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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Maverick & Minnie Pearl
Jack Russell Terriers
West Columbia, South Carolina
2,480 votes
Goose
Schneagle
Covington, Georgia
2,442 votes
Duncan Carlton
Airedale
Greer, South Carolina
2,237 votes
Aurora
English Bulldog
Montgomery, Alabama
2,156 votes
Cooper
Mixed rescue
Westmont, New Jersey
2,056 votes
Redmond Fitzgerald
Mini Aussie Shepherd
Dallas, Texas
1,920 votes
Twiggy
Mountain Cur Mix
Dallas, Texas
1,779 votes
Gigi
Chihuahua, long Coat
Johns Island, South Carolina
1,604 votes
Walter Frank
Labrador Retriever
Brierfield, Alabama
1,398 votes
River
Labrador Retriever
Johns Island, South Carolina
1,224 votes
Cupcake
American Bully
Gainesville, Florida
1,139 votes
Mellie Rose
Yorkie
Winston Salem, North Carolina
1,104 votes


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