Champ, a 10-year-old Yorkie mix from Cohoes, N.Y., is the champion of PEOPLE’s World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by ...

The 2026 finalists of the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest overcame challenges like neglect, medical issues, and anxiety with the help of their adoptive families Each dog's transformation highlights ...

Meet the 10 finalists of the 2026 PEOPLE’s World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand, who were chosen from thousands of entries Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

The PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand checks in on its past winners ahead of the 2026 competition The 2026 World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest begins July 1, ...

Submissions are open for the PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® brand from July 1 through July 24 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A 1-year-old Pasadena pooch named Gizmo is competing in People’s World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest. The local dog is one of the 10 finalists in the competition, whose winner gets a photo shoot, a ...

The adorable finalists of PEOPLE’s World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® brand are adoption experts. Before selecting a top dog, get to know each pooch better by learning how ...

The PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand is working to find its ninth winner. But before crowning the new champion, the competition checked in on its past ...