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The 1st place winner for this contest is
Kathy Solomon and this is her winning story:
My boys deserve to
be immortalized in a portrait because of the comfort,
encouragement and joy they bring to those around them. I have 2 tri
colored Cavalier king Charles spaniels. My dad had been battling brain
cancer and May 2008 he was given 6 months to live. He loved my boys and
always asked about them. One day, he came home with me. My boys sensed
there was something wrong with him. Both lay on his lap. Blizzard kept
rubbing his head against dad’s body. Frisbee gently pawed dad’s face.
Both looked at him with eyes filled with all the comfort, encouragement
&
joy they could give. Dad started crying. He said to me “Thank you, now
I’m ready for whatever I need to face. These boys have given me a taste
of heaven”. Everyday thereafter my dad asked about the boys. Dad
passed away June 5th 2008. I went home that night and cried and cried.
My two boys looked at me with eyes that could melt all the anguish away.
Both lay on my lap. Blizzard stood up on me, grabbed my face between his
2 paws licked and whimpered with me. Frisbee gently pawed my face and
whimpered with me. Blizzard and Frisbee stayed with me long after all
the tears were exhausted. For the rest of the night both refused to
leave my side. My boys deserve to be immortalized in a portrait for every
time I look into their eyes I remember my dad’s words “These boys have
given me a taste of heaven”
2nd
Place Winner - Ginny Butterfield
3rd
Place Winner - Julie Marchese |
| Contest 2009 |
My
pet deserves an original PetSketch portrait because ..... |
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This contest is for registered members only. If
you landed here, it is more than likely that you are a registered member
who received a link via the PetSketch.com newsletter. If you are not
a registered member, you must first register to
enter this contest.
This is your chance to compose a heart warming story about your
pet and why your pet deserves to be immortalized in a custom portrait by
Cassandra. The winning story will be posted here (with permission,
of course) along with your
winning portrait. Please see important contest information below and
start composing that winning story. Submit your entries by emailing
them to cas@petsketch.com by April
1, 2009. |
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| 1st Prize |
Free Ebony & Ivory OR 50%
Discount on any other media portrait |
| 2nd Prize |
35% Discount on any portrait of
any media |
| 3rd Prize |
20% Discount on any portrait of
any media |
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| Number of words |
250 word minimum - 500 word maximum |
| Acceptable formats |
MS Word Doc, PDF, Email |
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| Entries must be submitted by: |
April 1, 2009 |
| Winner announcement date: |
April 8, 2009 |
| Judging Criteria |
Originality, Emotion, Poetic Style, Heart Warmth Factor |
| Judges |
6 - 10 independent animal loving judges |
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