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!

From our partner

Crypton sets the standard for indoor performance upholstery with fabrics that are cozy, carefree, and loaded with style. Built to repel stains, spills, and odors, they are perfect for “good dogs” and the humans who love them. Crypton Home can be found at leading furniture retailers like Arhaus, CB2, and DWR, among others. Find Crypton near you.



Enter Here



Vote Here

You’re viewing dogs sorted by number of votes. You can view recent entries instead.

Chip
Chocolate lab
Atlanta, Georgia
Big Red
Sheepadoodle
Naples, Florida
Hamish
Springer spaniel
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
96 votes
Freddie
English Springer Spaniel
Habersham, South Carolina
96 votes
Teddy Bear Phipps
Shichon
Easley, South Carolina
96 votes
Cooper
Miniature schnauzer
Greenwood, South Carolina
96 votes
Jasper
Australian Shepard
Lilburn, Georgia
96 votes
Bailey
German Shepherd
Pace, Florida
96 votes
Ellie
Golden Retriever
Northport, Alabama
96 votes
Bossman
Labrador
Perry, Florida
96 votes
Scoobey Doo
Schnauzer Poodle Mix
Tyler, Texas
Aly & Isla
Golden Retriever
Fort Walton Beach, Florida


Search for a Dog

You can search for a dog by name or breed: