I just want to remind everyone that the 5th Annual World’s Coolest Dog & Cat Show has begun. You can enter your pup’s photo or vote on someone else’s. Earn zealies just for voting!
Here are more details from Dogster HQ’s.
* The contest is open to anyone registered at Dogster or Catster. It’s free and only takes seconds to join.
* Submit photos in as many categories as you want.
* Vote for your favorites. The more you vote, the more Zealies you’ll get.
* Entries and user voting will run from October 14 to November 18.
* The top five vote recipients in each category will be named finalists, and the winner in each category will then be chosen by our esteemed contest judges.
* Finally, the vote goes back to the people. From November 18 until midnight, December 16, you can vote for your favorite finalists to determine the Best Dog and Cat in Show!
In December we had a contest to win a FURminator, a great deShedding product for your pet. It’s a tool we use here on a daily basis, with three dogs and a cat we can’t live without it.
FURminator Inc. manufactures products to address the number one complaint of pet owners, SHEDDING. We also love our pets and understand the frustration fellow pet lovers feel with the problems of shedding. The embarrassment of hair all over the house when guests come to visit. The endless vacuuming and cleaning. The constant checking and wiping of their hair off our clothes.
The FURminator reduces shedding up to 90 percent by removing the loose, dead undercoat without damaging the topcoat.
# Brings out the pet’s natural oils, promoting healthier skin and a shiny topcoat.
# Guaranteed to reduce shedding better than any brush, comb or rake.
# Works great on all shedding, long and short-haired dogs and cats.
Dogster had a fun poll last week to find out what professional canine sports your pooch would be best at playing. As always, there were five choices to choose from. Stuffed toy shredding trumped the other choices coming in at 47.99%. We had over 1,500 Dogsters join in the poll.
Frisbee catching (10.70%)
Cat chasing (19.52%)
Stuffed toy shredding (47.99%)
Lawn decorating (9.92%)
Other sport (tell us!) (11.87%)
Our boy Bo fell into the “Other sport” category. Bo’s best sport is begging, always has been and always will be. He has a master’s degree in begging, he could teach the pups out there a few things.
Let’s have some fun, we’re putting 50 zealies on the table. Share what your dog’s favorite sport is, any of the above or something unique. On Monday, June 1st I’ll choose one lucky winner and reward them with 50 zealies.
This week’s poll has to do with Michael Vick. He’s out of prison and is asking for forgiveness. Should Vick be given a second chance? Go to the Dogster poll page to find out your choices and vote.
* Butter wants to know what you’re looking at, cause if you didn’t see it happen you can’t prove who did it.
Last week Dogster’s poll was to find out the most endearing thing that your pooch regularly does to show affection? There were five options to choose from. As you can see, “Follows around the house” came in first with a big lead over the others. A little over 1,500 Dogsters participated in the poll.
Greets me at the door (25.13%)
Licks my face (17.82%)
Follows around the house (37.63%)
Gives me puppy dog eyes (8.31%)
Other (Leave a comment) (11.10%)
The only reason Bo follows us around the house is in case we drop food while we’re walking. I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with affection. To find out what qualifies as “Other” you’ll have to go read the comments.
To have a little fun I’m going to throw out a zealie contest. To be entered for a chance to win 50 zealies leave a comment in the comment section and share a story that has to do with affection. It can be anything, doesn’t matter. On Monday, May 25th I’ll choose a winner.
This week’s poll wants to know what professional canine sports your pooch would be best at playing? You need to check out the poll to find the choices.
Last week’s poll on Dogster questioned how you think of your relationship with your dog. You could choose from the five categories below. As you can see, the Mommy/Daddy choice blew away the competition.
Mommy / Daddy (69.56%)
Sister / Brother (4.38%)
Best Friend (14.08%)
Owner (5.40%)
Guardian (6.58%)
Over 2,300 Dogsters participated in the poll, and over 100 left comments in the comment section. I thought it was an interesting question and I’m not surprised to see the top choice. I have to admit, Lisa and I chose the Mommy/Daddy category.
I think most people chose that answer because we are the caregivers for our dogs, they rely on us for everything. It’s up to us to ensure their good health and well-being just like any good mother or father would.
If you want to read some of the comments that were left you can check out the Dogster poll results page. The poll for this week has to do with the AKC letting mixed breeds enter the competitions, have your say and then check out what others think.
Okay pups, it’s time to get out your surf board and join in the fun. On July 11th in Huntington Beach, CA there is one cool event taking place…Surfing Dogs Paw Jam.
