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Mutt Madness: Elite Eight Results

by Kathleen Richards

Round 4 is over and the results are in!

To calculate your score, add up the percentage points of all your team members who made it to this round and add that to your total from last round. (Didn't catch last round's results? Check out Round 1 results here, Round 2 results here, and Round 3 results here.) If you're feeling confused about scoring, give me a shout out in the comments and I'll help you out.

Fictional Dogs (Live Action)
(1) Lassie - 70%
(3) Benji - 30%

Fictional Dogs (Animated)
(1) Snoopy - 58%
(2) Scooby Doo - 42%

Historic/Literary Dogs
(16) Clifford - 55%
(11) Old Yeller - 45%

Mascots/Celebrity Dogs/Etc.
(16) Scottie Dog - 36%
(3) Scruff McGruff - 64%

Click here to view the current bracket.

So I guess being a World War I flying ace is cooler than solving mysteries. What I mean to say is that Snoopy beat out Scooby Doo in this round. But hey, you know what would be really cool? A World War I flying ace who also solves mysteries. And is a dog. Or I guess just like a Snoopy/Scooby Doo crossover where they fly around and solve mysteries and eat Scooby Snacks?

Either way, Joe Cool has moved on to the next round where he will take on the formidable Lassie. I get that Lassie is like, a totally classic dog, but I also feel like she's just kinda boring? I mean, yeah, she saves people and stuff but where's the flair? Where's the pizzazz? This is a big decision we've got to make here! We deserve a little showmanship.

On the other side of the bracket, Clifford continues to paw his way to the top, so all I'll say is this: SCRUFF MCGRUFF FOREVER!!! I will never in my life be able to forget this awesome theme song. SCRUFF MCGRUFF CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60652!!!! Seriously, McGruff forever, guys. Let's take a bite out of crime together.

Voting on the final four is happening right here, right now! We've got two very big decisions to make, so we're leaving the voting open for two whole days. That's just enough time to recruit everyone you know to vote for the dogs that will pull your team through to the final round.