This year’s Good Dog Photo Contest, presented in partnership with Crypton Home performance fabrics, brought more than three thousand snuggly, silly, and spirited entries, plus thousands of votes. Once again, G&G editors took on the challenge of choosing the pups that stood out from the pack.
Our overall winner is Bart, a Llewellin setter puppy with a playful grin who loves to romp through the sunflowers on his owner’s property in Victor, New York. Our sleeping dog winners—Zora, Sam, and Stevie—were photographed dozing on their deck in Savannah, with Stevie giving the others her signature side-eye. Bart will receive a prize pack from G&G, and the sleepy trio will receive a custom dog bed from Crypton. Read more about these good dogs below.
Finally, a special shoutout to Otis Campbell, an English springer spaniel who gathered the most votes in our readers’ choice category.
The Overall Winner
Bart
Victor, New York
Bart is a six-month-old Llewellin setter known for his sweet snuggles and bird dog acumen. “He’s just a joy to train,” says owner Jody Filinovich. Though he’ll soon head to northern Michigan for his first big hunt, Jody hopes Bart can volunteer as a therapy dog in the off-season. “I’ve never seen a dog so all-knowing, calm, and sweet,” Filonovich says. “He’s got it all.”
The Sleeping Dog Winner
Zora, Sam, and Stevie
Savannah, Georgia
Eight-year-old brindle boxer Zora, two-year-old Sam (“the world’s largest” Havanese at twenty-two pounds), and Stevie, a two-year-old fawn boxer and certified therapy dog, are all named after members of owner Mark Stephens’s family. “They play like crazy” but “have never had a fight amongst themselves,” Stephens says. When the three found out they were the sleeping dog victors, Stevie was eager to post on her Facebook page, but little brother Sam “just yawned and said he expected to win,” he adds.
Special thanks to all who entered! See the runners-up below.
The Overall Runners-Up
Romeo, Dalmatian
Greenville, South Carolina
Gunny, Golden Retriever
Sparta, Tennessee
Bean, British Labrador
Bonneau, South Carolina
Milo & Oliver, English Cocker Spaniels
Red Wing, Minnesota
Frazzle, Chinese crested
Richmond Hill, Georgia
Ruby, Vizsla
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Gimli Two Shoes, Miniature Wire-haired Dachshund
Muldoon, Texas
Feiren, Mixed breed
Ranger, Georgia
Finn, Australian Shepherd
Cartersville, Georgia
Halo, Mixed breed
Manassas, Virginia
The Sleeping Runners-Up
Teal, Yellow Labrador
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Leo & Ziggy, Standard Poodles
Atlanta, Georgia
Ellie, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Annapolis, Maryland
Boone, Golden Retriever
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Breck, Mixed breed
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Perrin Weller, Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Old Church, Virginia
Sarabi, Golden Retriever
Portland, Oregon
Lulu & Pippin, Boxer mix and Aussie mix
Richmond, Virginia
Gus, English Labrador
Baltimore, Maryland
OliveLucy & TheodorAble, Jack Russell Terriers
Fripp Island, South Carolina
The Readers’ Choice Winner
Otis Campbell
English Springer Spaniel, Martinsburg, West Virginia
The Readers’ Choice Runners-Up
Henry, English Cream Golden Retriever
Raleigh, North Carolina
Whiskey, Labrador Retriever
Hemingway, South Carolina
Kona, Australian Shepherd
Stamford, Connecticut
Marshall Berhow, Bernese Mountain Dog
Nashville, Tennessee
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