Barkworld Swag Bag Goes Home

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Oliver is Off Duty Now With Prize Awarded

Since I returned home from the recent social media conference, the entries have been flying to win this bag full of goodies from Barkworld. This bag of sponsor items includes 2 tote bags, pet food samples, a pet food scoop and bag clip, a flying disc for dog park fun, a children's storybook by best-selling author Dean Koontz, and 2 bags of top name dog treats that are US-made. 

I've relieved Oliver of his job and I'm ready to ship. The winner has been announced on the widget at the original giveaway post here. All I need is to hear back from our winner, All Things Collie.  I'll email this winner via AllThingsDogBlog@gmail.com. Please watch your inbox and your spam file for my message. Congratulations!

Happy tails,

The items in this surprise bag come from various pet industry companies. All were acquired as a conference thank you gift and will be sent to the winner of this giveaway.

Win a Barkworld Expo Swag Bag

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Wake Up to a Barkworld Swag Bag

I put Oliver in charge of guarding the swag bag until I grabbed a quick shot before packing it into our travel bag. Looks like he's slacking a bit. I'll admit, though, I did work him pretty hard this weekend. There was so much to see and so many people and dogs to meet. We even attended a K9 Fit Club demo class, taught by our Event Barkers buddies, Diane and Rocco of To Dog With Love. Oliver got to revisit his agility days:

Thanks @dianesilver for a fun #FitDog class at #Barkworld

A photo posted by Carrie Boyko (@allthingsdogblog) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:38am PDT

Ever wonder what pet bloggers get to bring home from conferences and expos like Barkworld Expo? This prize includes most of the goodies that were able to make it home in my bag. There's always a few items that don't fit. Most of the conferences have a trade table where we can place unwanted items and take another goodie that better fits our readership. It's a win-win!

This bag of sponsor items includes 2 tote bags, pet food samples, a pet food scoop and bag clip, a flying disc for dog park fun, a children's storybook by best-selling author Dean Koontz, and 2 bags of top name dog treats that are US-made. 

One lucky winner will score this fab bag of goodies when I draw the winner via Random.org. Entries are open now and will remain open through midnight on Thursday evening, November 20. I'll announce the winner sometime Friday afternoon, November 21. 

The Rafflecopter entry form is tucked down at the bottom of this post. If you don't see it there, you can coax it back into view by clicking on the blog post title to call it back into action. Best of luck to all of you.

Happy tails,

The items in this surprise bag come from various pet industry companies. All were acquired as a conference thank you gift and will be sent to the winner of this giveaway.

Mutt Monday Shares Barkworld Insights

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Thanks to all the bloggers who joined us for bathtime tips last week. The photos were so much fun. If you miss it, you can visit the bath blog hop at this link.

This week we're inviting bloggers to join us with their Barkworld posts, as many as each may wish to post. I'm sure our readers will all enjoy seeing what we do there, as well as taking in some of our photos. You can help all of our readers find this blog hop by sharing a Tweet about our fun:

#Barkworld posts being shared by #pet bloggers at #MuttMonday 9/2-9/8. Join the Blog Hop! http://t.co/mOBMQf7bCu
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) September 3, 2013

And now, let's look forward to next week's Mutt Monday adventure. After meeting Sugar the Golden Retriever at Barkworld, I'm inspired to once again share posts on 

Tips for Senior Dogs and Sr. Pet Wisdom

I know so many of my blogging compadres that word feverishly to share this information that I'm counting on you to come through. Just to get the word out, however, let's all Tweet again to make sure we're communicating this event to our friends. Thanks to all my blogging buddies :)

Join the #MuttMonday #BlogHop 9/9-9/15 w/posts on Tips 4 Sr. Dogs + Sr. Pet Wisdom: http://t.co/vgCRrNN1OO
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) September 3, 2013

Happy tails,

Barkworld Expo Shares Much Variety

Guest Post by Oliver

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Atlanta Dog Park Sculpture

Oliver here! I wanted to share my adventure at Barkworld with you personally. Mom helped me create a short slideshow of some of her photos. My favorite was the one taken at the Atlanta Airport Dog Park. Although I was alone there, it sure was fun exploring the sculptures and sniffing the dog park turf--very nice!

Another highlight was meeting my 3 service dog buddies all at one time for a group photo. You'll see it in the slideshow. I'm the one at far left, and you'll also see Pepper, Carma, and Kona. That was a special moment!

I have to admit I was glad Mom brought along my Snoozer for the conference. It's hard work keeping up with all the dogs, bloggers, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors. I was one pooped pup, and a few naps were in order. That Snoozer was a real life saver. I could go with Mom everywhere and always

courtesy P.Permenter
Craft Class for Mom

have a cozy bed. 

While Mom painted a dog bowl at one of the Block Parties, I got to hang with our Event Barkers partner, Miss Paris. It was fun to give her a peek at life with a toy-sized dog. I think she likes me :)

Enjoy the slideshow:

Pet Social Media: Images of Barkworld

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

© Carrie Boyko
Flat Irie
Gets an Izea Dog House

© Carrie Boyko
Field Trip to Atlanta's Uptown Pups

© Carrie Boyko
Dexter Sleeps Through a Keynote

I Got a DogBook Hat