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America’s Top Dog Model ® Is Coming To Town on April 26th 2008!
Does your dog have style? Do people constantly stop you on the street to admire your doggie? If you have answered yes to these questions - your dog could be the next America’s Top Dog Model!
America’s Top Dog Model ® Is Coming To Town on April 26th 2008!
This national contest headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida will make its debut in the Twin Cities on April 26, 2008. The event America’s Top Dog Model ® 2008 Contest Launch Party & Casting Call is being hosted by LuLu & Luigi, in the Excelsior & Grand Club room located a few doors down from the LuLu & Luigi St. Louis Park store, from 3 to 5 PM. Owners should bring their pooches dressed to impress for the red carpet.
Five local winners will be selected in various categories, from which judges will select two finalists and one finalist runner up. Each contestant will be introduced and walk the red carpet. The judges will select five winners form the listed categories, then two finalists and one finalist runner-up from the five winners.
Categories are as follow:
1) Best in Show
2) Most Creative
3) Most Stylish
4) Most friendly
5) Top Model
Upon submission of a qualified photo*, the two finalists will be featured in America’s Top Dog Model ® 2010 international calendar and compete with ten other finalists nationwide for the title of America’s Top Dog Model ® 2008, and receive other wonderful prizes. Contestants not selected as a finalist have the opportunity to enter America’s Top Dog Model ® Contest which runs until May 20th 2008.
This exciting event will include photo sessions by Alexa Jones, Animal Communicator; Marilyn Tokach From Pure Spirit ~ Animal Communication, Food for the dogs from Evanger’s Dog Food and refreshments for all of the guests! This event is for all dog lovers to come and if not participate in the contest – be a part of the fun-filled event! Well-behaved dogs must be on a leash or in a carrier. Partial proceeds from the activities will benefit Animal Humane Society. For more information about America’s Top Dog Model ® 2008 Contest visit: www.americastopdogmodel.com
Saga Hill Cooking School and LuLu & Luigi
invite you to a Birthday Cake Cooking Demonstration
April 6th, 2008
Come party with us and learn to make
A delicious dog birthday cake!
You’re invited to mix, stir, bark and bake
at LuLu’s 7th Birthday date!
LuLu says, “Let them eat cake!”
| Class: | A dog birthday cake cooking demonstration (you will bring the ingredients home to bake your dog cake) |
| Date: | Sunday, April 6th, 2008 |
| Time: | 1 – 3 pm |
| Place: | Saga Hill Cooking School |
| Cost: | $35 per person (Part of the proceeds will be donated to Pet Haven of Minnesota) |
| Dress: | Festive attire for you and your furry friend |
| RSVP: | By April 3rd, 2008 |
| *Well-behaved dogs welcome on leash on or in a carrier. *Due to space limitations - one dog per person and dogs under 100 pounds please. |
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| LuLu is a rescue dog and she has been so fortunate to have found a great home, Her only birthday wish is for other homeless dogs to be rescued! Please bring a charitable donation for Pet Haven of Minnesota. (Dog and cat food, treats, collars, leashes, toys, and kitty litter are all needed) |
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| Saga Cooking School offers class participants who bring a donation a 10% discount on a future class. (Class must be booked within the next 4 months.) |
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LULU & LUIGI HOSTS ANNUAL WAREHOUSE SALE MARCH 27-28, 2008
Pet Clothes, Accessories, and Toys Priced at Least 50 Percent Off Original Prices
Come March 27 and 28, LuLu & Luigi will open its Hopkins warehouse to the public for a great sale in honor of LuLu’s 7th birthday. Dogs and their owners can snag great pet apparel, accessories, collars, beds, carriers, and toys at 50 percent or more off their original prices.
FREE PET PORTRAIT SITTINGS AT LULU & LUIGI
Hosting Photography Event Sunday, February 17
(Minneapolis, MN) – Bring your favorite four-legged friend for a FREE portrait sitting on Sunday, February 17 at LuLu & Luigi’s Wayzata location. Jolene Bertrand from Avalon Photography will be creating a photography studio in the boutique’s Grooming Pawlour.
Appointments are available every half hour and must be made in advance by calling 952-249-0330. The photography session is FREE (a $55 value), and proofs are available for viewing immediately after the photos are taken. Proofs can be posted online with a deposit, and prices are available at www.avalonphotoinfo.com. Customers will receive 10 percent off all orders placed at the store.
Photographer Jolene Bertrand lives with her husband, Todd, in St. Louis Park with their Bernese mountain dog, Beardsley. Along with running Avalon Photography’s portrait studio at 50th & France in Edina, she is the official photographer for horse shows across the country. There’s no mistaking Jolene’s enjoyment in photographing animals—even when it’s a challenge. She says the key to a successful portrait session is patience and a sense of humor.
