After CANIDAE Pet Foods launched a pet photo contest in October inviting pet owners to submit their favorite photos of their pets for a chance to win free petfood for a year, the company has chosen the winners.

Kristi Maddox of Broadview, Montana, USA, won the dog category for the photo of her fawn boxer and Australian cattle dog mix jumping in the air to catch snowballs.

Amy Rodriguez of Farmington, Minnesota, USA, won the cat category for her photo of her young cats Attis and Arley snuggled close to one another.

The winning photos can be seen on CANIDAE's blog .