***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.
Erin says
Paint my pet! I’d get our dog Ellie painted. One of the cutest things she does is try to diffuse tension (and by that, I mean my husband yelling at the TV during football season) by climbing into our laps and giving us “hugs” — it’s weird but adorable!
Jude says
I LOVE THIS ARTIST!!! I would love to have her paint my mama weimeraner (she had a litter of 9 babies!) Her name is Ada, she’s 8 yrs. old and she is like one of my children for sure. She is the smartest dog I’ve ever known, she’s even got ESP, she knows when we are thinking about going somewhere before we ever make a move or say anything.
Once my son & his girlfriend came over for a spaghetti supper and afterward when I walked outside to say goodbye, Ada very nice and neatly took the pot of pasta off the stove and set it on the tile floor and proceeded to lick the pot clean. Thank goodness I had already put the tomato sauce in the fridge, that would have been something else!
Jude says
Forgot to say PAINT MY PET!
:)
Melissa says
PAINT ME!
I would like to get my cat Boo painted because she is the love of our lives…of course, until this little baby comes in March:)
Mackenzie says
Paint my pet!
I loved my pup snickers. He was my neighbors dog, but decided I was more exciting. I miss that little guy and would love to commerate him. :)
Heidi says
Paint my Pet! This would be awesome! For my husband’s job we have had to just for a year relocate all the way to the other side of the world, and we had to leave our aging dog with my MIL. Sadly, our dog’s health is declining rapidly and we don’t expect her to live much longer. My husband would love to have a painting like this to remember her by. She was his dog before I even met him.
donna in TX says
PAINT MY PET!
We have a 75 pound puppy, she’ll be a year old at the end of the month. She is wild and crazy and never a dull moment! It’s like having a baby all over again, peace and quiet when she finally falls asleep!
Sarah says
PAINT MY PET! I’d want my kitty, Moesby, painted, because (1) he’s my only pet, and (2) he’s extremely playful and affectionate.
Dani says
PAINT MY PET!! Sadie is a very lovable little Dachsund. Despite her tiny size, she lives to protect the family. Especially, the kids! She truly is “man’s best friend”!
Jessica says
Paint my pet!! Please please please!! Our Airedale Terrier girl, Moneypenny is the LOVE our life. She looks like a mix of Alf, a muppet and ZZ Top (because she has a 4″ long beard). My heart grew instantly the moment I saw her (5 years ago this December) and I love this fur face more than I ever thought I would — my husband I both said our absolute most favorite thing that has happened to us in the last 5 years of our marriage is this girl. I’m with her all day everyday and I love every minute of it, even when she barks during a conference call. She’s my intern, my constant companion, my sous chef, my protector, and extreme snuggler — I am so lucky that she is mine.
Beth says
PAINT MY PET!! I would definitely have our dog, Reagan painted. He is a yorkie and just about everything he does makes us laugh, he is just adorable!
Misty says
Paint my pet! I would have my parents’ yellow lab Dixie painted for them. At 90 lbs, I think she’s a huge PITA but she’s a sweet girl and they love her.
Elizabeth Anne says
PAINT MY PET! I would have our 3 year old border collie painted. She is our four legged baby.
Zoe says
PAINT MY PET
Marigold is a beautiful little tri-colored calico and she’d dying to have a portrait of herself. It would give her something to look at other than the birds and squirrels!!
Christina says
PAINT MY PET! Our chocolate lab Bronson is too good looking not to paint. Gross but true, one of my favorite things is the french kisses he gives my 2 yo son.
Steph T. says
Please, PAINT MY PET!! Also, does it have to be a dog? I’d love to get a portrait of my fabulously talkative kitties! These littermates are out of control cute. :)
Sarah Gerke says
PAINT MY PET!
I would have my beautiful Sheltie/Retriever mix, Harper, painted. She’s my first dog and she’s awesome. We adopted her when she was 10 and now she’s 12 and poor thing is afraid of everything…but that just means I get some good cuddle time. :)
Molly B says
“PAINT MY PET!” I’d want my cat Ava painted. She is 7 years old and we adopted her a few months ago. She has been the best addition to our family!
Elise R. says
PAINT MY PET! My Aussie pup Ralphie is now an old man (14 years flies by). He has been the sweetest, bestest dog that ever lived.
heather says
PAINT MY PET! I would have my goldendoodle, Winston painted, simply because he is the cutest dog in the world. Literally.
Liana says
PAINT MY PET! We’d like a portrait of our dog because she’s super sweet and puts up with all the craziness our kids dish out.
Meredith Jones says
PAINT MY PET!!!
I’d have our kitty Axle painted. He’s crazy and annoying and absolutely adorable all at the same time :)
Stefanie D. says
paint my pet…snuf, shakey, or stormy
Morgan says
PAINT MY PET!
And if I won, this would be a very hard decision between my 3 kitties!
Lauren says
PAINT MY PET! I’d get a painting of my super cute beagle mix, Max, and I know just the photo I’d use!
Shannon says
PAINT MY PET! We have two dogs in our home-Sayge and Ruby. They are the apple of our eyes and seriously our 4 legged daughters. What is special about them is that Sayge is Ruby’s Mom. We birthed Ruby ourselves and she had some complications. Once the pups were ready for a new home we just could NOT let her go.
