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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Dolly Jo
Lab/Aussie/Poodle mix
Austin, Texas
35 votes
Valentina
Terrier Mix
Goose Creek, South Carolina
20 votes
Lola
Jack Russel Mix
Goose Creek, South Carolina
21 votes
Turbo
Dogo Argentino
Dyer Brook, Maine
20 votes
Moose
Yorkie
Carrollton, Georgia
24 votes
Moose
Yorkie
Carrollton, Georgia
16 votes
Edelweiss
Aussiedoodle
West Des Moines, Iowa
73 votes
Darcy
Labrador Retriever
Jacksonville, Florida
892 votes
Cody
Anatolian Shepherd mix
Canton, Texas
27 votes
Goose
Boykin Spaniel
Jefferson city, Missouri
28 votes
George
Labrador RetrieverChocolate
Georgetown, South Carolina
47 votes
Finch
Shetland Sheep Dog (Sheltie)
Freeland, Washington
31 votes


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