Just a reminder for those who aren’t familiar with our contest: Every Tuesday from now until Christmas, we’ll be posting a new caption-less Dog Shaming picture. It’s up to YOU to come up with the perfect shame sign! Get your creative juices flowing and come up with the funniest caption you can think of and by Friday we’ll announce the winner! You can tweet us, facebook us, or leave your comment below!
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 signed copies of Dog Shaming, 2 totes bags, and 4 Dog Shaming pins and markers. This way you get to keep a copy for yourself, but also you’ll also be able to cross your dog-loving friend or family member off your list!! Of course, if you can’t wait to get a free copy, you can always order your copy here!
Caption Contest Photo #2
danielle
I was just trying to peel them for you, they are big apples right 🙂
Lisa
Peter, Peter pumpkin defeater!
Julie
Maybe, if I sit reeealllly still that wierd bird won’t see me.
Abby
I helped my Mom decorate, she was unimpressed.
Janet
Really! Shame on you for thinking placing large orange balls around the house was a plan!
colleend
I was trying to make you a Jack O’Lantern.
Brenda
They sure looked better than they tasted!
Becki
I wanted my initial(s) on the pumpkins too!
Vanessa Settles Nix
I just LOVE the holidays. Mom forgot to carve our initials in these two pumpkins so I helped her out. I am very happy with the way they look, mom not so much.
Tish Reed
Couldn’t wait for the Great Pumpkin to arrive so I started early. You’re welcome!
Joy M.
What? This is how I show my thanks…..
plush1971
what we cant eat them?!
Pucker Up
They contrast the decor far better white. I’m sorry you couldn’t see that originally……
Angie
But mom! I thought they were real, tasty pumpkins.
Faye
I just couldn’t wait for pie Mom!
Barbara
I wanted some pumpkin pie but I think there is something wrong with these pumpkins.
twan
What do you mean, that’s not a kong?
Ana
You mean you didn’t want these carved? Oops…so ashamed!
Nicole
Peter, Peter pumpkin eater!
Cheryl
But mom, I was just trying to put my initials on them, just like your pumpkins on the fireplace!
Ann Amato
I thought they would taste like pumpkin pie.
cheryl
This is how I carve my initials. Who said you need opposable thumbs to be creative?
Evelyn
Mmm. Who needs pumpkin pie when you can have pumpkin styrofoam!
aelfheld
These new balls don’t roll very well.
Erin
Turns out they aren’t edible! Who knew?
corinnaschicker
What?? I’m an artist you know – I call this “Deconstructed Pumpkin Carving”!
Michelle
You forgot I couldn’t hold a sharpie! I had to use my mouth!
Cheryl Bendle
I was able to scare them off before they got to the rest of the pumpkins. Think I deserve a treat.
Katie Colunga
And the winner of the pumpkin carving contest is……..
BJ
Punk’d
Ellen
What do you mean that’s not how you make pumpkin pie?!?!?!
Kari F.
What? I just wanted to help make the pumpkin pie too! Not my fault they were fake…..they looked plenty real to me. Isn’t it the thought that counts?
JML
But you always give me pumpkin when my tummy hurts! I figured I should do it since I ate the kids’ Halloween candy…
jen
I’m the Great Pumpkin-Eater, Charlie Brown.
Debbie Milteer
What pumpkins? I don’t see any pumpkins!
Ann Lafrentz
I wanted to help decorate the pumpkins. My mom was not impressed with the results. I am not ashamed though. Happy Fall Y’all!!!
Pam
I outed the impostors!
Dee
The turkey made me do it!
Gabriela Guillermo-Garza
I mean… I thought I heard pumpkin was good for us dogs?
Maaran
So I saw this idea on Pinterest… Nailed it!
Ana
HAHAHA! LOVE it!
Sarah
Hilarious!
Stephanie
I was just trying to emboss these to looke like the other ones!
Katie
I am thankful not all pumpkins taste like styrofoam!
Linda
The paper turkey did it.
Sabrina
Mom forgot to take the seeds out before toasting them by the fire so I tried to do it for her.
Katie Lane
Mom left and I got bored. No regrets.
sadie
Don’t blame me. The turkey said “Gobble, gobble.” So I did!
Laieanna
How else was I supposed to get your attention that it’s time to change the decor for Christmas?
Lisa
Just wanted to prove that those pumpkins were not real. Next is that turkey over there. You’re welcome.
Leah Heath
I wanted to know why you guys all fight over pumpkin pie.
Leslie Kuchinski (@LKuchinski)
Why does Mom always say my pumpkin-carving skills leave something to be desired?
Michelle
Mom! Clearly its time to put out the Christmas decorations! Just helping you get started!
