While the fifth Annual Yappy Holidays Mutt Mixer drew a menagerie of humans and dogs to Morgan Junction's City Dog magazine and West Side Yoga and "Doga"- yoga with your dog, a few purebred party crashers were spotted.

Westwood Village resident Brandie Ahlgren, magazine founder and editor, hosted. Brenda Bryan and Kelly Page, founders of West Side Yoga Doga, were on hand to greet their guests, pet the dogs, and raise money for "Dogs Deserve Better," a national non-profit with the slogan "Don't Chain Dogs!" Page is a Washington State representative for the organization.

While City Dog photographer Julie Klegg was roving the room, a second photographer, Karen Ducey, a former PI photographer, was busy posing dogs by a Christmas tree in a side room to also raise money for the dog rights charity. At one point Ducey posed nine small dogs and several pet-owners in a single shot, much like herding cats.

"We had 100 RSVP's for people, and 75 for dogs," said Ahlgren, who seemed cheerfully frantic catering both to her two-legged and four-legged guests pouring into, and prancing around, the side-by-side editorial room and yoga space.

Snickers, a nine year-old Apricot English Mastiff, one of the mixer's alpha-dogs, was sporting reindeer antlers and bells. According to her owner, Jen Rosenbrook, who lives near High Point, Snickers is a therapy dog.

"She works with high-risk youth to calm them down, and goes to Childrens Hospital to visit sick patients. They feel more relaxed and happy around her. I also I rescue dogs from Thailand. They fly them over to me and I foster and rehome them."

Referring to Snickers, Rosenbrook said, "These are all her friends that she's had for a long time and I have met some of my very best friends at mutt mixers and 'group Doga.' It keeps me connected."

City Dog Magazine and West Side Yoga Doga are located at 6417 Fauntleroy Way SW.