If you’re like me and you just get completely blown away by the fact that some dogs can surf better than most humans can, then you’re going to love this little tidbit of infurmation…
Dogster member Miss Kia and her best friend René Bruce are organizing a big surfing event down in Huntington Beach, CA, this summer, and Dogster is howlin’ with so much excitement about it that we’re jumping on (the surf)board to help promote the event and spread the bark!
The SURFING PAWS DOG JAM will be held on July 11 in Huntington Beach, CA where Goldenwest meets PCH! The contest and day activities are from 9-4 and then in the evening (from 8-11) there will be a red carpet awards show and an auction.
In the area and want to enter your cool surfer dog? You can register HERE.
Dogster is a sponsor of the event and will be helping to get the bark out! We’ll even be giving away some goodies and a few Together Tag pet ID and recovery service enrollments to spectators at the event!
Even if you can’t make it to the contest, join the group and stay tuned for some cool surfing dog excitement! Want to see Miss Kia tearing up the surf? There’s a video of her on her board over on SurfinPaws website. Check it out and learn more about the event now!
There are two announcements from Dogster HQ’s that you don’t want to miss. …
Now You Can Comment On Diary Entries!
We’ve just today added a new feature to our Diary pages, so that other dogs can bark back comments about what you have to say! Yay!
If you’re excited about that announcement you will be doing cartwheels over the next one. The Dog Breed Photo Game is offering you a chance to win some fantastic prizes throughout the month of May.
Prizes:
The top three scorers in the month of May will win big prizes.
* Grand Prize: Dyson Vacuum
* Second Prize: Flip HD Video Camera
* Third Prize: $100 PetSmart Gift Card (good for use in-store or online)
In case you haven’t read about it on Dogster Site News, today is the end of National Pet ID Week and the last day to save $3 when you order the Together Tag. Every pup on the planet should know by now that’s Dogster’s great new pet ID and recovery service.
April 18 – 24 is National Pet ID Week, and we’re barking all about it over here on Dogster. We love our community of pooches (as do you) and are determined to make sure that we don’t let one single pup go unprotected. One in three pets will get lost in their lifetime and sadly, most of these dogs and cats do not find their way back home. You can reduce the chances of losing your dog by preparing for the worst today. The steps are simple, quick and will save you from unnecessary heartbreak should your dog ever go lost or missing in the future.
Grab your owner and run on over to Dogster Site News to find out how to order the Together Tag and get a $3 discount. Don’t wait until it’s too late, act now.
* Tinker Bell Forever is stylin with her new tag, don’t you wanna be stylin too?
Yesterday Dogster played an April Fools’ Day joke on all the pups when they posted about a new dog and cat hybrid. Today’s post is no joke, we have a few fun things to report on.
Dogster’s top dog Ted Rheingold is going to be interviewed today at 7 pm EST/4 pm PST on blog talk radio.
The great pawple over at Creative Animal Relief are going to be interview Ted R. on their blog talk radio program today. He’ll be talking about Together Tag, the new pet tag id service, as well as Dogster (and pawsably Catster). There’s real time chats and email so if you ever wanted to ask a question about Dogster, now would be a time.
We also have two new small features to announce…
Badges!
On your pet’s pages you can now display badges for features of the site you enjoy or services we work with. We rolled out with 5 badges to get things going, but I’m sure more will roll out soon. After checking them out, if there are other badges you’d like to have on your page, write them as comment. We’d luv to hear. You can add them by going to My Account and to the right of you pet’s thumbnail you’ll need a ‘badges’ listing.
This week in January 2004 was the official start of Dogster. I wanted to take a moment to wish Dogster a Happy 5th B-Day and to thank all the behind the scenes people, that never get the credit they deserve, for giving dog lovers such a wonderful place to call their own.
Happy Birthday to Dogster
Happy Birthday to Dogster
Happy Birthday to Dooooogssteerrrr-er
Happy Birthdaaaaay to Dooooog!
A big thanks also goes to all the members who have helped Dogster thrive and grow, making it such a special place.
Celebrate with us by joining in for a chance to win 25 zealies. To win just share when/why you joined Dogster and on Friday, January 16th I’ll pick one lucky winner. Let’s party!
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I just want to remind everyone that the 5th Annual World’s Coolest Dog & Cat Show has begun. You can enter your pup’s photo or vote on someone else’s. Earn zealies just for voting!
The FURminator reduces shedding up to 90 percent by removing the loose, dead undercoat without damaging the topcoat.
Greets me at the door (25.13%)
