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Animal Idol28,000 votes gives golden retriever top billing
DeKALB - She didn't have to sing any top 40 hits or get berated by Simon Cowell, but Callan is an American idol nonetheless.
“DeKalb County's Animal Idol,” to be more exact.
The 16-month-old golden retriever was the top vote-getter in the recently concluded “DeKalb County's Animal ldol” contest and will grace the cover of a 2006 pet calendar coming out next month.
She also will be the featured animal for July while her housemate, 5-year-old McKenzie, also a golden retriever, got enough votes to win the October slot.
“I love my dogs and I thought everyone else would too,” said Jan Sofranko, the dogs' owner.
She was right. Callan got more than 28,000 votes in the contest. McKenzie got just over 18,000.
A photo of Callan playing
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