ENTRIES are pouring in for the second annual Love Your Pet competition.

Romantic meals and rom-coms are all well and good for Valentine’s Day, but some people prefer the uncomplicated company of their beloved pets.

And as February 14 approaches, The Northern Echo is celebrating our readers’ love for their pets with a competition that will fetch the winner a profession pet photography shoot and a hamper full of pawesome goodies from The Designer Dog Company, Northumberland Street, Darlington.

In a matter of hours more than 300 photos have been entered into the competition. You can see some of the entries received so far in the picture gallery above with more added every day.