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CaliforniaPeggy

(155,921 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 01:25 PM May 2025

***May Photo Contest: The Final Poll***

You, the voters have spoken! Here are the finalists that you chose. The theme, in case you were wondering, is "Dogs."

Now, you get to choose the top three!

I am listing them alphabetically by title.


Life's a good bone!


New Baby. First Bath.


Puppy Having A Ball


Riding in Style


Sarge, now on eternal watch


Shadow on her porch


Snowy--little white wolf--in the woods


Sophie


Sunny-eyed and Sudsy!







157 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Time expired
Life's a good bone!
7 (4%)
New Baby. First Bath.
24 (15%)
Puppy Having A Ball
23 (15%)
Riding in Style
10 (6%)
Sarge, now on eternal watch
43 (27%)
Shadow on her porch
14 (9%)
Snowy--little white wolf--in the woods
13 (8%)
Sophie
16 (10%)
Sunny-eyed and Sudsy!
7 (4%)
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***May Photo Contest: The Final Poll*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 OP
No matter how you vote, all the dogs are winners! jls4561 May 2025 #1
That's for sure! 🐶 ShazzieB May 2025 #12
Please consider including May's topic for these photos... ultralite001 May 2025 #2
OK, done! A pretty good suggestion, actually. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #3
Yer the best!!! ultralite001 May 2025 #4
How in Dog's name could we possibly choose??? niyad May 2025 #5
Ahh shucks, Butterflylady May 2025 #6
Kick Kick Kick George McGovern May 2025 #7
OMG! ALL of the above! SheltieLover May 2025 #8
Sophie Clouds Passing May 2025 #9
K&R 2naSalit May 2025 #10
and yup, they're ALL winners. a kennedy May 2025 #11
all so adorable! et tu May 2025 #13
This has been such a fun contest topic! ShazzieB May 2025 #14
Ah, thank you! But the credit goes to Grumpy Old Guy! CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #22
Shout out to Grumpy Old Guy then! ShazzieB May 2025 #27
Thanks ShazzieB! Grumpy Old Guy May 2025 #36
All good, we're just suckers for a yellow dog, remembering our Lab. surfered May 2025 #15
Kick Mira May 2025 #16
Great composition and lighting on "New Bath". Auggie May 2025 #17
I agree! Grumpy Old Guy May 2025 #37
Great Beringia May 2025 #18
kick! blogslug May 2025 #19
Me Too! NCgayguy May 2025 #25
I selected Life's is a Good Bone MustLoveBeagles May 2025 #20
It's too hard to choose. GigiLeigh May 2025 #21
"Puppy Having a Ball" looks like it could be the pic on a bag of puppy chow. Xavier Breath May 2025 #23
This is a great photo contest NCgayguy May 2025 #24
How do you even choose wendyb-NC May 2025 #26
K&R Solly Mack May 2025 #28
They are all beautiful! MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #29
Woof! CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #30
Woof! mnhtnbb May 2025 #31
First Woof of the Day! CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #32
It's not the composition in this batch of photos, which is often great for other themes, it's ... planetc May 2025 #33
Kick! And a load of healing endorphins for all who see these happy beauties! hlthe2b May 2025 #34
Woof! mnhtnbb May 2025 #35
Bark, bark, bark!!!! Grumpy Old Guy May 2025 #38
KICK KICK KICK George McGovern May 2025 #39
Lovely doggiesk Trueblue1968 May 2025 #40
Woof! mnhtnbb May 2025 #41
Kick Mira May 2025 #42
Good morning kick! HAB911 May 2025 #43
Woof in the midafternoon! CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #44
Kick Mira May 2025 #45
Only 18 hours left to vote! CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #46
Last Good Morning Kick! HAB911 May 2025 #47

ultralite001

(2,342 posts)
2. Please consider including May's topic for these photos...
Wed May 14, 2025, 01:32 PM
May 2025

Not that folks can't guess...

🤣🐶🤣🐶🤣🐶

SheltieLover

(75,595 posts)
8. OMG! ALL of the above!
Wed May 14, 2025, 02:15 PM
May 2025


These puppers are so fabulous and such soulful eyes, that it was truly difficult to choose just one.

Thank you to all who submitted pix of their beloved compansions and to Peggy for hosting.

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,921 posts)
22. Ah, thank you! But the credit goes to Grumpy Old Guy!
Wed May 14, 2025, 04:05 PM
May 2025

He won the April contest and that allowed him to pick the theme for this month!

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,147 posts)
36. Thanks ShazzieB!
Thu May 15, 2025, 02:25 PM
May 2025

I thought of this theme a while ago, and was hoping I would win a contest so we could use it. People just loves photos that include a dog.

Auggie

(32,778 posts)
17. Great composition and lighting on "New Bath".
Wed May 14, 2025, 03:00 PM
May 2025

Clear winner (in my professional opinion).

Nice job.

blogslug

(39,067 posts)
19. kick!
Wed May 14, 2025, 03:25 PM
May 2025

I know it defeats the purpose but I wish, for this particular round, there was an "All of the Above" option.

📷 🐶 ❤️

MustLoveBeagles

(14,290 posts)
20. I selected Life's is a Good Bone
Wed May 14, 2025, 03:34 PM
May 2025

It was so tough to choose. All of the dog photos submitted are winners in my opinion.

NCgayguy

(255 posts)
24. This is a great photo contest
Wed May 14, 2025, 04:27 PM
May 2025

Tommy and I have always loved dogs. We raised 3 furbabies. 2 labs (choc and black) at the same time (Mandy and Reiker) and Jed our last baby, he was a (red) pom mix and really knew how to get anything he wanted. When they wanted FUN, they went to Tommy. When they were hungry, thirsty, sick or afraid they made a beeline to me! Now Tommy is with them and they wait for me!

Thank you to everyone for the beautiful photos! I really enjoyed this contest!

May You and Your Furbabies be Healthy, Safe and Happy!
Reis

planetc

(8,796 posts)
33. It's not the composition in this batch of photos, which is often great for other themes, it's ...
Thu May 15, 2025, 09:26 AM
May 2025

the way all the contributors caught the expressions of their subject to reveal their personalities and souls. They threw composition to the winds to capture the faces of people they loved. Just excellent.

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