Good Morning America's 'Dog Vs. Dog' Contest Official Rules

May 31, 2013— -- Read the official rules for Good Morning America's "Dog vs. Dog" Contest below and then CLICK HERE to enter.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Eligibility Guidelines:
Entrants must be legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia. If chosen as a finalist, you and your dog must be available to travel to New York City to appear on "Good Morning America" during the week of June 17 – June 21, 2013. Minors may enter, but if selected as finalists to appear on Good Morning America, each minor and dog must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to New York City.

Contest sponsored by Good Morning America ("Show") and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("Sponsor").

Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for Good Morning America ("GMA"), American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("ABC"), any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest or supplying the prize, and their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

Contest Entry Period: Good Morning America's "Dog vs. Dog" Contest (the "Contest") entry period begins 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on 05/31/13 and ends at 3:00 p.m. ET on 06/14/13 (the "Contest Period"). Sponsor computer is the official clock for this Contest.
How to Enter: In an essay not to exceed 100 words in length, tell us about the trick your dog can perform, and why that trick is so special. Submit the essay, along with a photo of yourself and your dog, and a video, no more than two minutes in length, of your dog performing the trick. Entrants must have full rights to use any photos and videos submitted; photos and videos may not be the protected works of another party; entries submitted with inappropriate or offensive photos or videos will be immediately disqualified. Multiple entries per e-mail address are permitted.

During the Entry Period, you may enter by going to www.goodmorningamerica.com and completing and submitting an online entry form. There you will find instructions on the appropriate and acceptable file formats and sizes for submitting your entry electronically. Free internet access is available at most public libraries.