Two of the area’s MSPs are hoping it will likely be their canine which has its day later this month.
Pooches proven by South Scotland MSP Emma Harper and Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson are within the operating to be named this 12 months’s Holyrood Dog of the Year.
They’re calling for constituents to place apart any “pawlitical” variations and vote for them on-line, forward of 13 finalists going paw-to-paw on the Scottish Parliament gardens in Edinburgh on April 29.
The competitors, organised collectively by The Kennel Club and The Dogs Trust, goals to have a good time the distinctive bond between people and their canine companions and the constructive affect of canine possession.
And it additionally goals to boost consciousness of canine welfare points, in addition to offering politicians with the possibility to debate issues with canine specialists.
Among the 13 finalists hoping to be high canine are Mr Carson’s Labrador Corrie, with Ms Harper participating with a former rescue canine from The Dog’s Trust.
To solid your vote, go to thekennelclub.org.uk/hdoty
