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
OMG OMG OMG i cant believe my little turtle got a spot in the top 10!! Thank you so much! Other than my design of course i love the jade fu dog its so pretty! Red
Congrats Duncan!! ^-^
Congratulations Duncan!! So happy for you! ❤
Congratulations, DuncanNut08!!! :D Your red rose turtle was super creative (and not to mention, adorable ;) ) Good luck!!
Thank you so much guys! I’m happy for you too bullseye!
Congratulations, DuncanNut08!! Your red rose turtle is one of my favorite finalists! So cute! ^_^ Great job designing it!
You’re welcome, Duncan; you’re entry’s adorable! ^ω^
Hi, DuncanNut08. Your Rose Turtle design is refreshingly unique among floral theme Webkinz. I love that the head is also a leaf! Since the turtle’s leaf-limbs seem like fins, I can imagine some really cool underwater gardens users could build for this pet’s room. Congratulations and Good luck!
Thank you so much Poofmon! Your design is so cool looking! I love it! Wish you the best of luck in the contest!!
The orchid mantis really caught my eye right away. It is absolutely beautiful! Has my vote! And I also love the webkinz W butterfly! Congratulations to all of you for getting picked as a finalist! AND-good luck!!!
Orchid Mantis, I love the colors.
I love the hippocampi and dragon fruit the most – but all of these are gorgeous. <3 Great job, finalists! :D
Thanks! :D
Oh my gosh!!!! :O I can’t believe one of my designs made the top 10! Thank you sooo much! (I just about fell out of my chair when I saw this) There are so many fabulous designs and designers and I can’t imagine how hard it was to choose just 10 finalists. I love how diverse and creative all these designs are. They are all so wonderful and beautiful! Good luck everyone!!!!! ❤❤❤
Congrats bullseyejingles, and thanks!! ^∇^
Congratulations, bullseyejingles444!! :D I really liked your chocolate bunny!! :) Best of luck to you!
Congratulations, bullseyejingles444! Your chocolate bunny is so cute! :)
Congratulations Bullseyejingles! I hope the PSI for your pet is a bed or chair that looks like display box with a cellophane window, so you can see the pet inside, as though it were an actual piece of chocolate on a store shelf. ;9 Good luck!
OMG that would be an amazing PSI!!! :D Congratulations to you too, poofmon!! Your Orchid Mantis is stunning!!!
Axolotl.
I would pick the chocolate bunny! Excellent job all of you and good luck!! 900 entries that is amazing!!
the orchid mantis is cute and different
Congratulations Pokekinz, ECF, Poofmon, hazzy, taydarsauce, bullseyejingles444, golubm, giantturtle and duncannut08 on having your designs make it to the finals! Special congratulations to Autumn ♥ Congratulations worldcombiner on having your design featured as an Honourable Mention! Each pet is creative and cleverly designed – You’re all talented artists! To everyone whose awesome entries didn’t make it to the finals, just remember, your worth remains intact and is separate from your performance ♥ Looking forward to the reveal of the winning design! Enjoy your 1 Month Deluxe Membership and good luck :o)
Thanks 4CheeseTortellini!
Thank you, Sweetness!! <3 :)
All of the designs are very well done. It is hard to only pick one as a favourite. I would have to go with the Orchid Mantis such a unique design. The Hippocampi would be right with it as my favourite. A big congrats to all of the designers your animal designs are outstanding!!!
Thanks 2manywebbies2count (and I love your username by the way)! :D