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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June Conger
Labrador
Dallas, Texas
0 votes
Susie
Blue Tick Hound
Lexington, South Carolina
2 votes
Coco
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Missoula, Montana
2 votes
Todd
Lab/Shepard
Clayton, North Carolina
1 vote
Blue
Border Collie Mix
Charleston, South Carolina
25 votes
Jack
German Shorthair Pointer
Argyle, Texas
3 votes
Agnes J Bullworth
Staffordshire Terrier
Aurora, Colorado
4 votes
Rudy
Goldendoodle
Richmond, Virginia
13 votes
Finley
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Nashville, Tennessee
4 votes
Sophie
Golden Retriever
Greenville, South Carolina
7 votes
Jag
Chinese Crested
Opelika, Alabama
6 votes
Indy
Treeing Walker Coonhound (mix)
Savannah, Georgia
4 votes


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