You may remember when I shared a great post from Oh, Corbin – “You call me a Pit Bull like it’s a bad thing.” Using that post as inspiration, Corbin has organized a special event today – Blogville Pitty Post Day! The mission is simple – share a positive post about Pit Bulls.
The timing couldn’t be better for me, actually. This weekend, I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with a fantastic Pit Bull in need of a home, and I’m delighted to introduce her to you today. Continue reading
As usual, it’s time for some Friday linkage. This week, the theme is helping out. Confused? Stick with me…
It’s not a one-way street, however. Dogs help us too. Like this dog helping his baby friend learn to crawl.
I kind of want a series featuring the adventures of this dog and baby as they grow up together. Rated TV-CAA (Cute, Awesome & Adorable).
It’s time for another K9 Kamp update. Today, we’re talking about the second challenge, which was named (drum roll, please)… Play with Your Balls. (In case you’re not as amused as I am – which would make me question our friendship – perhaps the fact that I received an email beginning with “How’d you all do playing with your balls?” yesterday will do the trick. Best email ever.)
Anyway, as you know, Bella and I have been battling against various health issues during this year’s K9 Kamp. (We’re still on the DL, but we’re on the mend.) This week, we also had an additional challenge – the fact that Bella will not play with balls. I guess she doesn’t get the joke.
Read on to find out how we did… Continue reading
Before we get into today’s links, I have some fun news to share. I recently learned that this blog was nominated for eCollegeFinder’s Top Pet Blogs Award. The winners were announced this week, and we made the list of the Top 107 Pet Blogs! (I don’t know why it’s 107, but I kind of dig it.) Pretty cool, huh? Even cooler, some of our blogging friends made the list too. Check out the winners here.
Now, to the linkage. Last week, I featured some otters. This week, I’m feline like featuring some cats. (I blame this list of strange cat facts I encountered a few days ago.) Let’s get to it…
Finally, I give you this week’s video. I need to hire this guy to do the music for my punny production company. (I’ve got tons of characters, after all.) Wonder if he could do the same thing with plush dogs?
I know… it’s a weird video, but it just felt right. I’m a weird gal.
What are you up to this weekend? Don’t forget to check out Peggy’s Pet Place and Kol’s Notes for this week’s K9 Kamp challenge. Also, you have until Tuesday to enter the two Happy Tails Spa giveaways I announced last week, so why not do it this weekend?
As you may know, Bella and I are participating in K9 Kamp for the second time. Today, I’ll be telling you about how we handled the first challenge – Walking on Sunshine. This week, Kampers were given a simple directive – take lots of walks!
I have to say – every year it seems that Bella and I have some sort of issue when K9 Kamp rolls around. Last year, it was endless rain, which required us to adapt the challenges so that we could do them inside. This year, although it’s rained some, that’s not the real issue.
Instead, we’re both on the DL – I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago, and Bella was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection last week. So, my mobility has been compromised (walking too far or for too long results in pain), and the infection has left Bella feeling under the weather. Nonetheless, we soldiered on (so to speak) and did our own version of the challenge.
Our walks were not fast, nor were they far. However, we spent a fair amount of time wandering around the yard together. At times, Bella decided that she’d rather plop down in the sun and nap instead of walk. Given that she wasn’t feeling that great, I let it slide this week. We can’t be superstars every week, after all.
So, my first week was not quite the resounding success I’d envisioned, but we made it work for us. Honestly, just spending time with the pup (even if she chose napping in sunshine over walking on it), was nice. That’s the best thing about K9 Kamp – a built-in reason to spend extra time with my favorite furface!
Want more tales (and tails) from Kamp? There’s a sunny blog hop happening today. Swing by Kol’s Notes or Peggy’s Pet Place to check out the other bloggers participating and to share your own stories! If you completed this week’s challenge, you can even enter to win some groovy prizes while you’re over there. Can’t beat that!
Tomorrow, challenge #2 will be announced – make sure to check out Kol’s Notes and Peggy’s Pet Place for the details. I can’t wait!
