Vero's Best Dog Photo Contest 2015

Vero's Best Dog Photo Contest ran August 1 to August 31, 2015. 518 photos were entered and 68,159 votes were cast.

  • EntriesAug 1, 2015 to Aug 31, 2015
  • VotingAug 1, 2015 to Aug 31, 2015

This contest ended August 31, 2015. The winners are below. Read the winners announcement

518 entries 68,159 votes 517 recovered from the web archive

Gordy's New Do

Gordy's New Do

Finished #102 of 517.

Entered by Joe Santone in the August 2015 contest.

Voting closed 92 votes
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Prize Sponsors

All prizes total value: $1,657

  • Blue Ribbon Boarding & Grooming Blue Ribbon Boarding & Grooming $400
  • Felicity Images Felicity Images $350
  • Vero Beach Karate Association Vero Beach Karate Association $120
  • Won Love Dog Training Won Love Dog Training $110
  • Artistic First Florist Artistic First Florist $100
  • Curves Curves $99
  • Pet Sitter Plus Pet Sitter Plus $90
  • Paint on the Vine Paint on the Vine $70
  • River King Cruise River King Cruise $64
  • Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone $64
  • Eminence Hair Design Eminence Hair Design $55
  • The Hair Shop for Men The Hair Shop for Men $50
  • Main Street Vero Beach Main Street Vero Beach $35
  • Chive Chive $25
  • Cindi's Pet & Aquarium Center Cindi's Pet & Aquarium Center $25

Winners

  1. Big Fluffy Teddy Bear 1st place Big Fluffy Teddy Bear 2,169 votes

    $510 in prizes: Blue Ribbon Boarding & Grooming: Services include boarding, day care and grooming. Some boutique items are limited use with Gift Certificate., valued at: $400. Won Love Dog Training: Two hours of training. Single session., valued at: $110.

  2. Finn 2nd place Finn 2,688 votes

    $504 in prizes: Felicity Images: A photo session with Nellie Quiros at Felicity Images, and a custom photo app with your favorite twenty images., valued at: $350. Pet Sitter Plus: 1 Overnight watch for $45 for 1st place and two single day visits for $30 for 2nd place and a single day visit for $15 for 3rd place., valued at: $90. River King Cruise: Two (2) River King Cruise Tickets, valued at: $64.

  3. No More Photos Mom 3rd place No More Photos Mom 1,644 votes

    $218 in prizes: Curves: 1 Month Membership Certificate, valued at: $99. Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone: Four Tickets to any Comedy Show, valued at: $64. Eminence Hair Design: 1 Gift Certificate for a Mens or Womens Haircut (Sebastian), valued at: $55.

  4. Boo Buddies! 4th place Boo Buddies! 2,287 votes

    $180 in prizes: Vero Beach Karate Association: One Month of Karate Lessons, Includes Uniform, valued at: $120. Main Street Vero Beach: A City Scapes Drawing, Unframed, valued at: $35. Cindi's Pet & Aquarium Center: 1 Gift Certificate for $25., valued at: $25.

  5. Cabana Boy Goes Cowboy! Most Creative Cabana Boy Goes Cowboy! 818 votes

    $75 in prizes: The Hair Shop for Men: 2 hot towel, straight razor shave gift cards., valued at: $50. Chive: 1 Gift Certificate (Vero), valued at: $25.

  6. Look At Me, Look At Me! Raffle Look At Me, Look At Me! 83 votes

    $170 in prizes: Artistic First Florist: One (1) $100 Gift Certificate, valued at: $100. Paint on the Vine: 1 Gift Certificate for two persons, 2-hour class and 2 drinks. (Vero), valued at: $70.

Final vote count

Winners were chosen under that contest's own rules (see the original rules below), so they are not always the top vote-getters.

  1. 1Finn2,688 votes
  2. 2My Sister2,633 votes
  3. 3Boo Buddies!2,287 votes
  4. 4Big Fluffy Teddy Bear2,169 votes
  5. 5No More Photos Mom1,644 votes
  6. 6Cabana Boy Goes Cowboy!818 votes
  7. 7Ruby!!502 votes
  8. 8Looking For Treasures On The Treasure Coast343 votes
  9. 9What A Place To Call Home294 votes
  10. 10Meanwhile...Back At The Ranch293 votes
Official rules

Original prize list

Prize Sponsors

All Prizes Total Value: $1,557

Blue Ribbon Boarding & Grooming
$400

Felicity Images
$350

Vero Beach Karate Association
$120

Won Love Dog Training
$110

Curves
$99

Pet Sitter Plus
$90

Paint on the Vine
$70

River King Cruise
$64

Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone
$64

Eminence Hair Design
$55

The Hair Shop for Men
$50

Main Street Vero Beach
$35

Chive
$25

Cindi's Pet & Aquarium Center
$25

Original rules

Keep it clean please. Multiple submissions allowed. Duplicates will be deleted. A dog must be in the photo. Photos from last year's contest will not be approved.

All you have to do is complete your submission described above and you will be entered to win.

Only one submission required for entry. Submissions of common images found online will also be deleted. We are looking for unique original photos. Groups or organizations may submit for fun. Groups will not be awarded prizes, only individuals. Prizes must be claimed by September 24th, 2015 or will be determined forfeited.

You may choose to be in the photo and have fun with the contest. We like creativity. Most creative or fun photos will be posted to the main Vero Vine and Portfolio Facebook & Instagram pages. You are not required to be in the photo.

You must live in the Treasure Coast to receive mailed prizes. Prizes and/or prize certificates are either available for pick up or will be mailed to Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Brevard, Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties only.

If you have already submitted to a previous and unsubscribed from the Vero Vine Community email you will not be added to the email list again.

All entries have the opportunity to be presented in the Vero Beach Portfolio Magazine in their upcoming issue. For print quality reasons only the best images will be selected. Only those images of the largest size and/or resolution can be printed. Photo credits will be published in the magazine.

Disclaimer: This is a voting contest. Winner is selected by Vero Vine and Portfolio Magazine from top 10 voted submissions. Any flaming, negative commenting or foul language will be cause for immediate disqualification and banning from the Vero Vine and Portfolio Facebook pages and web site communities. This is a family and child oriented community folks lets please keep it clean. Vero Vine and Portfolio reserves the right to disqualify any submission for any reason. Your contest submission is an agreement to these terms. Vero Vine and Portfolio reserves the right to use any photos submitted for any reason including and not limited to print, web, video and television broadcast. Vero Vine and Portfolio and or the contest sponsors cannot be held liable, will not be sued for any reason. This contest is for amusement purposes only. These rules and terms of this contest are subject to change at any time.