Voting Has Begun for People Magazine and Pedigree's 'Cutest Rescue Dog' Contest

The 2024 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® has found its 10 finalists, and now it is time to vote for your favorite. This is such a wonderful contest and does so much to shine the spotlight on dog adoption, and the Pedigree brand has always done so much in their efforts to help rescue pets and animal shelters.

Each of these entrants are just too cute for words.

From the People Magazine website:

We received thousands of rescue pup entries from all over the country -and narrowed the submissions down to 10 adorable finalists.Now, it's time to vote for your favorite. From Aug. 21 to Sep. 20, visit once a day to vote for your favorite finalist.

Once the voting phase ends, the three dogs with the most votes will move on to judging, where the hosts (and rescue dog owners) of The Talk, and judges from PEOPLE, and the PEDIGREE® brand, will choose the grand prize winner.

The Grand Prize Winner Will Receive:A custom photo shoot

A feature in PEOPLE magazine and on People.com

A year's supply of dog food from the PEDIGREE® brand

$1,000 donation to the pet rescue organization of the winner's choice

When you click the 'Vote Now' button you can see all of the absolutely adorable finalists .

All About Last Year's Winner

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Last year's top dog was a little one-eyed terrier-mix named Hobie that belongs to Christin Bernhardt and her husband Joern Riemer. The coupled adopted Hobie in 2002 from the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter.

Hobie was a street dog from Tijuana, Mexico, where he was found with severe glaucoma, which eventually led to the removal of his left eye.

This sweet little pup beat out 8,000 other furry hopefuls to win the title of 2023's Cutest Rescue Dog.

People Magazine reported, "She and Riemer brought Hobie home soon after, on July 17, 2022. Since then, Hobie — who was a little skittish for the first two weeks after his adoption — has fully acclimated to his new life.

"We have this ritual on the weekend mornings: I have coffee, he crawls up on my lap, and I hold him like a baby," Bernhardt says.

"He could do this for hours," she adds. "He's a very sweet, mild-mannered little boy." Especially when it comes to other animals.

Bernhardt often catches him cuddling with their senior dog Zoe. Along with car rides and trips to the beach, one of Hobie's favorite activities is visiting the pet store to see the adoptable cats."

Here's wishing the best of luck to all this year's contestants!