Hounds for Heroes 2025 Calendar Competition with Aquila and K9 & Co. Pet Portraits

K9 & Co. Pet Portraits and Aquila are happy to announce the 1^st annual calendar contest for 2025 in support of Hounds to Heroes, Aquilas Partner Charity. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar and photo contest will assist Hounds for Heroes with the great work that they do training and partnering assistance dogs to service personnel.

FOR AQUILA EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LINKED ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANISATIONS ONLY.

We encourage you to submit your favourite photo of your pets and ask your family and friends to vote for them. Please review the Contest Rules carefully for submission guidelines; those that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win.

Grand Prize

The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that receive the most votes.

The top vote winner will secure the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar! 2nd - 13th place winners will have their pet featured as a pet of the month. The top 13 vote receivers will have their pet professionally photographed by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits for the 2025 calendar.

Prizes | Rules

Prizes

Grand Prizes

The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that receive the most votes.
The contestant with the highest number of votes will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar! 2nd - 13th place winners will have their pet featured as a pet of the month. The top 13 vote receivers will have their pets professionally photographed by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits between May and August 2024 for the 2025 calendar in a mini shoot.
All winners will have the opportunity to upgrade to a full session and to purchase products following their session if desired. A donation of 5% will be made to Hounds for Heroes for each full session with a product purchase. A full session booking will also plant a tree through https://ecologi.com/k9copetportraits.

*If your pet is one of the 13 to be photographed for the calendar, you must be able to bring your pet to K9 & Co. Pet Portraits on a pre-selected date at the pre-determined location within the East Hampshire area (within 40 miles of Whiteley) for a professional outdoor, on-location mini photo session or studio styled shoot (Studio location is in PO8 postcode area). If you are unable to commit to a photo session during that time or find yourself unable to travel to the pre-selected location on the pre-selected dates, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote receiver will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.

Rules

Entries

Open to Aquila Employees and its linked associations only
Each entry is a £6 fee.
All breeds are welcome to enter.
Limit of ONE PET PER PHOTO entry. Photos that do not follow these rules will be removed and will not be eligible to win with no opportunity for a refund.
People are NOT allowed in photos, only your pet.
All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. We cannot accept any copyrighted or professional photos.
The Submissions Period starts at 08:00:00 (GMT Time) on Monday, 08 April 2024 and ends at 21:00:00 (GMT Time) on Sunday, 05 May 2024.
Any photograph that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits in their sole discretion, will be removed from the contest with no opportunity for a refund.
Posting more than one photo of your pet does not increase the chances of winning. The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entries that receive the most votes. The same pet can only win once. Attempts to win two spots in the calendar by the same pet will not be permitted.

Voting

Votes are £2.00 each with a two-vote minimum.
Each £2.00 donation counts as one (1) vote.
All donations from voting are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site.
All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.
The Voting Period starts at 08:00:00 (GMT Time) on Monday, 08 April 2024 and ends at 21:00:00 (GMT Time) on Sunday, 05 May 2024.

Calendar Photo Session

The top 13 vote receivers will have their pet professionally photographed in a mini session by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits between May 2024 through to Mid September 2024 for the 2025 calendar on pre-determined dates at a pre-determined location within the East Hampshire area (40 mile radius of Whiteley). If you are unable to commit to a photo session during that time or find yourself unable to travel to the pre-selected location on the pre-selected dates, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote receiver will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.
Please note that participation in this contest requires photography of winning pets by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits for calendar production. While we understand the sensitivity of this situation, in the unfortunate event that a pet featured among the top 13 vote receivers passes away before the calendar sessions, the next highest vote receiver will take their place.
All winners will have the opportunity to upgrade the complimentary mini session to a full session and to purchase products following their session if desired.
The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their pet featured as a pet of the month.
The photographer, K9 & Co. Pet Portraits, will choose the best image of the pets to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.

The Fine Print

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, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.
A3 Calendars will be available via pre-order for £12.99 (+ postage where required). Orders will close 20th October 2024.
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Hounds for Heroes, Aquila and K9 & Co. Pet Portraits 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.
K9 & Co. Pet Portraits will have the final say in winning entries. Should an entry receive votes that places it among the top 13 entries and the person in charge of that entry corresponds with or speaks to the photographer or Hounds for Heroes, Aquila and their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers, or agents in a manner which is rude, condescending, or aggressive, the entry’s votes will be overruled and that entry will be withdrawn from the contest, disqualified, and removed with no opportunity for a refund. The next highest vote receiver will be chosen by K9 & Co. Pet Portraits in its place.

View Entries

Thanks for helping us raise

£1,920