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The Winner of the 1st Annual Mutt Madness!!

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

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

Our winner -- JAKE

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

Let the tallying begin!

Monday, March 30th, 2009

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!

Championship Match Up

Friday, March 27th, 2009

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!

Jake -- Go UNC!

 

Cooper -- Go Tarheels!

Cooper -- Go Tarheels!

Final Four Voting is over

Friday, March 27th, 2009

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?

Final Four — Let the voting begin

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

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 showing his Carolina pride

Cooper shows his Carolina pride

Teddy loves that Carolina blue

Teddy loves that Carolina blue

 

Match up #2: Jake VS. Quigley

Jake cheers for Carolina every chance he gets!

Jake cheers for Carolina every chance he gets!

Quigley is proud to be a Carolina fan

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!

Here are the Terrific Ten!

Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Introducing our Terrific Ten!

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

Teddy in his Carolina Blue argyle

Murphy for Duke

Murphy for Duke

Bennett for the Wolfpack

Bennett for the Wolfpack

Matchup #2 — Smalls vs. Sugar vs. Quigley

Smalls loves Carolina

Smalls loves Carolina

Sugar roots for NC State

Sugar roots for NC State

Quigley -- #1 Carolina fan

Quigley -- #1 Carolina fan

Matchup #3 — Carolina vs. Jake

Carolina -- need we say more?

Carolina -- need we say more?

 

Jake is proud to wear Carolina Blue

Jake is proud to wear Carolina Blue

Matchup #4 — Cooper vs. Zoe

Cooper loves the Tarheels!

Cooper loves the Tarheels!

Zoe is a Wolfpack fan

Zoe is a Wolfpack fan

Mutt Madness – First Bracket Voting Tomorrow

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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.

Mutt Madness – Get your photos in NOW!

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

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!

Mutt Madness

Friday, March 6th, 2009

 

Is your pooch the biggest hoops fan on four legs? Enter Dogtopia\’s 1st Annual Mutt Madness and prove it!

Submit a picture of your dog sporting the colors of your favorite college by Sunday, March 22nd and they’ll be entered in our bracket-style competition! Submissions can be emailed to cary@dogdaycare.com or dropped off at the front desk.

We will have the blow-by-blow details and voting will be done by the “crowds” via the comments section of this blog. You’ll be able to share the link with family, friends, co-workers and anyone else you can to really get out the vote for your pooch! Make sure to sign up for the RSS feed below to get the latest news.

The First Round opens Monday, March 23rd and will continue every other day through-out the week until we reach our final 2!

Join us Sunday, March 22nd for the official kick-off at our Meet-up event! Bring your spirited dog to the party and will take a photo. You can enter the contest right then! You must RSVP by phone by March 18th in order to attend.

We may not have a big trophy or a net for our winner to cut down, but the biggest fan will receive a basket of goodies, including gift certificates, toys, and unique gifts.

Oh – and the most important thing of all… bragging rights!

Sneak Preview: Calling all NCAA fans

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

 

Rah! Rah! Rah! If you and your dog are collegiate fans, we want you!

We will be announcing shortly a new contest to showcase your team spirit. Keep checking this blog for upcoming details!

Go Team! Go Team! Go Team!

P.S. Sign up for the RSS at the bottom of the page to get the latest news!



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