Dog-Friendly Venue 2025
As pets become an increasingly important part of the Irish family unit, this award will celebrate the venues that allow dogs to join their humans when they go out and about, and who go above and beyond to make their canine guests feel welcome.
This competition has now closed. See our winner and runner-ups below!
Dog-Friendly Venue 2025 – Prizes
The three entries who receive the most public votes will receive an exclusive ticket to the Petmania Ruby Heart Awards ceremony in Kilkenny City. They will also have a chance of winning:
Top prize
Our Dog-Friendly Venue winner will receive:
- Prestigious Petmania Ruby Heart Award
- €250 Petmania Gift Card
- 12-month listing on dogfriendlyireland.ie
- Featured post on Petmania’s social media pages
- Authorisation to use the Petmania Ruby Heart logo on your digital and print materials
2nd place prize
- Prestrigious Ruby Heart Runner-up Award
- €75 Petmania Gift Card
3rd place prize
- Prestigious Ruby Heart Runner-up Award
- €75 Petmania Gift Card
Schedule
Next stage: Awards ceremony
Entry stage
Closed
Wed 14th May
Online only
Public voting
Closed
Thurs 29th May
Online only
Nominees announcement
Completed
Fri 30th May
Online via Livestream
Awards ceremony
Starts 11.30am
Wed 11th June
in Kilkenny City
Frequently asked questions
Entries have closed as of Wednesday 14th of May 2025.
Please follow us on social media for updates.
No. Entry is restricted to one pet per entry.
Entries with multiple pets will be rejected, and you'll be asked to submit them separately.
You may submit multiple pets in the same category, as long as each pet has its own separate entry.
If your pet is eligible, yes you can enter multiple different categories.
If you enter multiple times in the same category, your most recent entry will be declined. If you wish to make changes to your original entry, please contact [email protected] with the following information
- Pet name
- Category you entered
- What information you'd like changed (name, caption, photo)
Please note that entries can only be changed twice.
We aim to respond to all queries within 1 working day*
*Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm excl. bank holidays.
Online public voting will take place
- From 6:00pm 15th May 2025
- Until 11:59pm 29th May 2025
To vote online:
- Select a category
- Click "vote now" to be redirected to the category's voting page.
- Select an entry from the gallery and click "vote".
- Enter a valid email address and submit vote.
To ensure fairness, all voters are required to provide a valid email.
For easier navigation, all entrants will receive an email with their unique voting links which will quickly bring you straight to your voting card(s). These can be shared on your social media pages to bring your family/friends/followers to your voting card.
Voting is limited to once per 24 hours. If you vote at 2:30pm today, you cannot vote until 2:31pm tomorrow.
Voting is restricted to once per 24 hours. If you vote at 2:30pm today, you cannot vote until 2:31pm tomorrow.
Yes. Send an email to [email protected] and we will be able to update your entry. In your email please include the following:
- Name on entry
- Category you entered
- What information you want updated
Please note that entries can only be changed twice, and cannot be changed once voting goes live.
If your original entry was rejected for any reason, we will follow up and let you know what to do next. Some categories have specific criteria that must be followed. Submissions made outside of the will be rejected.
If you're experiencing an issue entering/voting, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know what is happening.
To help us investigate, please include the following information in your email (if you know it):
- What device you're using (Windows PC, iPhone, Android etc)
- What browser you're using (Safari, Chrome, Firefox etc)
- A screenshot/screen recording of the issue.
We aim to respond to all queries within 1 working day*
*Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm excl. bank holidays.
Unfortunately not. Submissions you make must be on behalf of your pet, or the business/charity/venue you work for.
Some smartphones (including iPhones and Androids) take images in a .heif file format, which will not be accepted on Woobox.
You will need to convert these to a .jpg or .png file format to submit. As a quick fix, you can take a screenshot of your photo and submit that instead.
Send your query to [email protected] and we'd be happy to assist you. If your query is in relation to your entry, please include the following information
- Entry name
- What category you entered
We aim to respond to all queries within 1 working day*
*Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm excl. bank holidays.