Thanks so much for getting the vote out on Dogster<\/em>\u2019s second Wagalicious Photo Contest! We received almost 3,000 entries, and loved each and every one of them. Dogster<\/em> readers picked the winners from finalists in the categories of Dirty Dog, Get Your Tongue Out and Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.<\/p>\n Here are, in no particular order, the winners, who have won prizes from our three sponsors: Dexas MudBuster<\/a>, Chews Happiness<\/a> and Marley\u2019s Pet Planet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chris Stacks of Kansas City, Missouri, took his winning photo of Skylar at the local dog park toward the end of a rainy day. \u201cThat is always a favorite time to go since Skylar loves to find every mud puddle possible,\u201d Chris says. \u201cShe is still a bit shy, and usually it\u2019s not as crowded after a good rain so she can explore, dig around and just have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Skylar is a 3-year-old Border Collie who has been part of the Stacks family for over a year now.<\/p>\n \u201cOriginally, we were her foster family for a few months,\u201d Chris explains. \u201cOnce we were offered the chance to keep her, we did not hesitate!\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Skylar had a hard life before finding her way to her forever home. Chris says she is still learning to trust people but has made huge improvements over the last few months.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have had wonderful trainers help us guide her to come out of her shell,\u201d says Chris, \u201cand she is even trying different dog sports. She recently tried lure-coursing and loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n And what is Skylar\u2019s favorite treat<\/strong>? The ever-popular cheese stick.<\/p>\n Ever since Julie Shuler, an accountant in Aurora, Colorado, got Daisy as a puppy, she has taken loads of photos of her as she gets bigger. \u201cThey grow up so fast!\u201d she says. \u201cThis particular photo was taken one lazy Sunday morning when Daisy was not quite ready to get out of bed. With that precious face, how could I not take a picture?\u201d<\/p>\n Daisy has one sister, Sophie, who Julie calls a sassy 6-year-old black Chihuahua. \u201cThey could chase each other around the yard all day long,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Julie is a huge animal lover \u2014 dogs have always been a part of her family. While in college at Colorado State University, she volunteered at Animal House Rescue in Fort Collins, Colorado.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an awesome local no-kill shelter that has rescued almost 8,000 dogs since 2007 and placed them into loving forever homes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRocket and I were at our local park,\u201d Ranee Baker tells us, describing how she got the winning shot. \u201cI had given him a treat, and he was so animated with his tongue that I wanted to try to capture it on film.\u201d<\/p>\n Rocket is a 7-year-old purebred Whippet who lives with Ranee, a registered veterinary technician at the local humane society in Hagerstown, Maryland, and his mother, 10-year-old Blossom. Both dogs are rescues. Rocket was rescued when he was dumped at Ranee\u2019s college.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there are any animal-related events in my area, you will see my dogs and I there,\u201d says Ranee, who loves to give back to animal charities.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dogs and I participate in animal-related fundraising events, especially those with costume contests.\u201d<\/p>\n Blossom recently won the best-dressed contest at the Super Pet Expo in Chantilly, Virginia, dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Some of Ranee\u2019s favorite rescues are the Humane Society of Washington County<\/a>, WRAP \u2014 Whippet Rescue and Placement<\/a> and BRAT \u2014 Basenji Rescue and Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The post Meet the Dogster Wagalicious Photo Contest Winners<\/a> by Dogster HQ<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n The post Meet the Dogster Wagalicious Photo Contest Winners<\/a> by Dogster HQ<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n Thanks so much for getting the vote out on Dogster<\/em>\u2019s second Wagalicious Photo Contest! We received almost 3,000 entries, and loved each and every one of them. Dogster<\/em> readers picked the winners from finalists in the categories of Dirty Dog, Get Your Tongue Out and Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.<\/p>\n Here are, in no particular order, the winners, who have won prizes from our three sponsors: Dexas MudBuster<\/a>, Chews Happiness<\/a> and Marley\u2019s Pet Planet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chris Stacks of Kansas City, Missouri, took his winning photo of Skylar at the local dog park toward the end of a rainy day. \u201cThat is always a favorite time to go since Skylar loves to find every mud puddle possible,\u201d Chris says. \u201cShe is still a bit shy, and usually it\u2019s not as crowded after a good rain so she can explore, dig around and just have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Skylar is a 3-year-old Border Collie who has been part of the Stacks family for over a year now.