#Pet1stAid Winners and Thank Yous

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Last night's #Pet1stAid winners will be prepared for an emergency evacuation, at least when it comes to the basics of a first aid kit. It's a good start. With all the great tips that were shared last evening, we hope that everyone is busy building a proper kit for taking care of their pets in case of an injury or an evacuation. The message of last night's party was definitely "Be prepared"!

In addition to winning Dr. Emmo's first aid solutions, our winners also took away other first aid and evacuation kit essentials. Dr. Emmo's products pictured above will be accompanied by items from their prize partners: Gamma2, Healer's Pet Care and Petlinks Systems. You can learn more about these items at yesterday's pre-party post.

Thanks also to our guest expert @ArdenKnowsPets, for joining us to share tips and answer your questions. We all enjoyed her expert advice and are looking forward to working with her again at our next event.

By the way, thanks to all of you who attended and participated last evening. Despite the

challenges of 2 other pet space parties and a presidential TV address, #Pet1stAid was a trending topic! That's truly a testament to your values: pet first aid matters!

Congratulations to our #Pet1stAid winners: RSVP-@Charliethruhike, PreTweet-@ncazterri, Raffle-@GavinCarroll, 4-@Veetadog, 5-@Freckles_Goose, 6-BuddyReviews, 7-@OhSlowDown, 8-@Zoya513, 9-@FreebiesforFido, Grand Prize #10-@MissStellyBean.

We appreciate your joining us to learn about National Preparedness Month and how Dr. Emmo's is contributing. You can still take advantage of the FREE travel kit of their wound wash and wound gel by visiting this link while supplies last. In addition, Dr. Emmo's is offering a 30% discount to party guests using the code "pet1staid". This offer is valid through the end of September.

We look forward to seeing you at our next event sponsored by @Coupaw, #Coupaween, when we'll be sharing Halloween safety tips and giving away costumes, accessories and other holiday items from Coupaw. This event is scheduled for October 1. See you soon!

#Pet1stAid was a production of Event Barkers, a social media events partnership of All Things Dog Blog and DogTipper.com.

Learn #Pet1stAid & Win

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

So you've decided you'd like to learn more about pet first aid. You'd like to ask Arden Moore some questions and hear her tips for caring for your pet when sick or injured. That's the primary reason you'll come to the #Pet1stAid Twitter Party, but there's even more.

Arden is an animal behavior consultant, master certified pet first aid instructor, author of 24 pet books, and host of the Oh Behave Show on PetLifeRadio.com. She shares her home with 2 dogs and 2 cats and shares more on Four Legged Life.

Arden and the Event Barkers team will be dishing all sorts of first aid and preparedness tips to help you ready your pets for any type of disaster. We hope you'll have questions too! Arden will answer some during the party and those that are more complicated will be handled on the Dr. Emmo's Facebook page soon thereafter.

courtesy Arden Moore

While you're busy hobnobbing with other Tweeps and reading @ArdenKnowsPets' helpful info, you'll also be eligible to win great prize packages during #Pet1stAid. All that you see above will be given away in the party in multiples, plus a $100 gift card that you can spend however you'd like. Let's review the prizes.

Dr. Emmo's first aid solutions are sponsoring this event and will be included in each of the prize packages. Learn more about their products at additional articles here and on DogTipper.com and CatTipper.com. In addition, winners can receive other products pictured above that are perfect for first aid and evacuation kits:

The Gamma2 Travel-tainer you see above is an airtight food container with 2 large bowls attached--perfect for weekenders for a few days of evacuation. Read more at this link.

Your pets' wounds may need bandaging like the Shepherd in the image above, and that's where Healer's Pet Care comes in. This unique bandage resists slipping, is washable and reusable, and closes with Velcro. Check it out at the link.

Finally, if your pet is anxious during storms or evacuation, he's normal. This is a time of great emotions and worry; they do tend to soak this energy up from us. Give your pet a piece of your clothing with your scent on it, and you'll find that he'll often relax a bit with the comfort of your scent close by. You can do this without worry by placing the clothing inside the Scents of Security toy made by the Petlinks System. Your kitty or pup can snuggle with this in their bed and feel a bit more confident that you're nearby. Check them out on Facebook; they're new members!

In addition to all this, our Grand Prize winner at the end of the evening will grab a $100 "Emergency Fund" gift card to spend anywhere needed. We look forward to seeing you at #Pet1stAid. Be sure to join us early and check in with a hello to your hosts: @AllThingsDog, @DogTipper and @EventBarkers.

Evacuating with Your Pets

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

courtesy smiteme via Flickr.com
FEMA Rep Assists Evacuated Pet and Owner

With National Preparedness Month upon us, All Things Dog Blog has been busily preparing a Twitter Party for Dr. Emmo's pet first aid products, promoting preparedness for pet owners. As you may know, my family lives in the heart of Hurricane country, and we have had to prepare for evacuations on a few occasions. It's not fun, but it's very important that we get past that and realize that without a plan we could find our pets in grave danger.

I wish I had photos of our last trial run. In 2004 when 4 named storms hit central Florida, we were under serious encouragement to evacuate to the north during one particularly overbearing storm. Which one I don't recall! At that time we had 2 large dogs, a cat and a rabbit to evacuate along with us, not to mention a grandma! Clearly this was going to be a 2 vehicle effort.