Are you a fellow Kamper or thinking of joining us?
When is karaoke night?
I participated as a featured blogger in the inaugural K9 Kamp last year, and had a great time. Needless to say, I was thrilled when Peggy & Jodi asked me to participate again! (In preparation for this year’s event, I revisited my posts from last year – and now I can’t stop singing “shopping is our greatest thrill” from Troop Beverly Hills. You’ve been warned.)
What is K9 Kamp, you might ask? It’s a series of fitness challenged designed to encourage you to get fit while spending time with your dog. Our fearless leaders/Kamp counselors are Peggy and Jodi from Peggy’s Pet Place and Kol’s Notes, respectively. Read on to find out why I’m participating, and how you can join us!
As I mentioned earlier today, I’m participating in the Happy Tails Spa Giveaway Event, sponsored by Happy Tails Spa and hosted by Two Little Cavaliers.
I was given two products to review – and you can win those two products! Visit my earlier post for details and to enter that giveaway – from that post you will also find links to other participating bloggers and a chance to win other products from Happy Tails.
However, I also wanted to tell you about the opportunity to win the grand prize for this giveaway event – a $100 shopping spree to Happy Tails. The products are all-natural, eco-friendly, and cruelty-free. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Ready to go on a shopping spree? (It’s like that old Supermarket Sweep show, only online and you don’t have to wear matching outfits. I guess it’s not really like that show at all. I kind of wish I’d been on that show. Anyway… I should move on.)
Enter to win using the Rafflecopter below (open to U.S. only – more details here).
We’re participating in a fun event today… it’s the Happy Tails Spa Giveaway Event hosted by Two Little Cavaliers and sponsored by Happy Tails Spa!
It starts today (obviously) at 12:01am EST and will end at 12:01am EST on May 30. 2012. As you can see, you have plenty of time to enter!
This is a pretty big event – over 65 bloggers have come together to bring you some amazing natural spa products for your dogs. Each blog is offering one or more fantastic Problem Solving Products for the Modern Dog. All of the products offered by Happy Tails Spa are Eco-Friendly, All Natural, and Cruelty Free.
After the jump, check out my review of two of these products – the Comfy Dog Oatmeal Shampoo for Dry & Itchy Skin and Itchin’ For Relief, an All-Natural Targeted Anti-Itch Spray. (Although I received these products to review, the opinions are my own.) Then, sign up to enter to win these two products! After that, you can hop around to the other participating blogs for a chance to win other products. Pretty cool, huh?
So, the move is complete (thanks to the hard work of my very patient husband). Welcome to the new home of I Still Want More Puppies! I have a few more modifications in the works, but the basics are all in place. What do you think? (Suggestions welcome… if you have any WordPress tips or great plugin recommendations, I’m all ears!)
I also wanted to post something this evening to make sure the feed was working correctly. If you’re a feed subscriber stopping by and don’t see this post in your feed, please let me know!
I’ll be back to regular posting tomorrow… thanks for your patience!
Well, it’s finally happening. I set a goal for myself in January – to move the blog to a self-hosted WordPress site by June. June is right around the corner… and thanks to my tech-savvy hubby, I will be making the move this weekend!
So, if all goes well, you’ll be able to find me at www.wantmorepuppies.com, starting this weekend. (If you go there now, it’s very much a work in progress. Patience, grasshopper.) In theory, this site will redirect you to the new one once it’s ready to go, but I wanted to give you the new address just in case.
My fingers are crossed that all of my posts (and especially your awesome comments) survive the move intact. If you’re a feed subscriber, the plan is to transition without disrupting your subscription – I’m all out of fingers, so I’ll cross my toes on that one.
There will be more changes to come, as I play with design elements and the like – so I hope you’ll bear with me once we make the move!
Due to the move, there will be no Friday linkage this week. I’ll make it up to you soon. Until then, enjoy this video documenting Bella’s contribution to the move…
Happy Friday!
