Scavenger Hunt 2 is Live! For the clues and details, check out the Biscuits by Lambchop facebook page and follow the instructions you find there. From Annette: "This is near and dear to my heart because Lambchop used to get seizures, so I know how upsetting that is and how not knowing when it will happen can be so worrisome. Bradyn will be so much safer if his family, and as he grows - he himself, would be if he had a dog that could warn them when a seizure is coming on." Truer words were ... Read more »
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Jennie B Goode Giveaway!
OK, I am about to film the Cat Cookery Segment that can't be streamed since the computer is being a huge pain. That means we have to fil it then upload it, so it will take a little bit. In the meantime, I have a lovely giveaway of one collar from Jennie B. Goode. So while I'm slaving away over an open bag of cat litter, feel free to peruse the site and tell me which collar you would like. Or donate to Bradyn! Or both!! ... Read more »
Giveaway: Clay Paws Holiday kit!
This fits in rather well with the discussion of how we honor and love our pets. Vet Wisdom Cafe has donated a Clay Paws Holiday Gift Kit for one lucky winner. To win, simply comment below and tell me about your heart pet. All About ClayPaws® Prints You’ve probably seen paw prints of animals made in clay. Did you ever wonder how to make one for yourself? Well, that’s what ClayPaws® kits are for! Each kit includes just enough specially formulated clay to make a print of almost any pet. Many ... Read more »
Giveaway: Calming Collars
From random.org, comment number 7 wins! Don't worry, there is one more chance to win coming up later!! Deb Mendez has been a supporter since the early days of the blog. Her all natural calming collar was clicked on Koa for the first 3 months she lived with us. Hers was a lower level anxiety, fortunately, and when she was wearing the collar at work she would quietly slip under a desk and snooze. Anxiety is a big problem in dogs, and like many things, there is no one-size-fits-all ... Read more »
Fetching Tags Giveaway
I want a Boston terrier. There is a Boston terrier available for rescue at my favorite local rescue. That never happens (it's a retriever rescue). My husband thinks it's a terrible idea (for the record, he said the same about Koa.) I am sure this dog won't be available for very long, so I have a very short window of time to convince him that we should at least meet her and see if she is a good fit. Did you see her face? Her FACE?? *squish* I need your help to convince him. My argument is ... Read more »
Biscuits by Lambchop: The hunt is on!
Would you like to win some delicious, yummy, healthy Biscuits by Lambchop? Of course you would! 1. Go to the Biscuits By Lambchop Facebook page to find clues (there are 4.) You don't have to be a fan to play, but shoot, who isn't a fan of these? ;) 2. Answers to the clues will be at the Biscuits By Lambchop website. 3. When you have the answers, head on over to Twitter and write @lambybiscuits with the #blogathon hashtag with the answer. 4. Winner receives a bag of Biscuits by ... Read more »
Who’s a little pumpkin- Giveaway!
Congratulations to the winner, Melanie! If you didn't see my Sunday post, I'm trying to post daily reader pics of pets in costumes from now until Halloween. If you haven't uploaded yours yet, I have a group over at Flickr (non-Halloween pictures are welcome too!) That is also where I will have participants upload their pictures for the 12 Days of Petmas, which I will be doing again this year because it was so much fun last time around. If you don't have a costume for your pet, there's ... Read more »
John Paul Pet Product Review and giveaway
Winners: Annette, Keighter, and Shannon! I will get those out to you as soon as I have your mailing info (you can send it through the contact form). Hope you like them! I had big plans for this post, but with THUNDERSTORM 2010 looming down it kind of put a crimp in my idea. (Read: we get one thunderstorm every 24 months or so around here, and the county pretty much shuts down in mass panic, blackouts, that sort of thing.) So I thought I would keep it simple. As we learned in Wednesday's ... Read more »
Giveaway! Sirius Republic Collars!
