Halloween Dog parade, what a great idea
LONG BEACH - It's often said a dog owner resembles his or her dog.At the annual Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade on Sunday in Belmont Shore, that was truer than ever.
About 500 dogs and their owners and friends marched in costume - often in matching costumes - to the delight of hundreds of onlookers.
Devils, geishas, ballerinas, construction workers, 1950s dancing girls, hippies, bumblebees - no costume was too elaborate for the pooches or their owners.
Rachel Levi came as a cleaning lady with Hazel, her brown-and-white, half-Australian shepherd, half-poodle, who came as a mop.
In one hand, Levi, of Long Beach, held a plastic bucket filled with cleaning supplies. In the other hand she held the stick of the mop, which was attached to Hazel. The mop was dyed brown with white string to match the dog's frizzy 'do.
Some avoided the complex and instead went for comedy.
Hamster and Stanley came as Sonny and Cher. Hamster, a huge English mastiff, wore a black wig and a red dress, while Stanley, a small pug,
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