***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***
And the lucky random pet parent who’s about to get a cheery pet portrait is… Kirstin (who’s excited to get a portrait of Lola, her “adorable Boston Terrier/English Bulldog mix”). Congrats Kirstin AND Lola! UPDATE: Kirstin sent us a photo of Lola. Isn’t she a heartbreaker?
Somebody turned six last week around here. And his name rhymes with Schmurger (video evidence to come on Young House Life – we just have to upload it). Anyway, in honor of that exciting canine milestone, we’re hosting an exciting canine giveaway, courtesy of our good friend (and fellow Virginian) Lesli Devito. She’s got an incredible knack for turning a photo of your pet into a brightly colored, cheerful piece of artwork that’ll wake up any wall. So start digging out that perfect snapshot of your pup (or kitty or whatever else) and hunting for the perfect spot for that 20 x 20″ custom painting that just may be coming your way!
- PRIZE: A custom pet painting from Leslie Devito Paintings up to 20″ x 20″ in size (a $500 value)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT MY PET!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what pet you’d want painted. And while you’re at it, what’s one thing that makes your pet especially lovable, weird, loyal, or just generally fun to have around?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 3rd at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States & Canada
- DISCOUNT: 15% off any order when you mention YHL with your order (through October 15th)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lesli Devito.
monica says
PAINT MY PET! I would have my cockapoo Lilly painted. She is the sweetest puppy in the world. I just love how she sprawls on her back in the middle of the couch to take her afternoon nap.
Mandy S says
PAINT MY PET!
Kristina Oldani says
PAINT MY PET! My 10 year old boxer/lab mix, Sunshine, is the sweetest dog in the world. But…she has a little separation anxiety. I’ve gotten really good at replacing screens in windows because there has been, at some point in the three years we’ve lived in our home, a Sunny sized hole in every single one on the first floor. The 8+ foot drop from the windows to the ground below has been absolutely NO deterrent for my little Houdini dog!
Jill D says
I have an adorable hound mix we rescued a year ago. Lexi is my very first pet and I could not have asked for a more perfect one. Lexi is sweet, curious, & very playful. She is very fit and beautiful with redish brown short haired fur, a white stripe down her nose, black eyeliner look around her eyes and short floppy ears. She is a great addition to our family & her portrait would look gorgeous on the living room wall.
Kelly S says
PAINT MY PET…Zoey, the wonder puppy! She makes us smile every day…as if it’s her job to entertain and just love on her “people”. She also charms everyone in the building we live in!!
Jill D says
PAINT MY PET!
I have an adorable hound mix we rescued a year ago. Lexi is my very first pet and I could not have asked for a more perfect one. Lexi is sweet, curious, & very playful. She is very fit and beautiful with redish brown short haired fur, a white stripe down her nose, black eyeliner look around her eyes and short floppy ears. She is a great addition to our family & her portrait would look gorgeous on the living room wall.
Andrea says
PAINT MY PET! or PETS! It would be hard to choose between Eleanor (long-haired dachshund) and Rigby (short-haired dachshund). Eleanor loves barking and belly rubs. Rigby loves blankets and bones.
Meghan M. says
PAINT MY PET! Our Bugg (half pug, half Boston) Oswald. The way he snort-talks to us is my favorite. :) He has his own language.
Lindsey says
Paint my pet!!
We have a precious beagle mix puppy (almost dog) named Lucy who came to live with us last February and who has squirmed her way deep into our hearts. She has brought so much joy and comfort to our lives.
Dana says
Paint MY pet! Would love nothing more than a sweet painting of my fur kid. :)
Kiki says
PAINT MY PET! Margalow, the chihuahua, won the smallest dog contest in Edmond, OK. Rescued from a puppy mill, she is the sweetest, toothless dog I have ever owned.
Allison says
Paint my pet!
I’d love to have a painting done of our crazy shelter dog, Molly. She is my favorite non-human person.
Karen says
PAINT MY PET! My adorable lhasa apso is turning 13 next month and it would be an awesome birthday present! She is almost completely blind but gets around pretty well considering!
Allison R says
PAINT MY PET! My mom lost her dog Tilly earlier this year, and I know she’d love to have a painting of her.
Jennifer says
PAINT MY PET!!!!
My black lab Meat is my best friend. He is almost 14 and in poor health. I cherish the years he has been with me, and I hope for a few more months of him company. A painting like this would ensure that he remains with me for a lifetime.
Carolina says
PAINT MY PET!
Our dog’s name is Tinka and she’s four. We just adopted her this year. When I get home from work she will jump on to my arms (while I’m standing) and make me pet her for a good 5 minutes because she missed me so much while I was at work.
Jessica says
PAINT MY PET!
Bailey is our 6 year old black and white cocker spaniel. He is our furbaby and we adore him. He’s going to be a big brother in just a few weeks when our very first human baby makes his or her arrival! I’d love to hang a painting of Bailey in the nursery. :)
Candace says
Paint my pet! I have two adorable pups, so I’d have a hard time picking one for the portrait. Perhaps I can squeeze in both!
Erin H. says
PAINT MY PET!
My dog Spek is the CUTEST dog alive and deserves to be memorialized in a painting!
Dana says
Paint my pet! I would love to have a painting of my aussie shephard X.
abby says
PAINT MY PET! My dog, Dakota is a 6 lb maltipoo and is my first baby. He’s sweet and sour at the same time. He’s got little dog syndrome but we love him anyway:)
Jeanie says
Paint my pet! With love – she’s my son’s best bud, although for now she is stuck with me while he is away at college. They’ve been through tough times together, and we now call her the Old Lady (we have 5 other “pups”) but when she feels good, she can keep up with the youngest of them. And she just turned 12!
