Below, you can get a quick idea of what the Contest is all about, meet our celebrity judges that’ll help choose this year's Finalists, and check out what last year's Top Dogs did to win.
Contest Details
Write a short essay (250 words or less) that tells us what you would do if you had $500,000 to create a dream dog park, then add a picture of you and your buddy that shows how life is better together. If you're selected as a Finalist, you'll be asked to create an Entry video to accompany your essay and photo.
The winner will inspire the $500,000 makeover of a dog park in their area, and will also receive $10,000 and a year's supply of Beneful® brand Dry Dog Food.
So start dreaming, and tell us your most creative ideas for making a park $500,000 more fun.
Panel of Experts
To make that dream dog park a reality, here are a couple of the people you'll have to impress. They're the experts who'll be helping to judge the entries and decide who'll be a Finalist.
Jason Cameron
Dog Lover, Design Expert and Television Host
Jason Cameron is a licensed home improvement contractor, finish carpenter, personal trainer, writer, actor and television personality.
Jason is a native of Toledo, Ohio, and now a resident of New Jersey where he lives with his wife and his dog CJ. He has worked in all facets of home construction and has a Home Improvement Contractors License. Jason has appeared on the pages of Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maxim, GQ and more. Jason has also enjoyed small screen success appearing on Sex and the City, Guiding Light and All my Children. For three years, Jason was one of the carpenters on TLC's While You Were Out. Jason is currently enjoying his role as host of two popular cable television design and contracting shows.
In his spare time, Jason enjoys reading, working out at the gym, mountain biking, hiking, playing volleyball and softball, playing with CJ, and of course, doing carpentry projects for their new condo.
Arden Moore
Pet behavior expert and radio show host
Arden Moore helps people and pets better connect as an animal behavior consultant, best-selling author, editor, in-demand speaker and host of the "Oh Behave!" show on PetLifeRadio.com — the world's No. 1 pet podcast network. She is also a certified instructor in pet first aid, CPR and safety.
A native of Crown Point, Indiana, and now a resident of California, Arden shares her home with her "furry fab four," consisting of second-chance rescued dogs, Chipper and Cleo, and cats, Zeki and Murphy. All four have appeared with Arden on national TV shows and pet presentations. Chipper and Cleo enjoy tandem canine surfing while Zeki, a former abused cat, thrives as a feline ambassador. Murphy enjoys staying home.
Known as "America’s Pet Edu-Trainer," Moore has been featured on CNN-Headline News, NBC's The Today Show, AP World Television, Fox News, Martha Stewart Living, Animal Radio Network, & HGTV's Smart Solutions plus hundreds of television and radio shows. She serves as editor of both Catnip and Fido Friendly and has authored 20 books on dogs and cats. She is the founder of FourLeggedLife.com, an online pet community with the mission to help people "laugh, love and learn" about cats and dogs.
Last Year's Winners
Pat McNeely and Koda inspired the first-ever Beneful® WagWorld® Dream Dog Park.
Their Entry had more than just great ideas. They showed us how their ideas would strengthen the bond between the pets and people who came to visit the dog park together.
- Team:
- Pat and Koda
- City:
- Johns Creek, GA
Check out their big idea and get inspired to submit your own.