Named: Roma’s cutest dog 2024

We asked and you voted and now we can reveal the results of our poll to crown the Maranoa region’s cutest dog. The proud parents of Roma’s cutest dog shares what makes their pup so special.

Roma's cutest dog competition, 2024.

Miniature dachshund pup, Kabi, has snagged top spot as Roma’s cutest dog.

“It makes my heart full,” Kabi’s owner, Marion Mitchell, said.

Ms Mitchell said Kabi, a two-year-old miniature dachshund, is an incredibly photogenic pooch, and loves posing for the camera.

Ms Mitchell is a Mandandanji woman, while her husband is a Gunggari man. Both groups are traditional owners of parts of the Maranoa region.

“Kabi” means coffee in the Gunggari language, a name fitting for a pup with such a beautiful coffee coat.

“Kabi” means coffee in the Gunggari language. Photo: Marion Mitchell.

Though Kabi is small in stature, Ms Mitchell said he is very much the boss of her other dog, Mabo.

Mabo is a five-year-old neopolitan mastiff, so their dynamic can be comical, Ms Mitchell said.

“Kabi pretty much dominates Mabo,” she said.

Marion Mitchell said Kabi is the boss of his older brother, Mabo. Photo: Marion Mitchell.

“If Mabo has a bone, Kabi will go after it.”

But, at the end of the day, they are best friends.

“They really get along, even snuggle into one another,” she said.

Ms Mitchell said Mabo was named after Eddie Mabo.

“Mabo is the protector of our land,” she said.

French Bulldog, Chad, came second in the competition for Roma’s cutest dog. Photo: Sarah Whyte.

Chad, a french bulldog, was voted as Roma’s second-cutest dog.

Third place was tied four ways between Alaskan malamute Mollie, cavalier King Charles spaniel Henry, dachshund Ruby, and Aussie bulldog Kostya.

Kostya, Mollie, Henry and Ruby were tied for third place in Roma's cutest dog competition.

Originally published as Named: Roma’s cutest dog 2024