CONTEST WINNERS INCLUDE LOCAL `MIGHTY DOGS'.Byline: - Carol Bidwell Five local pooches with canine can-do attitudes are winners in this year's Mighty Dog 2000 Calendar Photo Contest, sponsored by parent company Friskies. Mighty Dog is marketed specifically for small dogs, and each owner who entered the contest had to send a photo plus write a short essay about why his dog was a ``mighty'' dog. The essay, the photo and general creativity each counted for a third of the points awarded to the hundreds of dogs entered. The local winners include: Remy, a Lhasa apso Lhasa apso (lä`sə ăp`sō), breed of small, alert nonsporting dog developed in Tibet many centuries ago. It stands about 11 in. (27.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13 to 15 lb (5.9–6.8 kg). owned by Joyce Hoebel of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , who was named grand prize winner and the calendar's cover dog. Peggy Sue, Tonka Bear and Cootie Bug, a trio of pugs For other uses of "pug", see Pug (disambiguation). Pugs is a compiler and interpreter for the Perl 6 programming language, started on February 1 2005 by Audrey Tang. Overview owned by Rachel M. Pearson and Alicia Hernandez of Montrose, who are featured for the month of March. Panda Sue Potsticker, a Boston terrier Boston terrier, breed of small, lively nonsporting dog developed in the United States in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands between 14 and 17 in. (35.6–43.2 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 13 to 25 lb (5.9–11.3 kg). owned by Karen Freidenberger of Burbank, who's featured in the month of August. Remy's grand prize winner status netted her owner $2,500 and a one-year supply of Mighty Dog dog food. Friskies is also donating 25 cases of Mighty Dog food to the local humane society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of of each winner's choice. The calendars cost $7.95, or only $1 with 30 UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). symbols as proof of purchase from cans of Mighty Dog. To order the 2000 Mighty Dog Calendar, call (800) 538-8327 for order forms or check store displays. Send forms and payment to: 2000 Mighty Dog Calendar Photo Contest, P.O. Box 1400, Young America, Minn. 55594-1400. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--2) Panda Sue Potsticker, left, a Boston terrier owned by Karen Freidenberger of Burbank, will grace the Mighty Dog 2000 calendar in August. Grand prize winner Remy, a Lhasa apso owned by Joyce Hoebel of Santa Monica, is the calendar's cover dog. |
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