Congratulations to winning "Shutterbuzzers" Nancy Sander, Emily Ott, Kristine Williams and Bill Nugent  They took top honors in the 1st Annual Favorite Lakewood Pets Photo Contest!

Bill Nugent's photo of his big black dog Guinness took First Place honors, followed closely by the sleeping dog (or dogs) of Emily Ott that tied for Second Place with Kristine Williams' picture of her pooch Max.  Judges selected Nancy Sander's photo of Fritz and Lulu, her two "sweeties," as the Third Place winner!

All of the above Favorite Lakewood winners will be contacted by LakewoodBuzz.com founder-publisher Steve FitzGerald to arrange for delivery of their prizes.

Honorable Mentions went to Elizabeth Anzalone for her parrot PJ, to Dianne Becker for her two Easter Bunny dogs (that's Tinkerbelle pictured above), to John Bentley for his pup Maggie, to Heidi Spahn for her bathroom-loving cat, and to Nugent for his black-and-white cat photo.

Congratulations to all the Shutterbuzzers, and to everyone for making this first contest a great success... start snapping pics of your favorite pets for the next one sponsored by LakewoodBuzz.com!
  

1st Place Winner
"The Old Man" submitted by Bill Nugent...
"Guinness is 'the old man.'  He is an 11-year old brindle boxer."

2nd Place Tie - First Winner
"Naptime with Henry" submitted by Emily Ott...

2nd Place Tie - Second Winner
"Max" submitted by Kristine Williams...
"Max is a weimaraner.  He's seven.  He's my guy.
He has lofty aspirations of someday being the poster dog
for Weimaraner Rescue so that all rescued weimaraners find a
good, loving home. Here's the Rescue website."

3rd Place Winner
"Best Friends" submitted by Nancy Sander...
"My two dogs are miniature dachshunds.
The one on the left is Lulu and the one on the right is Fritz.
Lulu's color is called 'red' and Fritz is a 'chocolate tan.'
They are 4-years old and they are our 'children.'
My puppies were so pleased to hear the news!"

Honorable Mention
"Snoozing in the Sun" submitted by Bill Nugent...
"My cat's name is Taco and he is a 2-year old orange tabby."

Honorable Mention
"Maggie" submitted by John Bentley...

Honorable Mention
"Easter" submitted by Dianne Becker...
"This is Slim Shady and Tinkerbelle (smaller).
I think they are the cutest and nicest dogs ever!"

Honorable Mention
"My Parrott PJ" submitted by Elizabeth Anzalone...
"PJ is is a mustache parrot. I've had her for 11 years now.
They live to be 20 to 25 years old.
PJ does not like to come out of her cage
but agreed to let me take a picture of her this one time."

Honorable Mention & Last But Not Least!
"My Cat KC" submitted by Heidi Spahn...