Thank you to all who submitted their pet videos for the 2026 contest!
We hope you enjoyed making your funny, interesting and heartwarming animal films as much as we enjoyed watching them.
The 2026 Paws and Play: The Media Factory’s Pet Video Contest has closed. The results are below.
Welcome to the Pet Gala!
Paws + Play is back and looking better than ever.
Pets
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Malikai
Human - Amy yi -
Pippin
Humans - Jim and Grace Heltz -
Cricket
Human - Leah Joly**The 2026 Best in Show winner**
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Willow
Human - Andrew Candreva -
Penny
Human - Adam Walker -
Eloise
Human - Patrick Heltz
In partnership with the Humane Society of Chittenden County
See the contest details for 2026 below (details subject to change for future contests)
Paws and Play: The Media Factory’s Pet Video Contest
The Media Factory is excited to launch our 4th year of the “Paws and Play” Pet Video contest in partnership with the Humane Society of Chittenden County!
Is your pet the cutest or silliest around, a star that deserves to be seen? The Media Factory invites you to submit your best pet video with the chance of being nominated as funniest, most heartwarming, most interesting, or overall “Best in Show”. Our guest judges, the pet lovers at the Humane Society, will choose what video is awarded overall Best in Show.
Submissions will open up on August 1st and the submission deadline is September 21st October 5th. Results will be announced the following week. Participants must complete the form and share their video file to fully enter.
Guidelines:
- The maximum length of each video will be three minutes
- Only one video submission per animal is allowed
- Pet’s human owner needs to sign off on permission for distribution and promotion of video
- Copyrighted video or audio should not be in the video
- Submitter/Pet Owner lives, works or is a student in the Media Factory service area
Award:
Best in Show will be awarded
- A Media Factory hat
- A $25 gift card to Pet Food Warehouse
- And a certificate to hang by your pet's favorite nap spot.
So, get your cameras rolling and let’s see what your animal pal's got!