Dogtopia of Cary, NC Blog

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!

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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!

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

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!

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!