b'st. petersburg Dogs Downtown.Its no secret, DowntownSt. Petersburg is fast becom-ing a dining mecca. Manyrestaurants know how dogcrazy St. Pete has becomeand are now offering regularyappy hours and dog-friendlydining. Reno DowntownJoint may not be on CentralAvenue or Beach Drive, butto the locals, this is the placeto be and be seen with yourdogs. Their regular monthlyYappy Hours are becomingpretty popular, like this onewe attended in August.One Lucky Dog is aco-sponsor and providescomplimentary homemadedog treats. Proceeds fromthe monthly Yappy Hoursbenefit various rescuegroups, including LabradorRetriever Rescue of FL.Labrador Retriever Rescueof FL needs sponsors andfosters. Email them atinfo@lrrof.org or call themat 877.LABS-FLA(877.522.7352)Photography by Anna Cooke. LabradorRescue.net(Clockwise, top left): Jaime, owner of One Lucky Dog; Pogo, a Chihuahua Terrier mix;Mark and his dogAtlas, crossing the street. Mark is a volunteer for Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida. He ended up adoptingAtlas after fostering him. In the world of rescue, Mark is what is known as a foster failure. Lucky for Atlas.Henry, a five-year-old Beagle. Piper, a Yellow Lab. Reno Downtown Joint is on 4th Street N., in St. Pete. west palm beach Wow, how times have changed. In 2011, Laurie Steele created an eventin West Palm Beach because she had anew dog, Scooter, and she thoughtthere werent enough dog-friendlyevents in the area. This past September25, the 5th Annual West Palm BeachPup Crawl has doubled in size, closingdown two blocks of Clematis Street.More than a dozen charities and ven-(Above): Brygida Trzaska and her teacup dors participated, including Kibblez ofChihuahua, Snuggles. (Far right): Kim strolls Love, a West Palm Beach animal foodwith her Pugs, Roxy and Kahlua. bank, which helps about 400 familiesPhotography by Richard Graulich. each year who cannot afford food forKibblez of Love Pet Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) their pets.non-profit charity. KibblezOfLove.org For information on next yearscrawl: PupCrawlWPB.com86 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'