***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.
Mia says
My bunny, well there’s 2 of them. “PAINT MY PET!”
Sarah Marie says
Paint My Pet! I’d love a painting of my dog, Buster. He has the cutest way of hiding his head in your lap and the biggest, most soulful brown eyes that I can’t resist.
Amanda says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have my goofy lab, Jeb, painted. He buries his bones in all the furniture and checks on the throughout the day. He’s so thorough about it he rubs his nose raw!
Jenna says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love a pretty portrait of my poodle pup Penny :) Wow go me for that awesome alliteration!
Autumn says
Paint my pet! I would probably get my Siberian Husky painted – his name is Dio, and his eyes are two different colors
Jackie says
PAINT MY PET! Morgan Simon Seybert (the first) is our 3 year old Scottish Terrier. I just love this little guy so much! He is quite the character. =]
Janna Rinker says
PAINT MY PET! Our reservation dog Gordon is the best – he loves to play ball, go mountain biking and to let our Shihtzu puppy Lola chew his ears. He’s the best!!!
Ruth Ann says
“PAINT MY PET!” I would love to have a painting of Missy our 4lb Yorkie. She’s a rescue and thinks her daddy and I are the sun, moon and stars. It is so heartwarming to see that little bitty thing so excited about her humans.
Sara Smith says
Paint my pet! My blue-tick hound, Bella is completely obsessed with (her version of) fishing. She will spend hours on end pacing back in forth in the lake, looking for fish. She has yet to catch anything in her 3 summers, but she is in her “happy place” every moment at the lake, nonetheless.
Julie says
PAINT MY PET! I’d love to have my Brittany Spaniel, Hailey, painted. She is such a sweet dog and has a white heart on her foreheard that would look so cute in this picture. And I agree – thank you for being able to include Canada! :)
Kearney says
paint my pet! my scooter is a rescue golden. a few weeks ago i fostered a chihuahua mix that looked alot like your burger. i’m usually not a little dog fan but that dog was hard to let go!
Becky S. says
PAINT MY PET(s)! Well, since today is Champ’s (our Golden Retriever) 10th birthday, definitely him. And then depending on how his younger sister, Bailey (a mixed breed found on the side of the road near HSC) is acting, we may include her, too. Just kidding…we’d include Bailey, but sometimes she’s like the forgotten stepchild!
LaurenO says
Paint my pet! My dogs Coffee (rat terrier mix) and Griswold (dachshund) are so strange. We give them antlers as chews. They love them. Great. This past weekend we bought two mounted antlers at goodwill. Not for the dogs (gross) but for decor. The dogs sat underneath the table we put the antlers on and cried for them until I couldnt take it anymore and hid them in another room. Love those pups!
Rainbow says
Paint my pet! I don’t know who I would have done! We have 2 dogs who are crazy and so awesome. People often get a kick out of the opposite sizes though… One is a white lab pointer cross, and one is a chihuahua haha!
Irene says
PAINT MY PET!
My dog Patty is deaf. She knows when I’m reprimanding her for something she can just close her eyes. Then she can’t see me waving my finger at her. It’s annoying, but very, very cute.
margaret says
Paint my pet. It would have be both Thor and Loki (husky german shepard mutts) since they are attached at the hip. We had our boys since they were 10 days old and abandoned at the shelter. Thor sounds like chewbacca in the morning when he needs outside.
Marian says
PAINT MY PET
What great paintings! I would love to have a painting of my sweet Boxer, Bailey. We can’t open the refrigertor door without her coming into the kitchen to try to get some people food.
Sadie says
Paint My Pet!!
I’d have a painting of my Golden, Lily. I’d hang it in the baby’s room because they are best friends! Lily is afraid of everything…especailly partially closed doors. See, she has a weight complex. She isn’t overweight a bit, but she must believe she’s the size of an elephant because she can’t possibly go through a door unless it’s 100% open! Silly dog!
Jen says
Paint my pet! I’d be torn between the snake and the turtle. Both quite loved in my house of boys.
Whitney says
Paint my pet… Fitz! The cutest beagle mix you ever did see.
Megan says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love a painting of our just turned 10 year old lab/collie Fife. She was our first ‘baby’ and has been an incredibly patient and loving big sister to the 3 human babies that came after her! xo
Sarah says
Paint my pet! I have two precious pups! A boxer lab mix & a border collie mix. Boh (our border collie) is such a klutz!! And roxy is our diva princess!
Sandi D. says
PAINT MY PET!!
My Yorkie Sadie as she looks disturbingly like Chewbacca!
Karin says
PAINT MY PET!! Well not really my pet but as pet as I am going to get. It is my fantastically wonderful furry nephew. He is a one year old american bull dog, he is huge but doesn’t have a clue. He is terrified of birds, wind, blowing leaves and it is the cutest, sweetest darn guy I know. He sits at the patio table in a chair – the whole leg hanging over thing! He believes the best treat in the world is an ice cube – oh man that is living!
