Nominate Your Dog for the 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards®

Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2025

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Name*

First NameLast Name

Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Email*

example@example.com

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Dog's Name:*

Dog's Age (in years):*

The nominated dog must be living at the time of nomination; your nomination will not be accepted if the dog is deceased. The nominated dog must also be living at the start of each round of voting in order to progress in the competition, unless this requirement is waived by American Humane in its sole discretion.

Dog's Breed:*

Entry Category: *

Credentialing Organization*

Year of Credentialing*

Is the credential still active?*

YesNo

Years working together and/or year of retirement *

Upload proof of credentials *

Handler Military Status*

Handler Military Rank*

Handler Military Role*

Handler Current Base (if applicable) *

Handler Dates of Military Service*

Handler Deployments (if applicable)*

Dates served as handler to nominated MWD*

Type of working dog*

MWD Dates of Military Service*

MWD Current Base*

MWD Deployments (if applicable) *

*Upload proof of credentials*

Upload Dog's Photo (1-5 photos)*

Photo must be submitted in .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .pdf or .png format and cannot exceed 10 MB in size. Image modifications such as borders, frames, composite images, multiple exposures, watermarks, signature or copyright notices, addition or replacement of elements, and artistic filters are not permitted. Cropping, rotating, resizing, red-eye removal, and the use of autofix enhancements and tools to correct contrast, brightness, intensity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color, balance and tint are permitted. Studio photos are ineligible unless approval and/or release from photographer is submitted to Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to edit or redact badges, insignia or logos and/or require dogs to appear with collars and/or tags. Sponsor reserves the right to edit, crop, resize or compress Photographs at their discretion. Sponsor also reserves the right to require an updated or replacement photograph. All Photographs must be approved by Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Photographs depicting or implying any form of inhumane treatment may be disqualified at the Sponsor’s discretion. Photograph(s) must be the original work of the Entrant or otherwise the Entrant must have the permission of the photographer; must not feature any third parties or third party materials, must have been taken in the last twelve (12) months, may not have been published previously; must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; and must be suitable for publication.

Did you (entrant) take the photo being submitted for your dog?*

YesNo

Is your dog used in connection with a for-profit business or services?*

YesNo

Tell us about your dog and why you are nominating them. (100 word maximum) *

0/100

*Describe your dog’s superpower? (40 word maximum) *

0/40

What is one moment or anecdote that explains why your dog is a hero? (50 word maximum) *

0/50

Describe your home life with your dog? (50 word maximum) *

0/50

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/yourname

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/yourname

X

https://x.com/yourname

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@yourname

Are you or any of your family members employed by or were ever employed by American Humane Society?*

YesNo

Are you the dog’s owner/handler or are you submitting on behalf of someone else’s dog?*

What is your occupation? *

Have you or any of your household members ever won the Hero Dog Awards or become a finalist?*

YesNo

By submitting this Release, you acknowledge that you have read, or have had read to you, understand and agree to comply with all terms and conditions contained in the 15th Annual American Humane HERO DOG AWARDS® Contest Official Rules (the “Official Rules”).

Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entry for current or past behavior that is not in the spirit of the competition, and to disqualify Entrant’s Nominated Dog that does not have satisfactory credentials and/or whose narrative story cannot be verified in Sponsor’s sole opinion. Each Entrant’s Nominated Dog must be alive at the time of entry and be permanently residing within the United States. Nominated dogs must not currently be used in connection with a for-profit business owned or operated by the Entrant unless approved by Sponsor in its sole discretion. By submitting an Entry, Entrant represents, warrants and covenants that he/she is the owner of the Nominated Dog, or authorized agent of the owner of the Nominated Dog, in the applicable Photo, that he/she owns or otherwise controls all rights in his/her Entry materials and any other materials provided by Entrant. Please note that Category Winners must travel according to the airline’s rules and regulations and are not guaranteed to travel in the cabin with the Entrant.

I understand and agree that submission of this Release Form with Photograph grants Sponsor and its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, sales representatives, agents, advertising, marketing and promotion agencies, merchandising partners, consultants, contractors, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives, and each of these companies’ and individuals’ respective successors, representatives, and assigns and anyone authorized by any of them, the right to use of my Entry materials (including but not limited to my name, city, state, narrative and Photograph) and any other materials I provide (or otherwise connected with the story of my Entry) and any derivations of the foregoing, and grants Sponsor and its agents the rights to publish, use, adapt, edit, modify and/or create derivative works of the elements of such Entry materials in any way, for programming, advertising, trade, commerce, publicity, promotional and other purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from me or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, whether or not such Entry is a Semi-Finalist, Category Winner or the American Humane Hero Dog winner.

I further understand and agree that in the event my Contest Entry is declared a Semi-Finalist, Category Winner, or the American Humane Hero Dog winner, I will execute and deliver a Declaration of Eligibility and Release of Liability/Publicity (publicity portion where legal) as required by the Official Rules of the Contest.

I understand and agree that certain personal information may be provided as a part of the Contest Entry materials, and I confirm that I approve the use, publication and distribution of this personal information in accordance with the Official Rules of the Contest. I am over eighteen (18) years of age and a legal resident of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.

Do you agree to the terms?*

Yes, I have read and agree to the terms.

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Nominate Your Dog for the 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards®

Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2025

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