Rules

Contest begins Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 8:00 am CT and ends Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:00 pm CT.

• A $10 non-refundable donation is required to submit your entry.

• Each vote is $1 and will be collected online through our voting portal on this site.

• Cash and Checks will also be accepted and must include the name of the entrant you wish to vote for at the time it is received by Dog-Harmony. These votes will be added manually by Dog-Harmony’s contest administrator as soon as the donation is deposited.

• All Cash and Check donations must be received no later than July 15, 2025, by 12 pm (noon).

• Any mailed checks received after August 1st will not go to an entrant’s votes but will be accepted as a general donation by Dog-Harmony.

• All winners will be notified by email.

• Only photos of dogs are accepted.

• Photos may contain more than one pet.

• One photo per entry is allowed.

• Photos should be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater).

• Photos must only contain domestic dogs (no people or wildlife).

• Due to possible copyright infringement issues, do not use photos from previous professional photography sessions not owned by you. 

• No AI-generated images will be allowed.

• Photos must be full-color and not heavily filtered, edited, or altered.

• Photos deemed offensive, indecent, or obscene by Dog-Harmony and U.S. laws will be removed from the contest, and no refund will be given for the entry fee.

• All online photo entries must be submitted before 8:45 pm, July 15, 2025.

   

A prize will be awarded randomly to an entry with the most votes during the contest.

• An entry must receive at least 15 votes to be considered for the Pop-up drawing. All winners will be notified by email.

• In the event of a tie, a winner will be selected by Dog-Harmony. 

• You may win more than one prize if you meet the criteria. 

• A winner of the Pop-up drawing is also eligible for one of the grand prizes if they meet the criteria for either category.
  
  

• Grand Prize categories:

• Most Adored: The entry that has the most votes will be on the front cover of the calendar and on one of the month pages.
  
  

•  Most Admired: The entry that has the second most votes will be on the back cover of the calendar and on one of the month pages.
  
  

• Infatuating Charmers: The remaining ten highest-voted entries will each be on a month page. The month is determined by the number of votes.
  
  

• Winners of the Love in Focus photo calendar contest, and their people, must be available for the photo shoot on the scheduled date and time, end of August or the beginning of September.

• Kay of Wooftografie, pet photography, is the official photographer for the Love in Focus calendar contest.

• Forfeiture of any of the grand prizes will occur if your dog fails to attend the scheduled Wooftografie photo session. A replacement winner will be selected by Dog-Harmony, and no refund will be given for your entry fee.

• All winners will be notified by email. If you are unable to respond to our photo shoot scheduling requests in a timely manner, your prize may be forfeited.
  
  

• A complimentary calendar will be given to all entries and individuals who donate $100 or more during the Love in Focus contest period.

• It is the responsibility of the participant to assist Dog-Harmony in the distribution of the complimentary calendars of the top donors for their specific entry.

• By submitting your dog’s photo as an entry, you are agreeing to Dog-Harmony’s use of the photo for promotional or announcement purposes of the Love in Focus calendar contest.

•  Photo Contest.

• If you do not wish to have your pet’s photo used by Dog-Harmony, a written request to exclude your photo must be sent to us at hello@dog-harmony.org.

Disclaimer: By submitting your dog’s photo as an entry, you are agreeing to Dog-Harmony’s use of the photo for promotional or announcement purposes of the Love in Focus Calendar Contest. See our Rules page on how to opt out of your dog’s photo being used in Love in Focus Contest marketing.

By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual or photography studio, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you. Dog-Harmony is not responsible for any copyright infringements created by entrants to this contest.

By participating in the Love in Focus Calendar Contest (the Contest), entrants agree to release and hold harmless Dog-Harmony, Wooftografie, and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.