Puppy of the Year 2023

Rules     Schedule     Prizes

Welcome to Puppy of the Year 2023, the hugely fun and popular competition to win the coveted title and amazing prizes worth €1500! Think your puppy has what it takes? Enter Below!

Entries have closed. Round 1 Voting will open on Tuesday 26th of September from 6pm.

All valid entrants will receive a FREE Puppy Pack containing a 2kg Bag of Beta Puppy Food.

Voting Form

To vote for a puppy, firstly select a store from the dropdown list.

Puppy of the Year Prizes

Overall Puppy of the Year
(Top Puppy from Live Final)

  • Puppy of the Year 2023 Rosette
  • 12-Month Grooming Care Plan
  • 12-Month Supply of Dog Food from Beta
  • Professional Photoshoot
  • Brand Ambassador Contract with Petmania
  • 2-Night Staycation for Winning Puppy and their 2 Favourite Humans. Dinner included!

Store Puppy of the Year
(Top Puppy from Each Store in Round 2)

  • Store Puppy of the Year Rosette
  • 14kg Bag of Beta Puppy Food
  • Signature Beauty Package at Petmania Grooming Studios
  • Dog Bed

Heat Qualifier Prizes
(Top 6 from Each Store in Round 1)

  • Qualifiers Rosette
  • 2kg Bag of Beta Puppy Food

Awarded to all Valid Entries

  • A Puppy Pack with a 2kg Bag of Beta Puppy Food

See our POTY Terms and Conditions for more information.

Competition Schedule

Registration

Closes 11:59pm
Sunday September 24th
Online Only

Round 1 Voting

Opens 6.00pm
Tuesday September 26th
In-store & Online

Round 2 Voting

Opens 6.00pm
Monday 10th October
In-store & Online

Live Final

Time TBA
Saturday October 28th
Location TBA

Our Previous Winners

Frequently Asked Questions

Entries must be submitted online through our entry form. Firstly, select your local Petmania store and fill out each of the required fields. Once submitted, you should receive a confirmation email stating that your entry was successful. In the event that your entry is invalid, you will receive an alternative email providing more information on what went wrong/what you can do next.

To ensure a fair competion, we cannot accept entries after the 24th of September 2023.

Yes. You can message us on FacebookInstagram  and we will be able to update your puppy’s details. In the event that you entered a date of birth that would make the puppy too old, you will receive an email letting you know who to contact regarding this. Puppy’s must be born after September 4th 2022 to be considered valid.

If you selected the wrong store, simply let us know by contacting us on FacebookInstagram with the name of your dog and the store you entered with. We will then delete your entry and advise you to enter again with the correct store.

If you want to change the photo you uploaded of your puppy, simply send us a message on FacebookInstagram with a replacement photo and we can update it for you.

Closing date for amendments on entries is Monday 25th of September 2023 at 8am. Beyond this, it will not be possible to update information, including photos.

Some image file types such as .heif are not accepted through Woobox. You will need to convert these to a .jpg or .png to submit successfully. As a quick fix, you can simply take a screenshot of your image and submit that instead.

Yes. If you are entering more than one puppy, you will need to fill out seperate forms. Simply refresh the page after you’ve submitted your first and follow the same steps to submit another. If you enter 2 puppies under the one submission, you will be asked to seperate the entries.

Unfortunately not as the entry stage of the competition is photo submission only. If you submit a video, your entry will be treated as unsuccessful.

Uncollected puppy packs will be held in-store until Sunday October 29th 2023. After this point they will be considered as donations and will be donated to our affiliated charities.

Both Round 1 and Round 2 voting will take place in-store and online. If voting in store, request a voting card from one of our team members, write down who you want to vote for, and place it in our voting box.

If voting online, select a store from the drop down list and after a few seconds a gallery will load with all entries. Click on the puppy you want to vote for and a button should appear on screen giving you the option to vote.

Round 1 Voting starts online at 6pm on Tuesday 26th of September and in-store from 10am on Wednesday 27th of September.

Round 2 Voting starts online at 6pm on Tuesday 10th of October and in-store from 10am on Wednesday 11th of October.

You can vote both in-store and online. To vote in-store, simply request a voting card from a team member, write down the puppy you want to vote for and place it into the voting box. If voting online, select a store from the drop down list and after a few seconds a gallery will load with all entries. Click on the puppy you want to vote for and a button should appear on screen giving you the option to vote.

Round 1 Voting starts online at 6pm on Tuesday 26th of September and in-store from 10am on Wednesday 27th of September.

Round 2 Voting starts online at 6pm on Tuesday 10th of October and in-store from 10am on Wednesday 11th of October.

You are allowed to vote online once per 24 hours. If you vote at 2.00pm today, you cannot vote until 2.01pm tomorrow.

You are allowed to vote in-store once per calendar day.

You are allowed to vote online once per 24 hours. If you vote at 2.00pm today, you cannot vote until 2.01pm tomorrow.

In store, you are allowed once per calendar day.

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