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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Eloise
Yorkshire Terrier
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
2,329 votes
James Alexander
Miniature American Shepherd
Hardeeville, South Carolina
2,323 votes
Alice
Standard Poodle
Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
1,952 votes
Walter
Sheepadoodle
Marietta, Georgia
1,826 votes
Aurora
English Bulldog
Montgomery, Alabama
1,824 votes
Minnie
Boykin Spaniel
Johns Island, South Carolina
1,673 votes
Theo
Mixed Fluff
Raleigh, North Carolina
1,397 votes
Houser
English Cocker Spaniel
North Augusta, South Carolina
1,240 votes
Rex
Labrador Retriever
Macon, Georgia
1,075 votes
Goose
Schneagle
Covington, Georgia
1,042 votes
Clyde
Blue Tic Coon Hound
Annapolis, Maryland
862 votes
Twiggy
Mountain Cur Mix
Dallas, Texas
857 votes


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