{"id":103,"date":"2019-05-20T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/spokesdog-voting-2019\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:42:48","slug":"spokesdog-voting-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/spokesdog-voting-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for a Philly Water Spokesdog by May 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>All spring, Philly fans of <strong>good water and good dogs<\/strong> have been using their <strong>&#8220;likes<\/strong>&#8221; <strong>on social media<\/strong> to vote\u00a0for\u00a0our <b>2019 Spokesdog.<\/b><\/big><\/p>\n<p><big>The four special pups in the running all come from the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morrisanimalrefuge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morris Animal Refuge<\/a>, and the dog\u00a0with the<strong> most\u00a0likes<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0<strong>Partnership for the Delaware Estuary&#8217;s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DelawareEstuary\/posts\/2256602337752282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DelawareEstuary\/status\/1131225466885607425\">Twitter<\/a> pages<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will be crowned next month.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Likes to determine\u00a0the top dog will be tallied after the contest ends <strong>Friday, May 24<\/strong>. Then,\u00a0on <strong>Saturday, June 22,<\/strong> we&#8217;ll join them for a ceremony where PWD&rsquo;s very own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwryQTvDYFN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Woman<\/a> will crown the <strong>2019 Spokesdog<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/pwddev.wpengine.com\/blog\/spokesdog-voting-2019#vote\">Skip to the end to\u00a0get liking!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<h4>Join the Party:<\/h4>\n<h5>Get in on the fun for the Spokesdog crowning at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CobbsEnvCenter\/\">Cobbs Creek Environmental Education Center<\/a> between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.:<\/h5>\n<div class=\"embed center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPhillyH2O%2Fposts%2F3316249821734597&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"556\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As our official Spokesdog partners, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delawareestuary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partnership for the Delaware Estuary<\/a> launched the contest in March, and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DelawareEstuary\/posts\/2221217637957419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelawareEstuary\/status\/1128731595769307143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> feeds have been filled with <strong>cute puppy pics<\/strong> that help highlight the importance of <strong>keeping pet waste out of our waterways<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-info half right accentblue-bg\" style=\"margin-top: .25em;\">\n<h4 class=\"black\"><strong>About the Dogs &#038; Morris\u00a0Refuge<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"darkgray\"><strong>Philly&rsquo;s<\/strong> <a class=\"semibold darkblue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisanimalrefuge.org\/news\/2019-spokesdog-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morris Animal Refuge<\/a> is connecting with their big network of pet lovers to get the word out about the 2019 Spokesog Contest and protecting our water from dog waste. But they&#8217;re also <strong>looking for homes for the dogs<\/strong>, and the campaign has already helped <strong>King and Arya\u00a0find\u00a0families!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"darkgray\">For more info about <strong>adopting Willow or Dolphina<\/strong>, <a class=\"semibold darkblue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisanimalrefuge.org\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Morris Refuge<\/a> or call <strong class=\"inline-block\">(215)\u2009735-9570.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That lucky pooch (and their new family) will then use the platform to combat bad (human) habits that can lead to <strong>pet waste pollution<\/strong> in our local waterways.<\/p>\n<p>A source of <strong>pathogens and excess nutrients<\/strong>, dog poop that gets washed into our waterways from streets, parks, and yards can make water recreation <strong>unsafe for people<\/strong> and cause environmental impacts like algae blooms that <strong>suck streams dry of dissolved oxygen<\/strong> needed for fish survival.<\/p>\n<h3>We put our <em>poo-llution<\/em> prevention tips in this slideshow:<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"top0\">(along with some photos of the pups &#8211; Arya, King, Willow &#038; Dolphina)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed center\"><a title=\"2019 Spokesdog Tips From Phila. Water and Delaware Estuary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philadelphiawater\/albums\/72157691547307843\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/46983777775_6322416378_c.jpg\" alt=\"2019 Spokesdog Tips From Phila. Water and Delaware Estuary\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"vote\" class=\"left\">Ready to Vote? Give Your Dog a Like:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"big\">We&#8217;ve collected <strong>@DelawareEstuary&#8217;s<\/strong> Spokesdog posts below to make voting easy\u2014just give the pup you think will do the best job a &#8220;like&#8221; (on all three apps, if you want).<\/p>\n<p>Then, share your choice and our tips for making pet waste disposal cleaning up after pets easy!<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DelawareEstuary\/posts\/2256602337752282\">Facebook:<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDelawareEstuary%2Fposts%2F2256602337752282&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"849\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram:<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxQVN5Tj3QP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DON&#8217;T FORGET TO VOTE! Visit our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages to vote for your favorite Spokesdog contender by using your &#8220;likes&#8221;. The furry friend with the most votes will win this year&#8217;s competition to be @phillyh2o &#8216;s best friend. Find Arya, Dolphina, King, and Willow&#8217;s pics from our launch on May 1. What&#8217;s the Spokesdog competition? It&rsquo;s a fun way to engage pet owners and dog lovers about the responsibilities of taking care of your pup. Picking up after them doesn&#8217;t just prevent your neighbor from yelling at you, it prevents the spread of disease and water pollution! \ud83d\udca9\ud83d\udca9\ud83d\udca9\ud83d\udca9\ud83d\udca9 #PhillyScoopsthePoop #CleanWaterK9 #CleanWatersPHL #DelawareEstuary #DelawareRiver #delawarebay #estuarycollaboration #dogscantflush #nopileleftbehind<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/delawareestuary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Partnership for the DE Estuary<\/a> (@delawareestuary) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T20:27:48+00:00\">May 9, 2019 at 1:27pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelawareEstuary\/status\/1131225466885607425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter:<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Only 2 more days to vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PhillyH2O<\/a>&#8216;s Best Friend: follow these links to vote! Arya &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8YzeuiJVk0\">https:\/\/t.co\/8YzeuiJVk0<\/a> | Dolphina &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QFie1XQHaU\">https:\/\/t.co\/QFie1XQHaU<\/a> | King &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZEg6VudgGq\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZEg6VudgGq<\/a> | or Willow &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rvBLKY7lOW\">https:\/\/t.co\/rvBLKY7lOW<\/a> \ud83d\udc36<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Spokesdog2019?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Spokesdog2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYSqhTehQc\">https:\/\/t.co\/GYSqhTehQc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Delaware Estuary (@DelawareEstuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelawareEstuary\/status\/1131225466885607425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As our official Spokesdog partners, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary&#8217;s social media feeds are filled with cute puppy pics that help highlight the importance of keeping pet waste out of our waterways. 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