Parade puts on the dogs, despite cold weather

St. Louis, MN - "Not even temperatures in the teens could keep the thousands of dog lovers from kicking off St. Louis Mardi Gras in leather and tutus.The usual crowd, which numbers about 8,000 dogs and nearly 10 times as many humans, bundled up for the 13th annual Beggin' Strips Krewe of Barkus Pet Parade to walk with their pretty pooches or snap pictures of their favorites..."
Source: STLtoday.com, 2/21/2006