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Beargrease 2017: There's no such thing as the "cutest puppy." That being said ...

The North 103.3 | By Lisa Johnson
Published January 22, 2017 at 1:10 PM CST
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"Cutest puppy" is redundant.

There is no such thing as a not-cute puppy.

And in this reporter's humble opinion (and that of their families), every puppy is the cutest puppy.

That being said, almost 40 puppies, aged 4 to 9 months; their families, friends and scores of puppy-enthusiasts crammed the halls of Fitger's Saturday morning for the annual John Beargrease Cutest Puppy Contest.

Onyx the Akita took first place, and Ash, a Miniature Australian Shepherd, took second.

But we all know there's no such thing as a "cutest puppy," right?   ALL puppies are the cutest.

For a look at ALL the cute puppies, check out this photo album on KUMD's Facebook page:

Credit ©Pupparazzi-Companion Animal Photography
Ash, the Miniature Australian Shepherd
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Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson started her broadcast career anchoring the television news at her high school and spinning country music at KWWK/KOLM Radio in Rochester, Minnesota. She was a reporter and news anchor at KTHI in Fargo, ND (not to mention the host of a children's program called "Lisa's Lane") and a radio reporter and anchor in Moorhead, Bismarck, Wahpeton and Fergus Falls.Since 1991, she has hosted Northland Morning on KUMD. One of the best parts of her job includes "paying it forward" by mentoring upcoming journalists and broadcasters on the student news team that helps produce Northland Morning. She also loves introducing the different people she meets in her job to one another, helping to forge new "community connections" and partnerships.Lisa has amassed a book collection weighing over two tons, and she enjoys reading, photography, volunteering with Animal Allies Humane Society and fantasizing about farmland. She goes to bed at 8pm, long before her daughter, two cats, or three dogs.
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