Michelle says
Paint My Pet. =) Fred and Molly are always so happy to see me.
Sara says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love to have a painting of my Irish Terrier Murphy. He is such a character. He loves to make us laugh. When he gets really excited, he runs around the yard doing pinwheels. The more you laugh, the more he does it.
Kara says
PAINT MY PET! I would have a portrait done of my parents late bishon frise. She just died suddenly at the beginning of summer and we are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary next month. They would love a portrait of Lexi!
Katie says
PAINT MY PET! We have a new rescue we adopted named Jada and she’s the cutest mix with one floppy ear and one that stands straight up.
Olga says
PAINT MY PET! My pet parrot, Marussya (black-headed caique), is so much fun! She is the first one I usually greet when I come home because otherwise she will be screaming like crazy for attention. Also she is our guard bird: everytime she sees somebody outside of the window she makes this special sound. So this is really like bird+dog combination. Such a goofball!
Caitlyn says
PAINT MY PET!
Our Boston Terrier puppy child Lyla Bean loves to play catch with herself and tends to hop like a bunny whenever she gets overexcited…which is all the time :)
Jennifer says
PAINT MY PET! That is a tough decision — one of our goofy golden or our old yellow lab? But, maybe the best choice would be one of our Aussie that we had to put down last year…a nice memorial.
Tracie@MiddleClassMod says
Paint my pet! I have an eight year old poodle/terrier mix. She’s awesomely wonderful, loves going places in the car, and is amazingly loyal. She also loves watching Law & Order and hates having her butt sniffed by other dogs.
Emma says
Paint My Pet! It’d be so hard to pick between the three, but my guess would probably be that I’d want Seamus…his coloring is so unique my camera still gets confused about it!
John says
Paint My Pet.
My dig skipjack. The dog doesn’t bark and I like that.
Sue says
Paint my pet! I’d have my Goldendoodle, Dolly, painted. She is the sweetest dog we’ve ever had.
Jess says
Paint my pet…I would have my cockapoo, Beckham, painted.
He is particularly lovable because he is the best nap partner ever.
Stephanie says
PAINT MY PET. I would have our daughter Magnolia Grace Adams- AKA Maggie painted. She was a pound dog who had been returned twice but we just had a feeling she would be a good fit for us- and for the last year she has brought us more joy than we could ever have imagined!
Lauren says
PAINT MY PET!! I couldn’t even begin to explain how much my husband and I love our 90 pound Airedale Dexter. (Yes he’s named after the serial killer) But just to show you how stinking cute and loveable he is, I’ll tell you about the time I took the day off to just relax and then ended up teaching him how to play hide n’ seek with me! He loves playing it around the house with the both of us now and we joke about how some day it just might save our life if we’re ever trapped somewhere. “Come find me!” (and not to mention pick me!)
Darcie L says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have both our Doberman Pinschers painted. They are full of love, sometimes too much as one of them has to be near us at all times. She’s even figured out how to open the bathroom door. She trots right in, sits face-to-face with us, and just stares until we are done with our biz!
Lee says
Paint my pet! I would get my pit/boxer mix Cash painted. His puppy personality is just as cute now as when he was 6 months old!
Amelia says
PAINT MY PET! If I had it my way I would have a painting made of all of my pets together but if I had to pick just one of my 6 babies it would have to be my border collie Saydee. She’s been by my side since I was 16 years old and even though I couldn’t imagine life without any of my pets Saydee and I grew up together and have never spent more than a few weeks apart.
Jennifer says
PAINT MY PET! Well, paint my parents’ pet? My mom and dad just lost their 13-year old pup, Beans, and their house is just not the same without her …
Sherry J says
Paint my pet! Mr. Sam would make a fine feline subject.
Deb says
PAINT MY PET! I would give it as a gift to my brother in law and his wife. They love their puppies!
Beth says
Paint my pet!
My sweet girl Molly is simply the best dog in the entire world (at least to me). She accompanies me on long-runs (she’s been 10 miles! at the approval of the vet, of course) and LOVES to play fetch. Her cutest quirk: when going after a ball in the water, she’ll swim about half-way out and then do a tight swim-circle before straightening back out to fetch the ball. She, like me, has just a touch of OCD.
Lauren P. says
PAINT MY PET! I would love to have my mom’s dog, Sophie, painted. She is getting on in years so I think it would be a really meaningful gift.
Zabeth says
Paint My Pet! I would have to have both of my pets painted together. They make a cute little couple and the puppy is keeping my older dog young.
Kathryn says
PAINT MY PET! Our dog Kuro is too smart for his own good–we once accidentally dropped a shelled pistachio on the ground–he quickly scooped it up, cracked the shell in his teeth, spit out the shell and happily ate the nut. He’s never had pistachios!
Randi says
Paint my pet! I’d have my 7 year old gold retriever Brook painted. She extra special because we are convinced she is part One thing that makes her extra special are her expressions and mannerisms, sometimes they are so human-like! We joke that she probably sits at the table using a fork to eat her food when we’re not home. She’s definitely part of the family!