Check out the pup who snapped up the title of overall winner, the Boykin propelled to first place by readers, and all the good dogs from this year’s contest

See the overall winner and other editors’ picks, the top readers’ choice vote getters, and lots more heartwarming and hilarious canines from this year’s contest

A time-tested, mother-approved, no-fail method for figuring out what to call a new pet

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The mounds may look insignificant, but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters

The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet, but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate