Dogtopia of Cary, NC Blog

What a matchup! Cooper took a commanding lead early in the match but by the halfway mark, Jake was starting to show his strength. Both dogs rallied and a clear winner was not decided until the last couple hours of the matchup.

With 68% of the votes, our winner is…

JAKE!!

Our winner -- JAKE

 Congratulation to Jake — Our 1st Annual Mutt Madness Winner!!

What a wonderful voter turnout we had for the 1st annual Mutt Madness. We are currently tallying the votes and we will announce the winner tomorrow!

Make sure and sign up below for the RSS feed to get the latest results!

Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest and to everyone who voted!

We’ve made it to the Championship Matchup. The Final Four had a tight matchup between Quigley and Jake. Quigley was in the lead until an early evening push by Jake fans. Matchup #2 had Jake with 58% of the votes. Matchup #1 was dominated by Cooper. He had 68% of the votes for his matchup.

Once again, please vote through the comment section for your favorite spirited pooch. Voting is now open until 11:59pm, Sunday, March 29. You may vote once per e-mail address and name. We’ve wiped the slate clean and either dog has the chance to win. The Championship is up for grabs. Make sure to tell your friends and family to get out and vote!

Championship Matchup:  Jake VS Cooper

Jake -- Go UNC!

Cooper -- Go Tarheels!

Thank you to everyone who voted. We received almost 1000 votes! At a glance, it looks like both match ups will be close!

We will be posting the Championship match late tonight and you will have until 11:59pm, Sunday, March 29th to vote.

Who will be the 1st annual Mutt Madness winner?

Here are our Final Four!

We tallied up the votes and it was very close in all 4 match ups. Please vote using the comment section at the bottom of this entry. You will have until 11:59 pm, Thursday, March 26th to vote. Voting will close at midnight and any votes after the polls have closed will not be counted.

You may vote for one or both match ups. Duplicate votes (same name or e-mail addresses) will only be counted once.

Match up #1:  Cooper VS. Teddy

Cooper shows his Carolina pride

Teddy loves that Carolina blue

Match up #2: Jake VS. Quigley

Jake cheers for Carolina every chance he gets!

Quigley is proud to be a Carolina fan

It is a Tar Heel sweep! Who will be in the championship match up? Who will be the first Mutt Madness winner??

Cast your vote NOW!

The voting for the Terrific Ten has closed. We will be tallying the votes this afternoon and late this evening we will be posting the Final Four.

Make sure to sign up for the RSS feed below to get the latest information on each matchup and on voting for your favorite Mutt Madness dog.

Voting:

In the comment section below, please put the matchup number and the name of the dog that will receive your vote. Cast your vote for 1 dog per matchup. You may vote for as many matchups as you would like. Voting for the Terrific Ten ends at midnight on Tuesday, March 24th.

Matchup #1 — Teddy vs. Murphy vs. Bennett

Teddy in his Carolina Blue argyle

Murphy for Duke

Bennett for the Wolfpack

Matchup #2 — Smalls vs. Sugar vs. Quigley

Smalls loves Carolina

Sugar roots for NC State

Quigley -- #1 Carolina fan

Matchup #3 — Carolina vs. Jake

Carolina -- need we say more?

Jake is proud to wear Carolina Blue

Matchup #4 — Cooper vs. Zoe

Cooper loves the Tarheels!

Zoe is a Wolfpack fan

Hi everyone!

Mutt Madness is underway and we have some great entrants. We will start with a Terrific Ten bracket. We will post the pictures late tonight and you will have until 9pm on Tuesday to place your vote.

Make sure to forward this blog to all your friends and family to get them to vote as well.

Enjoy!

P.S. How to vote: click on the comment section and write in the name of the dog.

We’ve been preparing like crazy for the Mutt Madness Photo Contest. Chris and I were up late, late, late, making posters for today’s Meetup event.

If you were unable to attend today, please send off your pictures by 7pm this evening to cary@dogdaycare.com . We would like to see as many photos as possible.

We will getting the photos up here for voting shortly. Keep an eye out for them.

Enjoy the games!

We’ve got a few ways to help stretch those doggy dollars.

1) Referrals: Do you have friends who have dogs? Do they have daycare or boarding needs? How about suggesting Dogtopia? Refer 5 friends to Dogtopia for daycare or boarding services and receive a 5 day pass.  WOW! Your friends use Dogtopia and you get a 5 day pass - what a great deal!

2) Mutt Madness: Enter your dog into the Mutt Madness photo contest. It’s as simple as 1,2,3. 1) Dress your dog in their (o.k. maybe your) favorite college colors or apparel. 2) Take a photo of your FANtastic dog 3) Submit your picture to us via e-mail at cary@dogdaycare.com or in person. We will place pictures in our bracket style contest to be voted on by Dogtopia of Cary customers. You could win a basket full of all types of goodies including a Dogtopia gift certificate.

 3) Wee Wednesday and Fun Friday events at Dogtopia: Enjoy a full day of dog daycare at the 1/2 day price ($17). Wee Wednesday will take place on March 18th and Fun Friday will be March 25th. Please RSVP for these events!

4) Boarding: We are running a limited time only boarding special. Enjoy “Stimupup Pricing” for all your boarding needs. Your dog will get the same fantastic care and attention at a special price of $38 per night (reg. $45). If you are a daycare pass holder, your price is a paw (daycare day) plus $10 (reg. $17). Call today to make all your reservations and take advantage of this special, limited time pricing. Some restriction apply as well as some blackout dates (Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, and New Years week). Call today before time runs out!

5) Survey, Survey, Survey: Fill out a short survey about Dogtopia. It shouldn’t take very long. Each completed survey will be entered into a drawing for $100 doggy dollars. There will be two winners. We would love to hear what you have to say!

6) Write a review: Help us get the word out that the Dogtopia experience is top notch. In appreciation for writing a review, we would like to thank you with a $10 doggy dollars gift certificate. There are a number of places to write review: Yahoo, Google, Yelp, triangle.com, triangle411.com, insiderpages.com, etc.

7) Meetup events: Join our meetup group to enjoy free off leash play once a month. Your dog will be able to play with new doggies and you will get to meet some dog parents. It’s a win-win situation. You will need to sign up early because the spots fill up very fast! Visit our Meetup page for details and to sign up.

8 St. Patty’s Day: If your pup celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us at Dogtopia of Cary and you will be entered into a “Pot of Gold” raffle. One lucky winner will go home with a $10 gift certificate.

We are always working to provide more value to you. If you have any suggestions, let us know! We always appreciate hearing from you.