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Vote for Dundee Boy!

May 9, 2008 : 5:49 PM
Dundee Boy (a former Best Friends Dog) and his best pal Scruffy Doo could be on a TV commercial in Chicago if they get enough votes!

According to a proud doggy momma, Yvette Pina, if you are in the Chicago area, you should tune into Channel 26, WCIU. In between shows they are using promo spots to advertise other shows - they picked her boys, Dundee Boy and Scruffy Doo, to introduce the show "King of Queens".

For those who aren't in Chicago, she has uploaded the video to YouTube!

Please vote for Dundee Boy and his pal Scruffy Doo by following these instructions - not an easy link because they have a flash-driven site:

1. Go to http://www.wciu.com (be patient - takes time to load)
2. Scroll down, on the left side click on the box entitled Pets
3. Next Page is UDog and Friends - Scroll down, on the center of the page click on Vote for your Favorite Top Dog
4. Dundee Boy and Scruffy Doo are in the second column far right, 4th one down - click VOTE
5. After you vote, page will refresh and it will show the voting results by percentage.
You can vote everyday - and even multiple times a day if you refresh your browser, so
6. Refresh and vote again!

Thanks for voting. And if you are in Chicago and see the promo live, please let Yvette know at ympina@gmail.com.

[edited 5/21/08 by Jennifer Hayes:
Note: Best Friends Network member, Catblessed, has discovered a shortcut when voting multiple times. Once you’ve gone through the steps above, rather than refreshing and going through the pages again, instead:

“After you vote for Dundee, move your mouse cursor to the red bar that runs across the screen (right under the UDog and Friends logo). If you run your cursor over "Top Dog" (far left) a pull down menu comes down with 3 choices (Vote for top dog, rules, and submit your dog).

Chose "Rules" (leave your cursor there) and the rules page comes up. Cursor over Top Dog again to get the pull down menu again, but now chose "Vote for top dog." That will take you to the page to vote for Dundee. Scroll to the right and vote for Dundee. Don't need to wait for the page to completely refresh, just move your cursor back to the Top Dog bar and chose "rules" again. And repeat, and repeat, and repeat.

Summary of steps: Vote for Dundee, chose "rules," chose "Vote for Top Dog," vote for Dundee, chose "rules," chose "Vote for Tope Dog," etc.

You don't need to wait for a page to fully appear. As soon as you can get the pull down menu, just click away.”


Please take a few minutes each day to vote multiple times. If Dundee Boy and Scruffy Doo win, they will be featured as “Top Dog” throughout the month of June. They will be publicized on both the UDOG website and get a special promotional spot on television. Let’s all come together to support a fellow Network member and former Best Friends resident.

For more about Dundee Boy and his Momma Yvette’s exploits, see the Dundee Boy Comes Home, Tails of Animal Rescue & TNR Endeavors blog.]


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June 2, 2008 at 12:01 AM
posted by: yvette
by the time i stopped voting and went to bed, it was 11:45pm, and I felt we had a safe lead, we were at 38%, and Bear was at 23.??%
  
June 1, 2008 at 10:20 PM
posted by: pattycatty
Do you know how close it ended up? Just wondered if Bear launched a desperation attack at the end.
  
June 1, 2008 at 6:05 PM
posted by: jhayes
Congratulations to Yvette, Scruffy and Dundee. You all deserve the win. Please enjoy the limelight and I hope after this honorary title that Dundee Boy don't forget us "little people." ; )
  
June 1, 2008 at 4:14 PM
posted by: yvette
They are shown now - but it's just the picture of Scruffy rolling over.

I have been watching WCIU all day - still haven't seen my boys though.

Thank you everyone who voted over and over - they wouldn't have won if it wasn't for their Best Friends family!!! I will be receiving a DVD of their promo, if you'd like a copy just network mail me your address and I will send you a copy!!! Thank you sooo much!!
  
June 1, 2008 at 2:15 PM
posted by: missydog
Scruffy Doo and Dundee Boy are now shown as top dog for May on the U Dog and Friends page. I am so happy they won!
  
June 1, 2008 at 1:10 AM
posted by: missydog
Voting is over. Waiting for Scruffy Doo and Dundee Boy's photo as top dogs for May.
  
May 31, 2008 at 11:44 PM
posted by: missydog
I will keep voting till the deadline. That will be 1:00am here.
  
May 31, 2008 at 11:36 PM
posted by: mimi
Dundee is ahead 14 points with 90 minutes to go. Yippee!
  
May 31, 2008 at 4:30 PM
posted by: marla
Oh My aching hand.

