Our Sponsor a Dog photo comp winners!

From sandy paws to sunny smiles, check out these happy dogs enjoying summer!

a black and white border collie smiling really up close to the camera on the beach
16th September 2025

This summer, over 1,500 of our amazing sponsors shared photos of their dogs soaking up the sunshine. Every single entry was paw-sitively adorable, but after lots of debate, we’re thrilled to announce our top three winners, as well as some irresistible runners up! 

The winners are:

1st place

Syd the Border Collie (pictured above) giving a big sandy smile after a fun day at the beach in Prestwick, Scotland!

2nd place

A golden Labrador retriever adult dog smiling and surrounded by loads of bright colourful flowers

Rory, a yellow Labrador, absolutely loving the attention at his paw-rents wedding. 

3rd place  

a young golden retriever running along the beach with a bright blue sky behind

Murphy a Golden Retriever enjoying early morning walkies at the beach. 

Runners up 

A black staffordshire bull terrier dog lying on its back on some grass with its mouth open being stroked by someones hand

Steve a Staffordshire Bull Terrier enjoying belly scratches in the garden. 

a tan American Bully dog sitting in some sand inside a massive black tyre with it's tongue out

Lil an American Bully enjoying some sun in the sandpit at her favourite dog paddock. 

a brindle sighthound running on the beach at sunset with a green ball in its mouth

Erkki a brindle Sighthound in his favourite place, Ainsdale Beach. 

a white west highland terrier standing amongst a field of bright colourful flowers

Alfie, 14 years young Westie, enjoying the sunshine amongst the wildflowers at Denston. 

a golden labrador sitting on a paddleboard on the river avon

A yellow Labrador enjoying a day out on the River Avon! 

A terrier dog standing at the beach with a blue spade in its mouth

Poppy the Terrier helping to build a sandcastle at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. 

a bloodhound soft toy placed on a rainbow inflatable ring in a swimming pool

A Bloodhound toy dog called Doug, enjoying a lovely sunny day in the garden. 

Congratulations again to all our winners and thank you for helping us make life a little sunnier for dogs everywhere. 

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