***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.
Jessica says
Paint my pet! I’d love to win a painting of my beloved rescue dog, Dexter :)
Jahan says
PAINT MY PET! My family and I have adopted a bother sister duo…Skeeter & Slugger are Labrador Retrievers. That just had their first birthday. We love their sweet sprites and how they warm our hearts and home.
Natalie S. says
PAINT MY PET!! We have a two year old yellow lab (aka our first child) and love him for his prancing style run!!
Dixie says
Paint my pet. I would choose Nikki my dachshund. She is my oldest at age 10 and I am her favorite person. She already has gray on her face. She is obsessive about licking so much that I have to spray my sheets with a bitter taste for her to quit. She is sweet and a lap dog. We have to make her go outside to pee when it’s cold or rainy. Loves to hunt squirrel. She stayed under a tree for 6 hours because a squirrel was in it. I had to go physically pick her up to come back in the house. I have 4 dogs and she is more timid than the others. Love that baby. Would so love to have her portrait.
Meg says
PAINT MY PET!!! I want my Burger twin – GUCCI painted :) Gucci is the biggest sweetheart in the world with her own personality. She honestly thinks she’s human, and just loves to cuddle and burrow herself under the covers – especially just after the bed has been made! We have been working to snap the perfect photo of her to frame for our wall in the past month, so having a hand painted picture would be just perfect!
Macy S. says
PAINT MY PET!
I have a hilarious Wheaten Terrier named Otis, who I could laugh at all day long. This morning, I dropped him off at the groomer and he was so excited he sat at the door and cried until his groomer came to let him in. What a weirdo!
Adam says
PAINT MY PET! My labradoodle Tank is like a big stuffed animal!
Jordan@the2seasons says
“Paint my Pet” My German Shorthaired Pointer Gracie. She always has a toy in her mouth so I am sure that would be part of the painting.
Shannon Zickrick says
PAINT MY PET! :)
We have a 10yo Boston Terrier named Norman Weezer. He has been the very best dog (our family’s first), but his health is started to decline. He is a pretty blind now, but still so sweet and loyal.
Chelsie H says
Paint My Pet! Our Dogs Mauer, a big yellow lab, and Annie, a tiny maltese are the best of friends and remind our daughter that you should be friends with everyone no matter how different they are from you!
Jannah says
PAINT MY PET Hugo because he is a fancy ruby cavalier spaniel named after the author of Les Miserables because of his truly devastated puppy dog eyes. The dude has some major pathos skills.
Laura says
PAINT MY PET! My little Yorki, Chewie, brings a smile to everyone’s face!
Tiffany says
PAINT MY PET! I adopted a short haired jack russel type terrier mix a few years ago. She had basically terrorized her neighborhood, she had bitten a few people and didn’t get along with other dogs! However since she has been with us she has won countless titles competing in dog events like terrier racing, dock diving, weight pull, and even flyball. All she needed was an outlet! Miss Klaire is a godsend. Love her to death!
Laura Huntington says
PAINT MY PET! Well, actually not my pet – while I have two Springer Spaniels that I love to pieces, I am entering in honor of a friend of mine who just had to say goodbye to her dog over the weekend after a cancerous absess was discovered. Her Shepherd mix, Kira, was an incredible dog who loved to hike the Colorado mountains, chase sticks and pine cones, and spend time with her “mom” and furry brother Forrest. I know a piece of art commemorating her beloved Kira would mean more than words can say to my friend.
michelle morris says
PAINT MY PET…Cosmo the cat, our loyal companion who loves to snuggle with our girls! He looks like Morris the cat and it’s appropriate since our last name is Morris!
Deirdre says
PAINT MY PET!!! Seriously please let me win this one! My black Labrador Tuckerman (named after Tuckerman’s Ravine on Mt. Washington) is a ham. He talks to us using different sounding yawning noises and tilts his head when we talk to him to let us know he is engaged in the conversation. I have never had a dog with so much personality. He also happens to be quite attractive and would love a painting of himself.
Mary says
PAINT MY PET!
