Busy online doggie accessory company Urbanpup.com is enjoying the sweet smell of success as its latest dog themed gift, Urban Pup Dog Perfume, is added to its popular online ranges.

The thriving company, which began trading in 2008, was set up by Denis Kelly, a dog lover who felt there was room in the market for a quality accessory supplier for pets, specifically small dogs. And the new range of dog perfumes joins a host of other quality gifts and accessories available at the online store.

“Our brand new range of perfumes comes in six beautiful fragrances; Candy Floss, Sweet Jasmine, Summer Garden, French Lavender, Fleurs de Jardin and Wildwood – each with its own unique bouquet.”, said Denis.

“The perfumes are designed not to overpower a dog’s senses, nor to necessarily mask a natural dog smell, but they merely add a subtle hint of fragrance to dogs’ coats and simultaneously provide the soothing benefits of aromatherapy to the dog’s skin.

“The ingredients are all totally natural, as all our fragrances are made from pure essential oils and the essence of various flowers. No chemicals have been used or added during the manufacturing process and the pH of each fragrance has been adjusted to suit a dog’s skin.”, he added.

The Urbanpup.com ranges are mostly for small dogs such as Chihuahuas, Yorkshire Terriers, Bichon Frise, Shih Tzu and Mini Schnauzers, to name a few; but there are products – and now perfumes – across the entire Urban Pup range to suit every dog owner’s taste.

“Urban Pup’s unrivalled online offering includes clothing, jewellery, carrying cases, matching t-shirts for owner and dog, collars, leads and a myriad of other dog accessories which satisfy the growing demand for dog accessories and the growing trend for dog owners to adorn their pet with stylish accessories. From fashionable coats and pretty dresses to stunning lead and collar sets, each piece of clothing has been personally selected based on its design, quality and overall fashion appeal.”, added Denis.

Urbanpup.com is the official dog clothier for ‘Bruiser’ the dog in the West End musical, Legally Blonde, as well as the supplier of ‘Toto’ the dog’s beautiful emerald crystal collar in the Andrew Lloyd Weber version of the hit musical, The Wizard of Oz. So with such high profile partnerships in the entertainments industry, it’s no surprise the products are popular in the world of celebrity and showbiz.

“We frequently get calls from TV producers asking for fun items of clothing for dog features they’re doing. They want the clothing or accessories to look great, but more than that – they want the price point to be reasonable enough that it won’t put their viewers off.”, said Denis.

The new dog fragrances retail at £14.95. To see the latest ranges of Urban Pup perfumes and other dog themed accessories log onto www.urbanpup.com.

Urban Pup has been offered four tickets to see Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical version of the Wizard of Oz currently showing at the London Palladium. We could not possibly keep those to ourselves so we decided to run a competition and add to the tickets a gourmet three course dinner at Bob Bob Ricard’s in Soho where four lucky people will be treated to pre-dinner cocktails as they gorge themselves on the best food the West End has to offer.

To win a wonderfully wicked girls night out in London for four all you have to is click here to go and visit Facebook and those Champagne cocktails and gourmet dinner will be waiting for some lucky winner. As well as the tickets the show’s producers have offered complimentary programmes and free drinks at the interval, so a great night out in the West End awaits.

The part of Dorothy is played by Danielle Hope and she is making her professional debut as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium, after capturing the hearts of the country and winning the BBC’s smash hit Over the Rainbow having competed against over 9,000 girls. Now we are a bit biased but our favourite is Toto, after all we are supplying his fantastic Emerald Green collar and lead set, in fact we liked it so much we now can offer it in Pink, Red or Clear Rhinestones and have them all in stock and available at www.urbanpup.com

Whoever wins the competition is in for a real treat, the cast are fantastic and the set is amazing, not least the famous revolving stage at the Palladium which plays a major part throughout the show. We at Urban Pup were lucky enough to see the show and there are some really fantastic surprises that will have you on the edge of your seats, but we will say no more so as not to spoil it. Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay this new production contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar winning movie score, all the favourite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

So click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard and obtain their heart’s desires. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West and her winged monkeys as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat for all the family.

Eight of the cast from Legally Blonde are running in the London Race for Life this Sunday 3rd of July to raise awareness and to raise funds towards research that will help people beat breast cancer. The girls who pack in eight shows a week, Monday though to Saturday, amazingly still have enough energy left for a 5K run.

Urban Pup is backing them to go all the way and to make sure they stand out from the crowd we have supplied them with pink matching t-shirts featuring a Legally Blonde logo in Glitter Pink. The thing we have not said is that there are actually nine team members, Susan McFadden’s Maltese, Stevie, is primed and pumped and ready to go in his matching Legally Blonde t-shirt.

