***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.
Josh says
PAINT My pet! My dog is a large doberman whom hordes toys in his kennel. If i throw anything other than his red ball, he gets it takes it to his kennel and leaves it there.
Jacquelyn says
PAINT MY PET! My Siberian Husky, Nieko. He is the most aloof dog there is, but since our son arrived 3 months ago, Nieko sleeps in front of his crib every night and stands guard over the baby. He’s the best and we love him.
Ruth says
PAINT MY PET! We adopted our lab/german pointer mix, Hunter, from a rescue. He came to us at the end of a very tough year, which included a death in the family and our daughter’s second heart surgery. We worried an exuberant puppy would be a little too much for our fragile little girl to handle, but her older siblings desperately wanted a dog. The day we met Hunter, he was 5 months old and so excited to see us! He ran circles around us, and jumped up to lick each of my older children’s faces. Then he ran toward our little girl and instead of jumping on her, he dropped to his belly and waited patiently for her to pet him. Hunter repeated this behavior continuously with her. It was as if he knew he hand to treat her gently. We knew without a doubt that Hunter was the missing member of our family, and brought him home!
Jessie H. says
PAINT MY PET! We just lost our beloved cat Malih this past weekend and we are just heartbroken, dog included. This would be a fabulous memorial to our little diva.
Scott says
PAINT MY PET! We’ve got “twin” Siamese brother cats. My wife and I lovingly call them the handsome dudes and/or the funky bunch. They look almost identical but each have a personality all their own! Who wouldn’t want the Brothers McHandsome immortalized via a great piece do art?!
Sara says
PAINT MY PET! Paint our sweet Angel, our rescue girl who rescued us and completed our family!
Bethany Annechino says
Paint my pet! My husband and I had to bring home my mother’s dog when we went out to see her because she can no longer care for the dog (10 year-old Yorkiepoo named Reesey) because she was diagnosed with ALS and the disease has progressed so quickly in the less-than-three-months that she’s known about it. She can’t walk at all now and relies solely on an electric wheelchair. The point is that she and my dad are missing Reesey SO MUCH and I’d love to be able to give this painting to them to hang in their room at the assisted-living facility. Sorry for the ramble. :/
Lizzy says
PAINT MY PET! My ridiculous pug. <3
Kismet says
Paint my pet, please.
Our yellow lab Digger Dog is so sweet. And she runs to the mail box to greet the mailman and brings in the mail. The mailman loves her so much he video taped it!
Jennifer Alexander says
PAINT MY PET! My kitty Lyric has always wanted to be painted. She’s not humble.
Abby says
Paint my pet! I would love to have a painting of our rescued greyhound! After four years on the track, he takes his retirement quite a seriously! He would be a perfect subject!
Sheryn @ AlltheCalories says
PAINT MY PET! Beesly is our rescue dog. We nursed her back to health and now she is the most loyal dog ever. She likes to hide pizza crusts around the house.
Wendy says
PAINT MY PET! We have a lab-boxer mix that is the best dog I ever had. She is a rescue dog that lost an eye to a porcupine (ouch), but that doesn’t slow her down any. Her favorite past-time is hunting chipmunks. She has never caught one, but she never gives up trying. Boots is adorable and fun and sweet.
Katie says
Paint my Pet!
I would have my lovely 14 year old Cairn terrier, Maddy, painted. She used to be an excitable little thing, but she has become a bit of a Grande Dame in her old age – won’t get out of bed for anything less than a good bit of roast chicken!
Jaime says
Paint my pet! I have 2 dogs it would be hard to choose between the two but I’d probably get a painted pic of Penny my sheltie. she used to sleep in my bed but she would wake me up in the morning by laying on my head. So now she has to sleep downstairs. :)
Micaela says
“PAINT MY PET!” I would have Bubba the Pug painted because he has a face only a mother could love and his 8 year old owner would go crazy for a portrait of her baby.
Emily says
PAINT MY PET! I have an English Springer Spaniel (June) and a Black Lab (Sugar) and they both are a bunch of sweet babies and I adore them! I would LOVE to have their portrait painted to add to my photo collage!
Jacqueline says
PAINT MY PET! River, our golden retriever, is a bundle of love who won’t stop giving you attention until you’re petting him. We’ve never met anyone who doesn’t fall in love with him right away!
Anna S. says
PAINT MY PET!!! My dog Chico has been a godsend to me! He has traveled with me around the world and, with his super sweet and lovey personality, he helps me make friends everywhere we go. He’s a chihuahua dachshund mix and is my favorite in the whole world. :)
Bethany says
Paint my pet!
Jennifer says
Paint my pet!! I would love a portrait of my hound mix Daisy. She is about to become a big sister, and she is just the best ever!
stephanie says
PAINT MY PET! Magnolia Blueberry, my sweet mutt from a shelter. We call her Maggie.
Corey says
PAINT MY PET!! I’d have our dog, Olive, painted. She is a corgi/dalmatian mix, the cutest and most unique dog anyone has ever seen!
Kat F. says
Paint my pet, please! He’s a hedgehog named Dean who has a serious attitude.
Claire O'Connor says
PAINT MY PET! My chocolate lab Roxy passed away in April at age. She was an old soul — and truly my soulmate!
