it is finished

 

{the crazy dog woman "me and my girls", taken by my sister husband}

Well, the dog contest turned out to be a tad more than I bargained for... but after much intensive labor the slideshow is ready for viewing.  Be sure to watch to the end, and turn your speakers up.

I only had one mishap in the entry department.  A friend of mine from college entered her husband, see if you can find him in the slideshow.  It was an accident, but it sure made me laugh!  

I'd like to take this opportunity, to thank my technical support Julio at Godaddy, "HOLLA ATCHA HOME BOY, thanks for the help!", but what happened in the end... is that my HOMEGIRL Marla Carter is hosting our slideshow at her domain, when mine is updated perhaps we'll move it over... but for now... you can check it out HERE.

I'll introduce the judges tomorrow, but feel free to weigh in on your favorite!

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING ALONG!!!!

Winners will be announced... later.

PS: If I missed someone, tough... just kidding, I have lost sleep over this contest and will be sad that I forgot someone.  Please email me and I'll give you your animal the credit you deserve.

Comments

[Becky]

oh my word!!! that was awesome! i don't know how you are gonna judge that. i never thought there would be that many! precious babies!

[Keri R.]

Great slideshow!

[christy in georgia]

wow. those are the best pictures ever. i am so impressed!

[staceycostello]

You did an AWESOME job with all those photos!! I really enjoyed watching them. It's a slideshow you keep for that day when everything feels hopeless! :)
Thanks!!

Stacey

[layersofmeaning]

This is SO AMAZING!
It made me tear up a little to see so many loved doggies & pets

Thank you for doing this (and for including Nico)

[Shannon]

thanks for putting them together in a slide show to share with all of us. There are some awesome pictures. My husband and I just laughed through the entire slideshow - thanks for making a great ending to our evening.

[Lauren]

THANK YOU for all your hard work and creativity! Enjoyed it immensely, as did my hubby. I, too, teared up a little :)

[Elizabeth K]

That was great! Your readers have some super adorable pets. I don't know how you'll pick a winner because there are just too many to choose from.

[elle @ pret-a-party]

wow, this is awesome! i'm so sad i missed the deadline! you are so cute with your pups

[Megan]

Erika~The slide show is great! Thanks so much for putting that together and for including Sierra in it! Hope you don't mind that I posted the link on my blog so my friends and fam could see Sierra's moment in the spotlight! Hee! Hee!

[Mrs. Blandings]

I am laughing my flipping head off. How many animals was that? That will teach you to send a missive out into cyberspace. Dying to know how you will choose. You are a darling dear to stick with it and put that wonderful slide show together. Just for the record, how much do you get paid for blogging? Adorable.

[Bryn]

this was such a treat - I was seriously laughing out loud. I even turned my laptop around to show my husband the picture of the dog and the monkey (hilarious) and the husband-dog hybrid haha!

Thanks so much for doing this, it was a treat to see little Char in there.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the above posters, the slideshow is great. Must have take someone lots of time and hard work to put that together!! Dog boy was an especially nice touch.

[Seleta]

Stop it!!! That was the cutest, sweetest series of pet photos I've ever seen. I have like fifteen favorites. Thanks for bringing a smile to our faces. Pets are so sweet and such an important part of our lives. Makes the family complete!

[please sir]

Sounds so fun - that is a great image of you!!

[Linda@lime in the coconut]

Awwww. How touching was that! (not to mention the work!) That was a BUNCH o dogs (and cats and horses and squirrels and monkeys and alligators!)

Thanks for putting that together! Beautiful job!

[Jeni]

Love it, there are so many great shots! We've been sitting here w/ Grover perched next o us laughing through the whole thing...pets are just the best. Thanks for putting this together. :)

[Angie]

I love the slideshow! It was so neat to see my little Ainsley in there! I don't know how you're going to judge...there are too many cuties in there!! Thanks for making me smile today!!

[Courtney]

Oh E! This was amazing and your hard work on it is such a treat to al of us. J and I just started our morning on the best foot thanks to you! And Burks got extra lovins' for being so cute.

I definitely don't envy the judges because there were a million that were outstanding!

[megan]

How Wonderful! Thank you (and tech support and Marla) for all your effort in putting that together. It was a great way to start out this rainy Friday. I am sure I will watch it again later.

