Posted: July 10, 2009, 5 a.m. EDT
Cain & Able Collection of Austin, Texas, has named the winners of its 2009 Haute Dog Super Model Search.
The grand prize winner is Bebe, a Chihuahua from New Jersey, who was selected from among more than 1,000 other entries by a panel of five independent judges.
Bebe will be the cover model of the company’s 2010 catalog and receive a year’s supply of Cain & Able Collection dog bath products and other merchandise.
The first runner up is Harry Rickert, a Pointer from Texas. Harry will be featured in an advertising campaign for the company’s KissAble Doggie Dental Products and will also receive more than $200 in merchandise.
The second runner up is Abbie Close, a Labrador from Ohio. Abbie will receive more than $100 in merchandise and will be featured in the company’s catalog.
Entries were collected through Cain & Able Collection’s website, where visitors were asked to submit a photo of their dog along with a short bio.