This past weekend, I attended the Super Pet Expo in northern Virginia. I actually ended up going twice. On Friday, I went with a few friends to do some shopping. Then on Sunday, I volunteered at the Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) dog booth.
I’m full of post ideas after this weekend. Today, I thought I’d start by sharing the damage the expo did to my pocketbook. I managed not to buy all the things, but I did buy a few. Prepare for an onslaught of photos…
Two Little Cavaliers and Pamper Yourself in Pink have put together a fantastic holiday blogging event to help animals in need. I’ve joined, and I hope you’ll consider doing so as well.
Several pet bloggers will be participating in this event, which will include a giveaway of a cash prize. The cash prize will be split between the winner and an animal charity of his or her choice (a 501(c)(3) organization that has a history of saving animals).
Bloggers can sign up to promote their Facebook Fan Pages, Twitter links, and their Google+ pages by chipping in $10 towards the prize. (At the end of the event, 60 percent of this money will go to the winner’s charity and 40 percent will go towards the winner’s cash prize.) It’s a great chance for bloggers to promote their blogs while helping animals in need during the holiday season. Win-win, right?
Are you a blogger who wants to be part of this great event? Head over to Two Little Cavaliers for all of the important details. If you sign up, please make sure to mention I Still Want More Puppies as the blog that referred you.
I didn’t intend to continue Monday’s mail theme, but Bella had other ideas. I had a pile of envelopes and receipts to shred in my office and stumbled upon this scene:
Bonus alternate post title: Bills, bills, bills.
Technically, my Friday was yesterday because I will not be heading into the office today. Whenever those wonderfully short work weeks arise, I tend to refer to the pre-weekend Thursday as my Functional Friday. Until today, I’d never considered what to call actual Friday under these circumstances. After a few attempts (Second Friday and First Saturday are in the reject pile), I’ve decided to go with Supplemental Saturday. Never fear, your No Frown Friday is still being delivered as scheduled:
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Finally, I do feel a little bad for only giving you one punny pet name this week. Luckily, it was apparently a punny week out there on the Interwebs… so if I didn’t meet your pun quotient this week, I urge you to check out these canine literary luminaries. (My personal favorite? Kurt Vonnemutt.) The puns don’t stop there – not all of these unusual pet names are puns, but I think Bing Clawsby deserves a mention. Have a puptastic weekend!
Being a pet owner can be expensive at times, but the little monsters are totally worth it. This article offers up some tips on how pet owners can save money.
Of note – tip #4 (shop around for vet care). We tried out a number of vets before we found our current one – the practice is great. Although it’s not the closest vet, it’s worth the drive even though that means having to try to keep Bella from getting carsick. I believe that when it comes to vet care, finding a vet you I can trust is more important than finding the lowest bidder. However, I recognize that I’m lucky enough to be able to afford whichever vet I choose – and I appreciate that this article is providing some alternatives for those who may not be in such a fortunate position. In any event, I have learned that sometimes it’s wise to shop around for medications – for example, Frontline is a lot cheaper at Costco than at the vet’s office.
My favorite tip? Tip #1 (start by rescuing a pet). I still remember finding a picture of Bella on Petfinder and convincing the (now) hub that we just had to meet her. We adopted her from HART, and it was definitely one of the best decisions we ever made. How could we resist this face?
Given the dreary day outside, I thought a sunny photo was the best defense.
