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Meet Queen Adonika and King Big Mac, top dogs of the St. Paul Winter Carnival and Doggie Depot

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2024-Canine-Queen-and-King_16x9-e1706106736962.webp, Adonika, a Pomsky (half Pomeranian, half Siberian Husky) from Minnetonka (left) and Big Mac, a French Bulldog from Minneapolis, won an online voting c
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe votes have been tabulated and St. Paul has two new top dogs:Meet Queen Adonika and Kin
STP-L-jea-13-GRAND_DAY_PARADE-0127.jpg, The St. Paul Winter Carnival and Doggie Depot canine Queen Adonika, walked by owner Ryn Melberg, left, a Pomsky (Pomeranian/Siberian Husky mix) and Ki
While Adonika lives in the west metro, her owner, Ryn Melberg, attended Hamline University in St. Paul for both undergraduate and graduate studies and

Vote for the canine king and queen of the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carnival in the Doggie Depot contest

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The top dogs will be crowned by the royal family during a dog-friendly event at Union Depot
king-and-queen.webp, 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
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAhead of a doggie coronation at Union Depot, online voting is underway to select the canin
Collage-Maker-24-Jan-2023-05.33-PM.webp, Lucy (left), the Canine Queen of the Snows and Rio, the Canine King Boreas of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival.
A week following this year’s parade, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, the 2024 king and queen will be formally crowned by the 2024 St. Paul Winter Carniva

Meet the canine king and queen of the St. Paul Winter Carnival

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A Husky mix and a Shih Tzu will be the first winners ever to walk in the King Boreas Grande Day Parade.By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com |
Lucy, Canine Queen of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival
The royal titles for these events date back to 2013; in this year’s online campaign, which ran from Jan. 11 through Jan. 22, people could vote once a

Voting ends Sunday for canine versions of King Boreas and Queen of the Snows

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You can vote once a day through Sunday for one of the 202 candidates at uniondepot.org/doggiedepot
STP-L-DOGGIEDEPOT-0120-003.jpg, After being crowned canine royalty of the 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival during Union Depot’s Doggie Depot event in Lowertown on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThere’s still time for the public to vote for the canine versions of King Boreas and Queen
STP-L-DOGGIEDEPOT-0120-001.webp, The 2019 King Boreas, Monte S. Johnson, poses with Gunnar, the Canine King Boreas (left) while the 2019 Queen of the Snows, Alison Gunter, poses with
Afterward, the royal family will be available to greet fans until about 11:30 a.m.Doggie Depot, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 4, is free a

Canine King and Queen contest at Union Depot goes virtual for Winter Carnival

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180126wlbb_doggie.webp, Emily Schmall of Falcon Heights and Dory, left, and Donna Mankowski of Prior Lake and Revere, right, celebrate after the dogs were crowned Canine-Quee
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressGot a princely pug, a queenly corgi or a kingly King Charles Spaniel? They could win the Can

Is your pooch bred for royalty? Enter him in the Doggie Depot contest and find out

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king-and-queen.webp, 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
A dog doesn’t have to be a Corgi to be considered royalty in St. Paul, but he does have to be registered.Tuesday is the last day to register dogs for
dory-ii.webp, Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, rests after being crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. (Pioneer Press: Wil
Rescue dogs will be there looking for their forever homes. Those interested in adopting can meet the dogs and get the process started, Shaver said.The

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

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dory-i.webp, 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 a, king-and-queen.webp, 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, revere-i.webp, 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 Wi, dory-ii.webp, Dory, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, rests after being crowned Canine-Queen of Doggie Depot on Saturday, Feb. 4. (Pioneer Press: Wil
By WILL ASHENMACHER | Pioneer PressLook 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-ye
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