Who won the Gold Coast Bulletin’s cutest dog competition 2022

Voting has closed in the Bulletin’s competition to find Gold Coast’s cutest dog. Find out the winner and top 10 cutest.

He quacks like a duck, was born with a hole in his head and only has one tooth.

But this long-haired chihuahua’s fetching looks have earned him the title of Gold Coast’s cutest dog, in a Bulletin readers poll.

Cookie from Mermaid Beach rolled hundreds of other competitors to receive the most public votes and snatch the win.

Owner Heaven Schultz met her best furry friend after a previous pet passed away.

“My mum went to look for another dog for me and saw Cookie and had to get him. He wasn’t actually for sale,” she said.

“It took a bit of negotiating to actually get him.”

Cookie. Picture: Tertius Pickard

Cookie is a “snack monster” with plenty of dog beds and even has his own wing of the house. Ms Schultz said her adorable pooch turns plenty of heads when they go for a coffee run.

“He can’t bark, so he makes a quacking sound like a duck,” she said.

“He only has one tooth and was born with a hole in his head – he’s very unique.”

“Everything about him is just gorgeous. Whenever I’m upset he will give me a cuddle and smother me in kisses.”

Follow him on Instagram via: @cookiethechi—

1. Cookie from Mermaid Beach

Heaven Schultz with her dog Cookie. Picture: Tertius Pickard

2. Marshall from Miami – 15 per cent of vote

Marshall from Miami. He is a true Golden Retriever, from his adorable puppy dog eyes and his coat as soft as a cloud, to his loveable cuddles every morning and night. You can catch Marshall swimming at the beach with his Mum and Dad or with one of his many doggie friends on the weekend

3. Rua Butty from Pacific Pines – 14 per cent of vote

Rua Butty from Pacific Pines. Rua thinks he is the cutest because everyone tells him he is cute, he is always smiling and making everyone around him.

4. Oscar from Elanora – 13 per cent of vote

Oscar from Elanora. Owner says they waited for this little guy for months and it was totally worth it. He’s is my shadow and could not imagine my life without this seven-month old puppy.

5. Golden Retriever Cleo from Helensvale – 9 per cent of vote

Our 16 week old Golden Retriever Cleo. She is the sweetest but also very cheeky when digging holes in the garden.

6. Luna the Cavoodle – 7 per cent of vote

Our sweet Luna (5 months, Cavoodle), who has brought our family so much love and happiness after the sudden passing of our boxer Daisy.

7. and 8. Nala and Leo from Canungra – 7 per cent of vote

Nala and Leo from Canungra

9. Otis from Coomera – 5 per cent of vote

He is so cuddly and placid. He loves all the attention and playing with all his favourite toys. He particularly loves his hoomans socks and doing zoomies.

10. Edmund from Bonogin – 5 per cent of vote

Edmund from Bonogin the sweetest, cleverest puppy. Eddie is deaf and vision impaired but lives life to the fullest every day.

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