For some reason people are mass-sending me entries for the contest at the last minute!!!

 I’m going to get all the entries up by Friday, then give another whole week to vote…

ANY ENTRY RECEIVED AFTER 5 PM EST TOMORROW Thursday September 2nd WILL NOT QUALIFY.

But — you are more than welcome to come back for the ThoughtsFurPaws October Contest (gifts courtesy Fun Time Dog Shop) and the SUPER-SECRETIVE-SUPER-SWEET Holiday Contest for November and December…(one hint – Holiday Contest winner (1st place) gets a gift valued at $189.99…)

Sooo… again, here are some more August Photo Contest entries, and read the older posts (here is another one to review for voting) to review the rules of the contest.  The remaining entries will be posted by Thursday, and voting ends at 9 pm EST SHARP on Friday, Sept 10. Winners will be announced on the 12th as I will be out of town…

*Full-grown animals are UNFORTUNATELY not being posted as this is a KITTEN and PUPPY contest only; all prizes are oriented as such.

8 week old Great Dane Frank

Frank at 4 months

8 week old Travis

Clancy

Emerald

Foxy

Gator

Jasper six months

Peebles

Sadie

Pretty Puppy Bear

Tika

Tika II

Sweet Praline

The August Kitten and Puppy Photo Contest lasts a whole week longer, so let’s keep those cute pet pictures comin’ in.

And don’t forget to vote, vote, vote!! I’ve only gotten like 10 votes so far, and half of them are for the same animal!!

Here are some more cute kittens and funny dogs/puppies for the contest… actually, it seems this is turning into another dog and cat photo contest for pets of any age… some people just send in pictures of their pets as they are now… oh well…

Let me know in the comments or in an email who YOUR favorite is!

Andy, Banks and Oliver

Bella

Aries

Anne

"Fi Fi the Wicked Frenchie Witch"

The Famous KC

Peanut

Putty Tat

Sammy vs Dumbo

Chloe

Daisy and Deeogie

Thomas Fiddlehead and Lewis

My sister’s rescue kitty Gracie (who is a little “out there”) thinks that she is a Basset Hound as she’s been around them since she was a mere six weeks old.

Here she is with the puppy mill rescue Basset Hound Franklin (aka “Bean” b/c he’s shaped like a kidney bean!)

Snoozing Away - Gracie Makes Her Move to Get Close...

Snuggle Session Complete!

Gracie LOVES to Clean Bean's long ears...!

Love-Fest Accomplished!

This is just a WARNING…FYI

I know the July Photo Contest is extremely popular and super-competitive this month, and I LOVE you all for entering and I love all the amazing photos I’ve received — but I discovered something today. And I was “un-pleased” to put it lightly.

SEVERAL contest entrants are sending MULTIPLE emails from the SAME IP address & simply changing the name and making up an email…

I have replied to several of these emails to test them and gotten them bounced back because the email address does not exist.

I am not going to name names because you know who you are and I respect your privacy and I understand you want to win! However- please do not underestimate my Internet technology and blogging knowledge…

When I receive your comments – your IP Address appears as well, so I know exactly how many votes are coming from one home…

***This is “vote-stuffing” and if it happens ONE MORE TIME, you will be eliminated from the competition as this is not only unethical – its totally unfair to the people who have legitimately sent friends and family here to vote – plus it’s inappropriate behavior — IT’S CHEATING — and I’m a bit offended that some of you are trying to trump the contest in this manner. .***

If you have multiple persons living in your home, please mention that in your comment. Votes with invalid email addresses will not be counted.

Also, maybe I didn’t explain this clearly so bare with me, but the only way you can vote TWICE is by:

1. Leaving a comment

AND

2. Sending an email

–You cannot send TWO VOTES in one COMMENT OR one EMAIL.

S0 — now that that is overwith, an update.!!! (phew!)

As of now, this is the order of the winners, and remember there are still 6 days left to vote!

1. Simba and Murphy (in the lead by four)

2. Sasha the caped dog (two votes behind)

3. Diva TIED with Sylvestor MiCato (each one behind)

Last two I still haven’t tallied up yet…

Good luck!

And remember – there are AT LEAST three more contests this year with awesome prizes, including more from Bissell, Inc and Furminator, and including pet store gift cards… Plus I never give one person a prize within a six-month period….so it’s fair for everyone.

As of now — it’s actually 10 minutes late, no more photos will be entered into the July Photo Contest; it is officially closed.

Please come back in early August to see what THAT contest holds for my loyal readers and fans… (it’s another REALLY GOOD ONE sponsored by a BIG TIME pet company… hint hint)

**Again, based on the sheer number of entries I reveived for this July pet photo contest — I am extending the VOTING deadline (NOT the SUBMISSION deadline). 

**The voting period is being extended (in fairness to those whose pictures were not posted until this week & tonight) to July 29th. 

 You can keep voting all the way until 7 pm on July 29th. Winners will be announced sometime on Friday July 30th on the blog.**

It seems that certain pet owners are sending LOADS of friends to vote for their pets, so if you haven’t done that yet – I seriously encourage you to… post my entry with you pet’s picture on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog so you can get some votes.

As of now, here are the top five most voted for pets over the last couple weeks. (Remember – this contest is being judged SOLELY on comments and emails to me with votes. You can vote two times by commenting AND emailing to thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com.)

1. Diva the Dog

2. Murphy and Simba (tied — same owner so people vote for both)

3. Tutti Frutti

4. Nietchze

5. Cheeto

Here are the last of the entries!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!! Send all you know here to vote — the prizes are the BEST I’VE EVER GIVEN OUT IN THE HISTORY OF THE BLOG!!!

Abby Lester

Another Bella

Another Bella II

BEAR

Bella's Worn Out from the Wii Fit!

