Good Dog Photo Contest 2018

Good Dog 2018: Meet the Winners

Meet the overall winner, our editors’ picks, and the readers’ choice selections with the most votes in our 2018 Good Dog Photo Contest.

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OVERALL WINNER: EDITORS’ PICK
Elsa, Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Sandy Run, South Carolina
“It goes without saying that Garden & Gun readers love dogs as much as the editors do. For proof, look no further than our annual Good Dog Photo Contest. This year we received nearly 8,000 submissions and 75,000 reader votes. As always, narrowing down the entries was no easy task (I’m always a sucker for the Boykins), and it involved a number of us on the G&G  team. This year’s winner is Elsa, a Labrador retriever who lives in Sandy Run, South Carolina. We’re told Elsa is happiest when in possession of her tennis ball, snacking on carrots, riding shotgun…and, apparently, mugging for the camera. Congrats, Elsa!”  —David Dibenedetto, Editor in Chief

OVERALL WINNER: EDITORS’ PICK

Elsa, Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Sandy Run, South Carolina

“It goes without saying that Garden & Gun readers love dogs as much as the editors do. For proof, look no further than our annual Good Dog Photo Contest. This year we received nearly 8,000 submissions and 75,000 reader votes. As always, narrowing down the entries was no easy task (I’m always a sucker for the Boykins), and it involved a number of us on the G&G  team. This year’s winner is Elsa, a Labrador retriever who lives in Sandy Run, South Carolina. We’re told Elsa is happiest when in possession of her tennis ball, snacking on carrots, riding shotgun…and, apparently, mugging for the camera. Congrats, Elsa!”  —David Dibenedetto, Editor in Chief

READERS’ CHOICE WINNER 
Bentley and Oliver Johnson, Havanese
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
 

READERS’ CHOICE WINNER

Bentley and Oliver Johnson, Havanese
Saint Simons Island, Georgia

 

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP
Teddy Waffles, Pekingese
Atlanta, Georgia
 

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP

Teddy Waffles, Pekingese
Atlanta, Georgia

 

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP
Winston Blu, German Shorthaired Pointer
Newnan, Georgia

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP

Winston Blu, German Shorthaired Pointer
Newnan, Georgia

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP
Raven, Great Dane
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP

Raven, Great Dane
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP
Jenna, Siberian Husky
Athens, Georgia
 

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP

Jenna, Siberian Husky
Athens, Georgia

 

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 
Jasper, Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Cocoa, Florida

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 

Jasper, Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Cocoa, Florida

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 
Atlas, Lab mix/rescue
Harkers Island, North Carolina

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 

Atlas, Lab mix/rescue
Harkers Island, North Carolina

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 
Barkley, Boxer
Roswell, Georgia

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 

Barkley, Boxer
Roswell, Georgia

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 
Fritz, Lab mix
Asheville, North Carolina

READERS’ CHOICE: RUNNER-UP 

Fritz, Lab mix

Asheville, North Carolina

Bravo, goldendoodle
Shreveport, Louisiana

Bravo, goldendoodle

Shreveport, Louisiana

Ranger, Australian Shepherd
Knoxville, Tennessee

Ranger, Australian Shepherd

Knoxville, Tennessee

Willow, retriever
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Willow, retriever

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Duke, Chocolate Lab and Boomer, Vizsla
Gulf Breeze, Alabama

Duke, Chocolate Lab and Boomer, Vizsla

Gulf Breeze, Alabama

Rucker and pup, German Shorthaired Pointers
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Rucker and pup, German Shorthaired Pointers
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

River, mini Dachshund

Melbourne, Florida

River, mini Dachshund

Melbourne, Florida

Jane (in the air), Beagle mix
San Francisco, California

Jane (in the air), Beagle mix
San Francisco, California

Skunk, Siberian husky
Paris, Kentucky

Skunk, Siberian husky
Paris, Kentucky

Cooper, Welsh terrier
St. Petersburg, Florida

Cooper, Welsh terrier
St. Petersburg, Florida