Cast member Dawn Sievewright started the ball rolling by contacting Urban Pup to see if we could help, as pet partners to the show we were more than happy to jump in and do what we could to help the girls achieve their target, leaving that aside it is for a good cause and we are delighted that Dawn asked us to get involved.

Below we have an exclusive quote from Stevie who reckons the girls will be no match for him and will spend the entire race watching his tail disappearing into the distance. Don’t tell him but we think Susan will have him on a lead, hopefully this won’t cause a problem as things are already tense because Stevie is not happy about the amount of time Susan spends with Bruiser, but that’s show business for you!

Hi guys! I’m Stevie the pup! and my mum is the currently treading the boards as leading lady Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ but this Sunday we are bringing the PINK to Blackheath Common, so get in touch with your inner PINK and come along and support us. Mum and her crazy friends are dragging me along dressed up in pink to trot 5K in aid of Cancer Research, I even have my own doggy sized t-shirt identical to Mum’s, so, In your face Bruiser!

Now, see all that singing and dancing and leaping about that my Mum and her friends do on stage, well it is all an act, off stage they are all very reserved girls who would never dream of asking for donations, so I will instead. I want you all to come along and support my little paws on Sunday and if you have any spare pennies …. no matter how small, donate by CLICKING HERE

The Legally Blonde team members are Dawn Sievewright, Susan McFadden, Kimmy Edwards, Jane McMurtrie, Siobhan Dillon, Tara Young, Ros Asternan, and of course Stevie, normally you have to pay to see this sort of talent but you can cheer them on free of charge on the day, however all donations will be gratefully accepted.

Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. Since Race for Life began an incredible 5.4 million participants across the UK raised over £362 million to fund the work of over 4,000 researchers, doctors and nurses dedicated to helping more people beat cancer.

It’s quick, easy and totally secure and we at Urban Pup have put our money where our mouth is and made a donation up front as we know the girls and Stevie will romp home. It’s a great cause and a fantastic crew who care enough to help others so let’s get behind them and cheer the over the finish line this Sunday.

Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. Since Race for Life began an incredible 5.4 million participants across the UK raised over £362 million to fund the work of over 4,000 researchers, doctors and nurses dedicated to helping more people beat cancer.

Legally Blonde the Musical is going on tour and Urban Pup are going with them! The tour kicks off a the Liverpool Empire on the 8th of July and travel the length and breadth of the country and Urban Pup will there with them all the way dressing Bruiser in all his favourite outfits for the shows entire run.

The show is based on the 2001 Hollywood film in which Reese Witherspoon played California sorority girl Elle Woods, the show is directed by Tony Award-winning and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

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College sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods doesn’t take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her for someone serious, Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and heads for Harvard Law School accompanied by her loveable Chihuahua, Bruiser.

Howard Panter, joint chief executive of producers and theatre owners Ambassador Theatre Group said: “ATG’s co-production of Legally Blonde The Musical is enjoying great success on the West End and we have now decided to take it out on its first ever UK tour so regional audiences who can’t make it to London can experience this fantastic show. The Liverpool Empire is one of ATG’s largest regional houses and this grand venue will make a fitting home for the premiere of a tour which is set to replicate the success of the West End run. I am sure Liverpool people will take Elle Woods to their hearts and give her the warm welcome that the city is so famous for.”

The Urban Pup team has been working flat out with the shows wardrobe department to ensure that Bruiser is dressed to impress with an entire new range of clothes and accessories for his exciting road trip, the show will be continuing its run in London’s West End so we now have two Bruiser to dress which is just great as we love working with all the fantastic people who make the show happen.

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From 11 July 2011 Carley Stenson will play college sweetheart Elle Woods in the Olivier award-winning show and, Carley, who is currently playing Margot in the West End production, steps up to play the leading role joining Lee Mead who joins the cast later this month (20 June) to play Emmett Forrest and Natalie Casey as ditzy beautician Paulette Buonofonté. Peter Davison continues in the role of Professor Callahan as well as Nicola Brazil as Serena and Siobhan Dillon as Vivienne.

But as we all know the real stars of the show are Bruiser the Chihuahua and his Bulldog side kick Rufus, they hog the limelight every time they make an appearance on stage, so if you can’t get to London to see this fantastic show it will be coming to a theatre near you in the near future.

Pet pooches are also getting an opportunity to join in the celebrations on 29th April when Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot in London thanks to the high fashion designs of specialist dog fashion retailer, UrbanPup.com.

Eye catching t-shirts featuring the union flag, the date of the nuptials and William and Kate’s names are available in multiple colours and priced at only £12.95.

With well over the 750 million viewers that tuned into Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding expected to watch Kate stepping up the aisle to meet her Prince, this is the opportunity to make sure even the family canine can join in with an Urban Pup special limited edition t-shirt.

