OK. So, it’s not like it matters to me really. However, Lilly and I are sans schwag, completely without. Our invitation to take part in that videotaped interview recently included a
promise of stuff. That’s totally NOT why we did it. But, it was promised and not delivered, which I find a bit amusing considering how such media machinations typically work. …
I really have no idea if I gave useful answers during our interview last Friday. But, here’s what I remembered to say. …
The second part of our video interview was more about gathering footage of Lilly playing (or whatever) that they can use (I’m assuming) with audio from me talking about her. Since
regular readers know that it’s hard to get Lilly to “play” in public, I decided to go with tricks instead. …
From a training perspective, I’ve got to say that the Relaxation Protocol and
ideas from Leslie McDevitt’s book, “Control Unleashed,” helped me give Lilly some context for what I was asking during our video
interview for this Power of Paws campaign.
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As I mentioned last week, Lilly and I got invited to take part in a media thing. It’s partly because of the blog, but it’s mostly because of my contacts from years of working for
national humane and veterinary organizations. The media campaign, called Power of Paws, promotes the benefits of pet ownership. It’s being
done by a firm in NYC for Del Monte, which owns Milkbone and a bunch of other brands. The primary use for these videos and interviews is online, but the extensive release I had to sign says they can
use our audio and …
I’ll write more next week … I promise. But, suffice it to say that our video interview went really well. I can’t vouch for myself. I have no idea if I did OK or not, but Lilly was a
total STAR.
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I tagged this as a brag, but that remains to be seen. This morning, Lilly and I will be interviewed about our relationship for a campaign, promoting the benefits of having a dog or cat
in your life. It’s called The Power of Paws. I have no idea how it will go. She could be amazing, or she could completely freak out. …
Recently, I wrote about Lilly getting herself stuck inside a trash bag and later
cereal bag. I found it very upsetting, but some people I know played down the danger as if Lilly could have gotten herself unstuck, if I hadn’t found her. As this sad example shows,
that’s not necessarily the case. The following cautionary tale comes out of another online agility community. It came with permission to cross-post, so here it is: …
In hopes of increasing our blog profile and of growing readership, I’m registering Champion of My Heart with Technorati. The registration process requires me to post a note and include
some link programming. So here it goes.
I did a silly thing, but I could not help myself. I bought a fancy-ass leather collar and matching leather leash for Lilly. So much of what’s out there bores me, but this line of
high-end stuff really caught my eye at that pet expo over the weekend. …
