IT MAY be a bit colder and wetter than usual for an election day but there is one tradition that never fails to raise a smile.
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Pet owners have already begun sharing snaps of their dogs waiting patiently outside while they go inside to vote on social media under #dogsatpollingstations
Right then. Here we go #dogsatpollingstations #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/Vw7rtYg2hu
— Matt Tennant (@matt_tennant) December 12, 2019
Bikes #Oxford #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/c6T5qixklE
— Sue Eves 🐾 🐾🐾 (@sueeves) December 12, 2019
Perdy elects #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/FRJCskNOcI
— Kenneth Payne (@kennethpayne01) December 12, 2019
Don't have a ruff day tomorrow and forget to vote - it's a walk in the bark! And don't forget to paws 🐾 outside the polling station and tweet or Insta us your 🤳 of #dogsatpollingstations #GE2019 🐶🐶🐶 pic.twitter.com/ahypRtppgX
— Oxford City Council (@OxfordCity) December 11, 2019
Share a picture of your canine companion (or any other pets) who have joined you at the polling station below.
Bonus points if they are wearing a festive outfit!
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Dogs at polling stations - General Election 2019
"Submit a pic of your pooch and where in Oxfordshire it was taken!"
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What is your response?Didcot evening vote!
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Didcot evening vote! What is your response?Abbie supervised her humans performing their civic duty at Pegasus School Polling Station Blackbird Leys Oxford at 7am this morning
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Abbie supervised her humans performing their civic duty at Pegasus School Polling Station Blackbird Leys Oxford at 7am this morning What is your response?Bebe the sausage voting in Wantage
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Bebe the sausage voting in Wantage What is your response?Gus, making his first trip to the polling station in Abingdon
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Gus, making his first trip to the polling station in Abingdon What is your response?Lula doing her civic duty at Abingdon Park Road.
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Lula doing her civic duty at Abingdon Park Road. What is your response?Daphne wasn’t very impressed with the rain, but she made it to the polling station and got tangled around the polling booth!
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Daphne wasn’t very impressed with the rain, but she made it to the polling station and got tangled around the polling booth! What is your response?Voted at 7.00am, already a queue at Bure Park Bicester
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Voted at 7.00am, already a queue at Bure Park Bicester What is your response?Alan Keen and his dog Bonnie voting this morning in Farmoor
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Alan Keen and his dog Bonnie voting this morning in Farmoor What is your response?Tiger outside Stonesfield polling station.
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Tiger outside Stonesfield polling station. What is your response?Lola making the most out of her trip to the Wood green polling station!
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Lola making the most out of her trip to the Wood green polling station! What is your response?Gonzo will be voting labour with his mum & dad!
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Gonzo will be voting labour with his mum & dad! Dogs at polling stations - General Election 2019
Submit a pic of your pooch and where in Oxfordshire it was taken!
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