Barking
Photograph: Chris Porsz/Comedy Pets
Theguardian_ Shortlisted entries for the 2023 Comedy Pet Photography awards. The competition was created by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam to celebrate the positive and vital role that pets have in our lives and to encourage engagement around animal welfare.
Oscar
Photograph: Lana Polyakova/Comedy Pets
Free kick
Photograph: Kenichi Morinaga/Comedy Pets
Is it a seal or a dog?
Photograph: Monyque Macedo Dos Santo/Comedy Pets
Albert Einstein
Photograph: Masayoshi Yamamoto/Comedy Pets
Three greys
Photograph: Comedy Pets
The big boss
Photograph: Kenichi Morinaga/Comedy Pets
When digging gets serious
Photograph: Sophie Boynton/Comedy Pets
A life-changing experience
Photograph: Michel Zoghzoghi/Comedy Pets
So this is the source of happiness
Photograph: Corinne Mooser/Comedy Pets
Pop up
Photograph: Kazutoshi Ono/Comedy Pets
A lovely couple
Photograph: Lana Polyakova/Comedy Pets