Your pet outta be in pictures -- and on T-shirts, tote bags, etc.
Pet photo contests abound. Guess they know how to suck in pet parents, always eager to show off their little darlings. Hey, we're no exception at my house. David doesn't have a photo of his lovely wife on his cell phone but carries one each of Franny and Dolan.
Any-who...
Here is a chance from PetSmart to plaster your Fluffy or Fido's image on the consumer psyche nationwide.
Artistic renderings of the dog and the cat that wins the annual Just A Buck, Change Their Luck photo competition will grace T-shirts, mousepads, tote bags and a buncha other merchandise that will be stocked in PetSmart stores next year. The sale is part of the company's annual Just A Buck campaign that has raised millions to support animal welfare groups in the US and Canada.
Here's the four winners as featured on this year's products.
Ten dogs and ten cats will be picked as finalists through online voting -- which seems to be a popular way of doing these things -- that begins Sept. 10. There will be one canine and one feline selected.
Click here for all the entry details. Deadline is Sept. 6.
There are prizes for finalists and winners, including all the Just A Buck swag you can handle.
Good luck to the contestants and may be best pet win.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