Urban Pup Managing Director Denis Kelly said, “The Royal Wedding is a great celebration, particularly for fashion lovers. There is a lot of anticipation about Kate’s wedding dress and which fashion designer she will have chosen. Make sure your dog looks the part too on 29th April in Urban Pup’s own high fashion Royal Wedding range.”

Life-Size Dog Art to Benefit the Children and Animals of Green Chimneys Set Loose in New York City this October

Celebrity Dog Artists include: Richard Gere, Katie Lee Joel, Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Robin Quivers, Clive Davis, Chevy Chase, Robert Kennedy Jr., Vanessa Williams, Fiona Apple and more!

Thirty life-size, fiberglass dogs painted by a pack of charitable and artistic celebrities, will hit the streets of New York City starting this month at the Jumeirah Essex House. The striking dogs — painted by celebrities like Richard Gere, Katie Lee Joel, Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Robin Quivers, Clive Davis and Vanessa Williams — are part of CELEBRITY DOGS UNLEASHED, a fund-raising art project to benefit Green Chimneys, a 60-year-old non-profit organization that operates a special education school, a residential treatment center for children and a farm and wildlife rehabilitation center in Brewster, NY. The auction for these sought-after Dogs has kicked off at www.CharityFolks.com and proceeds will benefit the children and animals at Green Chimneys. The auction continues through November 1.

CELEBRITY DOGS UNLEASHED is sponsored by Halo Purely for Pets. Alan Kerzner, president, Halo Purely for Pets, comments, “We are delighted to be part of Green Chimneys Celebrity Dogs Unleashed. The organization’s work mirrors Halo’s love and respect for animals and demonstrates the emotional and developmental rewards these animals can provide children and all of us.”

Celebrity Dogs in New York City

Now! Sneak preview at the Jumeirah Essex House, 160 Central Park South, NYC

Oct. 5 Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the Blessing of the Animals – sneak preview

Oct. 10 Celebrity Dogs Unleashed Official Debut at the Jumeirah Essex House

Oct. 13 Marching in the famous Columbus Day Parade on the Green Chimneys float

Oct. 13-31 On display at the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle

“Through these important relationships that allow for creative expression, Jumeirah is pleased to support the local community,” said Katherine Gass, curator for the Jumeirah Essex House. “We are excited to feature a selection of these unique dogs on display in the hotel. New York City is a dog and art lovers’ town and we believe and support the incredible work that Green Chimneys does in the metro New York area.”

Other celebrity artists include: pop group Menudo, actors Chevy Chase, Glenn Close, Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon, primatologist Jane Goodall, Cyndi Lauper, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, MSNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, film star Jane Powell, actor Jay O. Sanders, late night show band leader Paul Shaffer, Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin, actor Stanley Tucci, comedian Joe Piscopo, former NY Rangers goalie Mike Richter, pet socialite and TV personality Wendy Diamond, Annemarie Lucas of “Animal Precinct,” NBA All-Star Bill Walton and local artist Katherine Petitti-Kornel. There will even be a Lego© dog constructed from the colorful children’s toy building bricks and an Art Deco dog painted by artists from the Jumeirah Essex House as part of the hotel’s Artist-in-Residence program.

Hollywood couple, Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are having problems because their pets refuse to get along. The couple who met on the set of ‘Redention’ and have been dating for over a year, are being driven to despair because Jake’s German Shepherd and Reese’s Bulldog do not see eye to eye.

A source said “The dogs are jealous of each other.

They start barking and snapping at each other whenever Reese takes them for a walk”.

In a desperate bid for them all to live in harmony, Reese has been forced to hire a expert dog trainer to help her beloved dog, Frank Sinatra and Jake’s canine companion Atticus.

It has been reported in a newspaper that Jake moved into Reese’s Hollywood mansion earlier this year. A source reported ‘Marriage is definitely on the cards…They were spotted trying to have romantic break with their beloved dogs’.

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An exhibit dedicated to the memory of Oprah Winfrey’s late dogs opens in Manhattan’s west village, helping to promote pet safety awareness. A life-size monument depicts “puppy versions” of Oprah’s Cocker Spaniel Sophie and Golden Labrador Gracie atop the head of the talk show icon by controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards. The Puppies’ Memorial will be exhibited at Leo Kesting Gallery on May 22nd.

“Memories of Sophie and Gracie: A Puppies’ Memorial” is inspired by the Oprah press releases that announced the passing of Gracie, who choked on a ball last year, and the passing of Sophie, who died in March.

“To represent Sophie and Gracie together, joined in Oprah’s memory as they were in life and in Oprah’s heart, the artist depicted them as conjoined at the hip and sharing a common tail,” says co-director John Leo. The dogs are shown standing on the flowing-maned golden likeness of Oprah’s head, in reference to how the dogs’ deaths may be weighing heavily on Winfrey’s mind. “Losing two beloved pets within a year is likely to take its toll on anybody.”

