Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter PAW-fect Love Contest: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Frederick PAW-fect Love contest?

The Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter PAW-fect Love contest asks couples to submit a photo of themselves, with their pets welcome in the frame. The contest is a fundraiser for the Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter Inc, and the page is hosted on GoGo Photo Contest.

The contest page describes the event as a fundraiser for the shelter, and that is the only purpose the page states. The material behind the contest does not describe any adoption program tied to it.

The public vote decides the entries. Supporters pick the couple they want to back, and the contest page shows the entry rules and the voting end date. There is no panel or algorithmic ranking described on the page.

When did the 2025 voting window close?

The 2025 voting window ended September 1, 2025 at 5:00pm. The contest page is marked as ended, so the window is closed for this edition. The 2024 and 2025 contests make this an annual fundraiser on the current evidence.

The page does not state when the window opened for 2025, and it does not describe the start of the 2024 window. Those dates are missing from the page, so treat September 1, 2025 as the only fixed date.

What are the entry rules?

The rules on the contest page are short. Entrants submit a photo of themselves and a partner, and the rules say they may include furry friends in the picture. The entry fee is $10, and each couple sends a single entry.

Because the entries are judged by the public vote alone, a couple who wants to stand out has to draw attention through its own photograph and its own network of supporters. The page offers no separate prize structure to compare against, so the vote is the only ranking that matters on the page.

The rules do not list ballot categories or any other split of the entries. The contest is a single photo competition, and the vote is the only ranking the page describes.

How does a supporter vote in this contest?

A supporter opens the contest page on GoGo Photo Contest, reads the couples entries, and submits a vote for one entry. The steps below describe the path a person follows while a window is open.

The rules text does not give a repeat-vote limit, so the contest page is the place to check before voting more than once. Broader approaches to building support for any entry are covered in how to get more votes online.

How does this contest sit beside the Maryland ballots nearby?

The nearby Maryland pages cover other ballots, including Best of Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun readers' choice contest and the Best of Annapolis and Best of Frederick guides. Those are best-of and readers' choice contests run by other publishers, while this one is a couples photo fundraiser.

Readers who want a comparison can look at Best of Frederick or the Baltimore Sun's Best. This guide stays with the Frederick contest and its own end date.

How can a supporter help an entry legally?

The most direct help is to share the entry with people who care about the shelter and about pets. The vote rewards real viewers who choose to take part, so the strongest move is to bring those people to the page.

The entry is a photograph of two people and any pets, so a supporter is choosing a picture of a real couple rather than a product or a service. The rules do not describe a reward for sharing or a bonus for returning, so there is no formula to plan around. A viewer who likes a particular entry can simply say so to friends who follow the shelter.

The rules do not describe a reward for sharing or a bonus for returning. Any effort should stay inside the organizer's rules, and the general guidance in how to get more votes online applies to a contest like this one.