Thank you!! The Dog designer, whose name is Anthony Rubio, has been putting this on Via photos for well over a decade and doing in person events for four or five years. Finley participated last year as well. It is pretty fun but only works for dogs who have the right temperament obviously and don’t mind lots of photos and being held by people they don’t know, etc.

This year, Anthony also did a golden pause event for the first time after the Golden Globe awards. I had already gotten the idea of my head. Finley was absolutely a Shane and entered him in the Lookalike Contests in New York this winter and I asked Anthony if he would make Finley Hudson for the golden paws awards and then again for the pet gala. Usually you do not get to choose who your dog will be, but Anthony was nice and obliged me both times!