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After a rough day, nothing makes you feel better than cute dogs and beer. And while we hope that Monday, October 28th doesn’t end up being a rough day for you, our friendly neighborhood pet store Bushwick Bark will be ready and waiting with the cure for what ails you if it is: at 7pm, the shop is hosting its inaugural annual Doggie Costume Contest, followed by a ‘pup crawl’ involving something called Doggie Beer for the canines and a bar tab for the human member of the costume contest’s winning team.