<\/p>\n \u201cOriginally, we were her foster family for a few months,\u201d Chris explains. \u201cOnce we were offered the chance to keep her, we did not hesitate!\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Skylar had a hard life before finding her way to her forever home. Chris says she is still learning to trust people but has made huge improvements over the last few months.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have had wonderful trainers help us guide her to come out of her shell,\u201d says Chris, \u201cand she is even trying different dog sports. She recently tried lure-coursing and loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n And what is Skylar\u2019s favorite treat<\/strong>? The ever-popular cheese stick.<\/p>\n Ever since Julie Shuler, an accountant in Aurora, Colorado, got Daisy as a puppy, she has taken loads of photos of her as she gets bigger. \u201cThey grow up so fast!\u201d she says. \u201cThis particular photo was taken one lazy Sunday morning when Daisy was not quite ready to get out of bed. With that precious face, how could I not take a picture?\u201d<\/p>\n Daisy has one sister, Sophie, who Julie calls a sassy 6-year-old black Chihuahua. \u201cThey could chase each other around the yard all day long,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Julie is a huge animal lover \u2014 dogs have always been a part of her family. While in college at Colorado State University, she volunteered at Animal House Rescue in Fort Collins, Colorado.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an awesome local no-kill shelter that has rescued almost 8,000 dogs since 2007 and placed them into loving forever homes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRocket and I were at our local park,\u201d Ranee Baker tells us, describing how she got the winning shot. \u201cI had given him a treat, and he was so animated with his tongue that I wanted to try to capture it on film.\u201d<\/p>\n Rocket is a 7-year-old purebred Whippet who lives with Ranee, a registered veterinary technician at the local humane society in Hagerstown, Maryland, and his mother, 10-year-old Blossom. Both dogs are rescues. Rocket was rescued when he was dumped at Ranee\u2019s college.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there are any animal-related events in my area, you will see my dogs and I there,\u201d says Ranee, who loves to give back to animal charities.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dogs and I participate in animal-related fundraising events, especially those with costume contests.\u201d<\/p>\n Blossom recently won the best-dressed contest at the Super Pet Expo in Chantilly, Virginia, dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Some of Ranee\u2019s favorite rescues are the Humane Society of Washington County<\/a>, WRAP \u2014 Whippet Rescue and Placement<\/a> and BRAT \u2014 Basenji Rescue and Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The post Meet the Dogster Wagalicious Photo Contest Winners<\/a> by Dogster HQ<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2002_PhotoContest_SkylarDirtyDog.png\")
<\/p>\nDirty D0g Winners: Chris Stacks & Skylar<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nLet Sleeping D0gs Lie Winners: Julie Shuler & Daisy<\/h2>\n
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Daisy is a 9-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi but was only 3 months old at the time of the photo. Her favorite treats are Greenies, and she loves anyone who will pet her, throw her toys or give her treats. \u201cDaisy loves toys,\u201d says Julie, \u201cespecially squeakers \u2014 her favorite is a pink bunny. She is always ready to go for a walk around the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2002_PhotoContest_RocketTongue.png\")
<\/p>\nGet Y0ur T0ngue Out Winners: Ranee Baker & Rocket<\/h2>\n
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Rocket\u2019s favorite treats are ice cream and cheese. He loves riding in the car, walking on the beach in Outer Banks, North Carolina, and patrolling his yard for squirrels.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nDirty D0g Winners: Chris Stacks & Skylar<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nLet Sleeping D0gs Lie Winners: Julie Shuler & Daisy<\/h2>\n
Daisy is a 9-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi but was only 3 months old at the time of the photo. Her favorite treats are Greenies, and she loves anyone who will pet her, throw her toys or give her treats. \u201cDaisy loves toys,\u201d says Julie, \u201cespecially squeakers \u2014 her favorite is a pink bunny. She is always ready to go for a walk around the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\nGet Y0ur T0ngue Out Winners: Ranee Baker & Rocket<\/h2>\n
Rocket\u2019s favorite treats are ice cream and cheese. He loves riding in the car, walking on the beach in Outer Banks, North Carolina, and patrolling his yard for squirrels.<\/p>\n