***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.
Jenny B says
PAINT MY PET
I would love to win this contest! I would paint my dog Mazzy who is a 65 pound pit bull with the heart of a chihuahua. The best part about my dog is that she loves to snuggle and it’s funny to see her stretch when she gets up from a long nap :)
Lisa says
Paint my pet! Sam, the Boston Terrier, is the most loyal and loving dog ever. And he’s old. He needs a portrait.
Nichole says
Paint my pet!
I have two dogs and they couldn’t be more opposites. one is extremely laid back and the other will do back flips while chasing water from the hose! both are great famiyl dogs and bring balance to us and each other :)
Jennifer A says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love to have my beloved baby Harry painted. he is a feisty cairn terrier who goes to work each day with my husband (we both work at golf courses) and chases the geese and other small critters of the course! He is fierce and protective and we love him!
Robin says
PAINT MY PET!
I have wanted a portrait of my sweet puppy for so long! She’s an almost 3 year old boxer/lab mix and she’s the cutest girl in the world. I love everything about her, but mostly the way she smells….I think its kind-of like fresh dirt, which may sound weird, but I genuinely love it.
Michelle says
PAINT MY PET! Our shih tzu, Bailey, would look great on a canvas.
Jennifer Laferriere says
PAINT MY PET(S)?
I wonder if they would do a portrait of the two of them. Scout is a Golden Retriever and Phoenix is a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. If it’s just one pup per portrait, I’d have to buy a second one. :)
Thanks for having a Canada friendly giveaway!
Amy Wolff says
Paint My Pet!
I have a five year old Golden Retriever and she hasn’t had her picture taken since my daughter was born. Poor puppy!
Sarah SR says
PAINT MY PET!
We have three dogs, so it’s tough to choose one. It’s a toss up between the lab and the Bassett hound. Our min pin has three teeth left, so she might not make the prettiest portrait…
Kim B. says
PAINT MY PET! We love watching our two dogs, Jackson and Mishka, snuggle with each other.
JennD says
Paint my pet!! My russian blue cat, Forest is the greatest cat ever. Actually the only cat I have ever liked so I would love a picture of him.
Briana says
PAINT MY PET! My cat Keido came to live with me and my husband a year ago. He’s a funny little guy who absolutely loves butter. You know how some cats come running when you open a can of tuna? This guy comes tearing into the kitchen as soon as you unwrap a stick of butter.
Eva says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to win this painting and have a portrait of our dog done to give to my boyfriend for Christmas! (already thinking ahead on those things!)
Nirja says
Paint my pet! I would paint my boyfriend’s childhood dog who passed away about two years back – he was incredibly loving and also had a taste for Indian food!
Brianna says
Paint my pet! I would choose our Boston Terrier, Slugger. He is all sorts of ridiculous and adorable.
Niki says
PAINT MY PET!
Oh my God! How VERY happy I would be if I won this. I’d get a picture of both of our dogs. If I have to pay for one, so be it. I’ve been hinting to my husband for a while now that I want paintings of our dogs. In Sherry’s words “No Dice.” I have two dogs, one of which my husband owned before we met. The other we got together. He’s THE sweetest thing ever and has SOOO many medical issues. I dropped him off at the vet this morning to get an x-ray. Breaks my heart.
Katie says
PAINT MY PET! It would be hard to choose which of our sweet dogs to have a portrait painted of! We have 2 shelter pups–a hound dog named Lilly (AKA, the Sherif)and a heeler mix named Cassie (AKA, the Deputy). There are so many quirky things to love about our dogs! Lilly loves to “investigate” people, and is quite a talker (she grumbles a lot). Cassie has huge ears that stick straight up, and does this funny thing where she runs full speed from one end of the yard to the other while barking like crazy, then throws on her “breaks”! She ends up sliding into the fence and piling up a bunch of dirt. She’s a goofball!
jessica says
PAINT MY PET!
I adopted Anna Cat after a bad, bad breakup. She’s an excellent conversationalist and cuddler, and she was just what I needed. Happily, I am in an awesome relationship now with a new man, and it is definitely a relationship of three: him, Anna, and me :)
Nirja says
Paint my pet! I would get my friend’s french bulldog painted – he is such a character!
Mayank says
Paint my pet, please!
Sherryl says
Paint my pet!
My adopted lab mix, maggie, just turned 6 last week! I love her quirk of how she always has to take a toy with her on car rides. She usually props the toy up so it looks out the window, too!
Julie says
PAINT MY PET!!! I actually have one dog and three cats! They are all black and white and each of them have super cute personalities – I would love to have a painting done of each of them!
Liz Mansfield says
PAINT MY PET! My dog Addie is the cutest mutt in the whole world! Seriously, that’s her official title. :) Her full name is Addison Wesley Von Tupelo.
Marie Kovarik says
PAINT MY PET! I would pick my dog Munchkin. I rescued him from the Humane Society 7 years ago, but sometimes I think he rescued me. He is a chihuahua who loves to cuddle and play fetch.
