What a great idea!
Morton® Safe-T-Pet™ Ice Melt was developed with veterinarians to be safer for your furry friends. It's completely salt and chloride free - so it won't irritate pets' paws or stomachs. Morton® Safe-T-PetT Ice Melt is also non-toxic, and it won't irritate skin, so it's better for people and plants, as well as paved surfaces.
Pet and people friendly: Veterinarian approved, chloride-free, non-toxic
Safer for environment: Better for plants and concrete than regular salt
Easy to see: Colored pellets provide clear visibility
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To celebrate
Morton Salt’s new Facebook Fan Page, they have launched a contest, “What’s Your Morton Salt Secret?” They’re looking for readers to share a photo of their best nifty tip, trick or use of Morton Salt.
The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 AMEX gift card and a Morton Salt prize pack. Morton Salt will also be awarding four Runner-up winners and six Sweepstakes winners with prize packs! You can enter the contest here
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20 Great Animal Portraits: A Sneak Peek at PDN Faces
Photo by Michael C. Rathsam: “Captured during photo shoot of one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met.”
PDN is conducting their second annual
Faces contest, seeking today’s best portrait photographs.
This is a sneak peek at some early entries in the Animal Portraits category.
These are not the winners of the Faces Contest. These are a few early favorites based on popular votes on the
People’s Choice page.
There’s still more great work being entered in Animal Portraits and the three other categories: Celebrity/Editorial Portraits (studio), Environmental Portraiture and Self-Portraits.
The contest remains open for entries until April 7, 2009. Select winners will be exhibited at the
PDN PhotoPlus International Expo from October 23 to 25, 2009 in New York City, and a winner’s gallery will appear in the December issue of
PDN.
To see more People’s Choice entries, or to enter the contest yourself, visit the
PDN Faces
portrait photo contest.
Diane at Fetching Dog Collars blog is running a
Funny Pet Photo Contest.
Everyone who submits a funny pet photo will be entered to win one of NINE great prizes, including 3 customized pet tags, 3 dog collars, 1 batch of pet treats, a hand-painted leash hook and a gift certificate! The contest runs from March 10 to April 10, 2009.
Please go to
www.fetchingdogcollars.com/blog to view all the prizes and details!
Photo by
Julie Corsi
For the 14th year, dogs lined up in the San Diego suburb of Del Mar for the Ugliest Dog contest.
This year's winner is a 4-year-old Boxer mix named Chomper with a bit of a drooling problem. Now that Chomper has won the Ugliest Dog contest, organizers are hoping he will catch the eye of a loving owner who will take him into their home.
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Thanks,
Tom Andrews, photographer extraordinaire, for letting me know about the
Long Beach Bulldog Beauty Contest.
The contestants were all extremely attractive ...
THE BULLDOG BEAUTY CONTEST was the main event at this year's Haute Dog Pageants produced by beauty pageant and bulldog enthusiast Justin Rudd. In addition to the Bulldog and French Bulldog contests, Rudd included pageants for Pugs and Senior Dogs this year for the first time. Contestants ranging in age from four months to 17 years traveled to Long Beach, Calif., from as far as northern California, Las Vegas, and Arizona, to compete for the coveted 2009 titles.
After disposing of 39,650 rodents, a man from Bangladesh has been crowned a rat-killing champion and has been awarded a 14-inch Sony color television for his efforts.
It took Binoy Kumar Karmakara one year to perform the daunting task and he used traps, poison and flooding to capture the animals.
He also kept their tails so that he could keep count.
Killing rats is a strategy that was launched by the government of Bangladesh because rats are responsible for the loss of about 10% of the country’s crops.
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Does your cat like boxes?
What cat doesn't?
Unica Home is running a "
Cat in Box" photo contest.
Just email a photo of your cat in a box and you could win one of the cute cat playhouses pictured to the left.
The rules: cat must be alive, not drugged, not unconscious, and willing to be in their box ...
The playhouses sound great - I think my cats might like one:
"made from folded cardboard and flat packed, the cat playhouses will provide endless hours of enjoyment for your cat. help them achieve their dreams of being a pilot, fireman, or even tank commander!
cat not included. some assembly required (unless your cat is flat)"
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Life on a Leash" is about Stella - she has a new job, a new car, and the perfect apartment. But something's missing - other people. Enter Kong, a giant brown-and-black stray dog who shows up when Stella is changing a flat tire. Suddenly her life is being pulled into the world of dogs and the oddball crowd that lives with four-legged friends. She enjoys the companionship and the community but keeps pulling back as Kong literally drags her out of her shell. (
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Jan, at
the Poodle and Dog Blog, will give away the copy she received from the producers, and we'll add the one I received for
the Pet Blog, so now two lucky people can get a free copy of this DVD.
