Photo: Rebecca Peterson
Brotherly love is what Rebecca Peterson calls the relationship between her dog, Gator, and her guinea pigs, Abe and Ted. “I love the interaction between dogs and guinea pigs in my home,” Peterson says. A favorite time of day includes when they bring the guinea pigs their salad. “The pigs love salad time and get very excited. Our dogs also love salad time. They love to share with their brothers,” she says. “Gator was checking out his pig brother Ted. They are equally curious about each other. So in the picture, they were checking each other out, and it looks like a sweet puppy-piggy kiss.”
She says her favorite thing about the picture is the sweetness between the brothers. “One would not expect a 6-month-old Labrador puppy to be a good choice for a guinea pig pal, but having been exposed to the pigs since he was 8 weeks old, Gator has grown up with his brothers,” she says. “As a result, despite wanting nothing more than to catch a squirrel, he is sweet, gentle and loving toward his piggy brothers … He’s always supervised, of course, but he does a good job.”
Photographer: Rebecca Peterson
Title: Best Brothers
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Category: Plants and Animals
Award: Honorable Mention
