Champion of My HeartA real-time memoir about life with a fearful border collie, by Roxanne Hawn

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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We’ve nearly run out of BlogPaws Schwag to review. Thank goodness, though, we got this Hartz DuraPlay ball. It’s Lilly’s favorite ball, and we thought they were no longer making it because we haven’t been able to find one in local stores, and my emergency stash is depleted.

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Before I ever saw this alligator in person, I named it one of my top dog toy picks for 2009 holiday gift giving because the idea of ONE toy having 16 squeakers cracks me up. Even the tag says, “This toy may drive you crazy, but your dog will love it!”

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So, it turns out that July is National Ice Cream Month, and we had the chance to include the dogs in a little celebration at Champion of My Heart. The folks at Nature’s Variety asked us to try SweetSpots (a frozen dessert-like treat for dogs). We gave it a shot, and here is our report, including a video taste test (about 3 minutes).

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After experimenting with putting Ginko’s Therapaws mat from Soar Pet Products around the house, I decided it’d be best used inside his crate, where he sleeps at night.  That way, I could ensure good, consistent contact with his aching bod.

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