One of the many events that disappeared from the calendar this year as a consequence of Covid was the Rose City Classic Dog Show. A local favorite and one of the largest such shows in the country, it is normally held at the Expo Center in mid-January. It is a show that has always had a tone of its own. The snoots are there, of course (both owners and dogs), but not in the numbers needed to co-opt the general ambiance. One was just as likely to find a dog named Rex wandering about as one named Baron of Crofton.
Inspired by the Rose Festival’s “Porch Parade” (the Festival’s answer, running May 31-June 13, to the cancellation of its Grand Floral extravaganza), I have cobbled together belatedly a down-market homage to the Rose City Classic—the “Pooch Parade,” a cynophile-friendly selection of archived photographs from Portland’s dog-dappled streets.
Studying Menu, 2019
Sleeping Dog Lies, 2016
Sidekick, 2018
Suspicious Bassett, 2012
Introduction, 2016
Passenger, 2014
Dining Alfresco, 2019
Admiration, 2017
Two of a Kind, 2014
Grooming, 2018
Ebony and Ivory, 2018
Argyle Sweater, 2013
Dog on Leash, 2019
Family, 2019
Benched, 2014
