Wow!!! We had almost 900 entries in our 2017 Pet Design Contest! You guys did an amazing job and made it very, very difficult for us to narrow it down to just ten finalists. Every submission was excellent and we think they would all make great Webkinz pets! But we had to narrow it down to just ten.
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Now we want your input. While the final decision rests with the judges at Webkinz, we will take your comments into consideration when making our final choice which will be announced on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2017.
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When looking at all of the creative, wonderfully executed submissions, we tried to choose finalists that had a unique twist. Sometimes it was a clever idea – like making a dragon out of dragon fruit, or a butterfly’s wings out of Webkinz Magic Ws, a turtle out of a rose, or putting monarch butterfly wings onto a dragon. Sometimes it was a unique new animal we hadn’t seen before – like a Hippocampi or an Orchid Mantis. And sometimes it was just a neat pet that we think our members would love – like a chocolate bunny, a Loch Ness monster, an axolotl, or a Jade Fu dog.
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Nine of the following ten pet designers – and our honourable mention – will each receive a 1 Month Deluxe Membership. The winner will receive a virtual version of their winning entry, a brand new Pet Design Trophy plus a 1 Year Deluxe Membership.
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So please take a look at the following entries and let us know in the comments what you think. And come back on February 14 to find out which pet will turned into a virtual pet in Webkinz World that will be sold in Ganz eStore starting Webkinz Day, April 29, 2017. 
Hippocampus by Pokekinz
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Webkinz W Butterfly by ECF
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Orchid Mantis by Poofmon
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Jade Fu Dog by hazzy
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axolotl by taydarsauce
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Chocolate Bunny by bullseyejingles444
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Dragon Fruit by golubm
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Monarch Dragon by autumn88
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Loch Ness Monster by giantturtle
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Red Rose Turtle by duncannut08
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Honorable Mention:
We wanted to give a shout out to Worldcombiner for their adorable submission. The Farm Fresh Egg was one of our favorite entries. Unfortunately we couldn’t quite figure out how to make it into a Webkinz pet at this point, but who knows – maybe one day!
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Congratulations worldcombiner. You will also receive a One Month Deluxe Membership after the winning design is announced!
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Farm Fresh Egg by worldcombiner
I really like the Hippocampi I would totally get that pet! But they’re all really cute and everyone who entered did great! I hope Pokekinz wins the contest!
Thank you 66mrh! I’m glad ya like it!! ^ᴗ^
I like the orchid mantis best
Hippocamp is the best!!!!!!!!! The second best is the dragon fruit
Thank you starryeyes!! ^▽^
I wish all of them turned into virtual pets. Very good work everybody!
Thanks witsch73! :D
Me too there should be a contest where the top nine get turned into virtual and the winner gets to be turned into a pet and plush.
I absolutely adore the red rose turtle.
thank youuuu :D
lol i can see why your user is turtleturtleturtle i love turtles too. their my second favorite animal.
GO HIPPOCAMP!!! GO HIPPOCAMP!!! So cute, and GANZ, you have NO animal like this!!! This is my #1 choice, GANZ!!! GO HIPPOCAMP!!! GO HIPPOCAMP!!! Everyone else, you all did great jobs and I wish EVERYONE the best of luck in the contest :) I enjoyed EVERY design I saw.
Thanks PrettyPikachu!!! (*^ワ^)ノ~♡
I like the axolotl, it is a very creative and different pet idea!!
Love these! My favorites are the Hippocampi, Orchid Mantis, Dragon Fruit, and Axolotl. But I would probably only buy the mantis or the hippocampi.
Thanks RagingFire123! ^^
I like the Orchid Mantis.
BINGO! An idea popped into my head! For the 4th of July, could there be ANOTHER pet contest? I remember creating ym fireowrks dragon. I think it would be soo cool!
That would be a cool idea. It would also be cool i they would have a christmas, hanukkah,kwanza, and any other december holiday webkinz contest. I made a peppermint bear that came with a peppermint swing. I love webkinz contest. :D