All you have to do is visit : Jan's post,
Win a free dog movie, and in the "Comments", state the name and breed(s) of the dog who had the most influence on your life. That’s it.
Winner will be chosen by random drawing.
Contest closes January 17.
Hallmark is holding an open call for everyone’s funniest photos – can be anything from pets, kids, family members, to an embarrassing moment caught at the right time, you name it – along with a corresponding “birthday” greeting.
These photos and the greetings will be judged, and the finalists will be turned into actual Hallmark cards.
Sixty finalists' cards will be printed and sold to the public both at hallmark.com and in stores. Finalists also will win $250 cash and become part of Hallmark’s new “top-secret humor card” review panel. One grand prize winner will win $2,500 and their card will become part of Hallmark's regular humor line!
Here’s the link to the contest page where the photos and greetings can be uploaded:
http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/bloopers/index.cfm.
~ Thanks, Jon
Photo credit:
Julie Corsi
Do you have a muddy buddy?
Your pet could be the next
Lee's Carpet spokespet!
If you think your pet has what it takes to represent the Lees brand, known for its exceptional durability, incredible stain repellency and 25-year wear warranty, submit a picture of your pet at his or her messiest. Entries will be accepted from May 1, 2008 until June 15, 2008. Starting on June 18, 2008 we will have five finalists online for voting. Be sure to check back and make sure your favorite Muddiest Buddy wins!
The winning pet-owner will receive $5,000 worth of new Lees carpet and a year’s supply of Purina® brand pet food. Four runners-up will receive $250 Gift Certificates to Carpet One Floor & Home.
For every qualified entry, one dollar will be donated to
Delta Society.
Photo:
Girlinprogress
The
Westminster Kennel Club 132nd Annual Dog Show opens today at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In the Dog Show World, this is like the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500, the Academy Awards,
Time's Man of the Year or the Boston Marathon. Out of 2,500 entries, one dog will be named
Best in Show.
Four new breeds, recently recognized by the American Kennel Club, are making their debuts at Westminster in 2008. They are the Plott hound, the Tibetan Mastiff, the Beauceron, and the Swedish Vallhund.
If I had a dog, which I don't, and if I were totally goofy, which I'm not, and if I were to get my dog's ears pierced, which I wouldn't,
I would select these 1 carat total weight diamond stud earrings from
Goldsmith Jewelry.
On the other hand, just by blogging about these earrings
I might win them and wear them myself.
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Milk-Bone is looking for photos of memorable "Milk-Bone Moments" between dogs and their pet parents to celebrate 100 years of baking tasty dog snacks.
Enter your photo online at
www.milk-bone.com, where 100 finalists will be chosen and America will vote for their favorite.
Just photograph a special moment between you and your dog, and you could win big bucks. The grand prize is a $100,000 contract to serve as the first ever Milk-Bone 100th Anniversary Spokesdog, plus a digital camera.
Have you ever looked through a rack of greeting cards and thought, "I could do better?"
Hallmark is holding a contest to
make your pet a birthday card superstar.
Enter your funniest, most endearing, cutest, or most creative pet photos, along with a corresponding “birthday” greeting, which will be judged and turned into actual greeting cards.
Sixty-seven finalists will have their 15 minutes of fame when their cards are printed and sold to the public -- both at hallmark.com and in more than 10,000 stores! They also will win $250 cash. In addition to being sold in stores, one grand prize winner’s card will be available for sale at hallmark.com for at least a year and may become part of another card collection! That person also will win $1,000 plus a trip to Hallmark with their pet for a professional photo shoot and workshop with Hallmark’s creative team!
Entering is easy. Just log on to
hallmark.com/you anytime between now and Feb. 3 to upload your photo and birthday greeting.
Circuit City is holding a contest to find the next "
Firedog" to star in their commercials.
In addition to prizes for 20 winning dogs,
your vote will help in the donation of up to $150,000.00 to local humane societies.
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Pal is a 10 year old Great Dane, dressed up for Halloween as a race horse complete with her friend Snap the Chihuahua as her jockey.
Does your dog have a great Halloween costume? Then enter the
Second Annual PupLife.com Dog Halloween Photo Contest. If your dog’s photo is chosen, you could win a $25, a $50
or even a $100 Gift Certificate. Hand made costumes are encouraged, but store bought costumes are fine, too.