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PUPPY PRIMARY: THIS ELECTION IS GOING TO THE DOGS
LuLu & Luigi Lets Your Pooch Cast a Vote
Don’t let your pup feel left out as you head to the polls on Super Tuesday (Feb. 5). All the presidential candidates have been trying to drum up support from key constituents in time for primaries, but they seem to have forgotten about the canine vote! Well, LuLu & Luigi has just the solution: a puppy primary.
In tandem with the introduction of political pet treats, clothing, and accessories at their stores, LuLu & Luigi is inviting dogs to stop by either location and cast a vote. Your pooch will be presented with two snacks: a donkey-shaped “Democrat” biscuit, and a elephant-shaped “Republican” cookie. Whichever your pooch eats first will be counted as their party preferente, and their “vote” shall be cast. Indecisive dogs—the picky eaters—will be recorded as Independents.
Voting begins Wednesday, Jan. 30 and continues through Tuesday, Feb. 5. After the puppy polls close (at 6 p.m. in Wayzata and at 7 p.m. in St. Louis Park), votes will be tallied, and a winner shall be announced. Just like their human counterparts, dogs can cast only one vote.
LuLu & Luigi is named after two rescued pets: LuLu (a Maltese) and Luigi (a ragamuffin). The mother- and daughter-owned pet boutique features unique, high-end gifts and accessories “for discriminating pets and the people who love them.”
The Twin Cities boasts two LuLu & Luigi locales at Excelsior & Grand at 3844 Grand Way in St. Louis Park and Wayzata Village Shoppes at 812 East Lake Street in Wayzata.
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Wednesday (Feb. 6) Super Tuesday Results:
Republican=38
Democrats=29
Independent= 33
Lulu and Luigi featured in 'Treasures of Minnesota' Guide
From fine dining in Minneapolis to espresso in Winona, from Northwoods cabins to elegant Rochester hotels, from fashion boutiques in Wayzata to day spas in St. Paul, 'Treaures of Minnesota' has scoured the region to compile a guide that will make your travel to the Land of 10,000 Lakes both rewarding and memorable.
Saga Hill Cooking School and LuLu & Luigi
invite you to their 1st annual dog treat cooking class for you and your dog*
December 6th, 2007
A little sugar, a lot of fun - we are making dog cookies so plan to come! Santa will visit if you’re naughty or nice – He’ll take a picture with you at no additional price!
Festivities include coffee, eggnog, mulled wine and Holiday music to have a good time! Let us know if you can go so we can have enough dough!
When celebrating the Holiday Season, it's nice to remember those less fortunate - not all dogs have a home for the Holidays. Please bring a charitable donation for Pet Haven of Minnesota. (Dog and cat food, treats, collars, leashes, toys, and kitty litter are all needed)
LuLu & Luigi offers class participants a 10% discount on all items at the LuLu & Luigi/Wayzata store. (This offer is only valid on December 16th) Open until 5 pm.
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Tuxes and Tails a huge success!!
October 13th, 2007
Pet Haven held its first annual Tuxes and Tails benefit on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The event was sold out with 207 attendees and helped raise over $13,000 which will go directly to rescuing and re-homing dogs and cats. The evening festivities included a silent auction, full course meal, dog/cat fashion show presented by Lulu and Luigi and emceed by Jill Cordes of petstyle.com, and concluded with music by local singer/songwriter Jane Plank. More...
Whisker Whirl Saturday
September 20, 2007 6 pm – 11 pm
A party for people and pups. Dress to the canines. Cocktails, dinner and dancing. Proceeds benefit the Animal Humane Society.
Pet Product News International® gives
LuLu & Luigi LLC Boutique and Grooming Award
September 1, 2007
Irvine, California – As part of its Retailer of the Year contest, Pet Product News International, the leading monthly trade newsmagazine covering the issues and trends affecting all sectors of the professional pet industry, announced LuLu & Luigi LLC as recipient of 2007-2008 Boutique and Grooming Award.
Pet Products News International will profile the retailer in a future issue of the magazine. Winners are granted a seat to serve on the Pet Product News International Retail Advisory Board the following year, as part of the award.
With two stores in St. Louis Park and Wayzata, Minnesota, LuLu & Luigi owners Karen Howe and Elizabeth Sand carry a large selection of upscale boutique and gift products from more than 300 vendors. They offer more than 20 grooming/spa services. The stores are also actively involved in community and humane society activities.
The Retailer of the Year Awards were created 11 years ago to recognize retail excellence in the pet industry. Candidates are initially selected from surveys distributed to retailers via the magazine and BowTie Inc.’s Retailer Sales force. Retailers are then reviewed and evaluated by a panel of five Pet Products News International staff members on such criteria as employee training practices, promotion of companion animals and pet adoptions, involvement with humane professional and service organizations, innovative promotion, effective strategies in the marketplace, community impact and industry impact.
Spring Girls Night Out
Thursday, May 10 from 5-9pm
Shop the Excelsior & Grand shops and receive special offers and refreshments at participating stores. Join us at Lulu & Luigi in St. Louis Park for wine and cheese, treats for your pooch and 10% off merchandise.