• Sitting out at brunch in Charleston. Ahhh, 109 degrees #

• Had a great day at the Alexandria Red Cross Festival, enjoyed meeting many hopefully new clients! #

The 22nd Annual Bark Ball was held on Saturday June 6, 2009 at the Washington Hilton. Upon arrival guests were greeted with smiles and tail wags. The Bark Ball is Washington, DC’s premier Black Tie event for those with four paws on the floor. The Bark Ball is a benefit for the Washington Humane Society. Humane Society President and CEO, Lisa LaFontaine expects “the Humane Society to care for over 12,000 animals in their shelter this year and to respond to an additional 14,000 calls from community members experiencing some kind of distress.”

The Bark Bar was provided by Barkley Square Bakery and Boutique. The canine guests dined on treats like peanut butter buns, garlic knots and royal snaps. By the end of the reception not a crumb was left. Barkley Square owner Kristina Robertson said “It is an honor to be involved with such a great event that brings attention to animal awareness, especially this year which is the inaugural DC week for the animals.”

The evening overall was a success and both the two and four legged guests had an amazing time. The rooms were swirled in color from the beautiful gowns worn by the women and even some of the dogs. The K9 rock star, Scooby was in attendance wearing a formal tuxedo and top hat. He was a pupperazzi favorite as he sat and posed for the camera. His owner stated “Scooby loves to sit for the camera; he is even booked to make an appearance at the upcoming Dog Zone at the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival!” Also in attendance was Cocoa the Chihuahua, who was recently featured in the Virginia Tourism ads seen at numerous metro stations. Cocoa was wearing a couture green tuxedo made by Barkley Square. There were several diva dogs wearing everything from pearls to pick tutus and by the end of the night with full tummys and sleepy eyes they were where whisked home to dream about their magical night.

• Don’t forget to watch Fox 5 from 6-9am Tues. We have 4 segments about the Diamonds in the Ruff Project! #
• Wow at the alexandria welfare league. Picked out 3 dogs to be in our diamond in the ruff contest. #
• Behind the Scenes at Diamonds in the Ruff http://bit.ly/jH4to #
• Check out KBK owner Kristina Robertson on Fox 5! http://bit.ly/10uuB2 #
• New photos from Kristina’s Manassas Visitor’s Center visit at http://bit.ly/1ae3pN via @addthis #
• Looking forward to tonight’s Bark Ball, almost done with the 700 dog treats we made! #

The Diamonds in the Ruff Project as seen on Fox 5 News this morning is well under way. The dogs have been given their “Adopt Me” makeovers and have had their professional photo session.

Come see their debut and photos this Thursday from 6-9pm on the Barkley Square Patio located at 2006 Mt Vernon Ave.

Below are a few of the Before photos and some photos from the Fox 5 taping.