2020 Winners
OVERALL WINNER
Elke Vogelsang with their picture Guard Dog on Duty
"This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes. As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures."
"This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes. As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures."
CATEGORY WINNERS
Dog Category - Our Best Friends
Elke Vogelsang with their picture Guard Dog on Duty
“This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures.”
Elke Vogelsang with their picture Guard Dog on Duty
“This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures.”
Cat Category - Our Fabulous Feline Friends
Malgorzata (Gosia) Russell with their picture Why are you upside down Mum?
“This our one year old still kitten cat Basil. He is very playful, agile and loves our garden we used a lot during lockdown. It is our daily, morning routine to chase each other around the garden. Picture is not photoshopped.”
Malgorzata (Gosia) Russell with their picture Why are you upside down Mum?
“This our one year old still kitten cat Basil. He is very playful, agile and loves our garden we used a lot during lockdown. It is our daily, morning routine to chase each other around the garden. Picture is not photoshopped.”
The Mighty Horse Category
Magdalena Strakova with their picture Gossip Girls
“I was photographing horses in a pasture, and these three got together and appeared to have a chat, gossipping like giggling schoolgirls :)”
Magdalena Strakova with their picture Gossip Girls
“I was photographing horses in a pasture, and these three got together and appeared to have a chat, gossipping like giggling schoolgirls :)”
All other Creatures, Great or Small Category
Anne Lindner with their picture Drama Queen
“There is almost nothing more beautiful than to see a hearty yawn of a rabbit.”
Anne Lindner with their picture Drama Queen
“There is almost nothing more beautiful than to see a hearty yawn of a rabbit.”
Junior Category
Ayden Brooks with their video Good morning, Fox Mulder!
“Our cat, Fox Mulder, AKA Squishy, Little Squishy Guy, Squishface, Squish, Foxy, loves to spread himself out on his back when he sleeps. He likes to sleep anywhere including in the middle of a room on a rug or even on the wood floor. I love to take photos of him because he is so cute and funny. I caught him as he was waking up from a nap and yawning.”
Ayden Brooks with their video Good morning, Fox Mulder!
“Our cat, Fox Mulder, AKA Squishy, Little Squishy Guy, Squishface, Squish, Foxy, loves to spread himself out on his back when he sleeps. He likes to sleep anywhere including in the middle of a room on a rug or even on the wood floor. I love to take photos of him because he is so cute and funny. I caught him as he was waking up from a nap and yawning.”
Pets Who Look Like Their Owners Category
Hannah Seeger with their picture Morning Mood
“Me and my rescue dog really tired in the early morning.”
Hannah Seeger with their picture Morning Mood
“Me and my rescue dog really tired in the early morning.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED WINNERS
Karen Hoglund with their picture Hold on tight! We're running late
“Dani, the puppy, hangs on for her life when Gabby is at the wheel. (The car wasn't actually moving so it wasn't really scary.) We intended to take a photo of the dogs looking at the camera but both pups looked forward instead which was much funnier! Just to be on the safe side, we kept both dogs on leashes. What you can't see in these photos is my husband crouched down in the back seat, holding both dogs leashes. He is such a good sport!”
“Dani, the puppy, hangs on for her life when Gabby is at the wheel. (The car wasn't actually moving so it wasn't really scary.) We intended to take a photo of the dogs looking at the camera but both pups looked forward instead which was much funnier! Just to be on the safe side, we kept both dogs on leashes. What you can't see in these photos is my husband crouched down in the back seat, holding both dogs leashes. He is such a good sport!”
Candice Sedighan with their picture That moment you realise you've gone through half a jar of snacks
“Bear's expression looking into his jar of dog food is far too relatable. I simply cut a hole into the food container, taped my iPhone camera to it, and snapped a shot before he dug in to his tasty meal.”
“Bear's expression looking into his jar of dog food is far too relatable. I simply cut a hole into the food container, taped my iPhone camera to it, and snapped a shot before he dug in to his tasty meal.”
Iain McConnell with their picture The Dancing Cat
“Edmund playing at the top of the stairs”
“Edmund playing at the top of the stairs”
Kerstin Ordelt with their picture Friends don't let friends do silly things alone
“This photo is an outtake. Actually, the dogs tried to hug and thats what happend :) The picture was taken in Linz (Austria) in a pedestrian zone early in the morning.”
“This photo is an outtake. Actually, the dogs tried to hug and thats what happend :) The picture was taken in Linz (Austria) in a pedestrian zone early in the morning.”
John Carelli with their picture Look Mom--I Can Walk on Water
“He was so proud for a split second. He thought he was going to walk across the lake and avoid retrieving the bumper. But alas, gravity won the day.”
“He was so proud for a split second. He thought he was going to walk across the lake and avoid retrieving the bumper. But alas, gravity won the day.”
Elke Vogelsang with their picture SQUIRRELLL!!!
“This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures.”
“This is my Noodles. She was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.As said, she's is the funniest dog you could possibly imagine. Always with her humans, always ready for some mischief and adventures.”
Iain McConnell with their picture Over Dramatic Cat
“Edmund being Dramatic”
“Edmund being Dramatic”
Iain McConnell with their picture The Dancing Kitten
“Edmund playing with his toy”
“Edmund playing with his toy”
Dimpy Bhalotia with their picture Ohhhhhhhhh
“This happened in a fraction of a second and I couldn't stop laughing.”
“This happened in a fraction of a second and I couldn't stop laughing.”
Antonio Peregrino with their picture Living Trophy
“This border collie lives on a farm and his name is FOFO. Always cheerful and playful, FOFO also likes to watch the movement on the farm and in this particular photo he is inside the stall of the horses with his head placed in a hole in the wall that gives access to the outside to see me and my cousins walking. I took advantage that I had my camera at the time and took the photo. I called this photo a living trophy because it reminded me of a sad culture that we humans have in killing animals and putting their heads on walls. FOFO proves how much more beautiful, healthy and happy it is for us humans to appreciate free and living animals.”
“This border collie lives on a farm and his name is FOFO. Always cheerful and playful, FOFO also likes to watch the movement on the farm and in this particular photo he is inside the stall of the horses with his head placed in a hole in the wall that gives access to the outside to see me and my cousins walking. I took advantage that I had my camera at the time and took the photo. I called this photo a living trophy because it reminded me of a sad culture that we humans have in killing animals and putting their heads on walls. FOFO proves how much more beautiful, healthy and happy it is for us humans to appreciate free and living animals.”
