Dogs of all sizes and breeds and their human companions partied at Hotel Palomar’s pet-friendly happy hour benefiting the SPCA of Texas Tuesday night. Among the treats: beef-broth snow cones from Enticed shaved ice truck, which were offered upon donating to the SPCA.
While the grown-ups sipped on vino and “Hibiscuit Smash” cocktails and noshed on tasty bites from Central 214, Higgins — the hotel’s ambassador beagle — made new four-legged friends inside the elegant hotel lobby.
As hotel staff refilled doggie bowls and passed around treats, SPCA of Texas president James Bias and friends — Todd Rogers, Mark Evans, Jessica and Kevin Beals, Cyndi Phelps, and Andrew Bottomley — stopped to marvel at the dog costumes.
Particularly impressive were Kathy Oszustowicz’s Boston terrier Pokey in a pink polka-dot outfit; Paige Mayeux’s dog Sumo in butterfly wings; Stephanie Thornhill’s poodle Baxter in plaid pants; and Natalie McDaniel, who wore a red-and-white ensemble to match her dog Henry’s.
Sam Tucker, Hotel Palomar’s director of sales and marketing, gathered all of the doggies to announce the winners of the best-dressed awards. Pokey took home the grand prize, but Sumo came in a close second.
As the crowd cheered and barked, each winner received a patterned tote and a Hotel Palomar gift certificate to use toward an overnight stay.
Stephanie Allen, Penny
Myrna and Bob Schlegel, Margot Perot.Photo by Tamytha Cameron and Kelly Alexander
Peter and Amy Baldwin, John and Debbie Tolleson, Kacy and Carter Tolleson.Photo by Tamytha Cameron and Kelly Alexander
