…and your pup could be featured on a Foster Fuels billboard.
Dog Days of Summer is Foster Fuels’ four-week celebration of the local dogs that make summer better, and in 2026, it’s better than ever. Each week, dog owners across Central Virginia and the Foster Fuels service area can enter for a chance to see their pup featured on Foster Fuels social media and billboards around Lynchburg!
Entering is simple: find the weekly Dog Days of Summer post on the Foster Fuels Facebook page, then comment with a photo of your dog, your dog’s name, and the city or town where your dog lives.
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On August 3, the three weekly winners will face off in one final Facebook vote. The winning pup will be crowned Summer’s Top Dog on August 10.
Every weekly winner will earn:
Summer’s Top Dog will receive the campaign’s final billboard feature and a Foster Fuels doggie basket containing a $20 PetSmart gift card, dog toys, dog treats, and a dog bowl.
Dog Days of Summer is an organic Foster Fuels campaign created to celebrate our community, generate some tail-wagging fun, and give local dogs their moment in the spotlight.
At the conclusion of the campaign, the Foster Fuels Foundation will make a donation to BARCC in support of its work serving animals in Campbell County.
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Entrants must live in Central Virginia or within the Foster Fuels service area and must follow Foster Fuels on Facebook and Instagram. Foster Fuels employees are not eligible to participate.
Comments or photos posted elsewhere do not count as official entries.
We encourage fun, high-quality photos showing how your dog is spending—or surviving—the Dog Days of Summer. Swimming, playing outside, relaxing in the shade, and summer adventures are all welcome.
Submitted photos must be suitable for public display. Entries may not include:
Voting takes place through likes and reactions on eligible photo comments under the active weekly Facebook post. Unless otherwise stated in the post, weekly voting ends on Friday. The eligible dog photo with the most reactions at the close of voting will be declared that week’s winner. Each week, the winner will be displayed on Foster Fuels billboards around the region.
After three weekly winners have been selected, those dogs will compete in a final Facebook vote for the title of Summer’s Top Dog.
Participants are welcome to share their dog’s photo to an Instagram post or Story and tag Foster Fuels for a chance to be reposted. Instagram Story posts do not count as official contest entries; all official entries must be submitted through the active weekly Facebook post.
By entering, participants confirm that they own the submitted photo or have permission to use it. Participants grant Foster Fuels permission to use submitted photos, dog names, cities or towns of residence, and related entry content in social media, website content, billboards, email campaigns, digital advertising, print advertising, and other promotional materials.
No purchase necessary. Foster Fuels reserves the right to limit, remove, disqualify, or reject entries deemed inappropriate, fraudulent, ineligible, or inconsistent with the spirit of the contest.
Submission does not guarantee selection, publication, billboard placement, or promotional use. Foster Fuels is not responsible for inaccuracies, technical issues, platform outages, unavailable content, user-generated content, or social media platform irregularities. All contest decisions made by Foster Fuels are final.
