Pooches line up for their parade Thursday evening, May 13, 2010 during DogWalk in downtown Abilene. The Park People announced during the event that they had raised $50,000 toward the dog park they hope to build near the Abilene Zoo.
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A pooch cools off in a water dish during a fundraiser for the dog park Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Rose Park.
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Dawn Coleman watches as her Milo, her Jack Russell Terrier, kicks water out of a dish as Sadie, Coleman’s Rhodesian Ridgeback, stands in the to get cool. The pooches were at Rose Park Sunday June 13, 2010 for a fundraiser called “Who Let the Dogs Out?” which benefited the new dog park.
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Fire hydrants were installed Monday morning at Camp Barkeley, the new Abilene bark park for dogs, Nov. 15, 2010.
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A nosy pooch takes a closer look during Saturday’s dog parade at the Camp Barkeley Dog Park in Abilene, Feb. 21, 2015.
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Shelties Macy (left) and Max arrived in costume at the dog parade at Camp Barkeley Dog Park Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.
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Vickie Hayhurst readies her dogs Shelby and Lilly for the dog parade at the Camp Barkeley Dog Park Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.
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Over a dozen dog owners participated in the Mardi Gras-themed Krewe of Barkus dog parade Saturday March 9, 2019 at Camp Barkeley. The event had been rescheduled from a week earlier when colder weather had settled into the region.
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Despite his pink tutu, pug Sir Winston, made his owner Grace Cozby proud by winning the King award during the Krewe of Barkus parade at Camp Barkeley Saturday March 3, 2018. The Mardis Gras event had been postponed from a week earlier due to weather.
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Leslie Pope sits with Abby, a 7 year-old chihuahua mix, who won Best Float for the second year during Saturday’s Krewe of Barkus Mardis Gras dog parade March 3, 2018. After the parade, the dogs left their costumes with their owners to run free in the Camp Barkeley dog run.
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Sherrone Boudreau adjusts the mask for Sunshine, her one-year-old Pomeranian. Sunshine was voted Queen for the Krewe of Barkus parade at Camp Barkeley Saturday March 3, 2018.
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Lecrisha Govan adjusts the costume on her nine-year-old dachshund mix, Shaughnessy, during Saturday’s Krewe of Barkus dog parade March 9, 2019. Shaughnessy and Govan’s other dog Lady were named co-queens for the event which was held at the Camp Barkeley dog park.
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Kista, a 3 year-old mixed breed, stands between the feet of her owner Sharon Walton. She was sporting fairy wings Saturday March 3, 2018 for the Krewe of Barkus Mardis Gras dog parade at Camp Barkeley.
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Jennifer Blackshear holds her long-haired chihuahua named Socrates before the start of Saturday’s Krewe of Barkus at the Camp Barkeley dog park. Socrates won the award for wearing the most green in the Mardi Gras-themed dog parade.
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Betty Sweatt holds her rescue Pug named Mindy close, trying to warm the dog up Saturday morning at Camp Barkeley Dog Park, Feb. 21, 2015. Dog lovers gathered for a parade and Mardis Gras-like celebration Saturday, sponsored by Relay for Life and the City of Abilene’s Recreation Division.
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