Wylie, a tennis-ball-loving dog who was adopted by owners Ann Hudgins and Hugh Hartsfield at The Stone Crab Festival, won hearts and votes as this year’s Tally Top Pet winner, benefiting Be the Solution. On July 8, 2025, Wylie’s victory…
1ST PLACE: WYLIE Ann Hudgins and Hugh Hartsfield are relishing the fact that their dog, Wylie, won the Tally Top Pet competition. There once was a time when they were in second place, and it was briefly devastating. In 2016,…
Pet name: Chip Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: He was found running through the road by a friend. I got called because I happen to have a chip reader for pets, which he didn’t have. We found…
Pet name: Coral Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: N/A Pet’s date of birth: 12/1/2019 Pet’s gender: Female Is your pet spayed or neutered: No Pet’s breed: English cocker spaniel Physical description: 30 lbs., brown flowing hair with…
Pet name (and nickname): Olivia (Livy) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: Liv was given her name by the Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Shelter before her adoption from the Leon County Humane Society Pet’s date of birth: 9/2/2018 Pet’s…
Pet name: Gunther Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: Gunther originally came into our care with the name Sparky, but it just didn’t seem to suit him. Since we always allow our fosters to name their cats, his…
Pet name (and nicknames): Georgio (Georgie, Mr. G) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: None Pet’s date of birth: 9/28/2020 Pet’s gender: Male Is your pet spayed or neutered: No answer provided Pet’s breed: Brussels Griffon Physical description:…
Pet name (and nicknames): Louis “Beignet” Joines (Beignet) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: We met him one weekend, and the next we were bringing him home. With limited time we spent each day coming up with names…
Pet name: Clark Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: He’s named after Justice Thomas Clark, a U.S. Attorney General and the first Supreme Court Justice from Texas (where I’m from). Pet’s date of birth: 3/31/2018 Pet’s gender: Male…
Pet name (and nickname: Ghost (Ghosty) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: He is the same color as his mom so we thought Ghost would be a neat name. Pet’s date of birth: 3/13/2023 Pet’s gender: Male Is…
Pet name (and nicknames): Pete (Petester) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: Pete’s mother’s name was Petey. To be funny, a friend once called him Petester when he was only a year old, and it stuck. Here we…
Pet name: Charlotte Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: None Pet’s date of birth: 2/22/2024 Pet’s gender: Female Is your pet spayed or neutered: Yes Pet’s breed: Mini Goldendoodle Physical description: 21 lbs., apricot How long have you…
Pet name: Gertie Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: Gertie is short for Gertrude McFuzz. I got her name from my favorite Dr. Seuss book about a bird named Gertrude who, in the beginning, envied others and wanted…
Pet name (and nicknames): Jasper (Jalliper, Jasparilla) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: None Pet’s date of birth: 4/11/2020 Pet’s gender: Male Is your pet spayed or neutered: Yes Pet’s breed: American Foxhound mix Physical description: Long slim…
Pet name (and nicknames): HoneyBadger (HB, Badge, Badgerator, Sir Stinkoweth, Lovebug) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: After picking him up from the shelter 11 years ago, we needed a name for our creamy red dachshund with golden…
Pet name (and nicknames): Wylie (Wild Wylie, Wild Man, Bubby, Bubs) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: When we first brought him home, his name was Bruce, but that just didn’t match his wild, mischievous vibe. So, we…
Pet name (and nicknames): Ruby (Ruby-Doo, Baby Ru, Rubert) Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: She was partially named after a friend who rescued her, and partly because of her spunky personality. Ruby felt like a spunky name.…
Pet name (and nicknames): Biscuit Interesting story behind your pet’s name or nickname: His official AKC name is Whatabiscuit. My mother named him. Pet’s date of birth: 1/2/2013 Pet’s gender: Male Is your pet spayed or neutered: Yes Pet’s breed:…
