Voting for the 2025 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand has closed, and we are one step closer to crowning a winner.

Meet the top three dogs of the canine competition: Apollo, Basitan, and Tiki! After choosing its ten finalists, the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest received thousands of votes from animal lovers choosing the pooch they found most adorable.

Out of those thousands of votes, the top three dogs got the most. This achievement means the canines are moving on to the final judging round of the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest.

Right now, celebrity judges Kristin Davis , Shawn Johnson East , and the hosts of CBS Mornings , along with judges from PEOPLE and the PEDIGREE® Brand, are deliberating over which dog will be the grand priz

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