How it works

• Enter a photo of your dog below. Entries are accepted between September 2 and September 29 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
• Vote for your dog or others between September 2 and October 2 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Encourage your friends to vote too.

Winners
• Our editors will pick one overall winner and several honorable mentions—regardless of the number of votes. The overall winner will be featured in the December 2026/January 2027 issue of Garden & Gun and will receive a prize pack from G&G.
• The ten photos with the most online votes will be named readers’ choice winners.
• The overall winner, honorable mentions, and readers’ choice winners will be announced online on November 3.

Rules
• Read the full contest rules and enter and vote today!



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Good Dog Photo Contest 2026

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Charlie
Goldendoodle
Vinton, Louisiana
0 votes
Zoey
Toy Pomeranian
Sulphur, Louisiana
3 votes
Bandit
Staffy/Pitbull/Minature Pinscher
Baldwinsville, New York
4 votes
Mishka
Samoyed
Naples, Florida
12 votes
Oliver
Scottish Terrier
New Orleans, Louisiana
24 votes
Clyde
Mix Yellow Lab & Bloodhound
Ridgeland, South Carolina
6 votes
Bessie
Australian cattle dog
Moab, Utah
9 votes
Ky
Portuguese Water Dog
Ridgeland, South Carolina
3 votes
Bessie
Australian cattle dog
Moab, Utah
9 votes
Zelda
Husky
Hartwell, Ohio
7 votes
Bessie
Australian cattle dog
Moab, Utah
11 votes
Pico
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Warwick, New York
9 votes


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