While searching for her first dog, Joelle Andres saw a photo of a scrappy-looking rat terrier on a pet adoption site and was immediately drawn to his face. "His eyes were very soulful, but he looked ...

PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE Brand is looking for its eighth winner. Whomever it may be, they could benefit by learning from the dogs who came before them. To ...

Voting for the 2025 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand has closed, and we are one step closer to crowning a winner. Meet the top three dogs of the canine ...

A local dog was named a finalist in PEOPLE’s World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest. Sugar, a 5-year-old pit bull terrier mix, formerly a rescue at the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County, is ...

Learn more about the PEOPLE and the PEDIGREE® brand judge for the 2025 World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering ...

Sugar the rescue dog is a finalist in People’s 2025 cutest rescue dog contest. A $1,000 prize will go to the Tacoma Pierce County Humane society if Sugar wins the national vote. Sugar’s story ...

It’s that time of year again: PEOPLE magazine is on the search for the World’s Cutest Dog. The magazine has partnered with Pedigree for the eighth year in a row. Entries are open most of the month, ...

"CBS Mornings" hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil, and Nate Burelson will also take part in the contest's judging phase and will announce the winner on October 8 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE ...