Rules & Prizes

How the Promotion Works

General Rules and Guidelines for Registered Users who are 18 years of age or older. (Short Version)

1. Take a photo with your dog and a bone (preferably from Christopher’s Meat Market). Keep photos fun and interesting. Online Stock or Photoshop images might not be approved for use in the contest. We want to see your real dog with a bone. Keep photos child friendly please. No fake or Milk Bones please, just simply a real bone.

2. Upload your photo & register if you have not already done so.

3. Share your photo with friends and family so they can vote for your favorite Dog & Bone photo.

4. Watch to see if you photo appears in the Top 10 position. This is the list where the Prizes as available will be determined from. Good luck, and we hope you can be a Prize Winner.

5. Be sure to fully read the entire rules and regulations as well as Terms & Conditions of Use and Privacy Policies to ensure you comply with all provisions of the Dog & Bone Contest.

6. Entries begin July 1st, 2019

7. Voting begins on July 1st, 2019

8. Entry period ends on July 27th, 2019

9. Voting period ends on July 31st, 2019

Contest Prizes

The following Prizes have been made available by Christopher's Meat Market, as well as other businesses who have helped to Sponsor this Contest.

All Gift Certificate Prizes are valid for redemption at Christopher's Meat Market only!

• Grand Prize - $100 Cash courtesy of Christopher's Meat Market
• Second Prize - $75.00 Gift Certificate courtesy of Christopher's Meat Market
• Third Prize - $50.00 Gift Certificate courtesy of Noble Group USA
• Fourth Prize - $25.00 Gift Certificate courtesy of Nellie's Pet Care

Contest Sponsors

The following businesses have helped to Sponsor this Dog & Bone Contest.

• Beaverdam Pet Food
• Christopher's Meat Market
• Nellie's Pet Care
• Noble Group USA

Complete Guidelines for our Dog & Bone Photo Contest

Our Dog & Bone Photo Contest is meant for entertainment purposes only, with a chance to win Cash or Gift Certificate Prizes for those who register and enter the Contest.

By uploading a photo of your dog along with a bone (preferably from Christopher’s Meat Market), as well as successful registration and photo approval, you will have a chance to win one of several Prizes. Promotion is open to anyone over 18 years of age. No fake or Milk Bones please, just simply a real bone.

Christopher's Meat Market and/or authorized representatives will make the sole determining decision as to whether or not a photo is suitable to be represented in this Dog & Bone Photo Contest. Please keep this Contest children friendly!

The Contest will begin on July 1st, 2019 and will run thru July 31st, 2019.

Entries will be accepted beginning July 1st, 2019 and the entry period will end on July 27th, 2019. Users will have unlimited entries, and will be able to edit their photo entries if they so desire, but once approved, edits will be approved at the sole discretion of Contest Moderator for fairness in the contest for those who have already voted for your photo.

More than one dog may be entered into the Contest if a register user desires to do so. Uploading more than one entry per dog may actually reduce the chances of winning because the votes could be spread out among more entries, thus reducing your chances of winning a prize.

Please remember that this Contest is for entertainment purposes, and all Prize Winners will be decided upon by the general public via the voting system.

Voting will begin immediately on July 1st, 2019, and voting will be allowed thru July 31st, 2019. Users may vote for their own photos, as well as any other photos they find that they like. Anyone may vote, whether or not they have registered. Registration is not required to vote. You may only vote once for any photo, but you may vote for as many photos as you like.

To win a Prize, your photo should appear in the Top 10 photos section as of the end of the Contest voting period which is July 31st, 2019. If your photo is not in the Top 10, then most likely you will not be a Prize Winner, however in the event there would be 10 available prizes, and one person has more than one winning entry, you may still have a chance to win.

The general public will decide who the Prize Winners are based on likes for each photo. The photo in the number 1 position with the most likes will win the Grand Prize. The photo in the number 2 position will win the Second Prize. Any and all other Prizes as available will continue to count down from the number 1 position based on number of likes. Available Prizes will be based on number of businesses who have helped Sponsor the Contest and/or Prizes up to a total of 10 Prizes.

