Rusty here. As everyone knows, I like to march to my own drummer and do my own thing, so I really do not spend a lot of time focused on what others think. So we were stunned to realize that we were in the lead – ever so slight – in the Reader’s Choice voting for Good Old Dog category in Mangominster – the “real” dogs alternative to that other Westminster thing. As of the time of this posting, the separation between the first and second contestant was a mere eight votes, so we need everyone who has not already voted – GO VOTE NOW!
Now our competition is quite worthy and we would be honored to place beside such great competition, but we can’t help but ask you to go VOTE FOR RUSTY. Just click on that link, select Rusty’s name, and vote. The voting cuts off at noon eastern US standard time, so don’t delay.
You can see Rusty’s original entry here. but we thought we should share a few Rusty Good Old Dog pictures.

- Serious Rusty
PLEASE VOTE NOW – CLICK THIS LINK















We voted for you! You are now up by 10! Good luck!
Holly
I voted for ya Rusty! Good luck!
The voting has ended! Gyak!
Woofs,
Pepsi
Nope, nope – still open. Bad sports is now open at the top, so you need to scroll down to the second category.
Go Rusty Go
!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
We voted for Rusty yesterday, so we’re no help, but we are definitely cheering him on! Goooooo Rusty! You’re an inspiration!
I am on a different computer this morning and was able to vote again. That is okay right? One vote for Me, and one vote from Shelby. Red heads gotta stick together, right?
Plus, she thinks Rusty is handsome. And she likes weird boys.
GO RUSTY GO!!!
We trotted our paws on over & voted fur our favorite good Ole’ Boy Rusty the Rooster! good luck, dude!
jack & moo
Go Rusty Go!!!!!!! We voted for you & called our other furry friends to vote also!!!!
Licks & Nibbles,
Kody & Nia
Rusty is currently in the lead. We are pulling for Rusty!
Mogley G. Retriever
I love your piktures!! Go Rusty! Go Rusty! Go, go, GO go Rusty!!!
You are so handsome!
Well Rusty! We didn’t even have to think about it…went right over to give you our paw
Best of luck to you my friend!!
Sweet hugs,
Sierra Rose
We voted for you yesterday! Wish we could vote again! Good luck!
Elyse and Riley
We are pretty sure congratulations are in order:) We know your hu-Dad likes to post all those silly pics of you, but you really are one handsome dude – just look at that last photo!!!
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
Tough competition! Good luck Rusty!
I don’t think you included enough links to his voting page!
I have voted for Rusty already, I promise.
I voted yesterday. I hope it wasn’t one of those vote every day things because I didn’t make it in time today.
We voted for Rusty and just saw that you won. WHOO HOO!
Juno and I voted for Roo-roo… <>
Great pics of a (needless to say) handsome husky!
Anyway you could send some of that snow here..?
Cheers,
Maxx
We voted for you too, even though you have some very worthy competition. But, Rusty is well…. Rusty. He has a special place in my heart.
OOh – what fantastic pictures!! I’ve been over to MM already today but I’m heading over again now!
Slobbers,
Honey the Great Dane
Congrats! Love Rusty’s pic for the contest, very regal! I’m only sorry I missed the contest voting.
I’m catching up on things tonight – so glad Rusty won – but Rusty is always a winner in our book! Husky hugs (times five) to Rusty!
Hey Herd,
We’re chewing on sour grapes. That was a GReat race today, Congratulations on winning the Reader’s Choice award. We’re still all a bit miffed/peeved this evening and it isn’t because of ya’ll. Right now we’d all qualify to win the Bad Sport category hands down, but we’ll get over it – eventually. We don’t mind losing out to Rusty in the Readers Choice voting but we really feel like we both got dis’ed, big time, in the judging. Now we don’t know Thor but we went to his blog and evidently he lives with Martha Stewart. Thor is a Damn Yankee from Pennsylvania, which we reckon is on the north side of the MD Line And Thor doesn’t even have a blog unless he’s distributing recipes for deviled eggs under an alias. As a matter of fact, we’re more miffed about Rusty’s situation than Jubal’s. Evidently Reader votes had absolutely nothing at all to do with the judging. Judge Thor’s 1st place winner garnered a respectable 31 votes, 6% of the total. The second place winner had only 6 readers votes; 1% of the total. The third place winner had a respectable 20 votes; 4% of the total. The two Honorable Mentions; one had 11 votes, 2% of the total and one had just 4 votes, 0% of the total -ZERO PERCENT. Ya’ll had a whooping 129 votes which is 27 PERCENT of the total, yet, surprisingly, you didn’t qualify in the judge’s decision for any of the 3 winning positions. DUH! We’ll we’ll be peeved in silence, ‘cept for this outburst, and hope that Patti-Whackit has a better judging situation in the Insane Cracker Dog category on Friday. Rusty, you sure look a lot like the late Ammy from the Ao4. You Sibes are a regal looking pack. Ya’ll don’t live too far away, just one state down; how’d ya like a couple of Landseers to bring your pack up to 8? We know where ya’ll can get ‘em real cheap. Just joshing. Well, we gotta go take another cold shower to cool off even though it’s snowing right now.
- TBH&K
As a Upper Midwest resident, we are proponents of the late Mayor Richard Daley’s philosophy to “Vote Early and Vote Often.” Since the Mango Minster would only let us vote once, we voted yesterday for Rusty!
Good Luck Rusty, may the best Pup win! (Or the one with the most friends!)
Kisses,
Stella
Congratulations on being the Reader’s Choice (including ours)!
I think you just might be our mom’s favorite member of the Herd, Rusty.
Tail wags,
Storms
They’re so beautiful, wow. I especially have a soft spot for Rusty and Holly. You think I can get them a special collar over at http://www.naturalk9supplies.com