Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach is VERY Popular Year-Round


ROSIE'S DOG BEACH in Long Beach permits off-leash beach access for dogs and their owners in a 3-acre area, daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The area, named after Justin Rudd's English Bulldog "Rosie" that inspired the beach's creation, is at 4800 E. Ocean Blvd., basically between Roycroft and Argonne avenues at the water in Belmont Shore, 90803. THE LAW: ONE DOG PER ADULT. Dogs must remain on-leash unless within the orange-coned area at the water. CLICK HERE for a Rosie's Dog Beach map, driving directions, rules, photos and more details.

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Long Beach Named a Top Dog-Friendly City in U.S. Dog Fancy writes, "Long Beach makes our list of the best cities for dogs. And while this city of just under 500,000 people boasts a dog-friendly beach and tony Second Street, a shopping area that’s truly dog-friendly, it’s Long Beach’s innovative events for dogs and dog lovers that set this town apart. At the Haute Dog Parade, 400 or so costumed dogs march down the city’s streets, some in flower-bedecked wagons and carts (think pooch-sized Rose Parade). Other attention-grabbing events include the Bulldog Beauty Contest, which attracts several hundred English and French Bulldogs on Valentine’s Day weekend and crowns the “Bull of the Ball.” But Long Beach isn’t all fun and games: Serious-minded programs include Operation Santa Paws, where residents collect toys and treats for shelter dogs at Christmas. The man behind all these events is Justin Rudd, a longtime community activist and founder of Haute Dogs, a nonprofit organization that raises money and attention for homeless pets. So what inspired the Alabama-born Rudd to help transform Long Beach into a dog lover’s urban Disneyland? 'My Bulldog, Rosie (SHOWN). I wanted to start a movement … that allows dogs to be a very special and deliberate part of our day-to-day life,' he says. 'I like to celebrate the connections we have with our dogs.'”

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Haute Dog Adoptions & Rescue Groups

ADOPTION IS a great option! CLICK HERE for a huge listing of shelters, rescues, and agencies Los Angeles, Orange County, Long Beach and all of Southern California where you can find beautiful, adoptable dogs of all breeds and mixes. MORE

2013 Haute Dogs Pageants & Bulldog Beauty Contest Winners

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Best Trick
1st: Angel Baby, Chihuahua; Sharla Cerra, Lomita

English Bulldog Beauty Contest
1st: Chubbs, English bulldog; Julie Gentleman, Chatsworth

Best Smile
1st: Auggie, Boston Terrier; Sara Lawson, Playa del Rey

Senior Dog Pageant (all breeds/mixes, ages 10+)
1st: Casper, American Eskimo; Zenith Khwaja, Lakewood

Best Costume/Outfit
1st: Leo, Standard Poodle; Charles Graham, San Dimas

Cute Dog Contest
1st: Mazzi, Pomeranian; Diana Zinberg, Brentwood

Ugly Dog Contest
1st: Bentley, Pug; Jeannette Gonzalez, Carson

French Bulldog Pageant
1st: Dyson, French bulldog; Jason Mark

Pug Pageant
1st: Tofu, Pug; Beau Balek, Long Beach

Best Tail
1st: Toasty, Husky mix; West Coast Animal Rescue, Long Beach

National Mutt Show
1st: Lando, Cocker/Bassett; Daniel Brito, Long Beach

Best in Show (all breeds and mixes welcome)
1st: Bentley, English bulldog; James Allen, Chatsworth

Best Legs
1st: Leo, Boxer/Lab; Lourdes Doyle, Long Beach

Chihuahua Beauty Contest
1st: Sofia, Chihuahua; Claudia Hoffman, Long Beach

Small Dog Contest
1st: Emma, Chihuahua/Yorkie; Tiffany Talarski, Garden Grove

Large Dog Contest
1st: Duke, Great Dane; William Carpenter, Pomona

Poodle Pageant
1st: Leo, Standard Poodle; Charles Graham, San Dimas

Dachshund Pageant
1st: Ducky, Dachshund; Yvette Fierro, Huntington Beach

Pit Bull Pageant
1st: Zulu Neveling, Pit Bull mix; Dana Roscoe, Long Beach

$500 Haute Dogs Poetry Contest is May 19

$500 up for grabs - tha'ts up to five $100 winners! This is the 5th year for the contest that will take place at Rosie's Dog Beach on Sat., May 19 at 10:45 a.m. Hosted by Justin Rudd's Haute Dogs and 30-Minute Beach Cleanup.

