The 2025 Good Dog Photo Contest

How it works

• Enter a photo of your dog below. Entries are accepted between September 3 and September 30, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
• Vote for your dog or others between September 3 and October 3, at 5 p.m. EDT. Encourage your friends to vote too.

Winners
• Our editors will pick one overall winner, one sleeping dog, and several honorable mentions—regardless of the number of votes. The overall winner and sleeping dog winner will be featured in the December 2025/January 2026 issue of Garden & Gun. The overall winner will receive a prize pack from G&G and the sleeping dog winner will receive a dog bed from Crypton.
• The ten photos with the most online votes will be named readers’ choice winners.
• The overall winner, sleeping dog winner, honorable mentions, and readers’ choice winners will be announced online November 4.

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

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Beau
Brittany
Indianapolis, Indiana
177 votes
Dudley
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Savannah, Georgia
13 votes
Ranger
Golden Retreiver
Williston, Vermont
17 votes
Millie
Maltese Mix
New Orleans, Louisiana
60 votes
Darcy
Labrador Retriever
Jacksonville, Florida
39 votes
Charlie
Bernedoodle Labrador mix
Louisville, Kentucky
167 votes
Barley
Husky / Lab Mix
Montebello, California
20 votes
Cooper
Labradoodle
Ono Island, Alabama
87 votes
Hank
English cream golden retriever
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
47 votes
Lady Muses
Party Mix
Metairie, Louisiana
24 votes
Bremo
Llewelyn Setter
San Antonio, Texas
13 votes
Birdie
Shorkie (Shih Tzu/Yorkie mix)
Memphis, Tennessee
30 votes

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