2023 Holiday Pet Photo Gallery: Fairfax City Shares Its Beloved Pets

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Patch has extended the deadline for its readers to submit photos for our 2023 Holiday Pet Photo Gallery.

Patch wants to see your photos of pets in reindeer ears, Santa beards and other holiday costumes to include in this gallery starring your beloved pets. Follow the instructions below to have your favorite animal featured along with these pets:

Ozzie the 8-week-old Golden Retriever — Liza Vaughn, Fairfax City

Freddie and Pumpkin sneaking a peek! — Patricia Uetz, Fairfax City

This is Baylor! He is a 4-year-old Northern Inuit Dog. He is very excited for the holidays and to open up his presents from Santa. Anyone with too many family holiday dinner leftovers, do not fret. Baylor is here to take care of all the leftovers. — Yerin Cho, Fairfax

This is Evie, waiting for the lighting of the first Advent candle. — Holly Rhoder, City of Fairfax.

Happy holidays from Sandy in Fairfax City.

This is Levi, our 150-pound rescue who just turned 3-years-old in November, said Erin Molek of Dunn Loring

His eyes are quite captivating, and we take him places people ask to not only pet him — but to take pictures if him AND some ask for a selfie with him!

I joke that his full name is “Levi Larry Jethro Gibbs Richard Molek-Lee,” and my boyfriend, son, and and I adopted him 9 months after my beloved dog and cat passed back in 2020.

We did his DNA testing, and found out Levi is a mixed breed of mostly Great Pyranees, Australian Cattle Dog, and Pitbull - with a splash of a handful of other breeds.

My sweet babies and my loves forever Pumba and Debbie! Happy Holidays to all Patch Employees! — Natela Chubinidze, Fairfax City

This is our dog Chestnut, who we adopted out of a shelter last year. Chestnut knows she’s the best gift ever and has dressed the part. — Mason and Alice Park, Dunn Loring

Professor Henry Peachrests up before his big role as “Rudolph” in the Fairfax Holiday Make-Believe Pageant— Devah Galloway & Nelson Duffle, Fairfax

Baby can't wait for all the boxes Santa will be bringing her this Christmas. — Michael & Fran O'Connell, Fairfax

Here's how to get your pet featured:

1. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Email a photo you took to fairfaxcity@patch.com before 12 noon ET on Dec. 22 Dec. 29.
2. Use the subject line: Holiday Pet Pic.
3. Include the following phrase in your email: "I took this picture and give permission for Patch to use it."
4. Include your name and be sure and state what town and county you live in, as well as share a little bit about your pet.
We'll do our best to get all of the photos included in the holiday gallery before Christmas the end of 2023.