Hot dog: Rose wins online pet contest

Rose is a hot dog – a prize-winning one at that.

Rose, a terrier-beagle mix adopted by University of Illinois veterinary medicine student Jeannie Harrison, is one of two grand prize winners in the Hill's Science Diet Second Chance for Love contest. The other grand prize winner was a cat by the name of Jake. With the win, Hill's will donate $10,000 to the animal shelters nominated by the owners of the two pets. The winners also get a five-year supply of pet food.

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