Our very own Dogster member Pugsly, is a semi-finalist in the First Annual Worldwide Fido Awards, premiering Oct. 5th on Nick at Nite.

A blues-singing beagle, a bull dog who can skateboard and flush the toilet on command and a Jack Russell terrier who can jump rope and walk up steps backward are among the semifinalists as the final round of voting begins for the top six pups who will compete for the champion title on the First Annual Worldwide Fido Awards, airing in primetime, Sunday, Oct. 5, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite.

The one-hour special event hosted by actor/comedian Fred Willard (Best in Show) will showcase the six Fido finalists and best of WorldwideFido.com’s user-generated videos, where one lucky dog will ultimately be crowned the 2008 Worldwide Fido winner.

Fans can vote now on www.worldwidefido.com to determine the finalist in each of the six categories, including “Cutest Dog,” “Best Dressed,” “Best Voice,” “Most Outrageous,” “Best Trick” and “Dog/Owner Look-Alike.”

Pugsly is entered in the “Best Voice” competition for singing I Love You.  In order for him to get on Nick at Nite he needs to make it into the finals.  Take a look at his video and then put your big, or small, paw on the vote button. You have to vote on the actual Fido site.

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The Obama article was posted  simply for the express purpose of letting  his dog loving supporters know it’s out there.

Since there is no Canines For McCain, if someone starts one please let me know, here’s what I have found for his dog loving supporters. After all…turnabout is fair play.

There was a poll done recently to find out which candidate pet owners were more likely to support. The winner, ladies and gentlemen, was McCain.

An AP-Yahoo! News poll found that pet owners favor McCain over Obama 42 percent to 37 percent, with dog owners particularly in McCain’s corner.

“I think a person who owns a pet is a more compassionate person – caring, giving, trustworthy. I like pet owners,” said Janet Taylor of Plymouth, Mass.

Taylor, who described herself as a retired stay-at-home wife, owns two cats, Lady Jane Taylor and Mr. Tommy Katz.

Richard Powell, 79, of Spokane, Wash., whose dog passed away last fall, said if a person owns a pet that “tells you that they’re responsible at least for something, for the care of something.”

He said pet ownership wouldn’t make a difference in his vote, but if a president owns a pet, then “I’m glad to know they like animals.”

Christina Duffney, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club, said “you usually connect with things that you’re familiar with, so that could be a part of” why pet owners lean toward McCain.

It also found that cat lovers lean towards McCain as well, that’s for all the Catsters out there.

If your pup wants to show his support for a candidate they can order one of these cool looking shirts, available for both candidates.

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Just wanted to give all Dogster members a heads up that the voting in the People’s Choice in The Humane Society of the United States’ Dogs of Valor Awards ends today at 5PM.

This is one way HSUS acknowledges the life-saving actions of animals, and there are four incredible finalists who have helped when people needed them most. I urge you to head on over and read about their achievements. Then just select the finalist whose story makes you all wobbly in the knees.

Don’t walk, run over to the site and cast your vote now!

You can watch humanesociety.org/dogsofvalor on Friday, when the People’s Choice winner and the Valor Dog of the Year in the Companion and Working Dog categories are revealed.

You can see more about the program and the link for voting on Wayne Pacelle’s blog at HSUS.

Thanks to Meghan Goss at HSUS for the reminder.

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