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Thousands of dog-lovers entered the 2011 Dog Photographer of the Year competition, raising almost £2,500 for the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, which is a dog charity which looks after the health and welfare of all dogs int he U.K. They make a difference by funding a variety of work ranging from supporting research into canine diseases, dog welfare organisations and the promotion of support dogs, all of which give dogs a healthier, happier life.

The Guardian featured five category winners and a selection of runners-up, mostly taken by amateur photographers. All 25 shortlisted photographs can be seen on Flickr and the winning images will be on display at Discover Dogs in Earl's Court, London, on 12 and 13 November, 2011.

(Dogs at Play category winner - They don't call them Springers for nothing, by Warren Keep)

(Dogs at Play category runner-up - Yorkshire terrier jumping with vizslas in the background, by Lucinda Seamons)

(Man's Best Friend category winner - Rottweiler on man's shoulder, by Amanda Hawes)

(Man's Best Friend category runner-up - Old man and dog on a bus, by Amie Lipley)

(Dogs At Work category winner - A vizsla scenting, by Mark Molloy)

(Dogs At Work category runner-up - An army dog at work in Afghanistan, by Alex Fairfull)

(I Love Dogs Because... category winner - 2 whippets playing on a beach, by Amy Louise Witton, 16)

(I Love Dogs Because... category runner-up - Puppy with paw, by Danielle Conner, 15)

(Overall winner & Portrait category winner - Pedigree whippet basking in the morning sunlight, by Tina Williams)

(Portrait category runner-up - French bulldog leaning out of the window, by Taida Tarabula)

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