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Check out the Hillsborough Animal Health Founation's Gala Event!

The BOWser Abode Building Competition and Tour   A unique twist in architectural design makes its  St. Petersburg debut May 3, 2008 at Tyrone Mall. The Pet Food Warehouse BOWser Abode Building Competition – designer doggie houses for the pampered pooch – is the construction craze of the area. Local architects, builders, artists and designers vie to win best of show for their custom-designed doghouses.   BOWser Abode includes nine must-see artistically designed doghouses that will be exhibited throughout Pinellas County from May to October, ending with the Bark-itecture Bash in November where the doghouses will be auctioned off. Proceeds from the doghouses will benefit the Pinellas Animal Foundation’s humane education Safe House Service Program: Kind Kids - working with children at risk of anti-social behavior due to trauma in their lives.    “I am so proud to be supporting this unique event with the Pinellas Animal Foundation,” said Susie Kupfer, Pet Food Warehouse Owner. “The animal foundation does such amazing work with children; using pets as a catalyst to communication – teaching the common need for kindness, compassion and self sufficient behavior.”   As the Abodes travel from location to location, the public will have a chance to vote for the People’s Choice Award and have a chance to bid on their favorite custom canine castle. The doghouses will be on display at:         Tyrone Square Seminole Mall  Sunken Gardens/Great Explorations Children’s Museum Lobby Largo Public Library Clearwater Main Library   May June July August September   Chris Coyle helped design and build the "Barkman House" for Creative Clay, Inc. Updated information on the doghouse auction bidding, additional exhibit locations and the Bark-itecture Bash finale event will be posted on www.pinellasanimalfoundation.org as it becomes available.       The Pinellas Animal Foundation, a non-profit veterinary and community partnership established in 1983, is dedicated to improved animal care, owner responsibility and increased awareness of the value of the human/animal bond.