Crystal says
PAINT MY PET! We just lost our beloved dog Cheech. What made him especially lovable is that he would follow us anywhere, he just wanted to be by our side. And if we were sitting around he’d rest his sweet head on us.
Marthe says
PAINT MY PAINT! Little schnauzer dog who loves a lap and her walks and her dinner time! She lives to “talk”, especially when she wants something. She is almost 13 years old and still loves her mile long walk every day.
Megan says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love to have a painting of my cat Tucker.
Erica says
PAINT MY PET!
We’d love to have our dog Birdie painted. She’s a beautiful black lab/boxer mix. You may recognize her – she was actually one of the contestants in Burger’s Bachelorette many years ago! She’s still the love of our lives and is a great big sister to our son.
whitney says
PAINT MY PET.
I have two pups and hate to choose but our Boxer is the protector of the family and I would have to choose him. He’ll show strangers that he means business but he’s a big old baby with us.
Kasia says
PAINT MY PET, my Boston Terrier pup Tito. We don’t know if he came this way or we made him this way, but he is so humanlike sometimes, that my husband and I joke that we wouldn’t be surprised if one day he talked. He sleeps under the covers with his head on the pillow and has a hard time getting out of bed (not a morning dog) he sits up on the edge of sofas and chairs resting his elbow on the sides, he sits on a chair in our dining room during dinner. We couldn’t love him more, he is such a riot to have around.
Meagan says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love to have my two fur babies painted. I have a Chihuahua x poodle (white) and a Jack Rusell x Pug (black)that love to curl up together in front of our fire place. They are so sweet to look at all ying-yanged together!
Sarah says
Paint my Pet! Our puppy likes to make forts! He then panics when he is in the fort and can’t see you.
Amber says
PAINT MY PET! I have a 3 year old golden retriever named Zoe. She’s quite a character! She will sometimes just bark randomly if we’re not paying attention to her and she likes to pull her leash off the coat hook where it resides to let us know she’d like to go for a walk outside. She’s kind of a princess and while I complain about it, the truth is I’d have her no other way!
Amanda R says
Paint my pet! I choose to have my 10 year old chocolate Labrador, Riley, painted. He has been with us through college, marriage and the birth of our two sons. He will always be our first born and though he is in his “senior” years he still manages to have as much energy as a puppy.
Sheri Miller says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love this because we recently lost our puppy that we had for 15 years. She was a horrible puppy and ate everything under the sun – shoes, carpet, wedding dresses, chocolate, a ham….you name it, she ate it.
But she ended up being the best dog ever and we miss her dearly. I would love to have one of these to hang in our home to remind us of her.
Erin says
Paint my Pet!
I would paint my parents’ dog, Titus. He is getting older and I know they will be devastated when he’s gone. Titus has always hated me, but has been such a great companion for my parents, who both suffered from severe empty nest syndrome, after I left the house.
Grace K says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have my maltese-bichon pup painted. He is truly the sweetest little thing on earth.
Meghan Moore says
Paint my pet! Because we lost our doggie Hannah earlier this year and decided to get a puppy. Why? Because we’re crazy! She’s the sweetest, craziest, funniest little ball of fur I’ve ever met and we love her dearly!
Cindy says
Paint my pet, please. I would love to have a portrait of Emma our rescue dog. She’s a lab + pointer mix and an awesome dog.
Amy says
Paint my pet…..please! Lola is our wiener dog and she rules the house. She is a big dog in a littler wiener dog body! THE BEST!
Erin says
PAINT MY PET! Our Bernese / husky mix is the sweetest gal. So glad we rescued her, couldn’t imagine her not being a part of our family.
Lindsay Holley says
PAINT MY PET! Our puggle (pug x beagle) Cooper would be the perfect model for this. In his older age, he’s slowed down and can be found snoring almost 20 hours a day. Since we’ve recently had a new baby, poor Coops I think feels a little left out and I’m sure a custom portrait would help him feel secure in his position in the family again!
Nicole says
PAINT MY PET! Rocco is our 5 year old Toy Fox Terrier. Our 8 pound little fella spends most of his time loving up on his humans and sleeping under the comforter. He’s so much like Burger it’s amazing! He also likes to float around in the pool on his alligator float and take naps on it.
Jenny says
Paint my pet! My dog Abby was the sweetest, funniest giant dog. Xo
Dawn W says
PAINT MY PET! We adopted a newfoundland/lab mix last year and he is a big bear! We would love to have a painted picture of our fur baby.
mar says
“PAINT MY PET!”
I have 4 horses, 6 dogs, 8 cats, 2 goats, and 1 emu. All but the two oldest horses were rescues. I would like to have our special 3.5 lb grown cat’s picture painted. Her name is Waddles :-)
Jana says
Paint My Pet! Tiffany is the sweetest gentle Lhasa Apso ever!
spike says
PAINT MY PET! My Saint Bernard, Toby, is particularly handsome.
Lisa Cooper says
PAINT MY PET!!
Lola is our 13 year old lump of love! A beautiful golden retreiver that was my son’s saving grace during the sickness and death of his father five years ago. We can’t fathom the idea that Lola will not be with us much longer. A painting of Lola by Lesli Devito would be the next best thing. Please, please, please, PAINT MY PET!