Enter your dog

The Life is Golden Pack

Life is golden…
because of them.

Enzo started it. There’s room for yours.

Every dog has a story: the drive, the dock, the thing only they do.
One will become our next featured shirt, and their family gets it free.

Enter your dog

Photo contest · Pack Edition No. 01

Their story could be
our next featured shirt.

  • Featured in our shop. We draw their photos and story into a limited-edition Pack Edition shirt.
  • Their story, credited. Their name and story sit beside the shirt on its product page.
  • The first shirt is theirs, free. We send it to the family, on us.

Entries for No. 01 close November 30. The winner is announced by email and on our social channels.

Enter your dog
Enzo’s coastal sidecar ride beside the seaWhat they love
Enzo, the golden retriever who inspired Life Is GoldenThe dog
Enzo’s sidecar artwork printed on a white Life Is Golden shirt, laid on warm wood The shirt
Enzo and his evening sidecar rides, drawn into one design. Mockup shown.

The wall

Explore the pack.
Every photo has a story.

Hanging the photos…

Enzo, the golden retriever who inspired Life Is GoldenMike and Enzo together by the sea

Why we started

Life is golden…
because of them.

Walks with Enzo gave Mike a clearer head, new connections and a different way of seeing ordinary days. That feeling became Life Is Golden.

Mike & Enzo

Got a dog with a story?
Enter Pack Edition No. 01.

Enter your dog

Every entry gets a $10 thank-you, picked or not.

Contest details
How to enter
Free. No purchase necessary. Add a photo of your dog, up to two optional supporting photos, their name, your state, their story and your email (Instagram optional) on this page. Your entry goes on the wall after a quick screening. Entering adds you to Life Is Golden emails, where we announce the winner; unsubscribe anytime. One entry per dog; up to 12 dogs each.
Who can enter
Anyone 18 or older who owns the photos they share. Goldens first; mixes, doodles and every good dog are welcome.
How the winner is chosen
The Life Is Golden team picks one entry for Pack Edition No. 01 on November 30, 2026, for the dog, photos and story that would make the best design. The winner is told directly by email (and on Instagram, if shared) and announced by email and on our social channels. We hope to make more Pack Editions, and every entry stays in the running for them.
What the winner receives
A limited-edition Pack Edition shirt design inspired by their dog’s photos and story, featured in our shop with their dog’s name and story on its product page, and one shirt with the design, free. No royalties or payment. Release dates are announced separately.
Your $10 thank-you
One per person, picked or not. Claim it after you enter by confirming your email with a one-time code. Use it within seven days, signed in with the same email at checkout.
Your photos and story
Entering gives Life Is Golden permission to feature and create with what you share, including on products and in ads. You’ll see the full permission before you enter. Your email and your dog’s birthday are never public; your Instagram handle, if you add it, shows on their story.

My pack

One account. Every dog you love.

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Enter your dog

Photo contest · Pack Edition No. 01

Enter your dog.

No perfect photo needed. One photo of your dog is all it takes.

One clear photo of your dog doing what they love.

What this permission includes

Your materials. Your uploaded photos, videos and story, and the dog name, state and social handle you choose to share. You keep ownership of your original materials.

Creative and commercial use. You give Life Is Golden a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, ongoing license to reproduce, edit, crop, adapt, combine, publish, display and distribute these materials and artwork derived from them, including AI-assisted artwork. Uses include the Pack Wall, profiles, websites, email features, social posts, reels, paid advertising, apparel, accessories, calendars, books and other products offered for sale.

Who may use them. Life Is Golden and its designers, production partners and service providers working on those uses. This includes making and distributing the resulting designs and products across digital and physical media.

Your confirmation. You are at least 18 and own the materials or have permission from their rights holders and anyone identifiable in them, including any permission needed for these commercial uses. Submission does not guarantee selection, payment, royalties or free products.

Your private information. Your email and your dog’s birthday or gotcha day are not public profile details. This content permission does not subscribe you to marketing emails. A request to remove a wall entry does not automatically recall already published features, printed materials or products.

Permission version: pack-2026-10-28-commercial-v1. Your permission is saved with your submission.

Your dog goes on the wall once their photo passes a quick check. Your email stays private.