Last month, Oprah dedicated a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to Sophie, who died from kidney failure. “Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love,” Winfrey said on her show.

The Puppies’ Memorial also highlights the overlooked threat of accidental pet fatality by common household products.

“Given the natures of the demise of Oprah’s dogs, we feel the horrors of a puppy mill could be inconsequential compared to the poison hazards pets face in the home. Leaving a puppy mill for a nice home could be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire for some pets,” says gallery co-director David Kesting. “According to the APCC (Animal Poison Control Center), the anti-freeze commonly leaked on garage floors, for example, is sweet smelling and tasting to pets, but it causes kidney failure and death.”

“The memories of Oprah’s pets could serve as a reminder to all pet lovers that this may be a good time to thoroughly ‘puppy-proof’ their pet’s habitats,” says Daniel Edwards.

“Sophie’s kidney failure may have resulted from natural causes, but we hope the Puppies’ Memorial will remind everyone that Gracie’s choking could have been prevented,” says Kesting.

Edwards’s other works include a pro-euthanasia monument to Kentucky Derby winning racehorse Barbaro, The Paris Hilton Autopsy featuring her forlorn pet Chihuahua Tinkerbell, and a nude Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug.

Reception for the PRESS, May 21st at 11:00 a.m. Public reception is May 22nd, 6:00 p.m. at Leo Kesting Gallery, 812 Washington St. Contact David Kesting at 917-650-3760 or John Leo at 917-292-8865 or http://www.leokesting.com/

Unlike some of the characters she has played in the movies such as the infamous ‘bunny boiler’ in the thriller ‘Fatal Attraction’, actress Glenn Close is a life-long animal lover who enjoys a passionate relationship with her dogs Jake and Bill.

Her friend Martha Stewart, who lives with horses, miniature donkeys, cats and 200 chickens, also has a love affair with her three dogs — Paw Paw, Francesca and Sharkey — who she describes as “so loyal and such marvelous company” that “I would rather be with them than almost anyone.”

So it’s not surprising that Stewart has joined Close’s charitable shopping program on FetchDog.com (http://www.fetchdog.com/Shop ) to benefit animal welfare organizations. FetchDog is a shopping, education and networking resource for dog lovers.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is the beneficiary of the recently-opened Martha Stewart Charitable Shop (http://www.fetchdog.com/Shop?dsp=marthastewart ). The shop features more than 20 products personally selected by Stewart — ranging from a design-award-winning dog feeder to a doggy deck chair of sunlight-resistant fabric. When shoppers make a purchase starting on Stewart’s page, a percent of everything they spend on FetchDog.com is donated to the ASPCA.

“We’re very pleased to have been selected as a beneficiary of FetchDog’s charitable shopping program,” says Jo Sullivan, ASPCA Senior Vice President “This is the best of both worlds for dog lovers: they can something good for animals in need while shopping for great products for their own pet.”

Stewart recently previewed the charitable shopping program on the Martha Stewart Show (http://www.marthastewart.com/show/st-patricks-day-show-with-glenn-close ) with the help of Close and her husband David Shaw, one of FetchDog’s founders and Executive Chair of Ikaria — a critical care pharmaceutical company.

Glenn Close launched the Charitable Shops earlier this year as a companion to her FetchDog blog Lively Licks: Profiles of Dogs and their People (http://www.fetchdog.com/blogs/livelylicks ), which features interviews with her dog-owning friends. The blog gives readers a glimpse into just how deeply her interview subjects care about their pets. Among the famous dog-lovers featured in the blog are Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, whose Charitable Shop benefits Little Angels Pug Rescue, and Debra Messing and Dan Melman, whose beneficiary is Animal Rescue New Orleans. Upcoming interviews are scheduled with Sam Waterson and Bernadette Peters.

“We are very excited about the potential for Charitable Shops to benefit these animal charities,” says Peter Troast of FetchDog. “This is truly socially responsible shopping: you choose from a great assortment of high-quality, hand-selected products, and your purchases support a worthwhile cause.”

“And, as one reader commented about Glenn’s latest blog: ‘What connects us — the famous and the not — is our love for our animals.’”

TV chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is to investigate puppy farms / puppy mills on her wildly successful show.

The star will dedicate the entire show to her late cocker spaniel, Sophie, who died in February from kidney failure.

“Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love. She was a true love in my life,” Winfrey says on the broadcast scheduled to air Friday.

(this show is) “for anybody anywhere who loves a dog, has ever loved a dog, or just cares about their basic right to humane treatment.”

While Oprah’s own dog, Sophie was not a product of a puppy mill, her three current dogs were adopted from breeders, Winfrey says in the future she would look to adopt from a dog rescue shelter.

“I would never, ever adopt another pet now without going to a shelter to do it. I am a changed woman after seeing this show”

LINKS:

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