ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Nicole Mlakar-Livingston. TITLE: Rowdy. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Lee Stokes. TITLE: dog pouring. CAPTION: I can do it myself! ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Isobel Springett. TITLE: Whats wrong here? CAPTION: Pip the fawn follows her best friend Kate for an evening stroll. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Jill Silver. TITLE: Rasberry. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Michelle Birchak. TITLE: Lucy Lu vs. Leaf Blower. CAPTION: Rescued Great Dane Lucy Lu (2000-2005) thought she could bite off more than she could chew - the problem was, she was trying to bite off air from the leaf blower! Lucy Lu 0 / Leaf Blower 1. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Karen Wilcox. TITLE: Go Ahead, Make My Day! CAPTION: Harry...the face of a lion, the heart of a lamb! ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Michelle Conner. TITLE: Curiosity trumps all. CAPTION: Piglet was curious about the treats in my camera bag, and just had to take a closer look. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Jeff Moore. TITLE: The Smiler. ANIMAL HUMOR MERIT: Natassia Frew. TITLE: Fun in the water!!! CAPTION: Sultan attacking the water coming out the water hose!!! DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Millicent Harvey. TITLE: Riley&Josie - Best Friends. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Kim Wolf. TITLE: Look Here. CAPTION: My husband and I love this mare, she had a perfect pose the day we took this picture. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Trevor Navarra. TITLE: The 3 Camels. CAPTION: Petra, Jordan. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Winnie Au. TITLE: Angus. CAPTION: Angus, a french bulldog, in Brooklyn, NY. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Grace Chon. TITLE: Jackson. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Tsar Fedorsky. TITLE: Daisy. CAPTION: Daisy after her first photo shoot, Rockport, MA. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Denise Herman. TITLE: Skeptical. CAPTION: Zebedee the skeptic. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Megan McCarthy. TITLE: Hoe, Panda, and Prancer. CAPTION: Professional Birdwatchers. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: . Tsar Fedorsky. TITLE: Untitled. CAPTION: Girl on Lighthouse Beach, Gloucester, MA. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Harry Giglio. TITLE: Field of Dreams. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: Mindy Lobaugh. TITLE: Mika & Hunter. CAPTION: Winter walk out the road. We like to take pictures of our dogs on this rock. We call this the rock of life, because there have been that many photos over the years. DOMESTIC ANIMALS MERIT: David Allan Brandt. TITLE: Great Dane & Chuaua. MY PET & ME MERIT: Donna McDonald. TITLE: 1st Road Trip. CAPTION: Thought this really captured the moment of our first big road trip.. MY PET & ME MERIT: Darlene Zavalney. TITLE: Louise and her bestfriend John. CAPTION: It just doesn MY PET & ME MERIT: Harry Giglio. TITLE: Dog and heels. MY PET & ME MERIT: Ron Williams. TITLE: My Whole Heart. CAPTION: After 22 years together, my gentle soulmate horse passed into the heavens, taking with him my heart. I miss you beyond words, my very best friend... my beautiful love. MY PET & ME MERIT: Jeff Moore. TITLE: Nose to Nose. MY PET & ME MERIT: Prescott Lassman. TITLE: Girl With Dog. CAPTION: They see something interesting out the window, probably a bird or a squirrel.. MY PET & ME MERIT: Grace Chon. TITLE: Mochi. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: David Allan Brandt . TITLE: Orangutan Portrait. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Sabrina Roberts. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Greg Conroy. TITLE: Horses in the Mist. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Sabrina Roberts. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Leslie Laconsay. TITLE: Caterpillar. CAPTION: A caterpillar eating away at a leaf. yummy yummy.. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Lisa Smith. TITLE: Pretty in Pink. CAPTION: I WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Tenley Thompson. TITLE: National Elk Refuge Guardian. CAPTION: Caption: I found this wild gray wolf on a snowy blowing, cold early morning on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Wyoming. He was hard to follow as he blended in among the dips and folds of the blown about snow. He moved very quickly and was soon gone with a last sight of a black silhouette against white snow and blue sky. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: David Rubin. TITLE: Wild Turkey. CAPTION: A Wild Turkey looks warily at the camera. WILDLIFE ANIMALS MERIT: Melanie Votaw. TITLE: Elephant Tears.
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