Competition Contest News

Huntington is one of the finalists in the competition for $100,000 to use for a dog park, but current standings are now hidden.

Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Canines Denzel Washington and Thomas Cook prepare to compete in Northampton's ...
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
DOGS named Denzel Washington and Thomas Cook are aiming to prove they have the perfect pedigree to win this year's Northampton's Got Talent competition. Following last week's appeal for unusual acts to enter the competition, dog owner Claire-Louise ...

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Surf Dog Raises $100000 for Disabled Surfers & Charity
Surfline.com Surf News
She will be surfing with the Association of Amputee Surfers , attending the VA Sports Clinic, competing in the Surf City Surf Dog competition, which she is a charity partner for, and working with special needs kids at the Best Day Foundation event. ...

New Twist in "Bark For Your Park" Contest
State Journal
Huntington is one of the finalists in the competition for $100000 to use for a dog park, but current standings are now hidden. HUNTINGTON -- As the city of Huntington competes for a $100000 prize to benefit four-legged friends, the "Bark For Your Park" ...
Bark park ballots put Lynchburg back in top spotWSLS

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A Bay Area city launches a campaign to get money to build a local dog park.

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Osbourne's £6k Ozzy puppy bid
The Sun
The "Prince of Darkness" quickly saw off the competition when the bidding started at £3000. Ozzy's wife, also a big dog-lover described the pet as "divine". The Beverly Hills bash was organised by a co-host from Sharon's US show The Talk. ...
Ozzy Osbourne `forks out $10000 for rescue puppy`Monsters and Critics.com

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It may not immediately come to mind as a major American holiday, but July 23 was National Hot Dog Day. July is also Hot Dog Month. To celebrate, teams of St. Paul and Minneapolis police officers faced off in an eating contest for charity.

Dread Central
Win a Signed Copy of the Dylan Dog Comic!
Dread Central
It's also a good idea to host a nifty contest to make sure that we do! In celebration of the Blu-ray and DVD release of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night 20th Century Fox in association with Dread Central is giving away two copies of the popular Dylan Dog comic ...

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We Love DC
Tucson: Canine mascot honored on new postage stamp, lookalike contest, pet ...
Tucson Citizen
Museum exhibits detailing Owney's adventures will be displayed and a storyteller will recount the dog's brave journeys for children of all ages. From 5 to 6 pm on Monday, Aug. 1, the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave., ...
Owney the postal dog deliversWashington Post

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Dogs are not a postman's best friend
msnbc.com
While the Postmaster General is mulling the future of 3700 post offices across the nation because of competition from e-mail and the Internet, there is another, lesser-known cost that the service has to deal with: medical expenses from dog attacks. ...

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The North Platte Telegraph The Lincoln County Fair is going to the dogs. The cattle dogs, that is.

Scraggly pup Yoda named World's Ugliest Dog
Jackson Clarion Ledger
AP Yoda reaches out for her victory trophy after winning the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday, June 24, 2011, in Petaluma, Calif. / The Associated Press PETALUMA, CALIF. — Yoda's short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, ...

Calling All Listeners: SiriusXM's The Phone Show Launches as Weekly Series on ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The Phone Show originally aired on Raw Dog Comedy as a week-long special that featured "practice rounds," a live one-hour competition, and tens of thousands of calls. Now, host Steve Sturniolo is back taking calls, hanging up, and handing out a cash ...

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Success at Buckeye DockDogs Is a One - Two Punch
Patch.com
Handlers say a dog's natural drive and a perfect throw make for the biggest leaps in this dock-jumping competition. By Kate Spirgen Marcie the Labrador Retriever goes right after the toy in a big jump during the Big Air Wave Competition #3. ...

BARK Open Day
Ballymoney Times
There will also be a dog competition with ten different categories to participate in. Admission is free and there will be a barbecue provided by the Adelphi Hotel in Portrush with all proceeds going towards the kennels. The organisers of the Open Day ...

Pox on dollar, euro makes Swissie good as gold
MarketWatch
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) — Call it a race to the bottom, an ugly-dog contest or a pox on both their houses, but the battle between the dollar and the euro for the title of world's most troubled currency shows no sign of ...

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Daily Times asks readers to enter the 'Cutest Pet Contest'
Delaware County Daily Times
The Wacky Walk'r Store in Hatfield is sponsoring the contest. The store will give every dog adopted during the contest a free Wacky Walk'r bendable, stretchable leash. “Hopefully, from the contest, people will see that you're saving a life and making ...

Thame Today
You'd be barking mad to miss this doggy day
Thame Today
Throughout the day there will be competitions including longest biscuit balance, child's best friend, waggiest tail and best trick. Each competition winner receives a certificate and a prize. Leading assistance dog trainer Nina Bondarenko, ...

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It's fetch taken to new heights, and dogs (and their humans) jump at the chance to compete.

On the air: live dog painting
SunLive
Read More A Tauranga man, described as one of New Zealand's top aerosol artists, is gearing up to promote a competition on the Good Morning Show. Graeme Hoete, aka G, will be painting a portrait of a dog live on the show. G pictured here with the Dog ...

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