2025 Dogs of Packrafting Photo Contest Winners

Thank you all so much for submitting photos and helping us choose the Dogs Of Packrafting (and cats too!) photo contest winners.

We had a record number of entries submitted during this year’s contest. Thank you to everyone who participated.

And the winners are...

Winner – Odie

Photo submitted by: Mayra Benitez (@Mmay_rah)

Description: Odie looking comfier than ever.

Second Place - Poppy

Photo submitted by: Alice Bailey
Description: Poppy and friend soak up the early summer sun on the Chena River.

Third Place - Snickers

Photo submitted by: Christina (@X_tina_in_the_wild)

Description: Snickers on an overnight packrafting trip on Ruby Horsetheif. He loves sun sand napping in his boat.

Runner Up - Daisy

Photo submitted by: Skye (@sky_does_things01)

Description: A photo taken of her dad and their poodle, Daisy, daring the glacier Fjords.

Thanks again to everyone for participating whether that was by submitting photos, or voting. We really appreciate it and love seeing all of your photos! The next Dogs of Packrafting photo contest will be held next summer, so keep taking photos and submit them next year. Also, be on the lookout for our annual Calendar photo contest in September. We love dog photos in our calendar too!

Additional Photo Contest Finalists

Check out a few of the other awesome finalists that submitted photos (narrowed down to the top 12)

Photo submitted by: Cameron Fenton (@camfenton604)
Description: Murphy riding shotgun on the Forager exploring some side canyons of Reservoir Powell/Glen Canyon.

Photo submitted by: Claire Todd
Description: Liza was fascinated when a sea lion followed our boat around outside of Seward, AK. Ruby, the chihuahua, scared it off by growling.

Photo submitted by: Dave DeCaro
Dave and Violet on Beaver Creek in the White Mountain National Rec Area.

Photo submitted by: Jodie Camp (@Jodestick)
Packrafting on Cooper Lake, WA.

Photo submitted by: Katelyn Mahoney
Description: Kula hoping to spot some wildlife along the Nenana River, Alaska

Photo submitted by: Rob Burrows - @way_into_wilderness
Description: This photo was taken of my friend Chad and his dog Talkeetna when he took my daughter and I on a fun sailing trip in the San Juan Islands of Washington.  Chad and Talkeetna are ferrying to shore from the sailboat in an Alpacka Mule outfitted with a self-bailing floor. This was off of Orcas Island, Obstruction Pass State Marine Park.

Photo submitted by: Sarah Kilbourne
Description: Max, catching some well-earned Zs on the banks of the Methow River in Washington, after a long day of making sure Mom stayed upright. Lou (in the background) is older, wiser, and clearly unimpressed by Max’s over-the-top work ethic

Photo submitted by: Zoe Xu
Description: Mozart has the best view to watch the blue angel’s show.