***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.
MB says
PAINT MY PET!
Oh boy! Please, please, please paint my beloved Clotille! Her birth name is Quella von Jagerhutte and we lost her a few weeks short of her 15th birthday. During a 3 month hospitalization after being hit head on by an under-insured teenager, my husband ordered Clotille & training her became part of his physical therapy recovery. There were things he couldn’t handle so she and I worked together and she was my friend and only other girl in the house.
She hunted like no other but was so gentle that several babies held onto her as they learned to walk. She protected us by killing a few snakes that came dangerously close to us. She protected our small dog by killing a big raccoon that came too close to him.
Of course I’ll always remember her, but a painting would be a great way to honor her spirit!
gail says
PAINT MY PET! Our sweet black lab, Lucy, went to doggie heaven 5 years ago, but I think about her everyday. She was such a lovable, loyal friend. Sweet Lucy, how I miss her!
Kim says
PAINT MY PET!
I would have the puppy love of my life, Finnegan the Boston Terrier, painted. He does so many funny/adorable/weird things, it’s hard to pick just one to share, but he loves to steal peoples seats. If you are sitting on the couch, within about 5 seconds of you getting up, Finnegan will have taken your spot!
Jill N. says
Paint My Pet!
My lab-mix Asia likes to play goal keeper. She’ll stand in a doorway and bat her ball over to you to kick. Over and over again. It’s the most convenient when I’m cooking…reminds me to stir the sauce.
Rebecca says
Paint my pet! My dog, Halle, loves to snuggle.
Rachel Hires says
PAINT MY PAINT!
Luke is our main man around the house and he’s the best cuddler on a bad day, he’s our 70 pound lap dog:)
Michelle says
Paint my pet! I want to get a painting of my dog Thornton. He puts up with me all the time, and travels on long car rides with me almost every weekend without complaints!
Mary Duff R says
Paint my pet!
Our dog Bud who sometimes looks like Yoda and sometimes Spike from Gremlins.
Anna says
PAINT MY PET! My family has an adorable skinny black kitty named Cutie and we would love to have a portrait of her fuzzy face! We adopted her from a shelter and she makes us laugh when she zooms around the house and jumps to the top of everything.
Laurie C. says
Paint my pet! My two cats, Smitty and Winston, are a study in opposites. One big, lovable dummy, one small evil genius. I would love to see a portrait of either one of them – and they would love it too!
Jessica says
PAINT MY PET! Or rather- my child. Henry isn’t just a pet, he is truly part of our family. My husband is on the road a lot for work and when he is gone, it’s just Henry and me. Besides my hubby, Henry is the love of my life and I would be lost without him!
Jess F. says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have to choose my adorable cross-eyed Siamese, Sookie. She is the embodiment of unconditional love!
Gretchen says
PAINT MY PET! Paint my boy, Rex. What other dog would share his bed and his bones with the cat, Frankie, who looooooves him.
Jane says
PAINT MY PET! We would love to have our Maltese brothers Kipp and Koby painted. Just like children, they each have their own personalities. Kipp is the good little boy who always looks worried and tries to please, whereas, Koby is free-wheeling and a party waiting to happen!
MichelleO says
Paint my pet! Beck is just a freak. About. Every. Little. Thing. She is loving to a fault and is the worst and best dog at the same time.
Catherine says
PAINT MY PET! I’d have a tough time choosing which pup o’ mine to paint. One of our dogs (Roxy) is enamored by laser pointers…and, well, anything light-related. The other (Samara) is more like a cat than a dog and scares the crap out of herself every time she walks past a reflective surface.
Olga says
PAINT MY PET! I have two dogs named Chaos and Mayhem. Despite their matching names they’re actually quite different: Chaos is a bouncing, noisy Elkhound mix while Mayhem is a mellow, Zen retired racing greyhound. I like to think we have the best of both worlds with the two of them :)
Mandi T. says
PAINT MY PET! Our dog loves to bark and try to chase after motorcycles. Which is really quite ridiculous for a beagle dachshund mix.
Tiffany says
PAINT MY PET! Our crazy 100lb silver Weimaraner is the best. He has been a great help around the house by helping with laundry (eating it) and also with wall renovations (licking the plaster out of the wall after a fresh coat was applied)!
Abby says
PAINT MY PET! We have two silly but loveable cats, Charlie and Mei. I can’t imagine our lives without them! They are always good for a laugh and a snuggle.
Erica G says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love to have a memorial portrait of my ASPCA rescue Smokey that I adopted back in 2000 and lost in 2010. He was the most amazing yorkie and my very first dog. I never knew unconditional pet love until I brought him home with me. I miss him everyday because he used to place both paws around my neck and hug me on the couch.
Charlotte says
PAINT MY PET! My beautiful 5 year old Bentley is the most adorable Yorkie ever! She is like our third child and loves unconditionally. She is our family’s first dog and we adore her!
Melissa says
PAINT MY PET(s)
We have two dogs, Lexi, she just turned 6 in August, a lab/beagle mix. She love to run around outside, roll in the grass.
She does think she’s people, she prefers to sleep in bed with us @ night. She’s happy @ the foot of the bed, but she’s much happier under the covers with her head on a pillow.
