Royal LePage Team Realty in Ottawa is getting local artisans/trades to build designer doghouses that will be auctioned off on June 12 in a live auction. Sales rep and fundraiser organiser Peggy Blair says there will also be a silent auction. Damon Bennett of Holmes on Homes will be a celebrity judge of the doghouses, along with Leanne Cusack of CTV and Mayor Jim Watson.

“So far, we have a red Snoopy doghouse, one that looks like a barn, one of reclaimed wood, one of wrought iron from a local blacksmith, two repurposed TV consoles and so on, so we’re getting lots of creative entries,” says Blair.

Local restaurants and bars will be hosting “Yappy Hours”  in the weeks leading up to the event. All proceeds are going to the Ottawa Humane Society. For information:  www.HomeswithWoofs.wordpress.com.