Roanoke’s Top Dogs – Vote For Your Favorite!

It was no easy task, but from the hundreds of photos you submitted our staff selected the following twelve finalists in our first ever Top Dogs contest! Now it’s YOUR turn to help us pick the winner!

View the images below (click the thumbnails to enlarge) then vote for your favorite using the form at the end of this page. The winning dog will receive a professional photo shoot and appear in our March/April issue. Only one ballot per valid email address is allowed, and voting ends at midnight on January 19, 2020. Thank you!

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