We also have Lily, a Maltese. She’ll be 3 this Jan 1st, she’s a New Years baby!! She’s a bossy little thing, she’ll stare @ you when you’re sitting on the couch until you move, so she can get comfy. She likes to either sleep right behind you, pushed up against your back, or on top of my pillow.
They are just the best puppies ever!! If we won, I couldn’t choose between them for a painting, I hope I could take a picture of them together for one.
Kristen says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have a painting done of our dog Blaik. Everyone is afraid of him because he is so big and scary looking but he is actually the most loving pet I’ve ever had
Jaime says
PAINT MY PET!!
I don’t have any pets but I’d get my SIL’s dog painted as a gift for her. They adopted her when she was 12 and just recently lost her at 15.
Dani says
PAINT MY PET!
My lovely kitty, Paloma or “Paloma the Gentle” as I call her… she is our adopted kitty since January, just turned four in September, and spent most of the year previous to us adopting her in the shelter because no one wanted to take her home due to her food allergies (she has to have hypoallergenic food). So what, she is a little high maintenance!
Emma B says
PAINT MY PET! My chow, Eddie, is my heart, and I’d love a custom painting of him. He turns 9 soon, which is crazy to think that it was almost 9 years ago that I adopted him in Austin, TX while going to school at UT. He is my little bear.
Liz says
Paint my pet! I would want a painting of our cat, Topi. She is lovable especially when she sleeps. She snores louder than either of us!
Christine says
PAINT MY PET! I would paint my pup Hendricks, who we rescued from a puppy mill last year. He is a ball of energy, and never fails to make us laugh with his persistent attempts to convince us to play ball!
Mary Ashburn says
Paint my Pet! My adopted Westie Jack is pretty photogenic and he’d look great in paint.
Ashley R says
PAINT MY PET! My Vizsla Josie! She is a little cuddle-bear even though she is 50lbs:)
Hilary says
PAINT MY PET!
When people ask why kind of dogs I have, my response is, “bad ones”; more specifically, I have two dachshunds- Mabel and Eisenhower.
Stephanie B says
PAINT MY PET!!! My baby girl Lilly is the sweetest little cuddle bug and snores like a lion. I really hope she can get her picture painted.
Christina P (NS) says
Paint my pet!!
We have a cat named Lucy who would look fantastic on canvas but I have a friend who had a dog she just adored named Heidi, little Heidi passed away and my friend was just devastated – I think I won I would get Heidi’s portrait painted to give to her!!
MK says
Paint my pet! I would donate this to my local Lab Rescue’s silent auction this December – that way the rescue would benefit, and the donor would have an awesome portrait of his/her pup. Win, win!
Jenn says
PAINT MY PET!
My 7 year old chihuahua Lola. She gives hugs upon request!!
Danielle says
Paint my pet! My little (100 pound) rescue pup, Lola Grace! She just keeps growing…
Kim says
PAINT MY PET! Our dog’s name is Dixie. We resucued her from the pound and has been the best little girl! We love her and most days she listens to me better than my kids!
elyse says
Paint my pet! (please). I would have Leo, my Schnoodle, painted. He has “special needs” but it doing so much better in his new Thunder Shirt!
Christina says
PAINT MY PET!
I have a 3 year old lab mix shelter dog that we named Phoebe. She’s just about the cutest thing around and she loves to play. The dog beach is her favorite, and she can’t get enough peanut butter filled kongs.
Amanda says
Paint my pet!! I’d love to have my beagle, Bagel, immortalized in one of these beautiful paintings!!
Rachel Ochoa says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have my dog Maggie painted! There are so many things that I love about her but one of my favorites is when I’m waking up and she puts her face at the edge of the bed and has this look that says “you’re getting up, yes!”
Heidi says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love to have a painting of my pups Jax and Jewels. They’re the most hyper and crazy Boston Terriers the world has ever seen and as much as I’d like them to be chill enough to take to a dog park that isn’t going to happen!
Winnie says
Paint my pet! I would love to have my parent’s dog, a Shiba Inu named Barbie painted. She has been in the family for 12 years and has brought so much joy into our lives.
Sara says
PAINT MY PET!
I have two rescued dogs that are the greatest “children” ever. The smaller one, Penny, likes to sleep under the covers with you. She will paw at your shoulder, like to tell you she is ready, and then forms a little ball by your stomach or feet. My husband sometimes can not eve tell she is under there and asks, “where is Penny?” So cute. She must know I am “talking” about her because she is trying to jump on my lap as I type.
Tasha says
Paint my pet!
Bethany says
PAINT MY PET!
Well, since it wouldn’t be fair to pick just one of my 2 cats, I would have to go with our dog, Laverne. We adopted Laverne 2 years ago and it’s been an interesting ride, she’s definitely got her quirks and I’m pretty sure a little doggy-dementia (she’s 12 years old) but we love her anyway!
Kathy Langr says
Paint my pet!! Oliver is the sweetest, most loyal and goofiest four legged member of our family. He makes us laugh every day and we love him!
Patty says
Paint my pet! Finn, our 5 month old Boston terrier puppy, is one of our family. I’d like a portrait for my daughter’s room. They are sooooo bonded!
Ashley P says
Paint My Pet!
Daisy Pancake is a golden retriever and she is hot mess. She tried to eat my kitchen table last week. We love her, though!