January 3, 2014 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 49 THE DISPATCH’S PETS OF THE MONTH Pet’s Name: Duke • Pet’s Age/Breed: 1-year-old husky-Lab mix Pet’s Owners: Dana & Nelson Ward Pet’s Name: Bear • Pet’s Age/Breed: 5-month-old Russian blue Pet’s Owners: The Bezolds Pet’s Name: Lexie • Pet’s Age/Breed: 4-year-old cocker spaniel Pet’s Owners: Matt & Kristie Fogle Pet’s Name: Cora • Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-month-old domestic shorthair • Pet’s Owners: Danny Banks & Courtney Turley STEVE GREEN EDITOR The Dispatch presents the latest edition of its Pets of the Month Contest. Each month, one special animal, or two, in some cases, is picked as the cutest photo of the bunch through a private vote of our staff. Here we present this month’s pets, submitted by our readers. On the front page is last month’s winning entry, Cairo, owned by Alessandra and Justin Field. Those interested in participating in future months’ contests are invited to send their lovable pet photo to us at editor@mdcoastdispatch.com (preferred) or to P.O. Box 467, Berlin, Md. 21811 or drop it off at our office in Berlin at 10012 Old Ocean City Blvd. Please be sure it’s a high-quality photo suitable for reproduction and to include your mailing address, the pet’s name, age and breed and the owner’s first and last name. The next series will appear in this space on Feb. 7. Pet’s Name: Burton Leopold Blackbottom Pet’s Age/Breed: 5-year-old Pom-terrier mix Pet’s Owners: Dave & Leanne Ferraro Pet’s Name: David Pet’s Age/Breed: 12-year-old Maine coon Pet’s Owner: Eric Kirsch Pet’s Name: Gigi • Pet’s Age/Breed: 10-month-old Pomeranian/Japenese Chinn mix • Pet’s Owner: Mark Fesche Pet’s Name: Einstein Pet’s Age/Breed: 15-year-old African grey Pet’s Owner: Janann Tallent Pet’s Name: Cookie • Pet’s Age/Breed: 2-year-old King Charles Spaniel mix Pet’s Owners: Craig & Cynthia Dodd Pet’s Name: Tootsie • Pet’s Age/Breed: 9-year-old West Highland terrier Pet’s Owners: George & Cathy Ball