Design. Create. Howl! 🐾
Think your dog has the perfect Halloween look? Now’s your chance to create it!
The BarkNourish Howl-O-Ween Design Contest is your chance to let your imagination run wild! Your design can be funny, spooky, cute, creative, or completely unexpected—as long as it celebrates dogs and Howl-O-Ween.
🐾 How It Works/Rules to follow
- 🎃 Create Your Design
- Create a fun, original Howl-O-Ween design inspired by both dogs and Halloween!
- 🎨 Create Your Way
- Use any creative tool you choose. Kre8or is a free option.
- 📤 Submit Your Entry
- Create and upload your own original design using the entry from below. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON
- ❤️ Keep it Pawsome
- Keep your design fun, family-friendly, and appropriate for dog lovers of all ages.
- 🏆 Share & Vote
- Once your entry is approved, it will appear in the BarkNourish Howl-O-Ween Gallery. Invite your friends, family, and fellow dog lovers to check it out and vote for their favorites!
- 🐾 The Winner
- Community voting will help us see which designs people love, but the final winner will be selected by BarkNourish.
🎨 What Can You Create?
Let your imagination run wild! Your design can be funny, spooky, cute, creative, or completely unexpected—as long as it celebrates dogs, Halloween, or both.
- 🎃 Spooky Dogs — Halloween pups, pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and more!
- 🐶 Funny & Playful — Make us laugh with a clever dog-inspired design.
- 🕸️ Halloween Adventures — Dogs trick-or-treating, dressing up, or getting into Halloween mischief.
- ❤️ Dog-Lover Designs — Celebrate the special bond between dogs and their people.
- 🎨 Something Completely Original — Have an idea that doesn’t fit these? We want to see it!
🎨 Need a Little Creative Help?
- 🐾There are no limits to your creativity
- 🐾Have an idea for your dog’s perfect Howl-O-Ween design
- 🐾How can I make it?—Canva, Chatgpt, Adobe firefly, Leonardo AI, Ideogram, Midjourney or Kre8or can help you bring your idea to life! Hand drawn or digitally created designs are welcome too
- 🐾Kre8or optional and free to use
- 🐾Follow the link to try
🏆 The Prize
The winning design becomes part of BarkNourish! 🐾🎃
The winning design will be turned into a limited-edition BarkNourish design and featured on a few special items in our store.
And that’s not all—the winner will receive a blanket and a coffe mug or tumbler featuring their winning design! ❤️🐶
Your creativity could become something real that dog lovers can enjoy long after Howl-O-Ween is over.
🐾 See the Entries & Vote
Want to see what other dog lovers have created?
Visit the Howl-O-Ween Gallery to see approved entries, vote for your favorites, and leave a little love in the comments. ❤️🐶🎃
📅 Important Dates
- 🎃 September 16— Contest Opens
- People can start submitting immediately.
- 📸 September 16–October 2 — Entries + Voting
- As each design is submitted and approved, it goes into the gallery and can immediately start collecting votes. That gives early entries the most opportunity to build support.
- ⏰ October 2 — Entries Close
- No new designs after this date.
- 🔎 October 3–4 — Final Review
- We look at the entries, voting results, and choose the winner. No scrambling for submissions because they’ve been coming in for weeks.
- 🏆 October 5 — 🏆 Winner Announced
🎨 Design File Requirements
Please submit your design as a JPG file. Files must be no larger than 5 MB and no more than 3000 × 3000 pixels.
- 🖼️ File Type: JPG Only
- 📏 Maximum Size: 3000 × 3000 pixels
- 💾 Maximum File Size: 5 MB
- 🐾 One Entry Per Person