Dirty Paws Agape Haven Benefit Contest

Scroll to the bottom of this page to enter!

A few months ago, I came across the Facebook page of a wonderful place and have been trying to come up with the best way to help their cause using my art.

Dirty Paws Agape Haven, located in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, is a volunteer-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides sanctuary for hard-to-adopt-out senior dogs. Their 19-acre location houses a barn for larger dogs, a cabin for smaller breeds, as well as many outdoor areas for the dogs to enjoy. The dogs have come from shelters across the midwest and were all in need of a forever home to live out their final years in a peaceful and loving environment. Note: The dogs at the haven are not for adoption.

Check out the Dirty Paws Agape Haven website and facebook page to learn more about the cause:

https://www.dirtypawsagapehaven.dog/

https://www.facebook.com/dirtypawsagapehaven

The Contest

For your $5 donation, you can enter to win! The prize is a custom 5”x7” head and shoulders, one-animal portrait on a simple white background!

The winner will be chosen based on the best reference photo and will be announced on October 24, 2025 on www.Facebook.com/KatiesPencil and www.Instagram.com/KatiesPencil. The winner will also be contacted via email. The winner's artwork will be completed by November 30, 2025 and shipped, free of charge to anywhere in the US. Katie’s Pencil Fine Art owns all rights to the artwork created and may share the artwork on this website and Katie’s pencil’s social media accounts. The artwork may also be shared by Dirty Paws Agape Haven.

How To Enter

Submit only ONE ANIMAL PER ENTRY, please. (You may send multiple photos of the ONE animal in an entry.)

To increase your chances of being chosen as the winner, please submit a high-quality photo using the following photo-taking tips:

  • Get eye-level with the animal.

  • Use natural lighting. Outdoor in in-direct sunlight is best. Indoors near a window will work as well.

  • Do not use flash.

  • Check that there are no dark shadows hiding the animal’s features or fur pattern.

  • Take many photos so that you have several to choose from.

  • Make it fun so that you can catch the animal’s personality in the photo.

  • NO professionally taken photos please.

For your photo(s) to be entered into the contest, please submit your photo(s) AND $5 donation by 11:59pm on October 17, 2025.

Click “Donate Here!” below to submit your donation, then email your photo(s) by clicking the “Email Your Photos” button below.

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN YOUR EMAIL:

  • your full name

  • animal’s name

  • animal’s photo(s)

  • and feel free to include any information about your animal that you would like to share. I love a story to go with the animal’s photos!

    Good luck!

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