Should several photos in the Top 10 have the same number of likes, the winning positions will then be determined by the highest number of views for each of those competing photos. The Top 10 list does rotate photos in a random fashion for all photos with the same number of likes for entertainment display purposes, so winners will be decided in descending order by total views for their photo entry. This is necessary because refreshing the page would change order of the Top 10 once again for those with identical number of likes.

An example of this is as follows, and would continue same principle for winners if more prizes would be available. Remember if you refresh the Top 10 page, the photo orders will change for all photos with the same number of likes, which is why the views count will be secondary winning criteria.

Position 1. - 5 likes & 15 views - Second Prize Winner

Position 2. - 5 likes & 30 views - Grand Prize Winner

Position 3. - 3 likes & 10 views - Fourth Prize Winner

Position 4. - 3 likes & 25 views. - Third Prize Winner

If you have more than one Dog & Bone photo in the Top 10, only the photo with the most likes will be used for Prize determination. We will only allow one Prize per registered family/user. The only exception to this rule will be when there are equal to, or less photos submitted than there are Prizes. In this case, we may at our option award all prizes regardless if a registered family/user had more than one photo entered into the Contest.

Prize Sponsors will be allowed to enter and win a Prize because Prize Winners will be chosen by the most votes via the general public.

We are also allowing this provision, because we are also encouraging participation/sponsorship by Shelters & Rescue Centers etc. to help encourage adoptions for a dog in need. If these Sponsors also wish to participate, they will be allowed to do so. You, as the general public will be Voting to decide winners, so there will be no favoritism involved. Let's simply help to rescue a few dogs while we are having fun!

Please read the descriptions under all photos to find out if the particular Dog you are viewing is up for adoption and looking for a new home. Adoptions will be subject to rules and regulations by the Shelter/Center providing the photos.

Winner will be notified via the email used when uploading a photo and registering for the Contest. Please check your email carefully when registering. If we cannot reach you due to an invalid email address in your user account, or undelivered email for any reason, the next runner up will be chosen as the winner. Prizes will be in the form of Cash, and/or a Gift Certificate valid and redeemable only at Christopher's Meat Market.

This promotion will follow and adhere to all rules and/or regulations as provided on all pages available on this contest website.

Should you experience any issues with this website, we ask that you first try using a different mobile or desktop computing device to attempt to resolve your issues.

If that does not seem to be helping, please ask someone else for help, such as a family member or friend, perhaps your favorite web guru or technician.

We will do our best to help anyone experiencing issues regarding the Contest, in as timely a manner as possible. We cannot however, alter Contest results for anyone who we were unable to help prior to the Contest closing date.  For this reason, please do not wait until the last few days to make your Contest Entries. Due to any issues beyond or outside of our control, the entry period and/or voting period may be terminated early, and any/all entries submitted as of that time will be used to determine the winner(s).

Should you find or feel there is a problem with the Contest Website or need help, please email us at: wmaster@farmersmarketofwyomissing.com or Click Here

We apologize in advance should anything go wrong; however, this is a Dog & Bone Photo Contest for entertainment purposes only, with a chance to win Prizes for those who register and enter the Contest.

Although this is mainly an online Contest, anyone who wishes to enter and has no online access may still participate. You must choose and legibly write down a name for your Dog as well as any description you wish to appear in the submission, take a physical printed photo showing your Dog with the Bone purchased at Christopher's Meat Market, and send both of these along with your name, email address/phone number or other method of contact, and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of your photo if desired to:

Dog & Bone Photo Contest

c/o Noble Group USA

PO Box 6884

Wyomissing, PA 19610

All physical entries must be received by or before July 27th to qualify for entry into the Dog & Bone Photo Contest. - No exceptions due to late or misdirected mail.

Thank you for your interest and we hope you participate in our Dog & Bone Photo Contest provided by Christopher's Meat Market located at PA Dutch Farmers Market of Wyomissing.