Once again I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Dogs in Disguise contest – whether by entering your dog in or simply casting your vote. We had over 2000 votes this year!!!
And now, what you’ve all been waiting for:
Once again I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Dogs in Disguise contest – whether by entering your dog in or simply casting your vote. We had over 2000 votes this year!!!
And now, what you’ve all been waiting for:
Voting for the 2009 Dogs in Disguise contest is now open! Voting will take place until Saturday October 31st, 2009 at noon.
Thanks to everyone who participated and helped to raise $220 for BARK Rescue!

$75 gift certificate for prints by photographer Liz Kerrison.
Treat your Dog @ Bark & Fitz with Bath & Tidy Spa Date (includes bath, brush out & blow dry, ear cleaning, pawdicure, nail clip, face & toosh trim) at our Westboro or Kanata Grooming Salon $40 worth of treats from the BARK & FITZ collection (bakery treats, bottle or tin treats, sizzlin liver or Nechako Valley bones or chews)
Bonus gift of choice from our bargain bin of discontinued items.
Firstly I want to say a GREAT BIG thank you to everyone who participated in this event, whether you entered your dog or voted online. We have had an overwhelming response with over 1500 email addresses registered to vote on the Dogs in Disguise. Everyone who participated looked great and the voting was SO CLOSE in some of the categories.
We raised a total of $230 for Hopeful Hearts with this event
Winners will need to come in to Bark and Fitz to claim their prize. Please call to let them know which location you are going to pick up your prize from.
First place winners will receive a prize package including a $50 Gift Certificate for Bark and Fitz, A 1 hr photo shoot with Liz from the Ottawa Dog Blog, a FREE pass for The Dog House Doggy Day Care and a 4×6 print of your photo from the contest.

This was a VERY close one. Charlie as “Halloween” won by only 2 votes! He had a total of 162 votes.

Caleb the scary looking Pirate saying “arrrrrrrrrrrgh” won with 227 votes.

The Rock Band Dogs belong to Amanda, from Bark and Fitz who has generously forfeited her winnings to the second place winner, therefore congratulations to…

Izabella and Karuzo as the Bride and Groom! They won with a total of 245 votes.

Bubba and Karine the Pirates won with a whopping 392 votes!
Keep reading for the second place winners.
Second place winners will receive a free treat choice from the Bark & Fitz treat collection: Bottle training treats, Biscuit Tin, Sizzlin Liver or Training Treat Liver and a 4×6 print of your photo from the contest.

Bella as a cowgirl came in VERY CLOSE second with 160 votes.

Oreo as Evlis won second place with 208 votes.

Trice as Hannibal Licker came in second with 224 votes.

Buffy the Lobster and the Fisherman won second place with a grand total of 217 votes!
To see all of the entries, please click here.
The segment aired this morning at 7:50am and luckily they post all of their archives online. To listen to the clip, please click here or visit the Ottawa Morning Show Archives and check out Trick or Treat: gone to the dogs under October 30th, 2008.
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