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Haute Dawg 2
Where: Westin
When: June 2
What: Annual fundraising event put on by the Gordon & Diane Buchanan Family Foundation, raising money for a mobile surgical unit for distressed animals in marginalized areas
Featuring: Silent auction, live music, hors d’ouevres, appearances by police dog puppies and a fashion show (featuring models AND dogs!)
Cecilia Laskoski gets a handshake from Siberian Husky Koda during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
A puppy from the Edmonton Humane Society attempts to eat its costume during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Lucille, a Havanese, hangs out on a couch during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Const. Wade Eastman and PPSD Crimson at Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Const. Damien Crockett and PPSD Bama at Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
A French Bulldog named Nova waits for her moment during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
People peruse the silent auction during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Harpist Keri Lynn Zwicker performs during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Stuffed dogs are sold during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Yuliya Hrynkevych, left, with Anna Sknar during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Erin Farrar, left, with Mat Farrar during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Lisa Baroldi, left, with Alyson Hodson during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Iolanda Duke, left, Wayne Duke and Dr. Gio Cunsolo at Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Lois and Bill Turnham at Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Amelia Hunka, left, with Shelley Klein during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Johanna Zulvaga, left, with Roberto Gomez during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Edmonton Humane Society CEO Miranda Jordan-Smith, left, with Robyn Hanson during Haute Dawg 2 at the Westin in Edmonton on Saturday, June 2, 2018.