It's about time for a giveaway, don't you think? And I'm so excited to have this one for you all. It's the start of autumn, so what better way to usher it in than freshening up your pet's fall collar couture? Sirius Republic is an e-tailer specializing in handmade collars and leashes. They have a wide selection of buckle and Martingale collars, which are fast becoming one of my favorite types of collar for our resident wild man. Martingale collars, if you are unfamiliar with them, tighten up ... Read more »
Am I Bored By This Book? (clue: no)
When I was at Blog Paws in Columbus, I attended a panel featuring Edie Jarolim of Will My Dog Hate Me. An accomplished travel writer already, Edie was indoctrinated rather late in life compared to the rest of us crazies in the world of dog obsession. She made up for it admirably, though. Am I Boring My Dog is the happy result of what was clearly some pretty thorough crash-course research into dog ownership, a soup-to-nuts guide to pretty much everything you need to know when bringing a ... Read more »
Product Review: Alopaw Hawaiian Dog Treats
We recently received a bag of Alopaw Hawaiian Dog Treats for the pups. Founder Shannon created her vegan treats after learning her adorable black lab Kona was born with a liver shunt and would require a very specialized diet. So we receive a bag of treats from a dog named Kona, with a picture of a black lab on the front- is there any question who should get to do the product review? My husband and I were just discussing how Koa deserved to be featured a little more than she has ... Read more »
Double-Dog Dare
The dogs and I went for a nice long walk this morning. And by, "we went for a walk," I mean "Koa and Brody dragged me around the neighborhood for an hour or so." Brody and I had been working hard on the heel command for a while there, and for the most part when it's just the two of us, he will grudgingly do it. He has the attention span of a gnat, as, unfortunately, do I. Koa doesn't want to leave my side to begin with, so regardless of what I do with her she is attached to me by an ... Read more »
Book review: Marcus of Umbria
I like pet memoirs. I read them a lot. Marley and Me, My Dog Skip, you name it, I've sobbed over it. I also like women-finding-themselves memoirs. Like thousands of other women, I flipped raptly through Eat, Pray, Love, planning my own trip to Italy to eat my way to self-discovery. The two are entirely different beasts, really. While the chick-lit books usually detail the author's myriad trials in search of the ultimate love with the man of her dreams, most of the well known dog memoirs ... Read more »
Don’t tread on me
I'm sorry I haven't done a lot of picture posts or Barbie posts lately. Those are pretty time consuming, as I think I have mentioned before, and if there is one thing that has been in utterly bleak supply lately it's been time. Between the end of school, holidays, birthdays, colds, and some other junk going on I have barely- barely!- had time to breathe, let alone set up what I have planned for the next Barbie post. It's in my head, though, where it has remained since Mother's Day. Father's ... Read more »
Brody’s Favorite Things Giveaway!
Do any of you remember when Oprah used to do those "Oprah's Favorite Things" shows? She'd come out in front of the audience who thought they were there for '10 ways to dress thinner' or some other Oprah-esque show, and then boom in her resonant voice, "It's my Faaaaa-vorite THINGS, PEOPLE!!!" and everyone would burst into cheers. Well, we're a small outfit here, and while I won't be giving away any Burberry dog coats or cars or anything, I did want to give a little something back to all of ... Read more »
Young Again Winner and an offer for everyone
The winner of last week's food giveaway is Rose D.! Please send me your mailing information to drv (at) pawcurious (dot) com and we will get that bag of cat food off to you! I can't wait to hear how Eesa likes it. I also received this e-mail today from Cydney at Young Again: The owners of Young Again really connected with your readers through their comments about their pet's individual health needs. To spread the love, we have activated a coupon code for 25% off an entire order of cat or dog ... Read more »
This one’s for the kitties (well, the dogs can come too. And the hedgehogs.)
A few weeks ago, I was approached by Young Again Pet Food to see if I would like a sample of cat food for Apollo. They said, quite reasonably I thought, that Apollo deserved a go at a sample of a high quality food and they thought he might really like theirs. I'm quite sure he would, actually. But as you probably know by now, his incredibly sensitive allergic body rejects a wide array of proteins and grains regardless of their quality, including the chicken found in Young Again's cat formula, ... Read more »
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Today I put in a few extra hours at my daughter's school in preparation for Mother's Day. Yep, on my day off I went in to help someone else's kids make presents for their moms who also had the day off but aren't the helping types. I was OK with this until one of the little rugrats (there's a paste eater in every class, isn't there?) colored all over his hands with permanent marker while I was working with the other 24 kids in the room. The teacher panicked, "Why did you use permanent ... Read more »
