1. Participants must be 19+ years old to enter or vote.
2. Prizes are limited to residents within 150 km of Ottawa, Ontario. Winners must pick up their Rescue Brew gift packs at the brewery during business hours.
   
   

1. Winners are determined by the amount they raise through their contest entries.
2. Only domestic animals can be contestants. Photos must show animals in a calm, danger-free, stress-free state (e.g., no signs of fear or anxiety, or depictions of animals in unsafe situations or in danger). If necessary, a new photo may be requested.
   
   

• Entry fee: $10 per photo.
• Limit: One animal per entry. Photos with multiple animals or humans will not be eligible.
• Photos must be digital—no printed or professional/copyrighted images.
• Submission period: 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 – 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• Inappropriate, indecent, or obscene photos will be disqualified without a refund.
• Entering multiple photos of the same dog does not increase chances of winning. Each dog can only win once.
  
  

• $1 = 1 vote
• Voting period: 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 – 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
• Votes will be electronically tabulated by Gogophotocontest, and their decisions are final.
  
  

• The top vote-winner will be featured on the 2025 Rescue Brew label and receive a professional photo session with Josée Lavoie Photoart.  Session to be held the week of March 19-23, 2025, at Broken Stick Brewing Company (located inside the Dandy Lion Brew Pub), Hammond, ON.
• If the winner cannot attend the photo session, the runner-up will take their place.
• The photographer and brewery representative will choose the best image for the label, which may be stylized to fit the design of the beer label.
  
  

1. By submitting an entry, you confirm the photo is your original work, and you own all rights to it. If the photo infringes on someone else’s copyright, you are responsible for any legal consequences.
2. The limited-edition Rescue Brew will be presented at the reveal party, being held at Dandy Lion Brew Pub on April 12, 2025, and available for purchase afterward (while quantities last).
3. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor(s) (It Takes A Village Rescue, Dandy Lion Brew Pub, Broken Stick Brewing Company, Josée Lavoie Photoart), and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the Entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

• Full 60 minute photo session with Josée Lavoie Photoart + 5 digitals
• Photo/stylized photo of your dog on labels of Broken Stick Brewing Company’s Special Edition RESCUE BREW
• Exclusive access to Broken Stick Brewing Company’s rescue beer release
  
• It Takes A Village Dog Rescue swag

• 30 minute session with Josée Lavoie Photoart +3 digitals
• Exclusive access to Broken Stick Brewing Company’s rescue beer release
  
• It Takes A Village Dog Rescue swag

Answer: You will need to have an account in order to enter the contest or to cast votes. Register for a GoGo Photo contest account or sign in to your account: Register or sign in here

Answer: Email us at josee@jlphotoart.ca  or eventsvillagedogrescue@gmail.com. We're here to help!

Answer: Donations made in support of an animal are valued at one vote for every $1.00 donated. There may also be promotions where photos can get bonus votes.

Answer: Fundraise! The Pints & Paws Rescue Brew Photo Contest is a fundraising activity to support rescue efforts for Northern Dogs.

Answer: Entry is $10. You will have a chance to donate when you enter (it's a great way to set an example for your friends and family), however that is optional.

Answer: If you would like to change your entry photo, please email the new photo and a link to your contest entry to josee@jlphotoart.ca or eventsvillagedogrescue@gmail.com.

Answer: Yes, you can; however, photos should be high quality and resolution.  (Generally, cell phones from 2020 onwards should take photos of sufficient quality).   If you would like your photo to be reviewed prior to entering, please send it to josee@jlphotoart.ca. 

In the case the winning photo depicts a pet who has passed away, the photo session with Josee Lavoie Photoart can be gifted to anyone who resides within a 150km radius of Ottawa, ON.

Answer: Participants can vote or donate from anywhere in Canada. However, due to the nature of the prizing, entries and prizes are limited to residents within 150 km of Ottawa, Ontario. Winners must pick up their Rescue Brew gift pack at the brewery (in Hammond, ON) during business hours.  Winners must be willing and able to travel to the brewery for the photo session.

Answer: The contest affiliates (It Takes A Village Dog Rescue, Broken Stick Brewing Company and Josee Lavoie Photoart) reserve the right to disqualify an entry based on objectionable content or depiction of the animal or persons in a photo, if an appropriate replacement cannot be submitted.

Answer: All winners will be posted to the homepage of this website, as well as our reveal party at the Broken Stick Brewing Company (located inside the Dandy Lion Brew Pub) in Hammond, ON on April 12^th, 2025.