[darby]

E... I teared up too! Eufaby was crying because I didn't submit her picture for the contest. Maybe next time... no, there will probably be no "next time"! I can't believe the squirrel made the cut... I'll have to cast my vote for her... I mean, him! :)

[Pink Wallpaper]

too cute, taylor liked watching all of the animals!

[Sally Wheat]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! That just made my day! I'm crying like a baby!! So precious...I don't know how you could possibly choose!
Sally Wheat

[Shar]

How could you ever ever choose? Thanks for all of your hard work. And, the folks who helped you, too.

Your blog is just the best! Makes my day every day!

[erin@ elements of style]

That's it! I'm buying a second dog!!!

[ryepye]

Loved the slide show - they were all so special and adorable! Thank you for including my guys! Good luck in deciding the big winner.

[Alli]

SO SO Adorable! You did a great job...as per usual. Made my dreary Friday morning much brighter!

[Laura]

I loved watching this! Makes me kind of long to have a dog again.

[Anna]

That was fantastic!!! Yay for K-9s! Bella & Honey appreciated their debut into the masterpiece and say "Thanks" :) XOXO

[The Lil Bee]

I am SQUEALING!! I can't even take it, Erika! The most awesomest thing ever ever ever!

[The Lil Bee]

PS I put the link up on my blog...had to...I can't even take it!!

[Josh's mom]

OMG! That was an incredible amount of work! Thanks for featuring so many adorable pals. Josh loved seeing himself and Hershey on screen. long-time-lurker- Josh's mom

[Camila]

Beautiful slideshow. I want all those puppies, cats and even that squirrel. :)

Thanks for all the hardwork.

The last picture with you and your two ladies was absolutely lovely.

Great job!

[Christy]

LOVE IT! You did an amazing & awesome job!

I recognize some of those pooches too, Linda's luvable Dane from Lime in the Coconut & Burger from TYH! And my own lovable muts, kitty & kid. :)

Great, great job!

[elizabeth sloan]

I LOVED every minute of that slideshow! I don't envy the judges at all:) Great pic of you and your girls at the end....thanks for putting that together.

[Blair]

I have officially watched this slideshow 12 times...i've emailed it to about a million people, and made all my co-workers watch it when I came into work this morning. I LOVE it. I know it was an enormous amount of work for you, but I wish it was an annual thing. It just goes to show that we love our pets as if they were our children! Thank you for including Penny and Maple in it! And thank Marla for hosting the site for it as well. Job well done my friend!

[beachbungalow8]

SUCH a cute idea!

[beachbungalow8]

ok, i'm back...did someone tatoo their german shepherd's ear? did i see that right?

there are some seriously, good photos in there. again, wonderful idea!

[...loveMaegan]

aw, I'm sad I missed it!!!

[Brooke]

Wonderful Job! I wish I could have them all!!!!

[Kandace]

Good luck!!!!!! picking a winner - no easy feat!
Thought about entering but, now see that I couldn't a won...
Happy Weekend.

[Catherine at Design Editor]

Yay! This is awesome!!

[Camila]

Erika,

Great job. I can't believe the amount of pics. That's crazy. I love the man-dog as well. Very funny.

I was having a bad day and it really brightened up my morning.

[Suzanne Fall]

Even though my pup made the slideshow ..I think the last picture was the best- Great shot! Some of those were hysterical-

[Teresa]

That was truly wonderful! thanks for the huge undertaking it was to put this together!
A Real Treat!

[katiedid]

I am SOOOOOO sorry I missed this contest because clearly my pooch would have been the winner. ( Kidding....sort of)

Anyway...all I can say is ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!? How will you be able to pick just ONE? There are so many winning contenders here. I do not envy the judges. I still get a smile when I think of the pup chewing on the table.

I look forward to the results! :)

[Layne]

So cute!

[taylor brown]

ohmygoodness!!!! i was in heaven, and didn't want it to end!! they are all amazing!

thanks for making my day!

[Chris]

Thanks for including my Adora and Dollie! What a difficult job for the judges!

[Joyce]

WOW... when you put your foot forward, you go all out and do the tango! Miss Erika, this slideshow is beautiful! Thank goodness I'm not the judge! ALL the pets are priceless and I think everyone is a winner! Including your friend's husband!

I was fighting the ugly cry as I watched the whole thing and the music was perfect. Too see all of the these pups so happy and well loved!

Erika THANK YOU so... much for giving us this golden treasure!!! I can only imagine the time it took you to put this all together. So... I'm going to whisper this very softly... wouldn't these photos make a perfect book?!

Many endless hugs!