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      <title><![CDATA[Happy howl-days]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[New Foundland Staff]]></author>
      <attribution source="NC Times"><![CDATA[http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/carlsbad/carlsbad-happy-howl-days/article_8d07c6f8-17d2-54ee-a21a-79e7c7a3fa4e.html]]></attribution>
      <createdate unixtime="1325847408" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/6/2012]]></createdate>
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      <lead><![CDATA[Dozens of owners and their dogs dressed in Santa hats and suits, jingle-bell collars and elf costumes strolled around the Carlsbad Village area Sunday for the annual Pups on Parade.]]></lead>
      <text><![CDATA[Proceeds will benefit Saving Pets One at a Time, a rescue organization created in March 2010.Kris Nelson, president of SPOT, said the proceeds will support the organization's ongoing efforts to find homes for pets.Since SPOT was established, Nelson said, the group has found homes for 471 dogs and cats who were scheduled to be euthanized."We believe there are too many homeless dogs and cats," Nelson said, adding that the organization is trying to address this issue by spaying and neutering animals.Indeed, she said the group spayed and neutered 62 dogs, including 39 pit bulls, at a recent daylong event.Nelson said the parade is important because it allows the group to advertise SPOT's most critical need: foster homes."It's helping us get fosters," she said.Although the Pups on Parade was the day's highlight, many dogs also had their pictures taken with Santa.Brandy Sebastian, owner of SebastianPhoto.net, said she has taken the pet photos for the past eight years.Nelson said half of the proceeds of the photos with Santa, who is portrayed by Sebastian's mom, Penny Kachuck, are donated to the charity.Nelson said she is a passionate dog lover who enjoys her annual task."I don't have kids. My dogs are my children," she said. "People value their dogs as family members."Using squeaking toys, birdlike noises, and a Donald Duck voice, Sebastian did whatever it took to get the dogs to pose for the photos.Gloria Weber of Oceanside said getting the Santa photo was a special part of her day."We have no children, so we wanted (the dogs) to have their pictures taken with Santa," she said.Weber said she also supports the event because the charity reminds people to adopt a dog, a mission near and dear to her heart.For Niki Burgan, the event was a chance to create awareness of her organization, the SoCal H2O Rescue Team.Flanked by rescue dogs Salty, a Newfoundland, and Torrey, a Weimaraner, Burgan said the organization serves an important purpose."Our dogs are the only ones in the country recognized as search-and-rescue" for the ocean, she said.While many people attended the event for the holiday spirit, Laurene Padilla, 9, said she came to meet people and pets alike.Having just moved to Carlsbad from New Mexico, Laurene said she and Lily, who is a "terrier/wiener dog," are eager to feel part of the community."We just moved here and thought we could make new friends," she said, adding, "It's just fun."]]></text>
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