A Barkademy Award winner is from Mesa

One of the five nationwide winners of Bark TV’s inaugural Barkademy Awards is from Mesa.

Ginger, a boxer that Jackie Glasco of Mesa rescued, won the Barkademy Award in the Cutest category, according to a release.

Bark TV, a multiplatform channel with 24-hour-a-day programming dedicated exclusively to dog lovers, recently announced the winners of the inaugural Barkademy Awards.

The program was launched to shine a spotlight on the cutest and most entertaining pups on the planet, the release states.

“We started the Barkademy Awards because of our audience,” saysBrendan Canning, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Triple B Media, which operates Bark TV, said in the release. “Everyone thinks that their dog is the best, rightfully so, and we thought this would be a cool way to celebrate our viewers’ dogs while making it a fun competition. The response was outstanding and all the winners are more than deserving.”

The winners of the 2025 Barkademy Awards are:

• Cutest: Ginger, a boxer from Mesa who was rescued from a bad situation and is now living her best life;
• Best Trick: Suki, a Labrador mix from Hainesport, New Jersey, who can fetch a ball 6 feet under water
• Bark of the Year: Charlie, a cockapoo from Fayetteville, Georgia, who, according to his owner, “whines and whines when I turn off Bark TV to go nite nite.”
• Twinning: Bootsy, a pug from Albany, New York, whose face seemingly melds together with his owner’s in photographs
• Pup Culture: Perro Caliente, a mini longhair Dachshund from Newington, Connecticut, with a striking resemblance to Lin Manuel Miranda in Hamilton.

Winners will also be announced on Bark TV, and the segment will be broadcast to millions of loyal viewers, and their owners.

Bark TV is a mix of original programming and licensed television series that can be found on Xumo, Dish, Sling TV, Local Now, DistroTV and more. Bark TV is also available as an app on Roku, and can be seen in more than 80 broadcast markets across the country as an over-the-air diginet channel and on free ad-supported streaming television platforms.

Viewers still have the opportunity to see their pups featured on Bark TV ahead of the 2026 Barkademy Awards by going to barktvdogs.com and filling out a brief form. The photos uploaded will be featured on the channel and broadcast to millions across the country.

In addition to playful, positive content from dog influencers and human celebrities, Bark TV also broadcasts tips on how to care for dogs, teach them new tricks, and it shares unique ideas for enrichment to keep pups occupied and on their best behavior, the release states.