This is fun
Will keep voting,
The power of Best Friends. Amazing what a group of people can really do
  
May 31, 2008 at 8:21 AM
posted by: jhayes
Great job overnight/morning crew! It's 7:18 AM (central) and Dundee just made 37, while Bear is 23.79.

Last day, let's hope no one gets carpal tunnel from all the voting this month.
  
May 30, 2008 at 10:34 PM
posted by: mimi
As of 9:30 Friday night (central time), Bear was at 24.31, and Scruff/Dundee were at 35.85. That might sound like a lot, but we still need to keep voting!
  
May 30, 2008 at 8:03 PM
posted by: yvette
Dundee Boy was on TV??? Oh, darn I missed it!!

I am voting but we are steadily going down!!! argh!
  
May 30, 2008 at 6:54 PM
posted by: missydog
I hope people will vote and not take it for granted that our lead can't be beaten. Bear has gone up 6 points and we have gone down 6 points in the past 10 minutes. Remember Bear is the one who previously had 40 points. VOTE and then VOTE again.
  
May 30, 2008 at 6:54 PM
posted by: jhayes
I was talking to Mom at 5:30 tonight and she had WCIU on (in the time period between The Insider and Half and Half) and saw Dundee Boy. Perhaps that's a sign of an upcoming victory.

Keep on clickin'.
  
May 30, 2008 at 12:11 AM
posted by: yvette
i am voting right now!

Keep voting until midnight may 31st, 2 more days!!
  
May 30, 2008 at 12:08 AM
posted by: marla
Please KEEP VOTING
  
May 28, 2008 at 11:27 PM
posted by: missydog
We just went down a point and McBiskit went up two. Unfortunately I have to go to bed so I can get up in the morning and go to work.
  
May 28, 2008 at 11:23 PM
posted by: missydog
We are at 35.55 but it has been very slow voting tonight. McBiskit has been gaining points so we must have been cancelling each other out.

Keep voting!
  
May 28, 2008 at 7:14 PM
posted by: kimbl
Up to 35.36%! (Bear at 24.05%). Yay, Dundee Boy!
  
May 27, 2008 at 9:09 AM
posted by: Joy
The WCIU website was so slow over the weekend! It's quicker now, and we're up to 34.89%!
  
May 25, 2008 at 5:36 PM
posted by: missydog
We need some votes. We were as high as 33.34 today and now we are back down to 33.2. VOTE!!!
  
May 24, 2008 at 8:50 PM
posted by: sherylcatmom
My fingers are tired from voting but I feel some sense of accomplishment.

Oh my gosh, Yvette, get some rest! :-)
  
May 24, 2008 at 4:44 PM
posted by: Joy
Bear is dropping, but we're not getting ahead because Harley is still trying to get past 12%! We still have to keep clicking!!
  
May 24, 2008 at 2:57 PM
posted by: mimi
SCruff and Dundee are now three full points ahead (31.21 to Bear's 28.31)!
  
May 24, 2008 at 9:25 AM
posted by: yvette
I voted all night, finally at 1am (CST) I had to go to bed, I thought for sure Bear would catch up and pass us last night but was pleasantly surprised to wake up and see he's down to 28.73 and we're 30.1%

Whew! Thanks....
  
May 23, 2008 at 11:39 PM
posted by: judylew
Come on everyone! Bear is catching up again. We all need to go and vote, vote, vote.
  
May 22, 2008 at 11:48 PM
posted by: yvette
I was out feeding cats for the past hour - what a pleasant surprise!!! Whoo-hoo!!!!
Let's keep it up!
  
May 22, 2008 at 11:32 PM
posted by: pattycatty
So, can I go pack now? :-)
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:45 PM
posted by: jhayes
Wah-hoo, how exciting, but it's true we can't let up.
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:41 PM
posted by: Joy
It was so exciting to see them take over first place! But like Yvette said, we've got to get them a significant lead and keep them there for a week-and-a-half!
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:40 PM
posted by: missydog
No problem!
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:38 PM
posted by: catblessed
They're in first!!! Keep voting to keep them there.
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:38 PM
posted by: mimi
Tied at 28.3%! Hooray for Scrufy and Dundee! Now let's go ahead and stay there!
  
May 22, 2008 at 5:28 PM
posted by: bear1
It is a little hard not to vote for "Bear", but Dundee resembles my Bear so that makes it real easy to vote for him and Scruffy.

Still Voting still voting!!!!!

Lisa & Jiminy
  
May 22, 2008 at 4:15 PM
posted by: pattycatty
Yes and I'm slacking the "packing thing" for my trip to Kanab. Joy may have to loan me some clothes if this continues.

I think Bear's fan club is either the Fraternal Order of Police or the military. That's usually where purebred German Shepards who respond to English and German end up. That said, it's probably going to take some considerable effort from our fellow members to catch him and hold ground.

