🐶 POTM Gertrudae and otterblue - January 2026 Pet of the Month Winners

[connorlindeman]

Our poll resulted in a tie, so we have two winners in Tropical Fish Forums'
January Pet of the Month contest.

And the winners are.......


@Gertrudae and @otterblue
Let's all congratulate them

@Gertrudae:
Have you noticed that people often blink being photographed, dogs almost never?

This ist Bartl a purebred Do Khyi aka Tibetan Mastiff aka Cashmere Dog. And yes he is a ball of fluff.

He is a gentle giant, kind and playful and he will devour you in one bite when you enter my property without my permission.

He came to me at the age of 3 months and turned 4 last November. Almost 80 cm / 2.6 ft at the shoulder, about 50 kg / 110 lb
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@otterblue
This is Cinnamon. She is a class pet in my 1st Grade classroom. I don't have a second picture with POTM sign because I'm at home. She is super gentle and tolerant. I always have a pet hamster in my classroom. Kids write letters to Cinnamon and she (me) writes back to them. We are celebrating her birthday in April. They usually live 2 years. She was preceded by Fluffy, Midnight and many more before that (the kids name them). She is known throughout the school.

 

[connorlindeman]

Congrats to @Gertrudae and @otterblue.
In third place is @emeraldking.
This was a close race!

Right now we are accepting entries for our February Tank of the Month contest.
CLICK HERE to be teleported to the TOTM entry thread. We are accepting aquariums sized 31 US gallons and larger.

 

[MattW]

Congratulations!

 

[jaylach]

 

[anewbie]

Personally i think we should let the puppy and rodent duke it out for the winner. You know a licking contest and the first to blink .... oh well it is what it is - good thing there wasn't a cat in the mix; that could have made things turn ugly real fast. Cats are so unpredictable.

 

[BanjoFish]

Congratulations to you both.

 

[Innesfan]

Two very different but entirely adorable faces. Congratulations.

 

[EmmaS]

Well done both of you

 

[Fishmanic]

Congrats @Gertrudae and @otterblue . Two pets worthy of POTM.

 

[Essjay]

Congratulations to you both

 

[dascrow]

Congrats to the both of you on the win!

 

[SWIM 588]

Our poll resulted in a tie, so we have two winners in Tropical Fish Forums'
January Pet of the Month contest.

And the winners are.......


@Gertrudae and @otterblue
Let's all congratulate them


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@Gertrudae:
Have you noticed that people often blink being photographed, dogs almost never?

This ist Bartl a purebred Do Khyi aka Tibetan Mastiff aka Cashmere Dog. And yes he is a ball of fluff.

He is a gentle giant, kind and playful and he will devour you in one bite when you enter my property without my permission.

He came to me at the age of 3 months and turned 4 last November. Almost 80 cm / 2.6 ft at the shoulder, about 50 kg / 110 lb
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@otterblue
This is Cinnamon. She is a class pet in my 1st Grade classroom. I don't have a second picture with POTM sign because I'm at home. She is super gentle and tolerant. I always have a pet hamster in my classroom. Kids write letters to Cinnamon and she (me) writes back to them. We are celebrating her birthday in April. They usually live 2 years. She was preceded by Fluffy, Midnight and many more before that (the kids name them). She is known throughout the school.

congratulations