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PHOTOS: Citizen Canine of the Year Visits City Council

Scar, an English Bulldog pup, won the title of "Citizen Canine of the Year" in the city of Gaithersburg after winning a photo contest on the city's Facebook page.

The Gaithersburg mayor and City Council welcomed a special, four-legged guest to City Hall Monday evening to receive a proclamation.

Scar, an English Bulldog pup, won the title of “Citizen Canine of the Year” in the city of Gaithersburg after winning a photo contest on the city's Facebook page.

Residents were encouraged to take photos of their leashed and licensed pooches in parks around the city and enter them for a chance to be declared “Citizen Canine of the Year” in order to promote visits to city parks and to celebrate the wonderful world of dogs, Mayor Sidney A. Katz said.

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Scar received 241 votes and participated in the Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade in Olde Towne on Sept. 3, 2012.


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