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
Ooh, I’m glad I stopped by today. What amazing creativity I see here! The Orchid Mantis is by far & away my favorite. It’s the most original, creative pet suggestion I’ve ever seen! And it’s beautiful. I will certainly buy it if it wins. Poofman, your design is beyond awesome & you have my vote!
These are all so creative! My favorites were the Orchid Mantis, axolotl and the Loch Ness Monster. (:
Thank you so much!
Ooooh! They are all so wonderful. I had a hard time picking one and don’t envy the judges! I am happy to see a shout out to worldcombiner – I kept going back to it as my first choice – such an ‘EGG-cellent’ Pet!
OMG!! Awesome Entries! But my Favorite & 100% Win choice is the Orchid Mantis by Poofman ! All I can say about this pet design is AWESOME!! :D
Love the new dragon, but the dragon fruit cactus is a forest type cactus closer to a Christmas or Easter cactus with some amazing flowers and a very messy growth habit.
Wow. Great job everyone! I love the Orchid Mantis. I would pay E-store points for that one.
The orchid mantis is so creative! Unlike any other pet in WW. And it’s cute! I love the colors for it. To me, this one definitely wins by a long shot! But good job to everyone else as well!
Wow, these are all fantastic! Congrats to the talented designers who thought of these unique pets. My favorites are axolotl by taydarsauce (that PSI looks amazing!!) and Loch Ness Monster by giantturtle. But I would honestly be happy with any of them, they are all wonderful :-)
I’m loving the Axolotl, Monarch Dragon and, Dragon Fruit!
Thank you, sweet friend! <3 :D
These are all AMAZING!!! Wonderful job, everyone. It is SO hard to choose! It’s either the red rose turtle or the chocolate bunny…. too hard!! :D Hmm… I vote for…. the red rose turtle! But I liked all of them… It was almost too hard to choose!!! >.<