Best In Show 2023
Photo submissions and voting have concluded!

Best In Show Pet Contest

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE BEST IN SHOW PET PHOTO CONTEST!

We are tallying the votes and will notify the winners. We anticipate the mural will be ready to view by the public on Friday, November 10th.

Proceeds from the photos contest and event benefit the homeless animals at Great Plains SPCA, one of the largest animal shelters in the Kansas City area, serving nearly 4,000 animals annually

Pet Photo Contest Categories:

 

  • Cutest Kitty

  • Most Adorable Dog

  • Best Buddies

  • Best Smile

  • Sweetest Senior

Best In Show Mural Mockup

Winners in each category will have a portrait of their pet painted on the HUGE mural done by artist Alex Eickhoff, on the outside wall of our shelter facing our Pet Adoption Center. With 12,000 visitors coming through our doors each year, these pets will be seen by thousands across the Midwest!

Prizes

  • The top pet with the most votes in each category will get a spot on the huge mural outside of the shelter for an entire year!
  • The pet with the most votes overall will be featured front and center on our larger than life size mural as Best In Show for 2023!
  • Runners up in each category will receive a special paw trophy!
  • Category winners will be invited to attend the exclusive in-person event.

*Employees of Great Plains SPCA directly involved in the contest rules and management are not permitted to enter the photo contest.


Contest concludes on 10/24 at midnight. Winners will be notified and announced during a private event in November.

Best In Show Pet Photo Contest Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Silent Auction Donors

  • Annabelle’s Linens
  • Bangs
  • BarK
  • Bark Box
  • Billie’s Groceries
  • Blue Tree Marketing
  • Boulevard Brewing
  • Brown and Loe Restaurant
  • Capital Grille
  • Charlie Hustle
  • Chicken and Pickle
  • Chuck Laue
  • Cottontale
  • Cuddle Clones
  • Cuorebella
  • Diggin Your Dog
  • Dolce Bakery
  • Eye Cough Art
  • Four Paws Pantry & Spa
  • Full Moon Productions
  • Great Plains SPCA
  • Greg & Linnea Adelson
  • Grunauer
  • Harry’s Country Club
  • Holly Toner
  • Hoss & Brown Engineers
  • Hotel Doggy
  • Houndstooth
  • J Rieger
  • Jason Kane
  • Jason’s Deli
  • Jim Brigman
  • Kansas City Mavericks
  • Kansas City Zoo
  • KC Bier
  • Knuckleheads
  • Local Pig
  • Martin City Brewery
  • Massage Collective
  • Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
  • Mixed Mutt Creamery
  • MVP Law
  • Nall Hills Animal Hospital
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Pawz in Oz
  • Petsmart
  • Pinstripes
  • Puptivism
  • Raygun
  • Rensen House of Lights
  • Rodney Brown
  • RoKC
  • SETS Tennis
  • Sharp Transportation
  • SKIN KC
  • Slabotsky’s Fine Men’s Wear
  • St. Aubin & Associates LLC
  • Steamship Arabia
  • Stonehaus Farms Winery
  • Strips Chicken
  • Suburban Lawn & Garden
  • Tasso’s
  • The Gent’s Place
  • The Woodhouse Day Spa
  • Three Dog Bakery
  • Tito’s Handmade Vodka
  • Tivol
  • Toner Jewelers
  • Urban Air-Overland Park
  • Wild Birds Unlimited

Previous Best In Show Pet Show and Brunch In-kind Sponsors

If you are interested in sponsoring Best In Show or donating items for our silent auction, contact Kyle Gabrielson at events@greatplainsspca.org or 913-808-3371 for more information.

Not able to participate in the event? Make a donation to Great Plains SPCA to help homeless pets.

Great Plains SPCA | 5424 Antioch Drive  Merriam, KS 66202 | (913) 831-7722(SPCA)

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