First off THANK YOU for all your great pictures in the first ever Canada's Next Top Dog Contest.

We loved your pictures, but sadly due to the requirements for publishing, many submissions could not be used because of the resolution size  Also, because our magazine cover is vertical, some great images that had horizontal orientation couldn’t be used. Some key points to remember are:

1. Pictures need to have a high resolution. That would mean 300 dpi or the highest setting on your camera. Resolution, just in case you’re unfamiliar, is how many dots are in a square inch—the fewer the dots, the poorer the quality when printed. What looks great on a monitor doesn’t usually reproduce in print. It would look like your pet was in a fog.

2. Keep in mind the magazine is vertical. When taking pictures of your pets to send to us please hold the camera vertically instead of horizontally. Some photos will be used in the articles themselves so not all have to be vertical but they are preferred.

3. We need pictures of pets doing everything pets do.


We need dogs…

. playing with children and other dogs, dogs with cats,
. dogs recuperating from a medical treatment (bandages, cones, etc),
. playing in snow, growling, sleeping, eating, being trained, working, swimming, being silly,
. wearing leashes, harnesses, in car restraints, in muzzles,
. on furniture, in their bed, in their crate, in kennels,
. who are small, large, old and young.

We want to see your dog being a dog!



Krystine May
Interactive Project Manager
puppy&dogBASICS.com