April P. says
PAINT MY PET!! My golden retriever, Badger, is the best family dog! Just a big ol’ lovable furry guy! love him!
Sharon R says
PAINT MY PET! I would like my beautiful 5-year-old Malamute named Kody to have his portrait done. My whole family adores him, and he makes us laugh everyday. : )
Lisa L. says
PAINT MY PET!
We have an 11 yr old Doberman named Makunda. He is a gentle giant of a dog weighing in at 90 #. We also have a 2 1/2 yr old boy named Evan. Makunda is his best bud. Evan hangs all over him, pretends to ride him like a pony and Makunda tolerates and even enjoys every bit of the attention.
Becky P. says
PAINT MY PET! Sydney, the Australian Cattle Dog (we think), who herds puppies, our neighbor’s free-range chickens, and us.
Stephanie says
PAINT MY PET – I would LOOOOVVVEEEE a picture of my pet dog Timber, he is such a sweet little guy and has brought us nothing but joy! I already know the place for it on the wall where his doggy station (food, leash, toys) is.
Rocsy says
PAINT MY PET! I have a black lab named Ruth that is super smart and sassy. If you hold something in your hand and say “Ruth, important documents” she will tear to shreds whatever is in your hands. Love her!
Susan says
Paint my pet! I would love a painted portrait of our beagle Yoda. He brings us such joy and love that I cannot imagine our family without him in it.
Stacey says
PAINT MY PET!
I would have my English Bulldog, Frank, painted. Frank thinks that any blanket belongs to him. I will be laying on the couch all curled up in a blanket and low and behold, Frank will join me, claw the blanket to nest his bed and soon enough, he will have all the blanket and I will have none. Sometimes I start to get annoyed, but then I cannot because he is too adorable all warm and sleeping in the blanket :)
Gayle says
PAINT MY PET!
My sweet Grady-Mo! The cutest white 14 year old cockapoo you could imagine.
Sarah says
PAINT MY PET! I have a tubby, all white cat. She has a blue eye, and a brown eye. Ever since we brought her home from the shelter as a baby, she will lick your face like a dog does!
Michelle says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have a painting of my miniature Schnauzer Maggie! She has such a personality – too smart for her own good :)
Emily says
Paint my pet – my kitty Lucy! She’s the best snuggler ever!
Heather says
Paint my Pet!! I would have my adorable malti-poo Riley painted. He looks like a little teddy bear and is so loving!
Jaye says
PAINT MY PET!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!! I have a fawn Great Dane named Holly. And while Holly turns 8 October 4th, she is still a Psycho Puppy (but I still love her)! She is a rescue from a puppy mill.
Denise Pedersen says
PAINT MY PET!! I’d have to flip a coin between our dogs Cooper and Charley….one’s super smart and serious and the other is goofy and an eternal puppy!
Erika says
Paint my pet!
Maddie the dog. Everyone that meets her still thinks she is a puppy (she’s 2 1/2) because she looks like a mini black lab. I would love to add a painted picture of her!
Kim says
Paint my pet please!!!
Martina says
PAINT MY PET!
We adopted Luna, our german shepherd/golden retriever mix, 2 years ago and she’s made our lives more interesting! She’s fun and so excited all the time!
Tracy says
PAINT MY PET
The first pet of my adult life, my cat Tasha was with me through seven moves, three ex-boyfriends, one fiance and one marriage. She was always a bit of an odd cat… very affectionate but only on her terms.
She died a year and a half ago, and I will always miss her… the soft squirrel sound she would make if startled, her little orange nose, her pink chin, her enormous green eyes (I always joked that she got them from her mom).
Tracy says
Just to clarify, the marriage at least is still going!
Megan says
PAINT MY PET!
I have a 3 year old English Bulldog that manages to take up half of our king size bed, but when he sleeps he has the cutest snore.
Nichole says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have to choose one of my two cats, Shiva and Virgil. I love Shivalicious for her eye kisses and nightly cuddles and snuggles and Virgilpants for his head butts and because he’s always looking for ‘tentions and ‘ffections. Gosh, I’m so dorky about my cats.
sara v says
PAINT MY PET
I would have my favorite dog painted. She died this past February but she was the best dog ever and I miss her so much! She was so smart, cuddly, happy, silly, sweet and just awesome.
Lynn says
PAINT MY PET – My cat Flash is more like a dog than a cat. He loves to play fetch, likes dog toys better than cat toys and loves insects!
rachel says
PAINT MY PET!! My parents cats are totally paint worthy :) And our friends puppies!!
Melanie says
Paint my pet! My Poncho is a french bulldog, he is the most lovable and entertaining pet I have ever had. He also often sleeps with his tongue out which is just cute, we love him! :-)
Jennifer says
PAINT MY PET!
I’ve two rescued labs mixes one black female – Izzy and one tan male – Logan. They are the great, but I’d have my cat – Omen, that passed away last year painted. He was the BEST and we miss him.