I adopted by 10 1/2 year old Lucy (Border Collie/Lab mix) when I was an 18 yr old college student – I was living alone at the time and missed my family dog terribly. Two years ago she tore her ACL after a backpacking trip, and during her recovery all 110 lbs of me carried all 70 lbs of her up and down a flight of stairs 3x’s a day so she could go potty. Lucy has fully recovered and has since retired from her backpacking days – she now is enjoying her retirement with lots of sleep (on the couch she’s not allowed on!). A beautiful portrait to portray my best dog friend would be the “woofing on my house” (icing on my cake) LOL
PAINT MY PET! says
Our golden retriever Penny is such an important part of our family. She is always loving and a calming presence for us.
Rachel says
PAINT MY PET!
I have two lovely kitties, so I would want both of them to be painted…wouldn’t want to leave one out! Lily and Lexi may look like twins, but their personalities are completely different. Lily is more laid back, while Lexi is very energetic. They both make us so happy in their own special ways.
Hillary says
PAINT MY PET! I would have my beloved 9-year-old pit bull painted. He may look tough, but he is really just a prissy sweetheart.
Kelli says
PAINT MY PET! I would have a hard time choosing between my dogs. They are both mutts from the humane society and have brought us a lot of laughs over the years.
Katie Carroll says
PAINT MY PET!
Our sweet 3-year old Westie is named Abbie, but she also goes by “booger” or “butter bean”. Hubby and I love her so much! She’s got a personality like a human.
Maura says
PAINT MY PET! I have an adorable schnoodle named Colby who has tons of endearing mannerisms. Any time we come in the front door, he runs around frantically to greet us with one of his toys — he loves to share!
Nadia says
Paint my pet! Actually, paint my dad and stepdad’s pet! They love, love love their shih tzu, who is, indeed, very loyal, sweet and lovable, but is getting on in years – and I’d love to give them a painting of her now while she’s still doing okay.
Karen says
PAINT MY PET! (please?) Would love to get a painting of my Jack Russell. Not being a dog person, I cannot believe how much I love that dog! She joined our family after years of my daughter’s pleading for a dog. So we gave her the sister she never had! The boys still outnumber us girls – 4 to 3. I’m a dog person now!
Lindsay says
Please PAINT MY PET!!! I have two Bichons, brothers in fact, they share the same mother and father but are 8 months apart, one litter. They are like frick and frack, two peas in a pod – best friends some days and driving eachother wild the next. I can’t imagine my life without these hooligans, they always manage to make me laugh or smile and it’s the highlight of my day coming home to them and their sweet toothy “smiles” that I get as I walk in the door.
Best of luck to all :)
Lindsay
http://flynnigans.blogspot.com/
Michelle says
PAINT MY PET! Toaster Struddel also recently turned and is the best dog in the world! We love the way she snuggles under the covers with us and makes funny “gremlin” noises when you rub her belly!
Kate B. says
PAINT MY PET! We have a beagle/ Bassett hound mix that was supposed to turn out to be a rott/ lab. Ooppps! He’s the bomb.com. His name is Canoe, but through a string of nicknames (Canoe, Canoodle, the Noodle, and sometimes Poodle) he rarely get called his real name. And even though we had 2 kids in 15 months, we want to have a nice portrait of our first baby!!
Kevin M says
PAINT MY PET!
We’d paint our only pet – our 12 year old chocolate lab Scout. He is kinda quirky, but very lovable and great with our kids.
Brooke says
PAINT MY PET! My dog Zoe is portrait-worthy. And quote-worthy, too. In my head, she has the voice of Tina Fey with the wit to match.
Michelle says
PAINT MY PET! We love our dog, Bentley, so much and he’s the world’s best cuddler. He’s a pitbull and is the sweetest dog in the world – it makes me sad that his breed has such a bad reputation when Bentley is one of the best behaved and loving dogs I’ve ever met.
Bettsi says
Well, Lesli knows what I’d like because we’ve talked about it! Our dear old Buddy, beloved hound mix, went into the big beyond in April 2011. He left a big hole in our family and we miss his goofy face. It has been my dream to have his portrait painted by Lesli- I’ve been saving my pennies, but winning the 20 x 20 would be AMAZING!
