3rd Annual
Lake Merritt
Dog Contest

We received 131 submissions this year, shattering last year's record!
Thank you all for entering the contest!

Leo

3rd Annual Lake Merritt Dog Contest Winner

2024 Best Dog

Leo is your all around happy go lucky lab. He loves to go to lake Merritt and playing ball and snack on the treats the geese leave behind. His best features are obviously his looks (tall dark and handsome) but he also is super athletic and is training for the high jump dog Olympics! Everyone we meet loves him and he can’t wait to crowned Lake Merritt's Best Dog!

Runner-up awards | 3rd Annual Lake Merritt Dog Contest

Gordo

Gordo is a senior Chihuahua mix who was adopted from Muttville in 2020. He can be a grumpy old man, but he is at his happiest when he's basking in the sun, scrounging for floor snacks, and cuddling with his girl. He loves going for walks by the lake and making new friends in his office in downtown Oakland. Gordo has lost almost four pounds in the last few years, so soon we may need to change his name to Flaco!

Kobe James

Kobe James is a 9ish yr old border collie, chihuahua, and terrier mix. I always says he has the collie brains and the chihuahua attitude. He was adopted in 2018 after being found abandoned tied to a parking meter in San Francisco. The woman that rescued Kobe in SF lives down the street from Kobes grandparents! Some of Kobes favorite activities include car rides, exploring new locations, tanning, playing fetch, and supervising the yard work. One of the funniest memories is the day he woke me up at 4am to go outside. Here I am thinking its a bathroom emergency.... only for him to rush out of the door and look for a cheeseburger that he had seen on the sidewalk the day prior. The cheeseburger was gone and he was devastated.