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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Piper
Goldendoodle
White, Georgia
20 votes
Pax
Yellow Labrador
Morgantown, West Virginia
10 votes
Scottie
Mini Aussie Doodle
Chapin, South Carolina
97 votes
Boudicca
Pit bull mix
Enchanted Oaks, Texas
307 votes
Gabbie
Toy Poodle
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
29 votes
Maggie
Jackapoo
Fultonville, New York
21 votes
Loretta
Frenchton French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix
Evanville, Indiana
13 votes
Kai
Shih Tzu
New York, New York
37 votes
Dutch
Boykin Spaniel
Fairhope, Alabama
6 votes
Baxter
Cavapoo
New York, New York
51 votes
Rudy
Labrador Retriever
Knoxville, Tennessee
48 votes
Ruby Sue
Mini Golden Doodle
Lawton, Oklahoma
21 votes


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