Pets

“Dear PoP,

No signs, no political messages, no hate. Just people coming together to remember a dog who was loved by many.”

The Facebook invite says:

“This will take place outside. This is a vigil for those who were touched by Parrot in life and in death to mourn his loss.

We very much want this to be a time to focus on all the positive and happy moments of Parrots life. We are asking people not to bring signs with any political messages people are welcome to bring flowers, etc to place at the site.

Please do not bring dogs to this event.

8:00pm – 8:30pm
2311 18th St NW”

In an amazingly close vote, with the lead going back and forth all week, Goblin pulled out the win with a razor thin margin:

Thanks to all who entered (over 300) and gave us all so much to look forward to these hot summer afternoons. As the winner of this year’s contest ‘Goblin, the People’s Pick – Coolest Pet in PoPville 2010’ will be placed on a t-shirt. Goblin’s owner gets a shirt for free but before I order I’d like to know how many others may be interested in purchasing a shirt? (I’m guessing they’ll go for between $15 – $20 depending on how many I order). If you are interested let me know how many you’d like and what size.

Additionally this is one of the few times I take an editor’s prerogative and select an Editor’s Pick for Coolest Pet in PoPville. Congrats to this year’s editor’s pick Claude-Phillipe:

If you are interested in purchasing an Editor’s Pick t-shirt of Claude-Phillipe please let me know how many and what sizes.

Congrats to the winners and thanks again to all for entering your great pets.

Congrats to Franklin who pulled out a victory over Haywire last week in the Cat Semifinalist round. Franklin will now face off against the other finalists Goblin and Rocky. Voting will be open until Midnight Thurs. and I’ll announce the winner Friday afternoon. The winner will be crowned ‘Coolest Pet in PoPville 2010’ and will be placed on a t-shirt. Good luck to all the finalists!

Franklin

Goblin

“Goblin on his perch. My little buddy Goblin is a 2 year old French Bulldog who likes to plant himself on the front porch to greet passersby as they stroll down Harvard St. Although he is not quite as famous as Paul the Octopus, he correctly predicted Spain to win the World Cup as well.”

Rocky

And a quick update from the Cat Semifinalist voting, there is a fierce back and forth competition between Haywire and Franklin. Voting ends 5pm Friday.

“Dear PoP,

A neighbor of mine has fostered a stray cat for the last month and is hoping Popville readers could help her find a home.

Nikita is a beautiful all-white cat with green eyes is available for adoption. She is about two or three years old. She is graceful and affectionate and absolutely loves to be petted. Nikita would probably be happy to be the only cat, as she is shy around other cats. She has been spayed and is up to date on all her shots. Call Dolores Smith at 202-291-6353, email [email protected].

She’s a sweet cat and I’d love to see her find a home.”

We’ve got two finalists already – Rocky and Goblin. Many thanks to Heather Goss for helping select the semifinalists. Heather is the Managing and Arts Editor for DCist.com and runs Ten Miles Square, whose next photo exhibit you can see at the DC State Fair on August 28. She’s still bitter about her space cadet losing the Coolest Cat contest last year, but promises she didn’t take it out on this year’s contestants.

The poll will stay open until Friday at 5pm. The finalists will face each other next week, with the winner getting on a t-shirt as the ‘Coolest Pet in PoPville 2010’. Good luck!

Photos after the jump. (more…)