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We asked our readers to send in their best pet photos to be considered in our annual Pet Palooza photo contest. Here are our winners, the runner-ups and a few feline friends. Thanks to everyone who submitted their pets! We loved meeting all your furry best friends.

Thank you to our sponsor High Desert Frameworks for providing all the winners a professional printed portrait of their pets! Get your own pet portrait printed with Frame.pics, their online digital printing platform. Visit highdesertframeworks.com for more info.

Best Costume

Penny loves her cookies and dressing up! Credit: Darris Hurst

Cutest Pandemic Pet

Finn, a full-time rascal who loves chasing balls. Credit: Darris Hurst

Worst at Social Distancing

Arwen loves playing in the snow. Credit: Submitted

Best Face for Radio

Buffy’s favorite activity is hiking the Deschutes River Trail. Credit: Darris Hurst

Runners-up

Nala Bean, our runner-up for Best Costume. Credit: Submitted

Baker, runner-up for Cutest Pandemic Pet. Credit: Submitted

Bailey & Annie, runners-up for Worst at Social Distancing. Credit: Submitted

Boris, our runner-up for Best Face for Radio. Credit: Submitted

Fantastic Felines

While we kept the submissions open to any and all pets, we received mostly dogs and a few feline friends. While none of the cats made their way into a winning post, we still wanted to showcase a few of the cat submissions we received and show off the fantastic felines in Central Oregon!

This article appears in Mar 17-24, 2021 and Central Oregon Pets Early 2021.

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Pet Palooza

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 17, 2021

<h1>Pet Palooza</h1>
<p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 17, 2021</p>
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<p class="p1"> <span class="fdnDropCap">W</span>e asked our readers to send in their best pet photos to be considered in our annual Pet Palooza photo contest. Here are our winners, the runner-ups and a few feline friends. Thanks to everyone who submitted their pets! We loved meeting all your furry best friends. </p>
<p class="p2"> Thank you to our sponsor High Desert Frameworks for providing all the winners a professional printed portrait of their pets! Get your own pet portrait printed with Frame.pics, their online digital printing platform. Visit highdesertframeworks.com for more info.
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<p class="p3"> <span>Best Costume</span> </p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.1-c760e455b68145f4.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.1-c760e455b68145f4.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46325" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Penny loves her cookies and dressing up!</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="p3"> <span>Cutest Pandemic Pet</span> </p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.2-aa6ef430f585096e.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.2-aa6ef430f585096e.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46328" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Finn, a full-time rascal who loves chasing balls.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.3-b48e2457a04e2a65.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.3-b48e2457a04e2a65.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46329" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Arwen loves playing in the snow.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.4-7b8b79b310609aaf.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.4-7b8b79b310609aaf.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46331" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Buffy's favorite activity is hiking the Deschutes River Trail.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.5-e28ef201099ff487-e1754333181651.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.5-e28ef201099ff487-e1754333181651.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46324" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Nala Bean, our runner-up for Best Costume.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.6-b231b068aea09f62.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.6-b231b068aea09f62.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46333" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Baker, runner-up for Cutest Pandemic Pet.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.7-c9042edbbd746415.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.7-c9042edbbd746415.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46335" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bailey &amp; Annie, runners-up for Worst at Social Distancing.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.8-032449d540d63f72.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.8-032449d540d63f72.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46337" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Boris, our runner-up for Best Face for Radio.</figcaption></figure>
<p> Fantastic Felines       </p>
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<p> While we kept the submissions open to any and all pets, we received mostly dogs and a few feline friends. While none of the cats made their way into a winning post, we still wanted to showcase a few of the cat submissions we received and show off the fantastic felines in Central Oregon!   </p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.9-5a9155993acd0019.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.9-5a9155993acd0019.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46338" /></a></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.10-89018f9adb899459.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.10-89018f9adb899459.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46326" /></a></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.11-b0ec8e575807c05d.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pets3.11-b0ec8e575807c05d.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-46327" /></a></figure>
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