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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Sophie and Opie
Mix Golden
Huntersville, North Carolina
8 votes
Sohpie
Mix
Huntersville, North Carolina
9 votes
Opie
Golden
Huntersville, North Carolina
8 votes
Jack
Mixed Lab
Charlotte, Nebraska
1 vote
Abbi
Lab
Mills River, North Carolina
3 votes
Bella Smith
Shihtzu
Atlanta, Georgia
1 vote
Scout
Australian Shepherd/Border Collie
New Orleans, Louisiana
6 votes
Carolina
Golden Retriever
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
8 votes
Harley
Mixed Poodle/Maltese rescue
Coral Gables, Florida
13 votes
Georgia Mae
English Setter
Fallston, North Carolina
28 votes
Camellia
English Setter
Fallston, North Carolina
30 votes
Nyla
Vizsla
Maple Grove, Minnesota
4 votes


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