Gertrude
I just wanted to make sure the cats wouldn’t touch your pumpkins, so I left some saliva on them. And as you can see it works: no cats. What do you mean, we don’t have any cats at all?
k.
-Hogwarts has failed me-
The jugs were empty! Where is the pumpkin juice?
Please don’t send me back to the muggle world!
LCAMP
H is for “Hungry!!”
Sue Hafer
I’m telling you…we have mice!
Dana
I have an unhealthy obsession with pumpkins. It’s a sickness. No, really!
Courtney carter
What? That’s what my initials look like in Dog.
Sarah S.
Like my carving skills?
Ann
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK….
Nemo
Same great shaming taste with none of the calories of a real pumpkin!
Debra Kay Cowger
I love pumpkins! Hey wait a minute, that’s not a real pumpkin! Fake pumpkins…My new favorite!
Linda Sneed
I started carving the pumpkins for you.
Heather riddle
I’m Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater and I am not ashamed!
Rufus's Mom
Pumpkins Come And Pumpkins Go, But A Jack-O-Lantern Steals The Show!
Susan Crump
My carved pumpkins are more beautiful than yours and I am not ashamed to say so!
Shannon Davis
But Mom! They say pumpkin is GOOD for dogs! Apparently that does not apply to artificial ones!
Sue
I’m a lonely little petunia in a pumpkin patch!
Lindsay
Who needs Pinterest? I am the best pumpkin carver ever. I am not ashamed.
Desiree
My pumpkins, my choice….Right?
Robin
I’m still learning how to “chew” the alphabet and “H” is a hard letter!
dr_abc
Fall Fashion accessories for the discerning dog: Pumpkins! Great decorations and chew toys! Unashamed.
my4dogs♡
What? You didn’t need pumpkin zest?
Cyndi
Those pumpkins are clearly dog toys. If they weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have left them on the floor, right? …Mom?…Right? …uh oh…
Anett
I love these tasty pumpkins that Mom decorated with!
Amanda
You mean you don’t use the WHOLE pumpkin for pie?
Nancy Elrick-Forman
These orange balls have funny ridges – where’s my tennis balls Mom?
madisonpage
it’s paw style! You no like?
melanie wichert
You had me at pumpkin!
Karen
Neither one tasted like pie. Don’t ask me how I know this.
Susan
Two down, two to go . . .
Pearl Slen
I thought your Thanksgiving decorations needed more pumpkins…your welcome!
Lisa Marie Krieger
Halloween is over, Mom. I was making them into snowballs for Christmas!
Dorothy Lynn
Ooops and stuff….
Lindsay Hayes
Happy Holidays! (PS-I will be pooping out pieces of Styrofoam pumpkin till Christmas.)
Erin
I ate “pumpkins” and made a messy brown pie. My new nickname is Pumpkin Pie.
Emily
I lost the pumpkin carving contest.
Michelle
The turkey did it! I tried to stop him !
borsue@hotmail.com
I was just trying to help put the decorations away.
Rachel
I was told pumpkin helps with my stomach woes. Evidently, these made it worse 🙁
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Brigette
They wouldn’t give me pumpkin pie so I tried to make my own.
ashley
Orange means hazard…thought I was doing a good job protecting my people.
Ochie D.
Well hello there…it may take me a while to polish these pumpkins into giant shiny white Christmas ornaments (I am into recycling), so why not do a little photo shoot on the side?
ashley
I can do anything you can do better…anything you can do I can do too….
Pam
Next.. The turkey ! So what if I had dessert first
Sarah H.
I just wanted some pumpkin pie.
pattyvaughn
I heard you say how good pumpkin is. Are you sure you understand the word “good?”
Ochie D.
Paws crossed, I will be the grand winner of the H & H PumpkinBall scratch off!
Krista Cook
Just hand over the turkey and nothing else will get hurt!
PaddyM
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!
Deborah Russell
The pumpkins started it.
Amanda
CHEESE!
Lourell
Yummmmm….tastes like chicken!
Craig Ruff
These are examples of what learned in pumpkin carving class, but I found it hard to pay attention.
Mika Miller
I was making you some pumpkin pie
Bev
You’re never gonna believe what happened when you were at work…
Christina
What! I just filing my nails!
Leann
Maybe next time you will give me pie!
Donna Gium
Help!! I’m in ‘Pumpkin Prison!’ Get me out of here before the Turkey gobbles me up!!
Abbie Hickman
I get jealous when mum spends so much time fussing over these things, so I may have destroyed a couple so she can spend more time loving me instead!
Arlene
I have taken up calligraphy 🙂
Beth Taylor
Mom didn’t appreciate my putting frost on the punkins. Hmph. Not ashamed.
PartyGalAnne
I’m a jerk-o-lantern!
