07/25/2026
🚨🐾 BREAKING NEWS: IMPOUNDED POOCH OF THE YEAR CONTEST CANCELLED! 🐾🚨
We regret to inform you that one of our favorite National Night Out traditions, the Impounded Pooch of the Year Contest, will NOT be taking place this year. 😭🐶
For those unfamiliar with this prestigious competition, each year we round up all the dogs who have been "found" wandering around the community and temporarily taken into custody at either the Lincoln Police Department or Woodstock Police Department while we track down their humans.
These furry arf-fenders are then charged with serious crimes such as:
🐾 Aggravated Cuteness
🐾 Running at Large
🐾 Unlawful Possession of a Tennis Ball
🐾 Excessive Tail Wagging
🐾 Being Too Handsome for Their Own Good
🐾 And, of course, Resisting Arrest by Refusing to Go Home 😂
Visitors to National Night Out get to review their "criminal records," vote for their favorite offender, and the winner takes home some awesome prizes! 🏆🦴
BUT THIS YEAR… WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
We only had THREE entries.
That's right. THREE.
While this is TERRIBLE news for our competition, it's actually GREAT news for our community!
Apparently, our local dogs have been behaving themselves, staying out of trouble, and—most importantly—finding their way home before they can get booked!
So, with all the joy to the world, we've decided that holding a contest would be less of a competition and more of a three-dog night (if you got that joke, you might be old).
Therefore, we are officially announcing:
🚨 THE 2026 IMPOUNDED POOCH OF THE YEAR CONTEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A DISTURBING LACK OF CANINE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. 🚨
To our three furry offenders: We apologize that your criminal records weren't extensive enough to earn you a title this year. We tried. 😂
To everyone else: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, DOGS! 🐕👏
We'd much rather have empty kennels and happy reunions than a packed contest lineup! ❤️🐾
Don't worry—we'll be keeping a close eye on all of you next year. 👀🚔🐶
Stay out of trouble. Or at least make it interesting. 😂