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Watsonville puppy wins Purina contest, earns $10,000 for shelter

The contest prize goes to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, which gets the ten thousand dollars on the puppy's behalf; she did not attend the ceremony.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA shelter puppy in Watsonville, California, has won a Purina contest and earned ten thousand dollars for the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA puppy with a ten thousand dollar day job, and she hasn't even learned sit. Coming up, we'll investigate the White House press secretary's bar exam results.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe puppy passed with treats.

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