Open your mouth and make some noise!

This event honors achievement in Barking, Singing, and Howling. We are all very good at being noisy, and these athletes really exhibit champion noise-making.

When Bolo speaks, everyone listens! Congratulations on the gold medal!

Pacco: the howler heard 'round the world. Congratulations to our silver medalist!

Bronze medalist and tenor terrier Eric is singing the "Nessun Dorma" aria from the opera Turandot. Translation of Nessun Dorma: None shall sleep. You got that right, with all this noise! Eric, you are a true Paw-varotti!

The judges also awarded Izzie an honorable mention, who is surely saying something about his jean jacket - he either loves it or hates it! (I think it's cute, Izzie!)

Join the chorus! Who deserves your vote for this event?
(BTW, vote soon! The polls have to end by the last day of the Paw-Limpics, which unfortunately is coming soon. Also, if you have already voted in the Begging Face poll, I wrote down the number of votes but I had to restart it, because I am a doofus and inadvertently left cutie Stella off. Please go back and vote again if you want!)

Asta

Bogart

Clover

Jackson

Maggie

Mitch

Sumo

Sweepy

I Double Dog Dare You - another great contest!

I dare you all... to come up with a Dare of your own!

I am pleased to have been asked by my new friends at The Cat Realm to be a judge for the "Get Involved Dare," in honor of Anastasia. I am the only dog judge on the panel, which is quite an honor.

(Don't worry; you know cats make me sneezy and itchy, but not online!)

Please stop by their website, say hi, and take part in this fun contest. And if you have a Not-Of-My-Species Special Friend, dare them, too! And if you don't, make one!

Here's what Karl at the Cat Realm had to say about the contest:

One year ago at this day Anastasia went to the bridge. And instead of mourning her death today we decided to celebrate her life by holding another Dare, a tradition at The Cat Realm that she invented with her pink wig challenge.

We call this fourth Dare the "Get Involved Dare" because we want each and everyone of you to come up with a Dare of your own. You can Dare us to do anything - no violence of course! And try to keep it kitten friendly...
A panel of judges will vote on the best Dare and the winner will be the next Dare for everybody to do!

The rules are listed on the website. I know how talented you all are - please take part!

Dancing

Forget "Dancing with the Stars" - how about "Dancing with the Dogs"?

Congratulations to our winners in the Dancing event!

Yogui and his partner cha-cha'd their way to a gold medal!

Maggie taught her human a few moves and won the silver medal!

Girasol's solo ballet pirouette won the bronze medal!

Congratulations to all for their artistic, athletic dancing!

Amber-Mae

Biggie-Z

Charlie Daniels

Molly

Pacco

The Best Begging Face Event

UPDATED to include all of our fantastic athletes! Stella, I am sorry I am a doofus! Please note I have restarted the poll, but taken note of the votes that were already cast. Please vote again if you would like. And Stella is there now too!

What human could resist these pawesome begging faces?

Noah begged for and got the gold medal!

I hope Pacco got dinner after she took this picture - she at least got the silver medal!

Sumo earned the bronze medal with his dramatic begging face!

And congratulations to Clover, who won an "Honorable Mention" from the judges.

I have studied all of the entries very carefully for new techniques on making a great begging face to use with my humans. I hope everyone got what they were asking for! Whose face is your favorite? Vote on the left for the "Dogs' Choice" award!

Bogart

Charlie Daniels

George

Happy

Izzie

Jedi

Lorenza

Maggie

Mitch

Rocky

Stella

Sweepy

Yogui

Olympian update...

So, David Neville wasn't on TV last night because my mom was time-zone challenged. He ran this morning at 9:20 a.m. our time, which is 9:20 p.m. BEIJING time. So we know the results! But I won't give it away. He'll be on TV tonight. Sorry for the incorrect time info!

The People Olympics

Caught up on all the Pawlimpics news? Are you sad that Michael Phelps' events are over? Need someone to cheer for in the People Olympics tonight?

The men's 400 meter track and field final is on tonight around 9:20 p.m. And one of the Americans in the final is David Neville, who is a recent graduate of the music school where my dad got his degree and where my mom works! So we are cheering for him.

Also, a lot of the Dogs' Choice Award polls are REALLY close, so if you haven't voted yet, let your voice be heard! The winners will be announced on the final day of the Pawlimpics.

Team/Synchronized Sleeping

Earlier in the competition we saw the winners of the individual sleeping event. Today we give out the awards for excellence in team and synchronized sleeping.

Congratulations to Chance and Boru for winning the gold medal! Yes, cats and dogs can cuddle together!

Congratulations Maggie and Mitch - you are super silver snoozers!

Steve and Kat are mirror images in their bronze-medal winning entry!

The judges awarded Baxter, Benson, Brody, and Bailey an honorable mention! That couch looks comfy.

Again, we had a strong showing from the Airedales! Who else is your favorite?

Agatha & Archie

Bogart & Sweepy

Noah & Willow

Hershey & Kaci

Kirby & his Uncle Spencer