We Want Your Dog to Look Fabulous in Our Calendar! The three primary reasons for disqualification of pictures are:
- Too low of a resolution or blurry out of focus photos
- The picture of the dog is too far away.
- The picture is too busy with other distracting items.
Only RESCUE dogs are eligible for contest participation.
NO negative training collars ie: Choke, Pinch or Electronic collars.
It's CRITICAL that photos be taken as a landscape orientation with the highest size and/or resolution setting available on your camera/phone otherwise it's not possible to enlarge them and still keep them looking good. You'll need at least a 6 Megapixel camera/phone photo to get enough resolution for the larger picture.
When you submit digital images, do NOT make any modifications to the original picture. We'll make any modifications, if necessary, if they are selected.
This IS a Dog Rescue Calendar, so submitted images should have a rescued dog in the photo. It's okay to have other critters in the photo with the dog, just be sure they don't have two legs, we want the focus of the photo on the dogs. (
For the purposes of this contest, we define a "Rescue" as a dog that was rescued from a Shelter, Rescue Organization, through Shelter and Rescue contact lists, or off the streets (stray). Dogs purchased (or obtained) from breeders, pet shops or individuals typically do not qualify unless they have gone through the "Rescue experience". Contact us for a ruling if you believe you have such an exception. Digital images are
NOT returnable and become the sole property of the Hearts and Tails Animal Alliance. By entering the contest, entrants grant Hearts and Tails permission to utilize their name, photo and story on its website, newsletters, blog and other publications used by the organization to further its mission.
If a winning image resolution is to low you will be asked to supply another photo. If a high resolution image is unavailable, the next top scoring photo may be selected to take its place in the calendar.
All submitted photos are subject to review by Hearts and Tails.
Inappropriate or offensive photos will be removed.
Submissions and Voting ends at midnight (11:59:59 PM Eastern Time) on Friday, December 1, 2023.
All donations are tax-deductible, and non-refundable.
Hearts and Tails is a 501c3 non-profit organization.