Ottawa's corgi lovers muster in memory of late monarch

Bagpipes and barkingharmonized ina tribute to Queen Elizabeth IIon a rain-soaked afternoonin Ottawa.

Dog group OttawaCorgisand theSons of Scotland Pipe Band gatheredin Major's HillPark Sundayin memory of the latemonarch.

Drummers and bagpipers marched next totheFairmont Chteau Laurierhotel, while a cluster ofcorgis lolledin the wet grass.

A small herding dog originatingin Wales, the stumpy, rambunctious breedwas beloved by the Queen and became asymbol of her 70-year reign.

"We kind of found out about them originally throughthe Queen," saidElaine Huang, who brought her corgi, Tonkatsu, tothe park near Parliament Hill on Sunday.

Huang said she attended the march tojoin the Ottawa corgi community in rememberingQueen Elizabeth II.

"It was nice to come out all together and honour the Queen," she said.

Here are some photos from Sunday's memorial.