Dogs & Transportation Photo Contest & Paw Footage

[beeniesmom]

LES, Please remove my entry from the contest.

[k9krazee]

Originally posted by ParNone
I've been thinking maybe I just need to ditch the voting and have maybe a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place that's Judged. Would people still enter if there was no voting?

That sounds like a great idea and is pretty fair! I would definately still enter.

[Jadapit]

Originally posted by beeniesmom
LES, Please remove my entry from the contest.

Don't let what one person said get you down! Your dogs are adorable, lots of us think so. That comment about them should have never been made. It was rude and totally uncalled for.

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by Jadapit
Don't let what one person said get you down! Your dogs are adorable, lots of us think so. That comment about them should have never been made. It was rude and totally uncalled for.

I agree. Heck my dog is in the contest & I even stood up for you & voted for you!!! LOL I love your little Beens & Frank & I don't mean to eat either, well eat them up with love, I can do that! LOL
Don't let one person put a damper on it. Everyones entitled to their own opinion, just somw should know when to keep their mouths shut!

[RobiLee]

Ok, I feel like chiming in here...lol. Personally I don't see anything wrong with the way Par has the contest set up. I mean the rules are clearly stated. For the voting part it says: " Vote as many times as you like. No restrictions. The most popular and or persistent voter is going to be the winner of a shiny new bumper sticker". Notice the word "persistent". I see nothing wrong with that. There is also a JUDGES vote, which I think adds to the contest. The rules also state that you can only win once a year. I think its all pretty clear and fair. If you entered you know exactly what you are getting into.

Now, Beenies Mom! Don't you dare ask for those precious babies to be withdrawn from the contest! I love, love, love Beens and Franks! They are super duper cute and make me think of Katie and Tori the way they hang out and play together. I hate that someone's insensitive comment has hurt your feelings. You go and be as PERSISTENT as you want to be

I'm off to do my own voting now! It is very hard as I find them all adorable. I do not envy the judges on trying to pick a favorite!

[ParNone]

Hi guys!

I'm still at work, so I don't have a lot of time to post, but things are getting kind of heated so I wanted to say something real quick.

I sent a PM to Beeniesmom asking that she remain in the contest. She's done nothing wrong. She's followed the rules as I had set them up. Also, those cuties Beenie and Frankie are just as worthy to win as any others entered.

I've gotten a couple of good suggestions from cyber-sibes. I need to go over them with Judes first, but I think we may institute those for next month. I'll come back later with details after I discuss'em with Judes. I don't really want to change this month's contest though, since the rules for that were already stated. I don't think it's fair to change'em mid-stream.

Okay I gotta get back to work. Be back later.
Les...

[dukedogsmom]

I owe everyone an apology. I honestly wasn't thinking when I said that. It wasn't intended to be mean but now I see how hurtful it was.

[Lexi_Lover]

I just wanted to thank anybody who voted for Lexi! I wasn't here, so I never had a chance to vote, but Beenie's and Frankie's picture is quite adorable! As is everbody's elses! I wanted to thank everybody as well who complimented Lexi's picture! I really appreciate it!

Congrats to you and your pups Carmen! It looks like B&F are the winners by a mile's length!


Val, I realized that what you said was probably worded incorrectly and didn't mean to come off so harsh. It was very nice of you to apologize as well instead of avoiding it completly or jumping back!

[cyber-sibes]

Lexi lover- the voting goes on till the 28th & you have PLENTY of time to vote!
Robin, thanks for pointing out that part about "and/or the most persistent" in the rules....... Now back to the fun part, looking at all those adorable doggies again!

[ParNone]

Hi guys!

Sorry I didn't get back last night. I didn't hook up with Judes until today.

For next month, I think what we're going to do is have a thread for voting for the month's contest theme, here on Pettalk. The prize will still be a bumper sticker. That should hopefully resolve the issues I've been having with the voting portion of the contest and put the fun back into it.

There will still be a Judge's Pick at Nothin' Butt Dogs. We haven't decided yet, but we may change it where there's a 1st place (T-shirt) and 2nd place (Bumper Sticker) winner. We still have to hash that out before next month. I'll post all the details, within the rules for the contest, when I announce the next month's theme at Nothin' Butt Dogs.

We'll give the change a go for next month. If it doesn't work then we'll see about a different approach.

Thanks to everybody for supporting the contest. Hopefully we can get all the kinks worked out so it'll be fun for everybody.

Les...

[beeniesmom]

sounds great

[cyber-sibes]

[beeniesmom]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
I owe everyone an apology. I honestly wasn't thinking when I said that. It wasn't intended to be mean but now I see how hurtful it was.

Don't worry about it. Life goes on.
No hard feelings. I appreciate the apology.

[lv4dogs]

That sounds do-able!

[ParNone]

Hi y'all!

Congrats to Lexi and Beenie and Frankie! The winners of Aug's Photo contest. You can view their pictures and the announcement Here.

I'll announce Sep's theme by the 3rd.

Les...