Entries are in and voting is now open!

It's come to my attention that we've had some "ballot stuffing" going on in the poll where large numbers of votes are coming in for certain entries. This just isn't fair for others who are voting fairly. So I am restarting the poll with the anti-cheat algorithm on. I apologize for the inconvenience~

Out of 61 qualified entries in our "Create-Your-Pup" contest, Scott has selected 10 finalists for your vote! Because we simply couldn't make our selection based on artistic ability, these finalists were chosen for their creativity and the overall impression they made on us. It wasn't easy -- Scott took a good 3 hours to make his choices.

It was THAT difficult!

Anyhoo! On to the voting!

Please select your favorite pup and make your selection on the following poll! I am adding only the name of the pup and any accompanying notes.

Entry A: "Pannacotta"
"Pannacotta is a sweet little puppy with a very sweet tooth. Sometimes she is very clumsy, that's why her friends always try to help her, just to keep her out of trouble. She is very superstitious and usually has a story or urban legend to tell. She wears a real blueberry panacotta on her head just for having good luck..."

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Entry B: "Ghost Pup"

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Entry C: "Steampup Parker"

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Entry D: "Fairy Princess Pup Lovely Lilac"

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Entry E: "Teddy"
"Teddy was lost by his owner while on vacation in New York City. His goal is to one day find her, but until then he happily roams the streets. He loves finding interesting pieces of fabric to add to his collection."

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Entry F: "Toro the Rainbow Ninja Wizard"
"Toro is from the future. Everything was dark and dreary before he came. He spent his childhood messing around in his grandfather's underground cavern learning elite magic. But then there was a war and Toro was called up for battle. He became a fit ninja, but was very scared of war so he ran away, and lived in the forest until it dawned on him that he could change the world with his powers. So after the war was over he helped rebuild the planet, making bright buildings and people wherever he went. His goal is to teach these powers to the next generation and then settle down and have a family. Toro, aside from war is scared of the dark. His favorite trick is where he can make himself rocket boots and fly."

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Entry G: "Triple P: Pizza Pirate Pup"

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Entry H: "Takoyaki"
"Takoyaki the octopup! He likes to float around in the ocean with his octopus friend, Polkie."

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Entry I: "Panko"

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Entry J: "Koi Rider"
"An outgoing pup who has always enjoyed watching fishies in the small lakes in his younger years. But can be very handfull given pizza flavored fish food. Koi grew up in a small village, he would go fishing for fun, and let the fish go after he caught it. He loved to watch the Koi pond, he thought Koi fish were the most beautiful fish he has ever seen, When Koi was younger he made friends with one particular koi fish, he would share his pizza flavored fish food every morning and soon it let him ride on it,know you know how he came up with the name "Koi Rider". But now that he is older, there has been a decrease in a lot of the fish in the lake including the koi fish. Koi decided he would become Koi Rider and stop the Evil fisherman from catching more than they need."

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So there you have our ten (10) finalists!

The entry with the most votes will win a pair of our new nemu*pups, so be sure to get your votes in this week!

Voting will close on Sunday, September 16th, at 9pm Hawaii Standard Time and announce the winners (of the Popular Vote AND the Judge's Choice) on Monday, September 17th!