Is this Brooklyn rescue the world’s cutest rescue? Owner Mya Kagan thinks so and with your help, the pup can be a winner of the 2025 PEOPLE's World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest .

Kagan said she found Grizzly Bear, whose breed is unknown, at Sean Casey Animal Rescue in Windsor Terrace a year ago. Although she had grown up with a dog, Kagan’s husband Alex Pappas had never owned one.

“Dogs give amazing companionship and love,” Kagan said.

Neighbors often remarked on how adorable Grizzly Bear is, and when Pappas snapped what she called "the perfect photo," Kagan said it convinced her to enter her pet into the contest.

Going into its eighth year, the 2025 PEOPLE World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest opened in July. From the pool of thousands, ten dogs were selected as finalists.

Mya Kagan

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