Jennifer Rangel says
Paint My Pet – I would have a portrait of my sweet baby girl, Mia, painted. She is a 6 month old lab/retreiver mix and she is funniest dog ever. She is so smart, yet barks at all umbrellas and also her reflection when she sees it in a mirror. She has the “crazy runs” frequently where she will run superfast in circles and jumps on whatever gets in her way.
I need this painting!
Kathryn W. says
Paint my pet! I would get a painting of my horse, Tip, who I bought when I was 14 and recently passed away.
Lauren O'Donnell says
Paint my pet! I have a golden retriever and a Maltese shihtzu. I think I would have the Maltese shihtzu painted. His name is Riley and he is the love of my life (which is knowledge to my husband too). ;) The crazy weird loveable thing about him that is my favorite is how he is stuck
Like glue to me when I sleep and will only get up when I do.
Jessi E says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have a custom portrait of my beagle. She has rawhide bones hidden in almost every room of the house, and my favorite thing is when she jumps up and runs into a random room just so she can move that bone. It makes me giggle to see her sneaking around the house with her bones just hoping I don’t see her.
Tara says
PAINT MY PET!
My 10 pound shih-tzu Annie is the best cuddler!
Amanda says
Paint My Pet! We have a little chihuahua named Lucy aka “Noonie” that is eight years old. We would love to have a painting of her done to be placed on our gallery wall.
Lisa R says
PAINT MY PET! We have a five year old Beagle / Australian Shepherd mix named Wrigley. She is so smart and such a good girl who likes to smile! I would be thrilled to have a painting of her to hang in our home.
Emily D says
PAINT MY PETs! I’d have our dogs painted, a black lab, Harley, who loves to sin and our three-legged cattle dog mix, Georgia, who loves to cuddle and drive her brother crazy :)
Emily D says
Should be sing, he loves to sing! Although he can be a little devil sometimes!
Kelly in Oregon says
PAINT MY PET! My dogs Roxy and Jax would have to share space on this painting – Roxy is a spunky little lhasa with tons of sass and personality, and Jax is my shadow… he would follow me to the end of the Earth and back!
Anjali says
Paint my pet! We had a lovely old mutt who recently passed away. A potrait would surely be treasured by my family for years to come as a reminder of his gentle spirit.
Angela R says
Paint my pet!!!
I would have to pick my new baby, a black lab mix we just adopted from the shelter….Zoey, or Zo-Zo Bugs as she’s quickly becoming known. How exciting.
Melissa says
PAINT MY PET! I have a darling lab/shepherd mix named Donovan and he’s the most handsome boy in the world (I’m a little biased). My family is convinced he’s a human stuck in a dog’s body. He tries to talk to us, “sings” along to happy birthday, watches TV with us, and even gets cranky when woken up before 8am (like his momma!) I could ramble about my baby forever, but I’ll stop myself here. I would love to win & add his picture to the family wall!
Elizabeth says
Paint my pet!
I’d have to get both of our Kooikerhondje/Australian Shepherd mixes-they’re littermates and I can’t play favorites! Delilah is our cuddler: she lets us hold her upside down if it means a belly rub. Samson is a singer who likes to “talk” to us about what he wants. They’re both just as much a part of our family as anyone!
julie says
PAINT MY PET!
Our Boxer Emma Jane is the best most lovable dog that makes us laugh on a daily basis. Our 2 year old is so attached to her and loves to give her “TEA” from her teapot.
Sara T says
PAINT MY PET! We got our Great Pyrenees mix (Piper) last February and she has been such a sweet addition to our family. She is very lovable and quite a goofball. She is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen. I may be a little biased though ; )
Abby says
Paint my pet! Olive is a miniature goldendoodle who has never met a person or dog she didn’t like. That girl loves meeting people more than anything.
Justin says
PAINT MY PET! I would choose to have our 14-week old mini dachshund, Joe Louis, portrait. We would love a picture to remind us of his puppy days! I’ll never forget that moment of picking him up at baggage claim in the airport and the excitment we had to meet him after waiting 11 months. His legs might be short – but his personality is huge!
Julie says
Paint my pet!! We have two fur-children that are the best therapy there is… They are so aware of whatever my mood might be and then they respond accordingly… I don’t know where we would be without them! Our house would love a painting of them on the walls!! :)