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Sean Seddon

Dogs at polling stations: The best of North East pooches on local election day

We're living through turbulent political times.

The Commons is deadlocked over Brexit , both main party leaders are under internal pressure and the defence secretary was just subjected to the most brutal public sacking in decades.

In these strange times, you need to cling to the constants and rays of light.

Enter #dogsatpollingstations.

Pictures of pooches at voting places is fast becoming a national tradition.

Depressed at the state of politics? These canine constituents will cheer you up.

1. This guy is given very serious consideration to his vote

2. He spotted a cat...

3. I'm voting for whoever these two tell me to

4. Who would you vote for?

5. Vote for Tillie

#dogsatpollingstations (Send in)

6. And last but not least, I think we've all felt like this at one time or another...

Got a pic? Send it to ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk

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