‘A Veterans Best Friend’. Delta, White Swiss Shepherd
3rd place assistance dogs. Craig Turner-Bullock, New Zealand
‘Snowy Shenanigans’. Daffy, Taz, and Wile E. (left to right); Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
3rd place dogs at play. Sarah Beeson, US
‘I’ve got your back’/ Nyx, German Shepherd Dog (trainee police dog)
3rd place dogs at work, serving dog police trainer, works for police charity. Ian Squire, UK
‘Hide and Seek’. Big City Borders Lad, Border Collie
3rd Place I Love dogs because (ages 12 to 17). Kirsten van Ravenhorst, Netherlands
‘Resting’ Dog: Bentley, German Shorthaired Pointer
3rd place Oldies. Philip Wright, UK
‘A Winters Storm’. Hugo, Pomeranian
3rd place Portrait. Michael Sweeney, UK
‘Let’s call it Roly Poly Puppy’. Snickers, cross breed puppy photographed for Doodle Rock Rescue.
3rd place Puppies. Robyn Pope, US
‘Over the sea of fog’. Dania, Cross breed Portuguese Podengo, rescue dog
3rd place rescue dog. Christina Roemmelt, Austria
‘Monty’. Monty, German Shorthaired Pointer
3rd Place Young Pup. Maisie Mitford, UK, 11 years old.
Judge’s Special Mentions
‘Black Velvet’. Widgets Bonnie Lass aka Bonnie, English Working Cocker Spaniel
Judges Mentions Dogs at Play. Alice Loder, UK
‘Sand Monster!’. Ted, Miniature Poodle
Judges Mentions Dogs at Play. Darren Hall, UK
‘Water Work’. Thoven, Golden Retriever
Judges Mentions Dogs at Play. Leslie Plesser, US
‘Instant friendship’. Alaskan or Siberian Husky
Judges Mentions Man’s Best Friend. Bendik Almås, Norway
‘My Best Friends’. Lola & Fred, Scottish Terrier, mother and son
Judges Mentions Man’s Best Friend. Inés Tafalla, Spain
‘Small lady in the cloud of ginger hair’. Smilain Ami Dez Rouzez, Yorkshire Terrier
Judges Mentions Portrait. Viktoria Baranova, Estonia
‘Tatti’s Head Tilt’. Tatti, English Cocker Spaniel
‘Tatti’s Head Tilt’. Tatti, English Cocker Spaniel
‘Focused’. Tissaia, Border Collie
Judges Mentions Puppy. Alicia Zymslowska, Poland
‘Deeper Love’. Raffi, Spanish Pointer
Judges Mentions Rescue. Jarmila Eckardt, Germany
‘Reflective Day’. Maisie, Lab collie cross
Judges Mentions Young Pup. Euan Shannon, UK
The Kennel Club is the largest organization in the UK devoted to dog health, welfare and training. Its objective is to ensure that dogs live healthy, happy lives with responsible owners.
To read more details on each photograph and to find out more about the Dog Photographer of the Year competition visit: www.dogphotographeroftheyear.org.uk.
You can see past winners from 2016-2017 here and 2015 here.
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