Bigs and Minnie

Cute cat from Traci

Another Cute Cat from Traci

Easter

Finnegan

Freddie

Geddy

Jacob

Kitten from Desiree

Mini Me

Monroe

Sasha!!!! (This one CRACKED me up!)

Sasha II

Sasha III

Sophie-Kay

Sylvester MiCato

Sylvester MiCato II

Tigger

Tigger II

Our Friends Shiloh and Shasta

Based on the sheer number of entries I’m getting for the July pet photo contest — I am extending the VOTING deadline (NOT the SUBMISSION deadline). Please have all entries in by 9 p.m. EST on July 22nd. (Email entries to thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com as a JPEG or GIF file please.)

**The voting period is being extended (in fairness to those whose pictures are being posted later) to July 29th. Winners will now be announced on Friday July 30th.**

We’re shocked at how many entries we’ve received for this contest so far! Thanks for entering everyone – we really wish we could reward ALL of you for your adorable fur babies “photogenic trait!” Thank Goodness we will be having another two or three photo contests this year so everyone has more chances to win really cool stuff (including Bissell products, Furminators, cat toys, dog toys, pet treats, and tons of pet products:) )

So here we go… here are some more entries! Don’t forget to re-post, Tweet, post on Facebook or do whatever you have to to get friends and people to vote for your pet — as winners are being judged ONLY on votes in Comments and emails to us here…

Kitty's Name Unknown from Melanie

Ryoma

Nietzsche

Nietzsche II

Nietzsche III

Nietzsche IV

Diva

Diva II

Monkey

Akela

Kitty from Kennison

Pup from Kennison

Kennison Kitty II

Kitty from Katie

Katie Kitty II

Katie Kitty III

Meko

Meko II

Kitty from Tara P

Calypso

Tinker

Griffin

Griffin II

Griffin III

Missy

*** DON’T FORGET to send ALL your friends here to vote for your pets — or have them email their votes to thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com.

Good luck!

More photos to come tomorrow or Tuesday:)

I’ve gotten OVER 60 entries SO FAR!!  SO hurry and get in YOUR cute dog pictures and cute cat pictures to enter the running. Remember, each person can send THREE PICTURES ONLY.

I think I’m going to extend the prizes to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th this time. First place winner gets the Bissell Vaccuum. Second place gets some more surprises like an ergonomic Furminator (retail value $59.95), and everyone else gets at least a $40-$60 prize package.  SO if you want to get some KICK-BUTT prizes for your pet, then Tweet this, post it on Facebook or your blog to send people HERE to vote FOR YOUR PET!!!

***The winners this time around are STRICTLY BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM READERS/VOTERS. The ADMINISTRATOR/AUTHOR has no bias and IS NOT taking ANY part in choosing winners***

**SOOOO…. don’t forget to send your friends and family to the site to vote for your pet! (Or they can email their votes to thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com) Plus — post MY POST of YOUR photo entry (when it appears on this site) to those other sites to get even more votes!!

So, sorry for the long post today (15-20 pictures)  but I have some catching-up to do. *Pictures are being posted in the order they were received, starting at the end of June so don’t worry if you don’t see your fur baby up here right away. I’ll post more photos this Thursday, this weekend and early next week, too.

Get ALL ENTRIES IN (thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com) BY JULY 22nd, 9 pm EST. Put “July Photo Contest” in Subject Line please!

Here we go!

Mazda aka "Mazzie"

Shasta

Shasta II

Shasta III

Nero

"Princess Bailey Maddison Sadler"

Jackson Sadler

Names Unknown- Entered by "Vicky"

Zac the Puppy with LJ's Tail!

20-pound Patches Has "Big Dog Syndrome!"

Sweethearts Pinta and Tiger

Tiger

Pinta

Echo

Lynx-who left us at 9 months old in April 2010...:(

Unknown Names: Dog Friends Entered by Debbie

Kobe, the 5-month-old baby!

Husky: NAme Unknown, Entered by Sharon

Circe

Shyanne

Boy word gets around fast. I haven’t even announced it officially and I’m already getting entries!!

ThoughtsFurPaws just LOVES funny pet photos and cute pet pictures, which is why we are having a JULY right on the heels of the Summer photo contest. This time the pet can be any age though – not just a baby:)

Orange and Buff: One of Last Month's Winners

PET PHOTO CONTEST

This time, we’re giving away:

- a VERY EXPENSIVE Bissell handheld pet vac

- a few ergonomic Furminators (retail value $50)

- some other cool stuff that I haven’t thought of yet – maybe some PetSmart gift cards or something…we’ll see; whatever you guys want

So there will be THREE WINNERS. Contest starts NOW (obviously) and you can send pics (three per person/email limit please, and please respect that limit this time folks!) and goes through Thursday, July 22nd: winners announced Friday, July 23rd.

Please send entries to thoughtsfurpaws@gmail.com!

Good luck

jaime

So we at T4P are TOTALLY running behind in this contest and we apologize for that. Here are the last official entries: winners will be announced tomorrow by 5 pm EST. Don’t forget you can vote in the Comments or by emailing me!

Bella

Bella II

Bella III

Booger

Gus

Gus II - can you find me?

Gus and friend

Zelda

There’s only three days left to get your cute puppy and adorable kitten pictures to me for the Summer Photo Contest!! Here are the most recent entries…all of them simply irresistible:)

**Don’t forget to leave your vote in the Comments section or by emailing me!**

Jazz

"Kreepy Kitty"

Orange and Buff

Pebbles

Smeagol

Toby

Toby II

Name Unknown

Another Unknown Pup

White Pup Name Unknown

Name Unknown

Don’t forget to VOTE VOTE VOTE for your favorite! Contest ends Thursday evening; all entries must be received by 9 p.m. EST.