Every year, the UK’s largest organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the health and welfare of dogs holds a contest to find the best photographs of dogs from around the world. The Kennel Club’s Dog Photographer of the Year Contest is open to professionals and amateurs of all ages from all around the world.
Here are the best photos from 2014’s entries and these amazing images are sure to make you fall in love with dogs all over again. And if you love them, check out the photos from 2015 and photos from 2017.
Category: Man’s Best Friend
3rd Place: Dog Sitting With A Street Vendor by Denis Buchel from Bulgaria

2nd Place: Miniature Dachshund Walking In The Lake District by Emma Williams from UK

1st Place WINNER: Photographer’s Wife Cuddling With Border Collie by Carlos Aliperti from Brazil

Category: Puppies
3rd Place: Moment Between Mom And New Born by Diana Anderson from Australia

2nd Place: Border Terrier Puppy by Richard Ware from UK

1st Place WINNER: Great Dane Puppy by Cat Race from UK

Category: I Love Dogs Because (Under 18)
3rd Place: Rhodesian Ridgeback by Chris Faulkner from UK

2nd Place: Jack Russell Parsons by Rebecca Lane from UK

1st Place WINNER: Airedale Terrier Staring At Sausage by Abbie Lee from UK

Category: Dogs At Play
3rd Place: Blue Whippet Doing Zoomies by Kerry Jordan from UK

2nd Place: Labrador In A Field Of Corn by Simon White from UK

1st Place WINNER: Dogs Playing Ball by Art Burasz from UK

Category: Dog Portrait
3rd Place: Working Cocker Spaniel by Dean Oseman from UK

2nd Place: Great Dane Asleep On Sofa by Alice Loder from UK

1st Place WINNER: Dog Lost In Thought by Grzegorz Gebik from Poland

Category: Special Mention
Border Collie Rolling Round In The Grass by Jennifer Ballerino from UK

Dalmatian Underwater by Rodrigo Alvarado from Australia

Retired Greyhound Playing On The Beach by Alexandra Robins from UK

Ruby, A Bordeaux Mastiff, Snuggling With Grandma by Emily Canham from UK

Long-Haired Dachshund Portrait by Adam Jackman-Moore from Australia

Miniature Pincher by Matthew Sablan from USA

Young Girl And Therapy Dog by Kelly Miller from Australia

Dog Ready For Business by Jura Cullen from the Isle Of Man

Category: Assistance Dogs And Dog Charities
3rd Place: Special Moment by Ffiona Erskine from Australia

2nd Place: English Springer Spaniel by Caroline Bridges UK

1st Place WINNER: Assistance Dog Taking A Break From Duties by Ruud Lauritsen from the Netherlands

Category: Dogs at Work
3rd Place: Husky Dogs In The Snow by Karsten Bidstrup from Denmark

2nd Place: Sniffing by Aleksandra Kaczor from Poland

1st Place WINNER: Sheep Dog At Work by Steph Gibson from Australia

Share these wonderful award-winning photographs with your friends and family! And if you love them, check out the photos from 2015 and photos from 2017.