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Pet Party! Photo Contest

15DeniseBascom

Bark less. Wag more. You've shown us your pets, the votes are in.
And the winners are . . .

1. #15 Got chicken
Denise Bascom

 


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45Buster

2. #45 Look what Buster learned in college
Kim Pini
111sam 3. #111 Yosemite "SAM" Jardin the cutest Chiweenie
Eva A Jardin


99blue

4. #99 Blue
Andrea Goldberg Widman

31Rio

5. #31 My name is Rio
John & Carol Tara

55Felix

6. #55 Felix the dog.
Stephanie Gerlach and Cara Flack

29nelli

7. #29 Where are the Good Times?
H. Avery Troy

12Tank

8. #12 Tank
Shane Absher

01jackthecat

9. #0 Jack =^..^= the cat knows where it’s at 
Carole Currier

6pp_DramaCat

10. #6 Drama Cat
Susi Downey

90kitty90kitty
28_6toes28_6toes
17matt17matt
87slickjpg87slickjpg
75kiwi75kiwi
77duke77duke
20ball20ball
79partyboy79partyboy
106Fetching106Fetching
53Luna53Luna
40eyes40eyes
2pp_bunnypup2pp_bunnypup
9pp_kado9pp_kado
16LolaOlive16LolaOlive
100chicken100chicken
25Flea25Flea
101Harley101Harley
30clarence30clarence
58Nuggles58Nuggles
64liva64liva
96dog96dog
114pearl114pearl
83pepe83pepe
102kitty102kitty
01jackthecat01jackthecat
36barmaid36barmaid
109willie109willie
95cats95cats
38Mac38Mac
89amber89amber
78mister78mister
12Tank12Tank
97dogcat97dogcat
24tipsy24tipsy
93me93me
63partier63partier
19Luke19Luke
6pp_DramaCat6pp_DramaCat
57oz57oz
41Playboy41Playboy
46Coconut46Coconut
67Samba67Samba
47Sisters47Sisters
4pp_Bodhisattva4pp_Bodhisattva
42Run42Run
65pica65pica
103belalugosi103belalugosi
7pp_ Sydney7pp_ Sydney
66posy66posy
10pp_pepito10pp_pepito
00sup00sup
11Brutis11Brutis
22sage22sage
72MoosRomeo72MoosRomeo
60kk60kk
84rocky84rocky
15DeniseBascom15DeniseBascom
52AngelBird52AngelBird
108gigikimba108gigikimba
23Princess23Princess
111sam111sam
3pp_SherlockinChair3pp_SherlockinChair
32Priscilla32Priscilla
69corbin69corbin
94catcat94catcat
35manna35manna
82hurley82hurley
37Katie37Katie
98dog98dog
48Candy48Candy
21PandaPeri21PandaPeri
26lucky26lucky
55Felix55Felix
1pp_Topher_halloween1pp_Topher_halloween
18Floyd18Floyd
49What49What
13CatCritique13CatCritique
44Ruckus44Ruckus
43Cookie43Cookie
81lotus81lotus
107pony107pony
51DoggieDuet51DoggieDuet
59mantis59mantis
8pp_SoSad8pp_SoSad
112bear112bear
92parrot92parrot
76hobie76hobie
50bailey50bailey
74bff74bff
73mustard73mustard
27kitties27kitties
71hapa71hapa
54Sparky54Sparky
68leo68leo
39lola39lola
70life70life
88regal.jpg 88regal.jpg
34Austin34Austin
80kisses80kisses
00puddy4900puddy49
31Rio31Rio
113sonny113sonny
5pp_BunnyLove5pp_BunnyLove
99blue99blue
104osito104osito
45Buster45Buster
56Lady56Lady
14llama14llama
105elvis105elvis
61posing61posing
91Ladybabykitten91Ladybabykitten
29nelli29nelli
33bone33bone
00tiny_novelcat00tiny_novelcat
85sam85sam
110Hannah110Hannah
86lady86lady
62Sadie62Sadie
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All the entrants . . .

1pp_Topher_halloween

#1 1.5yr old Maltipoo, Topher!

2pp_bunnypup

#2 I'm a cute Bunny Bluenose!

3pp_SherlockinChair

#3 Sherlock @Home.

4pp_Bodhisattva

#4 Bodhisattva, the coolest ZenDog ever.

5pp_BunnyLove

#5 Bunny Love.



7pp_ Sydney

#7 Sydney.

8pp_SoSad

#8 So Sad.

9pp_kado

#9 Kado driving the Miata.

10pp_pepito

#10 Pepito.

11Brutis

#11 Hat Top.



13CatCritique

#13 Cat Critique.

14llama

#14 Keeping Santa Cruz (and Aptos) Weird.

 


16LolaOlive

#16 Lola and Olive.

