Travel agency AAA has something special in store for "Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook".

Send AAA your pet's "best-in-travel" moment, and the critter might end up on the cover of next year's AAA PetBook.

From AAA:

Two winning pet photos, chosen in January 2012, will be featured on the cover and spine of the AAA PetBook, published in May 2012. The first place winner, featured on the back cover, will receive $300, a $150 Best Western Travel Card (valid at any Best Western Worldwide), pet treats and five copies of the book. The second place winner, featured on the book's spine, will receive $150, pet treats and two copies of the book.

Entries are judged on such artistic qualities as photographic composition and ability to convey the joy of safely traveling with a pet. Candid compositions are preferred over posed, and studio photographs or those determined to be significantly altered will be disqualified.

View the photo gallery to see some of last year's entries (including the absolutely precious first-place winner) and what kind of cute competition you'd be up against. And be sure to read the photo contest official rules.

Happy travels and good luck! (And be sure to let us know if your pet wins!)


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl