***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.
Evee M says
Paint My Pet!
Oh that will be so hard to choose just one. I love our little rabbit that my husband got me for Valentine’s Day. But our dog Bailey is the best dog ever!
Lindsey Lindsay says
PAINT MY PET! I’d have my mini schnauzer, Hobbes, painted. :o) She is such a fun, quirky dog and has done so great with the new addition of our baby girl. :o)
Jenna says
PAINT MY PET!
We have 2 dogs (one is a 3 month Maltese Bichon mix, and the other is a black lab) who are best friends so I would love to have them painted together! They both have their quirks but it never ceases to make me laugh when the lab runs away from the craziest things – such as a tape measure – while the little dog is fearless! They make quite the pair. :)
Maria says
PAINT MY PET!
OMG..I would love to have this done of my 8 year old Cocker Spaniel, Huey Lewis! We love him so much and is just so sweet. Can’t imagine my life without him!
Alicia says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love to have both of my kitties painted. They both have so much personality; Pheobe is a loveable spaz that is so cuddly I need a kitty bjorn because she wants to be held all the time. Charlie is very independent, but a big softie. He can do tricks like a dog, and he loves to rub my husband’s beard with his nose. Having these two in decorative wall-art form would be fantastic!
Emily says
PAINT MY PET! This would be a hard choice, because I lost my cat in March. His name was Tigger and he was 17. He liked to stick his head inside a mug and drink the tea inside!
On the other hand, my sis lost her dog a year ago, his name was Zeus. He was a gentle giant with my baby girl.
Amy says
Paint my pet! My cat CeCe is the best cat, sorry everybody else! :)
Katie W says
PAINT MY PET! My sweet rescue pup Allie has been my constant companion for the last 3+ years. It’s so nice to come up to her wagging tail every day!
Reagan says
PAINT MY PET! (Please!) :) My family dogs, Abbey and Tucker, were the LOVE of our lives. They both passed within a year of one another, and not a day goes by that my mother doesn’t get misty-eyed when seeing a duo of labs walking down the street. This would be an awesome gift! Thank you!
Brittnee L. says
Paint my Pet! I would want my two small dogs to be painted. Scooby (like Scooby Doo the tv show) has been through a lot in only two years and he is so strong. He snores when he sleeps. He will also show his teeth and act like he is going to bite you if you show him your teeth. He never will actually bite you, but when he snaps at you, he stops and licks you!
Lulu has soooo much energy it is ridiculus. No one in this house can keep up with her. She loves to snuggle though if you let her sit on your lap.
Jill says
PAINT MY PETS! He loves us so much.
Melissa says
PAINT MY PET!
I have a Chihuahua mix ( they said pomeranian but I think terrier) named Tito. Just like the spanish meaning of his name he thinks he is a giant! Cutest thing he does is sprints circles around the house when I get home. Its hilarious and always makes me laugh nevertheless the day I might of had!
AshinMT says
Paint my Pet! My smelly hound chesapeke is the cutest fella on the block! Would love one of him!
Kristin C says
Paint My Pet! Assuming this is also open to cat owners. My Lilah kitty deserves to have her place of honor on the wall!
Allie says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d love to have a portrait of our old dog, Calle, who was just so sweet and goofy. My brother rescued her from the streets of Costa Rica, and she lived a wonderfully happy but too short life with us.
Emily says
PAINT MY PET! It would be a huge blessing to have a painting of our family dog, Tucker. After 12 beloved years together we had to put him down on Friday after a struggle with diabetes. The thing I’ll miss most about him is how simply excited he was anytime we came home, always right there to greet us at the door. One of the first things we talked about was getting a piece of artwork or photograph framed to remember him by and this would be lovely.
Carolyn says
PAINT MY PET! My dog Maggie is the best and I’d love to have her immortalized in paint!
Melissa says
PAINT MY PET!
Well, or my sister’s pet :) If I won, I’d probably end up getting a portrait of my sister’s Boston Terrier Bruiser to give to her. He’s a total sweetheart who loves to cuddle.
Of course, as much as I love Bruiser, it would be hard to not get a portrait of my rabbit Thumper. My little bun is super smart and goes “bedtime” (to his cage) on command :)
Whitney says
Paint my pet!
I would love for my boyfriend to have a painting of his dog, Saleen! They are best buds!
Elizabeth says
PAINT MY PET! my boxer chloe is almost 2 and she’s such a sweet girl. we try to take her everywhere we go. she’s well mannered and funny and so cute! we couldn’t have asked for a better dog. she brings us such joy. :)
Karen deBlieux says
PAINT MY PET! Stella is the sweetest rescue dog. She has the biggest personailty for a Jack Russell and Pom mix.
Alycia says
PAINT MY PET! My pup Kirby is especially lovable and has even warmed the heart of my non-dog loving mother-in-law.
Michelle says
Paint my pet! I would have my dogs bella & jasper painted. They are crazy, but sweet dogs!
Becky says
Paint my pet! He is one of four pups in our house and the only one with a job! He works the mean streets as a k9 officer alongside me! He is the most loyal pup ever!
Gretchen says
We would love to have a painting of our Stella dog. She is a rescue dog so we have guessed that she is a hound/beagle/something-else-wild-and-crazy mix. She has the cutest big floppy ears that fly backwards when she sticks her head out the window of the car. Please PAINT MY PET!
jody says
PAINT MY PET! my dog has the most ridiculous under bite, and it’s adorable.
brandy says
Paint my pet! My dog Sephora gets the newspaper every morning!
Jess says
Paint My Pet!!
Dunno if I want my sweet old Sheltie ‘Anna’ painted, or my mischievous cat ‘Ringo’. We do have chickens though, and everyone loves a chicken picture…. how to choose?
Meg says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have our just turned 6 golden retriever, Cody, painted for my husband. He’s a big, loveable sissy who is terrified by the barking mini-dogs at the dog park.
Beth says
PAINT MY PET 2yr old Saint Bernard Huckleberry! He’s a 140lb lap dog who loves to be hugged literally! Loves kids, animals even the deer in our backyard, swims like a labrador ~ he’s a gentle giant!
Jennifer says
Paint my pet! My cocker spaniel, Lucy, just turned FOUR yesterday. She is absolutely wild and crazy, but when I was sick during my pregnancy she was constantly by my side. Love that pup so much!
nikki says
Paint my pet! I’d have our sweet hound mutt, Townes, painted! He is so relaxed and curious – he is the love of our lives.
Angela says
PAINT MY PET! I would choose my Daisy dog because she is sunshine.
Sara V says
Paint my pet!
My husband would love a portrait of his late boxer, Apollo. When he was a puppy he “introduced” us when he escaped and ran over to me.
Stephanie says
PAINT MT PET! I’d probably have to buy a second portrait if I win since I have two dogs and can’t choose between them!
Jenny says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have a painting of my Jack Russell terrier. We love her so much!
Bethany says
Paint my pet!
I’d love to get a painting of my cats, Boo Radley and Scout. Boo likes to let out “war cries” and gallop across the room and Scout can play fetch and do back flips, haha.
Jen New says
PAINT MY PET! Our dog, Steiner the Wiemerainer, is the apple of my husband’s eye and the bain of my existence. I used to love the dog, until the first baby was born. The whole thing is very “Marley and Me.” I love him and hate him at the same time. Anyways, regardless of his unforgivable behavior, he is a gorgeous dog and would make an awesome portrait. My husband would fall over with disbelief that I did anything for him that involved the dog.
Hannah says
PAINT MY PET!
I have to big lap dogs. A lab/german shepherd mix named Arlington and a lab/pit bull mix named Finley. They’re big sweeties!
Rachel Snipes says
Paint my pet!
I have two adorable doggies, Peanut and Wallace. They would make a magnificent painting…
Traci says
PAINT MY PET!
I would get our dog painted. When she yawns, she sounds like a dinosaur! :)
Kara says
PAINT MY PET!!! Paint my white fur baby Barkley who loves to swim in his doggy pool, chew on bark, and dish out fist bumps to all his people friends.
Jenn says
PAINT MY PET! I would like a portrait of my adorable schnoodle, Stuart. He’s ridiculous and I love him, even though he eats cat poop at the park.
Jen says
Paint my pet! I’d want my Beagle, Cooper, painted. My parents “stole” him from me when they moved to FL (I’m in NJ) and I miss him terribly! Cooper loves to be held like a baby, but who doesn’t? =)
Amanda says
Paint my pet!
Oh man, it’d be so hard to choose between my two dogs. Maybe if I won one I’d just go ahead and buy the other. My dogs are both rescues and full of love and character. My female does this cute head tilt when you talk to her and my male has to be touching you at all times. He is my velcro dog.
Anne Arseneau says
PAINT MY PET! I’d paint Gidget because she’s sweet AND surly all at the same time. Plus – a man gave her away to us in a park one day. Love a good fake rescue but maybe a lesson learned is “don’t take a Jack Russell Terrier from a man willing to give her away to total strangers in a park…” 8 years in, best bad judgement call we ever made.
Vanessa says
PAINT MY PET! My dog Anya cracks me up – she just turned fourteen on Friday and acts like she’s still 3. As a tiny yorkshire terrier, you’d think she’d act like a lady, but she’s a little bossy turd sometimes. Love her. We copied your idea for doggie art from when you had Burger “paint” on paper – needless to say, Burger is much more artistic than Anya…haha
Alicia says
PAINT MY PET!
I would absolutely LOVE to win this for my sister! She has the sweetest, most beautiful Black Lab/Great Dane mix who is her baby. He’s getting older, and I would love for her to have this.
amber rhodes says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have my Korean Jindo, Shadow, painted. She is the biggest cuddle bug ever, and she’s the sweetest dog…we recently had a scare with her, and she had to have some minor oral surgery…thankfully, she’s recovering fine! :)
Carly says
PAINT MY PET! I’d have our dog, Rollins, painted. My husband and I got Rollins not too long after we started living together. He’ll always be our first baby, even when we start having kids. One of my favorite things about Rollins is coming home to him. I love that he’s always so excited to see us (and bring us a toy to play with), and can instantly make me smile no matter what kind of day I’ve had. He has the best personality, is a great cuddler and we’re so lucky to have him!