Airdrie dog Pixel is featured in a fundraising calendar to support pets and pet parents in need.
The adventurous rescue pup from Airdrie, who is living his best life, has been selected from more than 43,000 entries.
The photo above of Pixel on a mountain is featured as March in the 2025 Companions for Change calendar. Andrea Close, Pixel's mom, is excited for him to be on the calendar.
"It was quite a surprise to us. We had all of our friends and family voting as much as possible."
The process of creating the calendar was extremely competitive. The public vote was used to choose the winners, and over 5.5 million votes were cast throughout the 15-day voting session.
The calendar also features pictures of 13 other Canadian critters, including a lobster, a hamster, dogs, and cats, in addition to Pixel.
"He's a rescue dog, and he's a mutt. He was picked because it's a good photo of him."
The calendar is now available for a give-what-you-can donation at all Pet Valu locations outside of Quebec in Canada.
"I had taken Pixel in, and we went and picked up a handful of them and made a nice donation to the charity as well. I've got a friend out in Toronto, he went by a Pet Value and picked one up and made a donation just because Pixel is in it."
All proceeds go to Pet Valu's Companions for ChangeTM programs, which since 2010 have generated over $31 million to benefit charities and animal shelters in and around Calgary and across Canada.
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