Tag archives: dog show

Best in Show is Back!
By Montecito Journal   |   July 21, 2026

Dogs don’t spend much time worrying about trophies. They’re generally content with a tennis ball, a shady patch of grass, and convincing strangers they haven’t eaten in days. Yet once a year, Rosewood Miramar transforms into a canine version of Westminster, where every wag carries a little extra swagger and every good dog seems convinced […]

Howlin’ Good Time at the Miramar
By Richard Mineards   |   August 27, 2024

Billionaire Rick Caruso’s oceanside hostelry, the Rosewood Miramar, went to the dogs at the weekend when it hosted its third annual Best in Show event with 50 cuddly canines of all shapes and sizes strutting their stuff with their proud owners on the blue carpeted runway on the Great Lawn! Judging the entrants were The […]

Blessings Porter: A Fur Friend to All
By Lyn Rejahl Pry   |   July 23, 2024

Blessings Porter has yet to meet a human he hasn’t liked. And, in his 14 years, he’s met hundreds of people. Since moving from Orange County to Montecito more than ten years ago, he’s become a frequent beachgoer on the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Miramar Beach’s oceanfront sand. He’s a favorite unofficial “ambassador” to other […]

Raise the Woof
By Richard Mineards   |   June 4, 2024

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara went to the dogs at the weekend! As part of a Pawsitively Fashionable event for Therapy Dogs of Santa Barbara, more than 62 entries of owners and their pets (presumably trying out for the cover of Dogue), dressed in striking colorful outfits representing stores from Santa Barbara to Solvang, including the Loom […]