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World Dog Awards highlights canines in pop culture
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Jan 15, 2015
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World Dog Awards highlights canines in pop culture
While the Oscars dominated conversation on Thursday, there is a ceremony to bestow prizes on our furry friends: The World Dog Awards.
This Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 photo George Lopez, right, takes to the stage with nominees for the 2015 World Dog Awards after the taping of the show at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. The inaugural World Dog Awards hosted by comic George Lopez will air Jan. 15 on The CW Network. Canine winners, along with a few humans and a cat, will be presented with golden fire hydrant statuettes. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
This Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 photo George Lopez, right, takes to the stage with nominees for the 2015 World Dog Awards after the taping of the show at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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While the Oscars dominated conversation on Thursday, there is a ceremony to bestow prizes on our furry friends: The World Dog Awards.

While the Oscars dominated conversation Thursday, the awards show does have one category of performers that is missing: animals.

However, there is a ceremony to bestow prizes on our furry friends. It's called the World Dog Awards.

For more, we turn to Bob Horowitz, President of Juma and Executive Producer of the World Dog Awards.