To celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Champion of My Heart, we’re doing our biggest giveaway to date — a high-end air purifier from Oreck (retail value around $400).
On April 13, 2007, which also was a Friday the 13th, we began Champion of My Heart. Since then, Champion of My Heart has become an award-winning dog blog of some note. Thank you!
To celebrate, we’re giving away ONE Oreck AirInstinct air purifier through a random drawing of qualifying entries.
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The Angry Birds craze reached our rural, smart-phone-lacking abode. Dog toys. We’re talking Angry Birds dog toys today. And, thanks to Hartz … we have 6 dog toys to give away for the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »
Fellow Coloradoan (by way of California) Holli Pfau co-founded a nationally recognized program for animal-assisted therapy in hospitals. She shares her adventures, starting with Golden Retriever #1 Nikki in her new book Pure Gold.
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Who can resist a book review pitch with the headline, “Share the Awkwardness”? Not me, clearly. Here, then, is our book review of Awkward Family Pet Photos from Mike Bender and Doug Chernack, the New York Times best-selling authors of Awkward Family Photos. Don’t miss your chance to win a copy of the book. It’s a perfect gag item for upcoming holiday gift exchanges.
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Last Friday, our favorite Life is Good Store (called Positively Jake) went out of business. We’re so sad about that. But it reminded us that we wanted to share these great, clever dog products from Teddy the Dog.
(Keep reading to see how you could win a Teddy the Dog gift certificate.)
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Keep reading … we have THREE coupons for a FREE bag of Innova dog food or Innova cat food (up to a 6.6 lbs bag) to give away.
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Travel Calm, from Earth Heart Inc, is a fine mist spray you can use to help calm your nervous canine traveler. A blend of essential oils, Travel Calm is meant to help dogs settle down and to ease travel-related tummy upset. Check out the dog product review and dog product giveaway below.
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The girls at La Fresh Group sent me a HUGE box of Wag Wash & Go / Divas & Studs dog grooming wipes. We tried some and are giving the rest away and prizes.
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Does your dog like squeaky dog toys? Dog toys with no stuffing? Dog toys that are a bit cuddly? Then, Lilly has great news about the Petstages Stuffing Free Durable Play Stix in this video dog toy review. Want to win another Petstages dog toy? Keeping reading to find out how.
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Lilly is fairly famous for her expensive veterinary dramas. Actually, all of my dogs proved rather expensive at one point or another. That’s one reason (among many) two dogs is my limit. Two dogs is what I can afford.
So, I was intrigued and then amused when the social media team from Time Inc. Lifestyle Group, which partners with VPI Pet Insurance, contacted me about VPI’s new pet cost calculator. Essentially, you put in some information about your pet, breed, where you live, etc. and it generates a list of costs associated with the most likely veterinary expenses you’ll face.
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During my recent tour of the KONG headquarters and factory in Golden, Colorado, our friends there gave me a KONG Squeaker, which is essentially a classic KONG made from their puppy-strength rubber with a squeaker inside.
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Dogs embody magic and love. They live and breathe loyalty and support. They witness all our moments — good and bad. So, I suppose it’s no surprise that they inspire art and creativity in those of us who make something from nothing in our daily lives … including, it turns out, an entire CD / album of country music about dogs.
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The Nature’s Variety team alerted me to this deal, so I’m sharing it with you … FREE trial size (about 3/4 pound) Instinct Raw (frozen) through March 31, 2011. Details below.
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Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Blah, blah, blah. I’m watching less and less TV these days, so I missed all the hype over rampant consumerism flaring to a frenzy for the holiday season. Everyone MUST be shopping online today because for a first-day-back-at-my-desk-after-a-week-off day, it’s eerily quiet. Cue the crickets.
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So, I got an offer to do a video/blog interview with a veterinarian who is serving as a spokesperson for Hartz’s new dental treats (called Crunch ‘n Clean).
Think of it like those celebrity media tours you see, where the same celeb talks to 30 or more morning TV news anchors all in one day via satellite … except this one went via social media and blogs.
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