RULES & GUIDELINES:
- every entrant will receive food/water dishes donated by ORE Originals; top-five will receive cash (details below)
- poetry does not have to be memorized
- poems must be two minutes or less
- no props; dogs welcome
- all ages welcome to enter, entry is free
- poetry must be original and dog-themed
- microphone provided
- bring a printed copy of your poem
- max. two poems per entrant
- sign-up at the event

The contest is held after the 30-Minute Beach Cleanup and SoCal Mustache Championship (see www.BeachCleanup.org) ends on Sat., May 19. The cleanup is from 10-10:30 a.m. Contest starts about 10:50 a.m. at the orange cones of Rosie's Dog Beach, closest to the Granada Boat Launch Ramp. Dogs are welcome at the monthly beach cleanups within the orange-coned area.

PRIZE MONEY
Five winners will get $50 cash, but prize money doubles for each poet signed-in by 10 a.m., sharp, on the concrete boat launch ramp at 1 Granada Ave. and who helps clean the beach for 30 minutes. There will be five $50 prizes, and if winners are signed-in and help with the cleanup as outlined, they will get $100 each. Beachfront parking at 1 Granada Ave. is free (starting at 9:35 a.m.) for beach cleanup volunteers (and refreshments and door prizes are provided for them).

LONG BEACH | 11TH ANNUAL
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Bring Your Pets to the FREE Interfaith Blessing of the Animals this Sat,. Oct. 6

WE'LL BLESS THE PETS, THIS Sat., Oct. 6, 2012, at sunset (procession begins at 6:15 p.m.) at 1 Granada Ave., Bemont Shore in Long Beach, 90803, next to Rosie's Dog Beach, on the concrete boat launch ramp overlooking the Pacific. The Interfaith Blessing of the Animals is FREE and presented by Haute Dogs and Justin Rudd. Co-sponsored by Councilmember Gary DeLong.

Seniors, families, singles, and children, were encouraged to bring their dogs, cats, birds, lizards, rabbits, pot-bellied pigs, fish, tortoises and turtles and other well-behaved pets. We also host some farm animals at this event, including horses, ponies, donkey, an alpaca, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens. DETAILS

12th Annual Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade HAUTE DOG HOWL'OWEEN PARADE is Sun., Oct. 28, 2012, 2:30 p.m., to include more than 400 costumed dogs and a few thousand dogless gawkers. Haute Dogs is expected to again donate thousands of dollars to animal welfare programs from money raised. There is no charge to spectate. DETAILS ALL entry fees go to spay/neuter and adoption/rescue programs. You can register til 3 p.m. on event day. Bring this form or get one at the event. - $10/dog, before event day - $20/dog, day of event, cash only - $35/VIP dog - V.I.P. (Very Important Pooch!) This $35 VIP donation to Haute Dogs allows you and one dog to walk towards the front of the parade. You'll receive a wristband that will entitle you to lineup down the middle of the park and VIPs will follow the costumed kids along the parade route. Parade begins at 2:30 p.m., and entries accepted til 3 p.m. at the orange tent in the park.

OPERATION SANTA PAWS - COLLECTING DEC. 1- 20, 2013. SoCal deliveries will be Dec. 22. Shelters and rescue groups all over the country need help for abused and abandoned pets this season. DETAILS

A FACE EVERYONE LOVES!
Will you enter your dog in one or more of the 19 dog contests this Sat., Feb. 9? Entry form below.