17matt

#17 My cat Matt he is really friendly and like to smile a lot.

18Floyd

#18 Floyd likes to roam at the beach...I found him in the trash can at Hidden

19Luke

#19 our dog/son Luke.

20ball

#20 Ha, ha – I’ve got the ball now!

21PandaPeri

#21 Panda & Peri Tug.

22sage

#22 The Free Spirit of Sage.

23Princess

#23 Princess my little cutie.

24tipsy

#24 A little tipsy from Mardi Gras!

25Flea

#25 Flea eating Grass.

26lucky

#26 Roadie For AC/DC.

27kitties

#27 Washing up!

28_6toes

#28 I haz 6 toes!



30clarence

#30 Clarence! A Santa Cruz local who likes to pretty much sleep all day long. He loves everyone.



32Priscilla

#32 Hood Ornament.

33bone

#33 I'm busy chewing on my bone.

34Austin

#34 Austin.

35manna

#35 Manna.

36barmaid

#36 Aayyy Chihuahua, barmaid!  Bring me another cold one!

37Katie

#37 Katie coming in for a landing!

38Mac

#38 It's a Plane no it's a Squirrel.

39lola

#39 Lola.

40eyes

#40 I only have eyes for you.

41Playboy

#41 Playboy Kitty.

42Run

#42 Just Gotta Run.

43Cookie

#43 Cookie just hanging around!

44Ruckus

#44 Ruckus the Ewok puppy!



46Coconut

#46 I'm shorter than a tulip?

47Sisters

#47 Frolicking Sisters at Seascape Beach.

48Candy

#48 Candy The Rat, In Her Birthday PARTY HAT!

49What

#49 What?

50bailey

#50 Bailey loves a good preening administered by a loving human.

51DoggieDuet

#51 Doggie Duet.

 

52AngelBird

#52 Angel Bird loves Spaghetti.

53Luna

#53 Luna.

54Sparky

#54 r a s p b e r r e e e e



56Lady

#56 Lady.

57oz

#57 O.Z. and I at the Sacramento Delta.

58Nuggles

#58 Nuggles searching hotchicks.com

59mantis

#59 Mantis singing in the moonlight

60kk

#60 KK feels like a lion!

61posing

#61 we kinda like posing for you.

62Sadie

#62 Maybe she didn't want to go for a walk?

63partier

#63 Partied Out.

64liva

#64 Livia, saved from the shelter ready to Live.

65pica

#65 My Pomeranian Pica.

66posy

#66 A Posey of Many Colors.

67Samba

#67 Samba sinks below the algae line to initiate a game of green-lagoon fetch.

68leo

#68 Yeah dude, I'm Léo, 17 years old and happy EVERY DAY.

69corbin

#69 Corbin in the Boppy gym.

70life

#70 Life is Good.

71hapa

#71 Did someone say 'lunch'?"

72MoosRomeo

#72 Moose and Romeo enjoying the view.

73mustard

#73 And Mustard Please!

74bff

#74 We're BFFs!!

75kiwi

#75 Kiwi Bouquet.

76hobie

#76 Hobie.

77duke

#77 Duke.

78mister

#78 Mister the explorer.

79partyboy

#79 Party boy.

80kisses

#80 Kisses from CC the French Bulldog.

81lotus

#81 Lotus in all her splendor!

82hurley

#82 Hurley playing in the seaweed at Davenport.

83pepe

#83 Party Pooch | Some patience, no photoshop... Good dog, Pepe.

84rocky

#84 Rocky raccoon and babies.

85sam

#85 Sam, the Corgi, kicking back in the shade in Soquel.

86lady

#86 Lady.

87slickjpg

#87 Slick dressed for town.

88regal.jpg

#88 Phil Angel looking very content and extremely regal.

89amber

#89 What?  Do I want to play catch?  Ha.

90kitty

#90 Wait for me.

91Ladybabykitten

#91 Lady baby kitten

92parrot

#92 Toby

93me

#93 She'll Never Find Me Here!

94catcat

#94 Can’t we have any privacy

95cats

#95 Grace and Kayla

96dog

#96 Prima does tricks.

97dogcat

#97 Sandy and Hurly ready to go!

98dog

#98 Peyton loves Rowan..



100chicken

#100 Our chicken.

101Harley

#101 Harley

102kitty

#102 Kitty

103belalugosi

#103 Bela Lugosi

104osito

#104 My name is Osito

105elvis #105 Mr. Elvis McLovin
106Fetching #106 Fetching
107pony #107 My Pony
108gigikimba #108 Gigi and Kimba
109willie #109 Willie helps with tax preparation
110Hannah #110 Hannah


112bear #112 Does my tongue look funny
113sonny #113 Sonny
114pearl #114 Pearl

 

Winners announced in the September 29 GOOD TIMES.

 

 

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