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Hot dog! New Canine king, queen crowned at Doggie Depot

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Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, was crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Doggie Depot. The event, held at Union Depot in St. Paul, is held as part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, was crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Doggie Depot. The event, held at Union Depot in St. Paul, is held as part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights and Dory, left and Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake and Revere, right, celebrate after the dogs were crowned Canine-Queen and Canine-King of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights and Dory, left and Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake and Revere, right, celebrate after the dogs were crowned Canine-Queen and Canine-King of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Revere, a five-year-old Husky, was crowned Canine-King of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event, held at Union Depot, is part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Revere, a five-year-old Husky, was crowned Canine-King of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event, held at Union Depot, is part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashenmacher)

Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, rests after being crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashemacher)

Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, rests after being crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. (Pioneer Press: Will Ashemacher)

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Look out, hounds. There’s a new top dog in town.

Two of them, in fact — Revere, a 5-year-old Husky, and Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix. The dogs were crowned Canine-King Boreas and Canine-Aurora, Queen of Snows, respectively, at Saturday’s Doggie Depot, an all-things-dog fair held at Union Dept as part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

Last year’s Canine-King and Canine-Queen, Arlo and Geneva, were on hand to see the honorifics transferred.

Revere is a foster dog with Adopt a Husky. His foster owner, Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake, said he’s very energetic, even for a breed known for being high-octane.

Dory, who was adopted from Save-a-Bull Rescue, is a big fan of playing in the snow, snuggling and watching Netflix, according to her owner, Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights.

More than 600 dogs entered the online-voting contest in early January. Some 150,000 votes were cast over four rounds of competition. Each winner receives $250 and a $250 donation to an animal welfare organization of his or her owner’s choice.

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