Hate to sound overly dramatic, but this has now become "Purebred verses Rescue". We need a rescue dog to win this. We need Dundee and Scruffy to be those top dogs. Keep clicking everybody. We can do this!
  
May 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
posted by: yvette
Thanks!!

We have until May 31st - so we need to pass, and maintain a safe lead until midnight May 31st....

I'm slacking at work, just to vote....sssh!
  
May 22, 2008 at 2:41 PM
posted by: mimi
Thanks to catblessed's shortcut, Scruffy and Dundee are within 2 points of Bear! YIppee!
  
May 22, 2008 at 12:43 PM
posted by: catblessed
No, you don't have to wait to hit "Rules;" your votes still counts. I just looked at the percentages. Most likely the reason that you didn't see an increase in Dundee's percentage is that someone (actually lots of someones) is voting for Bear and Harley right now. That's the tricky thing with percentages; if you voted 5 times for Dundee and someone else voted 5 times for Bear, the percentage will not change.

Also, with the large number of votes, it now takes ALOT of votes to move the percentages.

Not to worry, with all of us on the network voting, I predict that Dundee and Scruffy will overtake Bear by the weekend. Go Dundee Boy!!!
  
May 22, 2008 at 12:17 PM
posted by: pattycatty
Question:

The shortcut has been working really well, but do you have to wait for the "vote" to register before you go back up top and hit "Rules" to begin the process again? Can you just click "Vote" and go immediately back up to "Rules"? I did this about 5 times in quick succession and it didn't look like the votes had registered.
  
May 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
posted by: Joy
Lisa, it must be really hard for you not to vote for a dog named Bear!

I do believe Dundee and Scruffy can take over first. As much as Bear's people are digging in, he's currently at 29.2% and Scruffy and Dundee are at 26.41% and steadily rising.

The Network is running slowly today, so that just gives us more time to vote! :-)
  
May 22, 2008 at 10:47 AM
posted by: bear1
I'm voting and voting and voting!!

GO DUNDEE and SCRUFFY!!!!

Bear is still holding the lead...lets keep pushing!!!
seems strange to say that, but I know it's not my Bear. He's voting too from the bridge!
Lisa & Jiminy
  
May 22, 2008 at 12:26 AM
posted by: jennifer
Okay, I'm voting - but geez! Bear must have paid voters!
  
May 21, 2008 at 11:51 PM
posted by: jhayes
OK, Dundee & all are at 25.6% and I've got to go to bed. He'll probably drop some tonight (he did last night), but if we continue at this pace, Bear (currently at 29.3%) will be overtaken. This article is now featured on the Network homepage, so we'll hopefully be getting some new voters. Please keep clicking.
  
May 21, 2008 at 4:45 PM
posted by: Joy
It would appear that Bear's fans figured out that Scruffy and Dundee were close on his tail. They're fighting to keep first place, so we need to keep clicking! 24.51%!
  
May 21, 2008 at 3:31 PM
posted by: mimi
Yvette, I've been voting and voting all day yesterday and today, but we don't seem to be making any headway. I'll keep trying!
  
May 20, 2008 at 1:41 PM
posted by: mimi
We're at 22! Bear seems to be holding pretty steady or dropping, but the voting for Harley continues. We are undaunted!
  
May 20, 2008 at 11:21 AM
posted by: Joy
Scruffy Doo and Dundee Boy are still solidly in second place, but we've got a lot of clicking to do to take over first!

BTW, not only are SD and DB the cutest dogs, but Frank and Yvette are the cutest people!
  
May 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM
posted by: catblessed
It seems like it takes about 4 or 5 votes to raise it .01%. If it's less than that, someone else is voting for Dundee at the same time. If it takes more, then someone is voting for another high percentage dog. It just took about 14 votes to get Dundee up .01% because someone was voting for Harley.

No, Carrie, you don't really need the arrow sticky. It's just that I can do 2 or 3 other things (watch TV, open and read my mail, pet/brush my kitty) AND still vote 8 or 9 times a minute with the arrow. I can vote faster and not have to pay attention or accidentally vote for another dog (did that once, oops).
  
May 18, 2008 at 8:01 PM
posted by: yvette
Sometimes it take 2-3 votes to move up .01%
Argh!!
  
May 18, 2008 at 7:33 PM
posted by: missydog
Harley's percentage is rising, which means Dundee Boy and Scruffy Doo are losing points.
  
May 18, 2008 at 6:57 AM
posted by: atuttle32
I just voted a few times - noticed that between votes, the percentage only goes up 0.01%. So keep re-re-re-re-voting!!
  
