Photos show animals leaping through the air as Comedy Pet Photo Awards reach final

Some 25 photographs are vying to win the best gong at the Comedy Pet Photo Awards, and they include the playful moment of a border collie jumping for a ball at New York

This photograph is one of the finalists of a humor contest

Flying through the air with the utmost ease, this dog will make animal lovers jump for joy.

The image is among the 25 finalists for this year's Comedy Pet Photo Awards.

Title: The Big Boss - Description: The Big Boss is the boss here. He's sweet and kind - just tall (

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It was taken in Union Square in New York by Chris Porsz who said the woman whose face is covered was throwing a ball at the border collie.

Title: Football free kick - Description: football and waiting for a free kick (

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Chris, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, tried to locate...