again next year! If you're interested, check out the BCSPCA website for volunteer sign-up.

http://www.spca.bc.ca/

Oakridge Tailors

Some of the clothing I bought yesterday required a few alterations, so I brought them over to Oakridge Tailors this morning. They're my favourite to go to and the couple who own it, Will and Joy are very nice to deal with. The rates are really good too!

5534 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC

604-325-0545

Here's the other reason I love coming here, Coco! He's one of the friendliest dogs you'll ever meet. Coco actually went missing a few days ago because he got frightened by a larger dog in the neighbourhood and ran away. Everyone that knew him was so worried and tried to help in the search. Thank goodness the BC SPCA found him and returned him to his loving parents! :-)

2010 Vancouver Pride Parade

It was my first time attending the Vancouver Pride Parade! I went down to Robson Street with Angela, Mel, and Norm to enjoy the festivities. The parade opened-up with the Dykes on Bikes! Hey, that's F/X make-up artist, Rachael! The newlyweds... Doggie!

The Haida...

Here come the Fuzz!

Fire Department...

Hey, it's Samantha Mack!

Look, it's a "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" float! They came in singing "Danke Schoen". And then they broke-out into "Twist and Shout". Check it out. They even have a Cameron Frye walking beside them!

That's Mel! More newlyweds! Pit Bulls... That little dog had the colours of a rainbow! Oh yeah, upskirts! Here come the Terminal City Rollergirls! This one had a nice booty!

Man in birthday suit...

The CTV float...

Angela noticed that this PBO had huge knockers!

Here comes the TD Canada Trust float!

There goes the fun crew. The BCSPCA... I had a chance to drive that Smart Car, but I took to long to volunteer.

Doggie!

Bring in the superheroes!

This guy was funny. He carried around that huge double-dong!

Bring these guys back home! Here come the Mounties! The CBSA... Angela and Mel... Actually, a lot of these photos were taken by Angela! Oh boy, the Trojan Men! I eventually noticed that one of them was... Brett! I loved their outfits. PBOs! This woman was nice enough to let me sit beside her at the front. I got dragged-out by this guy to dance with him! Will someone pay to get this guy some braces? Oh yeah!

Some more dancing...

This float got me doing the Bhangra!

These guys were having fun riding the whale. PBO approaching!

Doggie! Doggie! Greenpeace...

PBO!

This group had cool costumes.

The Filipinos...

Some more newlyweds...

Now, this guy had the best outfit!

By far...

Chicken!

Someone was looking pretty familiar here.

It's Kate! I just remembered she entered a beauty pageant awhile ago.

Oh baby, here comes my favourite float!!!

PBOs!!! The blondie was my favourite.

The float blew tons of bubbles into the crowd! Oh man, look at that booty! She's coming over! I just had to get in there. ;) There they go. :( I was so pumped after that float went by! I got some free juice from the people of Happy Planet! I love this parade! I like the name on the back of her shirt. Squirt guns were popular in this parade. Go Angela, go!!! She's so awesome! PBO with a red boa... Dance routines... PBOs in the crowd...

There goes Angela again! That was the end of the line. We got a couple of photos with the mother and daughter pair that let us sit with them. They were fun! Angela and I didn't want the party to end, so we walked over to Beach Avenue to see the parade again! This time around, I got more shots of this PBO! It's the awesome outfit guy again! More shots of Kate... The Space Cowboys... My favourite float of the whole parade... Angela danced with the blondie this time! Oh man! Here they go! The blondie saw what was up and had to join in! Dance baby, dance! I just had to get the reverse angle. There goes my blonde booty. :( We had some PBOs dancing on the sidelines here! "Get in there, Ang!" LOL! We got hungry, so we went to Joe's Grill for some grub. Angela got the Chorizo Sausage Breakfast. I ordered the Banana Cinnamon French Toast! Nice shot, Ang! Some guys from the parade... Big thanks to Angela for buying!!! Celebrities was decked-out! LOL! This guy wanted to get his picture taken, so I obliged him. I can't believe it took me this long to finally watch the parade. It was so much fun, I can't wait for next year's! Gratitude to Angela for sharing her photos with me!!!