NEW THIS YEAR are pageants for Poodles, Dachshunds and all dogs are welcome in these new contests: best legs, best smile, best tail, best trick, best costume/outfit.

Marine Stadium, 5255 Paoli Way, Long Beach, 90803
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THE BULLDOG BEAUTY CONTEST will again be the main event at this year's Haute Dog Pageants produced by beauty pageant and bulldog enthusiast Justin Rudd.  In addition to the Bulldog and French Bulldog contests, Rudd has included pageants for Pugs, Chihuahuas, Pit Bulls, Cute Dogs, Ugly Dogs, Senior Dogs (all breeds/mixes, ages 10 & older), Mutts, Small Dogs, Large Dogs, Poodles and Dachshunds.  And, all dogs are welcome in the Best in Show contest.

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Entry is just $10 per dog and is good for all contests. All proceeds benefit local canine rescue, adoption and spay/neuter programs. It's free to spectate, and $5 to rent a front-row seat on the grassy runway. Rent seats at the event with cash. The dog adoption and vendor fairs are 9:30-3 p.m.

- NEW: Best talent/trick @ 9:45 a.m. (all dogs)
- English Bulldog Beauty Contest @ 10 a.m.
- Senior Dog Pageant @ 11:30 a.m. (all breeds/mixes, ages 10+)
- NEW: Best Costume/Outfit on a dog @ 11:40 a.m. (all dogs)
- Cutest Dog Contest @ 11:50 a.m.
- Ugly Dog Contest @ 11:50 a.m.
- French Bulldog Pageant @ noon
- Pug Pageant @ 12:45 p.m.
- NEW: Best Tail @ 12:55 p.m. (all dogs)
- National Mutt Show @ 1 p.m. (any mixed breed)
- NEW: Best Smile @ 1:15 p.m. (all dogs)
- Best in Show, 1:30 p.m. (all dogs encouraged to enter)
- NEW: Best Legs @ 1:50 p.m. (all dogs)
- Chihuahua Beauty Contest @ 2 p.m.
- Small Dog Pageant @ 2:15 p.m. (generally 20 lbs. or less and/or shorter than 16 inches; not puppies)
- Large Dog Pageant @  2:20 p.m. (generally 60+ lbs.)
- NEW: Poodle Pageant @ 2:30 p.m.
- NEW: Dachshund Pageant @ 2:40 p.m.
- Pit Bull Pageant @ 2:50 p.m.

PRIZE SPONSORS include Pussy and Pooch, LaunderPet, and Redbarn. Winners will get gift certificates, blue ribbons and goodies! Other sponsors for the event include Cats & Dogs Animal Hospital and Dog Vacay!

Contestants ranging in age from four months to 17 years are expected to again travel to Long Beach, from as far as northern California, Las Vegas, Utah, Montana, Oklahoma and Arizona, to compete for the coveted 2013 titles.

FOR SATURDAY'S CONTESTS: The dogs will parade down a grassy runway that includes a 100-ft. red carpet runway, flanked by hundreds of gawkers and a panel of real-life beauty queen judges. Judging is based on charm, first impression, face, figure and personality.

NOTE Each contest’s winners are announced right after each contest -- within about 5 minutes of the finish of each contest.

Dogs can enter multiple contests for one low entry fee of $10. You can register at the event with cash (BRING CORRECT CHANGE). Be registered at least 1 minute before the contest begins. Save time by filling out the entry form online.

All proceeds benefit local canine rescue, adoption and spay/neuter programs. It's free to spectate, and $5 to rent a front-row seat on the grassy runway. Rent seats at the event with cash. The dog adoption and vendor fairs are 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Haute Dog Pageants are a fundraiser for Rudd's nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (C.A.T.) of which "Haute Dogs" and "Operation Santa Paws" are a part. Each dog in the contest donates a fee and several thousand dollars was raised from entry fees, $5 front-row seating rentals along the runway and vendors space rentals. 

Leave plenty of time for parking - more than 1,000 spectators are expected again this year. DETAILS

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