Winners Of 2019's 'Dog Photographer Of The Year' Revealed

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  "This year's overall winner and first-place winner of the Oldies category was "Dreaming Merlin," taken by Denise Czichocki of Switzerland."

  
  via Denise Czichocki / The Kennel Club
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  "The runner-up in the Oldies category was "Young At Heart," taken by UK photographer Cat Race."

  
  via Cat Race / The Kennel Club
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  ""Soul Comforter" won the Assistance Dogs Charity category."

  
  via Angelika Elendt / The Kennel Club
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  "The second-place photo, "Laying Down on the Job," was taken by American photographer Tracy Allard."

  
  via Tracy Allard / The Kennel Club
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  "This joyous photo won the Dogs at Play category. It was taken by Monica van der Maden of the Netherlands, and it is fittingly called "Dirty Dog.""

  
  via Monica van der Maden / The Kennel Club
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  via Zoltan Kecskes / The Kennel Club
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  "Dorine Scherpel of Canada snapped this photo called "The Loyal Co-Workers," which took first place in the Dogs at Work category."

  
  via Dorine Scherpel / The Kennel Club
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  "The second-place winner of Dogs at Work was taken by Katie Behan of the UK, called "Among Hills and Heather.""

  
  via Katie Behan / The Kennel Club
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  "One of the categories is for photographers aged 12 to 17, and their theme was "I Love Dogs Because…" This year's winner was taken by 12-year-old Mariah Mobley of the US with her photo, "Doggy Bed Time.""

  
  via Mariah Mobley / The Kennel Club
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  "The second-place photo, "Peace and Quiet," was taken by 17-year-old Hungarian Luca Gombos."

  
  via Luca Gombos / The Kennel Club
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  "This photo, called "Connected," earned top honors in the Man’s Best Friend category."

  
  via Cat Race / The Kennel Club
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  "This image of this lovable giant took second-place honors. The photo was taken by Alexandra Novitskaya of Russia, who calls this "White Cheesecake.""

  
  via Alexandra Novitskaya
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  "This breathtaking shot won the Portraits category. It's called "Honey saluki" and was taken by Russian photographer Anastasia Vetkovskaya."

  
  via Anastasia Vetkovskaya / The Kennel Club
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  "The runner-up, "Mirror," was taken by Ria Putzker of Austria."

  
  via Ria Putzker / The Kennel Club
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  "The rule for the Puppies category stipulates that pups must be under 6 months old, like these dogs in "The Little Twins," taken by Monica van der Maden."

  
  via Monica van der Maden / The Kennel Club
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  "Carlos Aliperti's "Father and Son" was the second-place winner"

  
  via Carlos Aliperti / The Kennel Club
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  "The Rescue Dogs Charity category winner also gets to donate £500 to a charity of their choice. This year, the winner was Anne Geier with her photo "Finntastic.""

  
  via Anne Geier / The Kennel Club
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  "The second-place photo, "Curiosity," was taken by Tianhang Zhang of China."

  
  via Tianhang Zhang / The Kennel Club
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  "The final category, Young Pup Photographer, is reserved for photographers 11 years old and under. The first-place photo, "Sea Dog," was taken by 11-year-old Sabine Wolpert of the US."

  
  via Sabine Wolpert / The Kennel Club
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  "Eilidh Shannon, 7, took second place with "Maisie's Music.""

  
  via Eilidh Shannon / The Kennel Club

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