Grand Prizes:
- The photo contest winners are the top 13 entrants in each category that get the most votes.
- The top winner will win the coveted cover photo for the 2026 calendar, and a free calendar.
- 2nd - 13th place winners will have their pet featured as a pet of the month and receive one free calendar. These winners may choose their months by donating an extra $100 to Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation after the winners are announced. Month choice will be allowed on a first-come basis.
- Entries featuring two pets will share a month if they place among the top 13 vote-getters.
- If multiple pets were entered separately, only the winning entry will be featured in the calendar.
- The top 13 vote-getters will have their pet professionally photographed by Capturing EveryBuddy by C. Eaton Photography, LLC for the 2026 calendar. Photoshoots will be held outdoors in Santa Barbara County between July 19th and August 2nd 2025.
- All winners will have the option to have a full portrait session with the opportunity to purchase products and images following their session if desired.
*****If your pet is one of the 13 to be photographed for the calendar, you must be able to bring your pet to an on location photoshoot between July 19th and August 2nd 2025. If you cannot commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to the pre-selected locations; in that case, you forfeit your winning, and the next top vote-getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, with no exceptions.*****
Weekly Mini-Contest Prizes:
One pet in each category each week who receives the highest number of new votes for that week will win the weekly mini-contest. The winner will receive the vote multiplier that corresponds to the week. For example, if the winner receives 100 new votes during the week as listed below and the week's multiplier is 2x, they will receive an extra 100 votes to count as 200 votes for that week.
- Week 1 June 4th - June 10th: 1.5x votes
- Week 2 June 11th - June 17th: 2x votes
- Week 3 June 18 - June 24: 3x votes
- Week 4 June 25th - July 2nd: 4x votes