Operation Pets Alive, in partnership with Lenora Stein Photography, is happy to announce its dog calendar contest for 2025. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar and photo contest will assist Operation Pets Alive with the spay and neuter of animals in the Montgomery County Texas area, as well as, medical bills, vaccines, and heartworm treatments for their foster dogs and cats.
We encourage you to submit your favorite photo of your dog and ask your family and friends to vote for them. Please review the Contest Rules carefully for submission guidelines. Those that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win. Fees for photo entries and votes will help Operation Pets Alive continue their efforts and programs like Flight for Life and Pups on Trucks.
Grand Prize:
The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that get the most votes.
The top winner will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar!
2nd - 13th place winners will have their dog featured as a dog of the month.
The top 13 vote getters will have their pet professionally photographed by Lenora Stein Photography for the 2025 calendar.
Prizes | Rules
Reserve a Special Spot In The Calendar For Your Pet:
Honor your dog or celebrate a gotcha-day or birthday by reserving an empty grid space (before or after the numbered squares) for their photo. Choose a favorite photo, a month, and pay. Grid images will be cropped to a square ratio, so please be mindful of that when choosing your photo. Each month has a limited number of squares in each grid and will be filled on a first come, first served basis; don't delay! Each grid space is just $10.
Reserve Your Spot Here →
PrizesGrand Prizes:
- The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that get the most votes.
- The top winner will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar! 2nd - 13th place winners will have their dog featured as a dog of the month.
- The top 13 vote getters will have their dog professionally photographed by Lenora Stein Photography for the 2025 calendar.
- All winners will have the opportunity to purchase products and images following their studio session, if desired.
*If your pet is one of the 13 to be photographed for the calendar, you must be able to bring your pet to the studio of Lenora Stein Photography in The Woodlands/Spring, Texas area during the months of May - June 2024 for a professional studio photo session. Studio sessions will be held during business hours Tuesday - Thursday.
If you are unable to commit to a photo session during these times or find yourself unable to travel to the studio of Lenora Stein Photography, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your dog’s spot in the calendar. No exceptions.
Weekly Mini-Contest Prizes:
One dog each week who receives the highest number of new votes for a particular week will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses. In the event of a tie for that week's most votes or if there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized drawing will be held for all eligible dogs.
RulesEntries:
- Each entry is a $5 donation.
- Limit of one dog per photo entry. People are not allowed in photos, only your dog. Photos that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win with no opportunity for a refund.
- All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. We cannot accept any copyrighted or professional photos.
- The Submissions Period starts at 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Monday, April 1, 2024 and ends at 8:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Friday, April 26, 2024.
- Contest entry fees are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
- Any photograph that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by Lenora Stein Photography in its sole discretion, will be removed from the contest with no opportunity for a refund.
- Posting more than one photo of your dog does not increase the chances of winning. The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entries that receive the most votes. The same dog can only win once. Attempts to win two spots in the calendar by the same dog will not be permitted.
Voting:
- Each $1 donation counts as one (1) vote.
- All donations from voting are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site.
- Contest votes are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
- All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.
- The Voting Period starts at 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Monday, April 1, 2024 and ends at 8:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Calendar Photo Session:
- The top 13 vote getters will win a professional studio photo session by Lenora Stein Photography located in The Woodlands/Spring Texas area during the months of May - June 2024. Sessions will be scheduled during regular business hours Tuesday-Thursday.
- If you are unable to commit to a photo session during these times or find yourself unable to travel to the studio of Lenora Stein Photography, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your dog’s spot in the calendar, no exceptions.
- The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their dog featured as a dog of the month.
- The photographer, Lenora Stein Photography, will choose the best image of the dogs to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.
Weekly Mini-Contests:
- The dog receiving the highest number of new votes each week over the course of the Operation Pets Alive 2025 calendar contest will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses.
- Each dog may only win a weekly mini-contest once.
- In the event of a tie, a random computerized draw will be held between the highest vote getters of the week to determine that week's winner.
- In the event that there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized draw will be held for all eligible dogs.
- Certain individual business restrictions and limitations may apply and may vary by business. Lenora Stein Photography is not responsible for these restrictions and eligibility requirements as determined by each business.
The Fine Print:
- By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.
- Calendars will be available to the general public starting November 1, 2024.
- By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Operation Pets Alive and Lenora Stein Photography and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.