Good morning, Edenton. It’s a new week, a new race, and there’s a new name at the top of the scoreboard. Finnegan has taken the lead, and the crowd behind him is getting mighty close together.
This is your Edenton Social Light Top Dog Contest update.
After finishing third last week, Finnegan has stepped out front with seventy-six votes. Chuck Simpson’s contender has a twenty-nine-vote cushion. A good start, certainly, but there’s plenty of running room between here and the finish.
Gizmo, representing Vaughan’s Jewelry, holds second with forty-seven. Last week’s runner-up is back in familiar territory, but Gizmo might want to check the rearview mirror.
Here comes Izzy.
Isabella, better known as Izzy, has forty-five votes. Just two behind Gizmo. Last week, she caught Waylon and Willie to finish fourth. Now she’s sitting third and looking for another opening. Around this field, apparently, nobody gets to relax with Izzy behind them.
And Cricket is right there with forty-one.
Cricket finished the last round with six votes. This time, forty-one already, and a firm hold on fourth place. That puts Gizmo, Izzy and Cricket within six votes of one another. A little conversation along Broad Street could rearrange that entire group.
Nubby holds fifth with thirty-two, nine behind Cricket. With awards going to the top five entries, Nubby has the last prize position for now. But there’s a lot of week left to defend it.
Maggie and Mickey are tied at eleven apiece, watching that opening. Gracie follows with five, and Baxter has four.
Remember Baxter? Finished sixth last week, just eight votes outside the prizes. There’s a dog with some unfinished business and a cheering section that might need a friendly reminder.
Koa, Mimi’s Diesel, Summer and Poppy each have three votes. And Poppy’s supporters can enjoy seeing that name on the board. After finishing the last round without a vote, Poppy has a start. Every campaign begins with somebody saying, “That’s my dog.”
Hayden has two. So do Waylon and Willie, last week’s fifth-place finishers. The pair earned an award in that round, but those old votes won’t carry them up this scoreboard. Time to get the team back together.
Cody, Deb Good’s Mazie, Marci’s Mazie, Lola the Wonder Dog, Sadie and Little Lady Bumblebee each have one.
Little Lady Bumblebee could use a little more buzz. And with a name like Lola the Wonder Dog, you have to think there might be a surprise still to come.
We’ve also got some familiar names waiting for their first vote in this round. Enzo Adachi, Hamish and Mya, Bear, Hopkins, Runa and Millie are among them.
So is Sir Jasper, Duke of Granville. A distinguished title, Sir Jasper, but even the nobility needs somebody to click the voting button.
Layla Maye, Harley, Frank Lucas, Seventeen and Hit Toddi are waiting, too. Along with Penny, Potato, and the trio of Milo, Mater and Moonpie. Three dogs on one entry. Surely somebody in that household knows how to organize a cheering section.
Stella, Carl, Bella, Max, Bruno, Ruby and Princess Holly are also looking to get started. So are Hopkins and Bear, Chance, Kathy Perry’s Diesel and Frida Bonita.
Whether your favorite is leading the race or waiting for that first vote, this is a good time to lend a little hometown support. Over coffee, during a break at the shop, or before that walk down to the waterfront, visit Edenton Social Light dot com and cast your vote.
Our top five entries receive awards. Right now, those positions belong to Finnegan, Gizmo, Izzy, Cricket and Nubby.
Finnegan has the lead. Gizmo has Izzy just two votes behind. And Cricket is close enough to make both of them nervous.
Keep an eye on this one, Edenton. We’ve got ourselves a race.
This is Edenton Social Light Everyday, bringing you good news and very good dogs.
