Dear reader,

In honour of our adorable new book Puppy Love and its protagonist Hercules the dachshund, we’re excited to announce a new contest!

We’re giving away a coveted Virginia Johnson dachshund shawl and a copy of Puppy Love to the reader who sends in the most adorable dog photo.

Do you want to win this gorgeous prize? Here are the ways you can enter:

1. Send your photo to reader@houseofanansi.com

2. Tweet your photo to us @HouseofAnansi (include the hashtag #PuppyLove)
3. Post your photo on our Facebook wall

Stay tuned for dog photo-offs as we post your entries to our blog and open the polls for your votes!

One entry per person, please. Contest closes April 5, 2012. Canadian residents only (excluding Quebec). Photos entered may be posted on our blog.

To get you started off, we’ve compiled a few photos of Anansi/Groundwood staff members with some pretty adorable dogs! Have a look at the slideshow.

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