Jennifer Richards
They said one more strike would lead to a turkey…I still have time.
Anita Murr
Fake pumpkins, fake shame. . .
Megan Elkins Kelley
I ate the pumpkins, Mom. I couldn’t wait for the pie. I am not ashamed.
breanne paquette
I read somewhere that pumpkins are a superfood for us dogs!
Bethany
Styrofoam. Bummer.
Oh well…Still better then the fruitcake I’ll steal next month.
Mrs Marles
I was monogramming them… In my defense, you taught me how to sit not spell
Cheryl Kersey
The turkey did it.
Gayle C
They started it… I finished it.
Bett
I came, I carved
Shameless
Peter Peter
Wendy
“My name doesn’t begin with H.”
Kristina
The vet said I needed more fiber in my diet.
Tara
I tried telling them that it’s no longer Halloween. Then I took matters into my own hands
Erin
Happy Halloween! Look I eat the pumpkin! Now you don’t need to carve the pumpkins!Oh by the way now you can make pumpkin pie!
Dana
It looks like the pumpkins are fighting again
Mandi
I reject your attempts at festivity.
Caroline
They attacked me first, I had no choice. I was protecting the house, you’re welcome.
libby
The squirrels did it!
Mika
I was getting creative with the holiday carvings!
Not Ashamed!
Andy Bolch
I’m ashamed at YOU! Fake pumpkins… Where is the real stuff?
Mandy Blumenthal
Hey, I’M your little pumpkin. You don’t need any others!
Shevaun Garcia
I didn’t want them to hatch into one of those weird orange birds! Your welcome!
psudrozz
Peter Peter pumpkin eater
Loved to chew; a law breaking repeater
This holiday his menu did swell
IS NOT ASHAMED AND DOING WELL
Alexandra Colgan
I just wanted to get a head start on making the pumpkin pie!
Colleen1965
Mmmmm…tastes like chicken.
Miranda
I was helping you get ready to make the pumpkin pies I will steal off the counter.
Sam
I thought The Great Pumpkin came in pie form!
Annie
I couldn’t wait to grate the pumpkin, then I realized you said ‘Wait for the GREAT pumpkin’…I am so ashamed.
GwenC
I was going for a more ‘natural’ pumpkin look…
Jackie DeRosa Allen
Fake pumpkins, real pumpkins, they all give me gas…sorry
Leslin
I carve the pumpkins to help my hoomans, they shame me with the evidence… this is the thanks I get!!
Emily
Mom secretly told me to do it so she could go shopping for more decorations … I love my mom!
Erin
Shame on ME? No, shame on YOU, Mom — the pumpkins you got me weren’t even real!
Don Miller
Someone bought fake pumpkins! I identified them for you.
B.B.Luke
I listened to my inner artist and went with abstract this year, absolutely not ashamed.
BethyB
Hmmmm, liars! Everything does NOT taste like chicken.
Kriss King
H is for the Halloween I ruined
Tandra Draper
Tandra Draper
Sorry mom. I just couldn’t wait for Thanksgiving for Pumpkin Pie!
Nat Wallace
Well you tell me how Cinderella turned it into a coach and I’ll tell you where your slippers are!
Teresa
Did you see what the cat did while you were gone?
Eve
Imagine my surprise that these were only decorations. Thought they were for us to eat!! Sorry but only cause it didn’t taste very good.
Charlotte
I ate the Great Pumpkin. Linus was not happy.
breanne paquette
Still better then mommy’s cooking
Chris Clark
I should have waited until the pumpkins were baked into a pie.
beth
They were gourd to the last bite!
Sue Colvin
I thought they were big balls for playing fetch.
Lisa Heinrich
Pumpkin carving gone wrong!
Caitlin Vaughn
Puppy: 1.
Mom’s Sandra Lee-Style Tablescape: 0.
Erica
Um…I’m soooo ashamed?! I’m not the one who put these fake pumpkins out.
jacie cloutier
I turned them into squash. These could use some real pumpkin-patching!
Shelley Hutchison
U (you know, to spell ‘huh?’)
Shelley Hutchison
Could I please have some cinnamon and whipped cream? These don’t taste right without them.
Amy Fleming
They must be out of their gourds if they think I did this!
Diana
These aren’t real! I thought you should know.
Tracy
I’m not ashamed! I saved you from a seriously horrible pie. (PS: Those were not organic.)
msmarij
I liked the fake ones better than the real ones!
Lynn
I’m engraving my monogram. There’s no shame in that.
Beth
I’m surrounded by LIES!!! I suppose now you’re going to tell I was adopted!?
diane
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me!
Hank Worden
I ate the real turkey, now I have to wear this silly sign and pose with the fake turkey. Oh well, best thanksgiving ever! Woof!!
michelle
Half Time!