Butter Bean Wins 2026 Good Dog Photo Contest
Garden & Gun named a miniature dachshund from Stayton, Oregon, the overall winner of its annual dog photo contest.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Dogs
Garden & Gun announced the winners of the 2026 Good Dog Photo Contest, which drew thousands of entries. Butter Bean, a three-year-old miniature dachshund from Stayton, Oregon, was named the overall winner.
Why it matters
The contest spotlights pet owners and their dogs through a national magazine audience, giving the overall winner a prize pack and a feature in Garden & Gun. Readers' Choice voting also recognized a dog from Tallahassee, Florida, showing the contest reaches audiences beyond the judges' panel.
Butter Bean, a nine-pound, three-year-old miniature dachshund owned by Jennifer and David Carter, was named overall winner from thousands of entries. The announcement lists 11 overall runners-up and three Readers' Choice runners-up, but the source does not specify the total number of entries received.
The players
Garden & Gun
Garden & Gun is a Southern lifestyle magazine that runs the Good Dog Photo Contest and publishes its winner announcements.
Butter Bean
Butter Bean is a three-year-old miniature dachshund from Stayton, Oregon, who was named the contest's overall winner.
The details
Entries were judged to select the overall winner, runners-up, and Readers' Choice winners, with results published in a Garden & Gun article. Hagrid, an English Mastiff from Tallahassee, Florida, won the Readers' Choice award, while Rhea, Walter, and Maverick were named Readers' Choice runners-up.
Timeline
2026: Good Dog Photo Contest held
November 3, 2026: Winners announced in Garden & Gun article
Season Trajectory
The 2026 Good Dog Photo Contest continues Garden & Gun's yearly tradition of honoring dogs through overall winners, runners-up, and a reader-voted award. Pet-focused photo contests of this kind give everyday dog owners a national platform alongside traditional lifestyle features.
Dog owners across the United States can enter photo contests like Garden & Gun's to have their pets featured in a national magazine. Winners receive prize packs and magazine spotlights, which may motivate owners to submit photos of their own dogs.
The takeaway
Dog owners who enjoy taking photos of their pets can look for annual contests like Garden & Gun's, which recognize everyday dogs alongside professional submissions. Keeping a library of good pet photos makes it easier to enter when opportunities arise.
Further reading
Explore more stories in the Dogs section for additional context on canine culture and pet ownership.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Garden & Gun.
