Crista Hecht Photography

Divas Unleased 2008: South End Halloween Pet Parade

October 26, 2008 - Ashley O'Leary, 25, of Beverly, Mass., pets her dog, Bruce, a one-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, before the start of Divas Unleashed 2008, the South End's Annual Halloween Pet Parade in Boston, Mass., an event that donates money to the ASPCA. The half-mile parade started in the South End and ended at Boston Common where judges voted on the best pet halloween costumes. "I came a couple years ago and it was a lot of fun," O'Leary says. "It's for a really good cause."


October 26, 2008 - Iman Balboni, 14, of Beverly, Mass., walks Bruce, a one-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, as Bruce's owner, Ashley O'Leary, 25, of Beverly, right, walks next to them in Divas Unleashed 2008, the South End's Annual Halloween Pet Parade in Boston, Mass., an event that donates money to the ASPCA. The half-mile parade started in the South End and ended at Boston Common where judges voted on the best pet halloween costumes. "I was going to have him say 'Bark for Obama,' but I decided not to make political arguments," O'Leary says.


October 26, 2008 - Ashley O'Leary, 25, of Beverly, Mass., gets ready to reward her dog, Bruce, a one-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, with peanut butter ice cream from J.P. Licks, an ice cream store in Boston, Mass. after finishing Divas Unleashed 2008, the South End's Annual Halloween Pet Parade in Boston, an event that donates money to the ASPCA. The half-mile parade started in the South End and ended at Boston Common where judges voted on the best pet halloween costumes.


October 26, 2008 - Ashley O'Leary, 25, of Beverly, Mass., waits with her dog, Bruce, a one-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, to hear the winners of the costume contest for Divas Unleashed 2008, the South End's Annual Halloween Pet Parade in Boston, Mass., an event that donates money to the ASPCA. The half-mile parade started in the South End and ended at Boston Common where judges voted on the best pet halloween costumes. O'Leary and Bruce won second place for originality with a prize of a one night stay and dinner at InterContinental Hotel in Boston. "It's really important for people to vote and if I can use my dog, so be it," O'Leary says.

October 26, 2008 - Ashley O'Leary, 25, of Beverly, Mass., walks off the stage with her dog, Bruce, a one-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever, after Divas Unleashed 2008, the South End's Annual Halloween Pet Parade in Boston, Mass., an event that donates money to the ASPCA. The half-mile parade started in the South End and ended at Boston Common where judges voted on the best pet halloween costumes. O'Leary and Bruce won second place for originality. Their prize was a one night stay and dinner at InterContinental Hotel in Boston.