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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Panama Jack
Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Lula, Georgia
17 votes
Presley
Sealyham Terrier
Walnutport, Pennsylvania
145 votes
Snowball
Maltese-Bichon frise
Boston, Massachusetts
13 votes
Mogwai
Shutzu Mix
Roxbury, Massachusetts
19 votes
Addie
Cavachon
Winchester, Kentucky
7 votes
Dupree
Labrador Retriever
Henrico, Virginia
17 votes
Maddie
Goldendoodle
Scottsdale, Arizona
7 votes
Max
Goldendoodle
Scottsdale, Arizona
7 votes
Pumpkin
Australian Labradoodle
Houston, Texas
8 votes
Drake
Labrador Retriever
Savannah, Georgia
25 votes
Rocky
Australian Shy
Mineral Bluff, Georgia
6 votes
Bear
Australian Labradoodle
Richmond, Virginia
7 votes


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