It was a close call naming last week's winners, as this month's competition places were all previously crowned winners head-to-head to find the ultimate champion.

In this second round, two animals will be voted on by readers to go to next week's final, with the exciting possibility of becoming the winner of the Kent Pets all-stars tournament.

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Head-to-Head #1

Albie the Alaskan Shepherd

Albie is an all white, Alaskan shepherd, who won November's Pet of the Month.

The playful dog won the heart of our voters with his cheeky behaviour.

His owner Kerri said: "We have had our moments where he has pushed his limits to see how cheeky he can be.

"These include a time where I had just got a brand new limited edition pair of Nike trainers, I absolutely adored them but it seemed Albie did as well.

"During the night, he managed to find said trainers and chew the back of them off but annoyingly it was only one trainer he seemed to enjoy."

Albie had also gone missing on one occasion when being looked after by his owner's dad, luckily he had just taken himself off to the kebab shop!

These are just a few stories shared by Albie's owners who love the fluffy white bear so much.

Aurora the Dalmatian

Aurora the Dalmatian won June's Pet of the Month.

Readers were smitten at the playful pup's charm, mischief, affection and energy.

Aurora's favourite activities of running and climbing managed to get the voters behind her, even if it meant she was getting up to no good counter surfing and raiding bins!

However, the Dalmatian still has a fear of the sea, but with some tough love, her family are hoping to teach Aurora to love the seaside waters.

Head-to-Head #2

Poppy the duprasi gerbil

Poppy the duprasi gerbil won May's Pet of the Month.

Readers were blown away by her touching tale of a loving family adopting her from a neglectful home and now she's basking in the spotlight.

The gerbil was left underweight and with overgrown bottom teeth in her last home when her owners became bored of her.

After she and her mum, Amber, were rescued by their new family she recovered and began to enjoy playing again - given more to do with her sand pit and hamster wheel.

Taffy the Welsh collie

Taffy is a five-year-old Welsh collie who won August's Pet of the Month.

He was chosen by his owners after they met his dad asleep on a pub floor and kept in touch when he was sired for puppies.

Due to their meeting, Taffy's human parents had the first pick of the litter.

Now he is five, and a father himself, Taffy's owners say he has the best life ever.

His favourite game is going round and round with a stick in his mouth and he loves chasing after a ball on a beach.

Taffy is also a keen footballer! He loves a football pitch where he always puts the ball in the net for the next kick.

To view last week's results, click here

The winners of this heat will go through to the grand finale and battle it out to be crowned the all-stars tournament winner.