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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Fritz
German Shepard (yes full breed)
Union, Kentucky
18 votes
Teeter
Boykin Spaniel
Charleston, South Carolina
10 votes
Ruby
Aussiedoodle
New Orleans, Louisiana
5 votes
Samantha
Labrador Retriever
Tallahassee, Florida
39 votes
Boomer
Labradoodle
Simpsonville, South Carolina
59 votes
Blue
Pit bull
Mechanicsville, Virginia
5 votes
Rufus
Golden Pyrenees
Dallas, Texas
3 votes
Sweet Pea
Yorkshire Terrier
Cambridge, Massachusetts
4 votes
Maggie Mae
Lab
Cocoa, Florida
3 votes
Dixie
Fox Red Labrador
New Orleans, Louisiana
24 votes
Bay
Bluetick Coonhound
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
11 votes
Roux
Goldendoodle
Charleston, South Carolina
55 votes


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