I am set to get a tattoo of his paw print (in his beautiful brindle colours) and a custom portrait would be absolutely in-freaking-sane!
Tess says
“PAINT MY PET!”
I would have my cute doggy Roli painted. A weird thing that he loves to do is rub himself on any available towel he loves it!
Karen says
PAINT MY PET! I have the cutest little nuggest of a dog. She’s maltipoo (maltese poodle mix). The cutest thing she does is sit at the dinner table like a human.. literally sit on her butt sitting up. She knows shes not allowed to put her paws on the table so she has learned how to balance her self yet still see every move of each piece of food
Nate says
PAINT MY PET!
Our little Oakley needs to be immortalized for all time because of her adorable personality, her ability to get everyone who meets her to love her, and her copious amounts of naughtiness.
Katie Watson says
“PAINT MY PET!”
My dog, Bingley, is THE best snuggler. He like to be the little spoon
:)
Adria says
Paint my Pet!
Michelle says
Paint My Pet!! Tico is my red-eared slider who is the cutest little turtle you will ever meet :-) He is cool as a cucumber and loves having company near him. I love seeing him duck if I poke my head near his tank (although sometimes, he doesn’t react… i think it’s because he’s really gotten used to me doing that…lol)
Rose says
PAINT MY PET!! My poodle is the coolest dog EVER! And we love him being a part of our family.
Bethany says
PAINT MY PET! I would have my ten month old shih tzu, Prim, painted. She is truly my fur baby. She is super lovable and always greets me with a wagging tail when I get home.
Jacque says
PAINT MY PET! I’m going to have to do some hard thinking to decide which of my pups to get painted – Ty, my lovable chubby cuddle bug, or Keenah, my neurotic yet sweet baby.
Diana says
Paint my pet(s)! Nash and Hannah are both rescued boxers. Nash we have had for 6 years and Hannah just 6 months but they have both made their way into our hearts with their wiggly nubber tails. They are so happy to see us when we get home that their whole body wags.
Stacey Gibson says
PAINT MY PET!
My almost two year old Rottweiler mix, Jersey (a nod to Sherry’s homeland, ha ha), is the sweetest. We just love our early morning walks to get coffee on our way to the dog park. This is such a great giveaway. Thanks!
Trish says
Paint my pet! Why? Because our rescue doggie is our “first born”. We are about to have our first human baby and would love a piece of art to show our doggie that we will always love her no matter how many human babies we may have! :-)
Heather Schoegler says
PAINT MY PET! We have the best dog, member of our Team and best friend for our daughter. We actually just celebrated the one-year anniversary of their BFF status…my daughter received her for her birthday one year ago this past weekend! A painting of our sweet Boston Terrier, Carolina Jane, would be a tremendous gift.
jen mathers says
“PAINT MY PET” I have been wanting to get a painting of our dog Cash. He’s a 5 year old yellow lab and is completely adorable, in my completely unbiased opinion of course :) He folds his paw over when he lays down and rests his chin on it. It looks strange but his contortionism just endears him to us even more.
kiran says
paint my pet! our beloved kitty girl passed away a few months ago and I would love her to be featured in a painting. Being in the spotlight like this would totally reflect her diva personality too!
Urban Wife says
PAINT MY PET!
I would love a portrait of my two kitties. They couldn’t be more opposite personality-wise but I love ’em both equally.
Ginna says
Paint my pet! Our dog has his own theme song (like a cross between Star Wars and Superman) and whenever we hum it he gets really excited and perks up. Now he just needs a cape…
Candice says
PAINT MY PET! I have a apricot and white kitty, he’s my little boy who squawks when he wants outside!
Ashleigh says
paint my pet! we have a rescue Beagle that we got after our son was born, to stay home with me while my husband works night. She’s become my third child and follows me everywhere while being as helpful as my 3 year old!
Betsy says
PAINT MY PET! My dog, Milo, kicks his back leg like a donkey when he wants to play. It’s very odd, but incredibly adorable!!
SarahCC says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d like to have my cat Max painted – he’s a Tuxedo cat and VERY handsome!
Katy says
Paint my pet! I just rescued a sweet little dachshund that was abused. We need to add her precious face to our family wall. She is timid and cautious but slowly learning that not all humans want to hurt her. She is even a little silly….she plays music with our springy door stops – it’s hilarious (and sometimes annoying – lol)
Erin says
Paint My Pet! I would love a painting of our beloved dog, Lucy :).
Claudia says
PAINT MY PET!!
Our old girl Sadie, a German Wirehaired Pointer, went all the way through school with our kids. They are now both out of the house but she is first one they want to see when they come home.
Jocelyn says
PAINT MY PET!
I’d have our cat, Captain, painted – she is so round and fluffy!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
PAINT MY PET! My family’s dog, Bella, is a Jack Russel terrier and I adore her – now that I don’t live with my parents I’d love to have a painting of her!