The Top Dog photo contest sponsored by Exclusive™ pet food, awards a prize each week to the HITS Exhibitor that submits a photo of their horse show dog as the hardest working horse show companion dog at the show. Show us the best picture of your dog having a blast being at their favorite horse show-HITS! The Weekly Winner will receive a prize pack worth $25 and all entries will be entered in the Exclusive Overall Circuit Top Dog Grand Prize. The Grand Prize Winner will be determined the final Sunday of the HITS Ocala show and awarded a year's supply of Exclusive™ dog food and a $50 prize package of dog supplies and gifts.

Each HITS Exhibitor can enter one dog each week they participate in the HITS horse show. (Six (6) times total for the 2012 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit.) Each dog entered must belong to a HITS exhibitor that is competing at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit during the week the Top Dog entry is submitted.

All entries must be received by 12:00 noon each Saturday of the AA show season 2/4/2012, 2/11/2012, 2/18/2012, 2/25/2012, 3/3/2012, and 3/10/2012. The Overall Top Dog will be selected the Final Week by popular vote. Overall voting starts 3/12/2012 and will close by noon on 3/17/2012. One vote per email address. Those wishing to vote will go to the Top Dog link on the opening page of the HITS Ocala page which will then display all eligible Top Dogs.

Weekly judging will take place on Saturday by a select committee based on submitted entries and the winner will be announced prior to Sunday's Grand Prix jump off. Overall judging is open to all the final week of HITS Ocala 2012 and the winner will be announced during the Parade of Champions.