Do you think you have the Coolest Dog in Colorado? You now have the chance to enter your furry friend’s best pose into our 8th annual photo contest for the opportunity to be photographed with local Colorado Firefighters and be featured in our 2026 Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar that ships Worldwide! How awesome is that!?!
This contest is open to ALL DOGS—young, old, big, or small! We can't wait to see your furry friend shine and show the world just how amazing they are!
Share and encourage voting!
Friends, family, neighbors or anyone else within your social network are good people to reach out to. Facebook and Instagram are great platforms to do this…or good old fashioned email works too! The more you share the more puppies we can save through donations.
This is all for a fantastic cause but we need your participation to reach our goal of $20,000!
All funds raised will go directly to Lifeline Puppy Rescue in order to help other puppies in need and to help build a new kennel facility to replace the outdated 35 year old facility. Don’t forget that we are a 501(c)3 so all of your donations are tax deductible!
Prizes
1st Place Winner:
- Your pup will have a featured page in the 2026 Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar
- 30 min Photoshoot with Pink Poppy Media Studio + 5 Images
- Your dog featured on a custom Wine Label from InVintions Winery
- 12 Bottles of Wine (with your dogs photo of course!)
- (3) Wine Flight Tastings at InVintions Winery
- $150 Gift Card to Chewy, Petsmart or Petco (your choice)
- 2 tickets to Calendar Debut Party in August
- 5 Printed copies of the calendar
The 1st place winner of our photo contest will be the dog who receives the most votes by the end of the contest! This lucky pup will earn the ultimate bragging rights as the Coolest Dog in Colorado and be featured with their very own page in the 2026 Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar. Your dog will be professionally photographed alongside a group of local Colorado firefighters this May (dates TBA) and appear in 7,000+ calendars distributed worldwide. As the #1 best-selling firefighter calendar on Amazon for 8 years running, your pup will be a star!
You will also receive a 30 min Professional Photoshoot + 5 Images AND your dog's photo on a custom wine label along with 12 bottles of wine 6 White & 6 Red. Plus, 3 Flight Tastings at InVintions Winery, $150 gift card, 2 tickets to our Calendar Debut Party and (5) Fire Rescue Dogs Calendars.
PLEASE NOTE: You must be available to bring your dog in May to ONE of the 3 calendar photoshoots (most likely on a weekday). *You receive 2 photoshoots in total. The calendar photoshoot and a separate 30 min photoshoot at our photographers studio.
Value: $1,500 (and bragging rights!)
2nd Place Winner:
- 1 hr Puppy Playtime
- 30 min Photoshoot with Pink Poppy Media Studio + 3 Images
- (2) Wine Flight Tastings at InVintions Winery
- $100 Gift card to Chewy, Petsmart or Petco (your choice)
- 3 Printed copies of the calendar
You will receive 1 hour of Puppy Playtime at your home or office in which we will bring in a small group of puppies for you to play and cuddle with! Great for birthday parties or stress relief for your group at work. Plus, 30 min Photoshoot + 3 Images, 2 Wine Flight Tastings at InVintions Winery, $100 gift card and (3) Fire Rescue Dogs Calendars.
Value: $1,000
3rd Place Winner:
You will receive a 30 min Photoshoot + 1 Image, 1 Wine Flight Tasting at InVintions Winery, $100 gift card and (1) Fire Rescue Dog Calendar.
Value: $500
Contest Rules
- All dogs are welcome to participate!
- All donations from voting will go directly to support Lifeline Puppy Rescue, a 501(c)3 no-kill puppy rescue located in Brighton, CO.
- Photo entry participants must be able to attend a calendar photoshoot with their dog on ONE of the 3 dates scheduled in May (TBA - most likely on a weekday) in the Denver Metro Area during the a.m. hours. Detailed location will be released to the winner after the contest has ended and we will work with you to find the date that works best. *If you are unable to attend one of the 3 days given to you then the runner up will have the opportunity to take your place and you will be awarded a different prize.
- The top fundraiser dog will be crowned the Coolest Dog in Colorado and will be photographed with local Colorado Firefighters! Your dog will be awarded with a featured page in our 2026 Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar along with their very own short story!
- By entering your photo into this contest you also agree and give permission for Lifeline Puppy Rescue and the Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar to use your name, your pets name, story and photograph in our 2026 Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar, current and future social media promotions, publications and other marketing materials.
- Lifeline Puppy Rescue reserves the right to disqualify any entry if we deem necessary to do so.
Photo Requirements
- Photos must be submitted by 9:00:00 PM (Mountain Time) on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
- Photo should be of your dog only please and no other pets or people if possible.
- Do you have 2-3 dogs? That’s super awesome! You may submit up to 3 dogs in one photo. No more than 3 dogs please.
- Please make sure that your photos are in focus with decent lighting so that we can clearly see your dog.