Canine Couture

Pamper your favorite four-legged friend at these pet-friendly soirées

Is Fido a fashionista? Is Astro into astrology? Then the following events are right up your alley. First up is the 10th annual Gabriel’s Angels Doggie Beach Party, held this Saturday on the grassy lawns of the Franciscan Renewal Center. Slap a swimsuit on Princess and take home the title of Best Doggie Beachwear, or enter fun contests such as Doggie Limbo, Best Dog Costume and the ever-popular Dog/Owner Lookalike contest. Even better, your shameless doggie love supports a worthy cause: Gabriel’s Angels, a nonprofit organization that uses pet therapy to help heal abused, neglected and at-risk children. (5802 E. Lincoln Dr., 602-266-0875)

Also celebrating its 10th anniversary, Beauty to the RESCUE is a fashion-forward event hosted at the upscale Mane Attraction Salon on Sunday, March 7. Here, animal lovers and their pets enjoy a posh beauty treatment while raising funds for RESCUE, a local nonprofit animal rescue organization. For a minimum donation, salon guests will be treated to a variety of beauty services, while their pooches are pampered by mobile dog groomer, Aussie Mobile Pet Grooming. Enjoy live music and BBQ sandwiches, and don’t forget to get a reading from the on-site pet psychics. Don’t worry, we won’t judge.  (3156 E. Camelback Rd., 602-956-2996)