Collingwood and area News
The Blessing of Pets
By Judi McLeod
Sunday, October 8, 2006
It was the postcard perfect, small town autumn day, the burnished leaves finally showing their colours, the air crisp with the sun shining.
There were about 25 townsfolk gathered at the front steps of St. Mary's Church, "Our Lady of the Lake," in Collingwood, Ontario.
The occasion was not a wedding, but the Blessing of the Pets. Rather than a bevy of pretty maidens in bridesmaids dresses, were a variety of dogs, large and small, turned out in their best collars and brushed coats.
Indeed, the closest thing to resemble a groom's tuxedo was the black and white cocker Spaniel with somber, soulful eyes.
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