Esther says
Paint my pet!
I would paint my childhood puppy
Jon says
Paint my pet!
My painting would have to be of our Schnauzer pup, Toby. He is incredibly “human like” and has the stubborn personality of a teenager!
Dara says
paint my pet! I have a scottish terrier.
Melissa says
Paint my pet! My Minnie is an adorable chow chow with the sweetest kisses! She should be in pictures!
Courtney says
PAINT MY PET! I’d get a portrait of my cat Zoe, who’s allergic to cat food but makes up for it by playing fetch as though she were a dog.
Becky says
PAINT MY PET! I never had a pet until I got married and my husband and I got our first little puppy, Penny! We’ve grown our family with the addition of another dog, Gretta. Our favorite thing to do is to sing parodies to them, Elton John style. P-P-P-Penny and the Gretts…
Monica says
PAINT MY PET!
I would like my African Grey Timneh parrot to be painted. I just met her a couple weeks ago. She flew in from Georgia and was a wedding gift from my now husband. Her name is Zuzu and she is literally like a child to us. She babbles like a baby, eats like a baby, and is an attention hog! Zuzu likes to sleep in the shoulder of my hoodie while I’m in bed, is super friendly and flies to everybody, and is a goob. I love that bug eyed, bare-faced, feathery girl!!!!
Hillary says
PAINT MY PET! My parents have a dog named Trey that my mom absolutely adores and my dad, well not so much. I’d LOVE to gift them a picture of their little dog. hahaha
kristi says
“PAINT MY PET!”
This is exactly what our friends need – a portrait of their black lab, Meat!
Caitlyn T says
PAINT MY PET!
My sweet Lexie girl is a beagle hound mix who can’t get enough love from everyone she meets. She loves to give kisses and play tug of war. :)
Melissa says
Paint my pet! I would paint my mutt, Gus. He’s cute and would make a work of art.
Sandy says
Paint my pet! Our miniature daschund Lou make a great portrait! He’s a cuddly, playful dog who sleeps under the covers every night.
Kim O says
PAINT MY PET
Molly is the sweetest most lovable girl ever, but she’s a total goon. Scared of her own shadow. In fact, if I win, she will probably be scared of this painting, but that’s just part of why we love her!
droast104 says
paint my pet!
i have a dorgie! he’s half long haired dachsund and half corgi. and he has one blue eye and one brown eye. :)
Michelle says
I’d LOVE for you to help me PAINT MY PET! My sweet dog is the most loving and happy little guy. He has had a rough year health-wise that’s been hard on us both, but he is as kind as ever. It would be so amazing to honor him with a beautiful portrait!
Lisa F. says
PAINT MY PET!
Would love a painting of my dog, Otto. A big ol’ German Shepherd, he’s the 1st dog for my husband and me, rescued him about 5 years ago. He’s been an absolutely great ‘big brother’ to our 14 month old son, so patient and sweet.
Alissa says
Paint My Pet! I would love a painting of my sweet Zoe. She follows us around the house wherever we go and loves to snuggle!
Aaron says
Paint my pet! I Would have my pups Hannah &Penny painted!
Keegan says
Paint my pet! If I could have two dogs in one painting I would do my wonderful girls Penelope and Hannah-Belle.
Millie & Noni says
PAINT MY PET! My sweet little Noni would like a portrait of himself to be hung on our “all about dog” framed wall.
Amy says
Paint my pet! My three cats are my babies and I think having a ‘family portrait’ would be hilarious.
Olivia C-F says
PAINT MY PET! My husband and I love our rescue Lhasa Apso Mix, Nino. He has changed our lives and is an integral part of our family. Even my parents that didn’t care much for dogs before love him. He just truly is an amazing dog and we would love to add a painted art of him in our gallery wall. Thanks for such great opportunity!
Sarah says
PAINT MY PET! My fiance and I adopted our sweet little Jack Russell/Black LAb mix Athena a year ago and she is such a huge part of our lives. We can’t imagine life without our feisty little girl :)
Monica says
PAINT MY PET! YaYa is a Corgi + something drama queen goof ball who thinks she is a cat! She’s hilarious & awesome, even if her drama leads to lots of pee puddles in the house.
Julie White says
PAINT MY PET! Oh, our blue heeler named Princess, who is “getting on up there” in age, would be the perfect gift for my cowboy husband. She is HIS dog and they are devoted to each other!
Madison says
Paint my pet! I would have my cat George painted. He is very handsome with one blue eye and one brown eye. This cat was made to model.
Kirstin Kalberg says
Woo hoo! I cannot believe I won!! I am over-the-moon excited! Thanks to you, John and Sherry, and to you Lesli, for this amazing prize. I can’t wait to hang the pic of Lola in our currently-being-updated living room/playroom! So totally thrilled :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, congrats Kirstin!
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lesli devito says
DEAR JOHN AND SHERRY,
First of all. THANK YOU for doing the giveaway. I am so touched and honored that SO many people responded and as you know, I wish I could give away a painting to each and every one of the owners of these sweet pets, so lovingly described by all of your amazing followers. While there is only one winner today, anyone that wants to take advantage of the YHL discount can do so until the 15th.
It is a blessing to have a four legged friend…on both sides, and I am so happy to have been a part of such a HEART felt endeavor.
all the best, XOXOXOxo
(I threw in one for Burger!)
lesli
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Lesli! You’re so sweet. Hope to see you soon, girl!
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