Voting has now closed.
We’ve got a great bunch of entrants in our third annual Top Dog competition, but who will be the leader of the pack in 2018?
Cast your vote below. The winner and two runners-up will be announced at the Great Get-Together in Grove Hall Park on Saturday 23 June.
Voting closes at 6pm on Friday 22 June. To prevent “election fraud” votes are limited to six per household. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look like the vote has registered, it has been counted.
Betsy
AGE: 2
LIKES: Being the centre of attention. Relaxing. Long walks.
Playing ball in the park.
DISLIKES: Loud noises.
BEST TALENT: Being very cute.
Ham
AGE: 5
LIKES: Sitting under high-chairs waiting for food to drop.
DISLIKES: Olivia stealing his attention and the usual cats and squirrels.
BEST TALENT: De-stressing his mum and dad.
Pudding
AGE: 5
LIKES: Food, rocks (chasing them, diving for them) paddling in streams, long muddy walks and chasing cats out of his garden all in that order.
DISLIKES: Boing to the vets, going to the groomers and baths.
BEST TALENT: can make any food disappear in under 5 seconds.
Pebbles
AGE: 8 months
LIKES: Meeting new doggy friends. Sirloin Steak – medium / well done. Socks from the washing machine.
Racing around Grove Hall Park chasing her ball. Shoe insoles Snuggles and wet kisses.
High fives. Unguarded picnic sandwiches. Peanut butter on carrot sticks. Teddies. Classical music at nap time.
DISLIKES: Deliveroo delivery guys with motorbike helmets.
Postmen. Squirrels. Cats who don’t want to play. People who shout.
Brococli. Bathtime
BEST TALENT: Playing football with her multi-coloured ball (left side attacking midfield).
Being cute and cuddly.
Avoiding going home from the park.
Spocky
AGE: 1
LIKES: Eating anything from leaves to moss to tasty chicken sticks. Playing in Grove Hall Park with any dog that comes my way (and generally anywhere I see another dog).
Running around and around and around in circles.
Chasing the occasional wood pigeon despite them taking off way before I reach them. And a bit of sunbathing doesn’t go amiss 🐾
DISLIKES: Being left alone. Taking my toys and not giving them back. Not a fan of the door being knocked unless someone nice comes through it and rubs my tummy. Those Bath things are a bit annoying too.
BEST TALENT: Playing hide and seek and not being found alongside chewing expensive shoes and things I’m not meant to.
Nell
AGE: 4
LIKES: Chasing balls, stealing scraps, hunting cats (except Rocky, obviously: she is Top Dog, and Cat), lounging anywhere she shouldn’t.
DISLIKES: Cats. Jack Russells.
BEST TALENT: Very good goalkeeper, Good on her hind legs, Happy soul.