May 18, 2008 at 6:27 AM
posted by: Joy
The page is loading faster now, and they're over 20%!!!!
  
May 18, 2008 at 12:24 AM
posted by: missydog
18% and the voting page is slow loading.
  
May 18, 2008 at 12:08 AM
posted by: carrie_fosters
"I also added a Post-it note to my computer screen with an arrow pointing to the VOTE button for Dundee Boy and Scruffy. So if the page is taking a long time to load, I can put my cursor there and click as soon as the button appears".

It didn't take long this morning 'til my mouse found its way back to the right "vote" box before it loaded without a sticky!

PS - I had nothing against McBiskit, 'cept she was a little boring but has anyone listened to Bear's person??? What an idiot! "He always comes home to me." What, after he's been out wandering loose?
  
May 17, 2008 at 10:56 PM
posted by: missydog
Great minds think alike. I was just going to post they're at 17%.
  
May 17, 2008 at 10:46 PM
posted by: catblessed
They're in second place now!!!
  
May 17, 2008 at 10:16 AM
posted by: mimi
15.1 this morning! And Bear is down to 34-ish! Yvette, if you can be so persistent in saving those kittens yesterday, the least I can do is help up the Scruffy and Dundee vote today. Yippee!
  
May 17, 2008 at 1:25 AM
posted by: missydog
Voting is much faster after midnight. Is this how people addicted to video games feel?
  
May 17, 2008 at 1:08 AM
posted by: catblessed
Dundee is up over 13% and McBiskit is FINALLY below 18%!!! Thanks to those voting with me. It's alot more exciting when his numbers go up quickly.
  
May 16, 2008 at 10:43 PM
posted by: yvette
yay!! 11.75%, 3rd place on our way to 2nd!!!
  
May 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM
posted by: Joy
Third place! The next goal is to pass McBiskit at 18.37%!
  
May 16, 2008 at 4:52 PM
posted by: mimi
Ooops! Catblessed, you savvy rascal! Dundee and the Scruffman just passed Chico: we're at 10.94! Everybody, keep going!
  
May 16, 2008 at 1:37 PM
posted by: kittychump
I voted but forgot to remember the percentage - it was over 10% I think :)
  
May 16, 2008 at 8:14 AM
posted by: czimmer671
I voted..9.59%
  
May 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM
posted by: Joy
You're brilliant! 8.38%!
  
May 15, 2008 at 6:11 PM
posted by: catblessed
It was just a matter of finding a page ("Rules") that didn't take so long to load. Just my laziness showing through (isn't laziness the mother of invention?).

I also added a Post-it note to my computer screen with an arrow pointing to the VOTE button for Dundee Boy and Scruffy. So if the page is taking a long time to load, I can put my cursor there and click as soon as the button appears.

Up to 8.33%. . . Go Dundee Go!!!
  
May 15, 2008 at 3:34 PM
posted by: Joy
I can't take credit for that; it was catblessed who figured it out.

My next goal is to beat Chico, who's at 11.8%. Bear and McBiskit are dropping!
  
May 15, 2008 at 3:06 PM
posted by: yvette
way cool, it worked!!

we're up to 7.46%
  
May 15, 2008 at 3:06 PM
posted by: mimi
Joy, you savvy rascal! Once you get the rhythm, it's kind of addictive! Dundee and scruffy are currently in fourth place, with 7.46.
  
May 15, 2008 at 9:59 AM
posted by: Joy
The rules say, "Users can cast an unlimited amount of votes to choose their favorite Top Dog."

Network member "catblessed" has found a faster way to revote:

After you vote for Dundee, move your mouse cursor to the red bar that runs across the screen (right under the UDog and Friends logo). If you run your cursor over "Top Dog" (far left) a pull down menu comes down with 3 choices (Vote for top dog, rules, and submit your dog).

Chose "Rules" (leave your cursor there) and the rules page comes up. Cursor over Top Dog again to get the pull down menu again, but now chose "Vote for top dog." That will take you to the page to vote for Dundee. Scroll to the right and vote for Dundee. Don't need to wait for the page to completely refresh, just move your cursor back to the Top Dog bar and chose "rules" again. And repeat, and repeat, and repeat.

Summary of steps: Vote for Dundee, chose "rules," chose "Vote for Top Dog," vote for Dundee, chose "rules," chose "Vote for Tope Dog," etc.

You don't need to wait for a page to fully appear. As soon as you can get the pull down menu, just click away.


Vote for Dundee, chose "rules," chose "Vote for Top Dog," vote for Dundee!
  
May 14, 2008 at 10:29 PM
posted by: sarrobin
Go Dundee Boy Go!!
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