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Top Dogs: Queen Village and Northern Liberties Spokesdog Finalists Announced, Judging Ceremony Dates Set

May 11, 2012
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The online votes have been cast and tallied, and the 15 finalists in each neighborhood (Queen Village and Northern Liberties) have been announced! Visit the Philly Water's Best Friend page to see and learn more about the dogs who will be competing for the spokesdog title. The judging and awards ceremonies have been scheduled:

Queen Village: Saturday, June 2 at 10 a.m. Mario Lanza Park, 2nd and Queen streets

Northern Liberties: Saturday, June 9 at 3 p.m. Liberty Lands, 913-961 N. 3rd St.

Congratulations to the finalists and thank you to all the dogs and owners who participated in the online voting. Thousands of votes were cast—join us at one or both of the judging ceremonies as the competition heats up.

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Final Day to Vote for Your Favorite Spokesdog

May 1, 2012
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Today is the final day to vote online for your favorite spokesdog. Vote for your favorite dog in Queen Village and Northern Liberties. The next phase of the Philly Water's Best Friend competition will be a judging and awards ceremony in each neighborhood in June. Details to come!

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Vote Now or Forever Hold Your Leash: Less Than Two Weeks Left to Vote for Your Favorite Spokesdog

Apr 19, 2012
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Polls for the 2012 Philly Water's Best Friend Competition close on May 1. That means you have less than two weeks to cast your vote online for your favorite spokesdog in Queen Village and Northern Liberties. Thousands of votes have already been cast to pick the 15 finalists in each neighborhood. Each neighborhood will hold a pageant in June to select an ambassadog to help educate residents and fellow dog-walkers about the negative impacts of dog waste on our rivers and streams. Dog waste that is not picked up can run off into storm drains, where it enters waterways, spreads harmful bacteria, and breeds algae that can kill local fish. 

Vote for the Queen Village spokesdog

Vote for the Northern Liberties spokesdog

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Premier Philly Pup Poll Presently Popular Among Participants

Mar 8, 2012
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The online polls for the Philly Water's Best Friend Competition opened a week ago today, and voter turnout so far has been incredible—more than 1,000 votes have already been cast online for the "canine-didates" in Queen Village and Northern Liberties. A Jack Russell from Northern Liberties, Penny, even has a Facebook page for her campaign! We suspect some of the other dogs have Super PACs (or just a very loyal base).

Vote for your favorite dog in Queen Village and Northern Liberties until May 30, and remember to pick up pet waste to keep our rivers and streams clean.

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Spokesdog Contest Countdown: Two Days Left to Enter Your Dog!

Feb 14, 2012
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Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Don't forget to register your dog for the Philly Water's Best Friend competition! Registration ends tomorrow. Don't "fur"get. Take a "paws" from your busy day and do it now. Don't make us "unleash" more dog puns.

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Dog Days: Countdown to the Philly Water's Best Friend Competition

Jan 20, 2012
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Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Only 26 days left to register your pooch for the Philly Water's Best Friend competition! The dogs pictured above are only some of the entries in the contest to be the Philadelphia Water Department's spokesdog, an honor that comes with perks, prizes and the responsibility of teaching others to clean up pet waste and keep our rivers and streams clean. Registration ends February 15—don't miss your chance to enter your dog, have an online profile made and participate in the online voting process (which starts March 1) and awards ceremony in your neighborhood.

Visit our spokesdog page to learn more about the competition and register your dog (come on, Queen Village—NoLibs is way ahead of you).

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Queen Village, Northern Liberties Spokesdog Competitions Are Under Way

Jan 3, 2012
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Dog owners in Queen Village and Northern Liberties have unleashed their hounds (figuratively), as registration is now open for the 2012 Philly Water's Best Friend competition in those neighborhoods. To read about the prizes, perks and contest guidelines, check out the Spokesdog page, where you learn how picking up pet waste keeps our local waterways clean, enter your dog and size up the competition so far. Registration is open until Feb. 15, and the finalists will compete in a judging and awards ceremony in their respective neighborhoods.

In related news, here's Northern soul act the Olympics and their 1966 single "Baby, Do The Philly Dog":

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Does Your Dog Have Spokesdog Star Potential?

Dec 15, 2011
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Registration opens today for the 2012 Philly Water's Best Friend Spokesdog Competition. The Philadelphia Water Department is looking for two eco-friendly dogs—one in Northern Liberties and one in Queen Village—to help keep Philly's waterways clean by educating the public about proper disposal of pet waste. "Doo" the right thing: Always pick up after your pet and never put pet waste in a storm drain.

To read about the prizes, perks and contest guidelines, check out the Spokesdog page, where you can find out more about the competition and enter your dog. Registration is open until Feb. 15, and the finalists will compete in a judging and awards ceremony in their respective neighborhoods.

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