I set up our dogs' crates and the 2 carriers for Patches and Robby, making sure that each had a door facing the exits of the car for easy retrieval. That left us with a good estimate of space for a cooler of food, pet supplies, and our suitcases. This was quite an adventure and really did get me to thinking about how dear my pets are to me and what would happen if we were separated. 

No way was I leaving them at home, even if I only believed we would be away a single day. What if my petsitter could not get to them. What if they were injured or missing? What if another tree struck the house, leaving an open exit? It just was not worth the risk.

Long story short we were spared when the storm veered away from us and we were able to tough it out at home with merely heavy wind and rain. Even so we were pummeled with large pine trees falling, hitting our home, and ripping up sidewalk along the way. It was not a time for our pets to be left alone.

Tuesday evening, along with the Event Barkers team, I'll be producing a Twitter Party to promote preparedness, in honor of National Preparedness Month. Our sponsor is Dr. Emmo's first aid solutions and we'll be joined by Arden Moore, a pet first aid expert who will be sharing tips and answering questions. I hope you'll join us to find out more about this important topic, and learn how you and your pets can continue to bond throughout a disaster brought on by Mother Nature.

Join us each week for the Weekly Wag bonding series, held during the Saturday Pet Blogger Hop. The hop is hosted by Life with Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers, and Confessions of the Plume. You are welcome to link up here, or check any of their sites for their rules of participation. Happy hopping! 

Pet First Aid on Hikes

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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A Nice Day for a Walk

Today we're having an unusually nice spell of not-so-hot weather in central Florida. Hooray! This is a great day to take a longer hike, allowing Tanner to follow the scents and enjoy the sounds of nature. He especially loves it when he picks up the scent of a critter. What fun!

Living on lakefront near a State Park and adjacent to a protected wildlife area, there are plenty of natural hazards. Tanner has had a few injuries on our adventures, some requiring medical attention and others simply needing a good cleaning and a wrap to allow them to stay clean while healing. Dr. Emmo's Wound Wash and Wound Care Gel are exactly what you'll need if Fido cuts a paw pad or gets a nasty scrape while exploring in the underbrush. 

I'm so pleased to have a travel pack of these products that clips to his backpack, allowing us to take them along whenever we're headed to the woods or going camping. Being prepared is tantamount to reducing the affect of an injury both on your day's plans as well as your dog's health, and the prospect of healing quickly. 

I particularly like that Dr. Emmo's products are safe to lick and won't sting sensitive eyes. For a limited time, you can get a free travel set with a carabiner like ours at this link; you just pay $3 for shipping and this supply will last you a very long time!

courtesy Healer's Pet Care

We all know that dogs tend to lick their wounds. Once you've washed the area and applied the Wound Care Gel, you may want to cover it with sterile gauze and a wrap. We like the washable, reusable, velcro-strapped version made by Healer's Pet Care. It's the perfect complement to your Dr. Emmo's 2-step wound care plan. Watch for these in our prize packages at #Pet1stAid.

Pssst! Have you RSVP'd for the Twitter Party? Don't forget to get your name on the list and be sure to mark your calendar: Tuesday, September 10 at 8 PM ET. 

In our Event Barkers partnership with DogTipper.com we are working with Dr. Emmo's to build their product awareness and online presence.

Pet Blogger's Delight: #Pet1stAid

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

© AllThingsDogBlog.com
On-the-Go Wound Care

Tuesday, September 10 is a very special day. Not only will Event Barkers be hosting a #Pet1stAid Twitter Party, but we'll be sharing tons of important information. With National Preparedness Month in full swing, Dr. Emmo's pet first aid products are out to get the word to pet owners. Be prepared! 

Whether you're readying for a hike in a nearby park or creating an evacuation kit for a natural disaster, you need to make sure you're ready to treat any wounds that may occur while away from home. You'll get tons of information for yourself and to share with others, even on your own blog. And remember, Dr. Emmo's products are great for all animals and safe for them to lick.

We'll be joined by pet first aid specialist Arden Moore, Tweeting her tips and sharing information on related topics. If you'd like to win prizes like travel first aid products, evacuation supplies and Dr. Emmo's first aid solutions, you'll want to join us at 8 PM ET on Tuesday. Our Grand Prize will even include a $100 "Emergency Fund" gift card for pet supplies.  Mark your calendar!

We hope you'll come to learn, get prepared, and share our tips with your friends on Twitter. #Pet1stAid is sure to save you money as well, since you'll be learning how to handle many minor injuries on your own, using Arden Moore's tips and help.

You can get started preparing your evacuation kit right now by clicking over to Dr. Emmo's to get your FREE travel pack of wound wash and wound gel. Just pay $3 shipping and you'll receive this nice duo of wound care products to clip on a backpack like Tanner, or even to your belt loop. This is a great way to get on the road to being prepared!

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Be Prepared!

You can learn and win more here:

• Washing Your Dog's Eyes
• Grooming a Bond with Fido (Ear Washing)
• Rafflecopter prize package!
• PreTweeting to win starts here
• Be sure to RSVP here to win great prizes!

Prizes? Here's more:

• Free Travel pack with carabiner
• Full line of Dr. Emmo's first aid solutions
• Healer's Pet Care bandages
• Petlinks Scents of Security soothing toy for pets
• Gamma 2 Travel-tainer: airtight food storage for travel that includes 2 sturdy bowls
• Disaster Kit Tips for your evacuation kit
• $100 "Disaster Aid" Gift Card for purchasing pet supplies and more

Event Barkers is working with Dr. Emmo's to build their online presence and increase awareness of pet safety and first aid during National Preparedness Month.