Prepare Fido for Evacuation

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Not Leaving Without Blue Dog!

National Preparedness Month ends Monday, September 30. Please review these tips to make sure you have done the minimum to prepare your pets for an evacuation during an emergency. We also recommend you read up on pet first aid and be sure your first aid kit is complete. Check here for more on this topic.

• Keep your pet 1st aid items together to assure your emergency kit is always ready when needed. Change out food for freshness regularly.
• Plan for worst-case scenario. Pack food and water for a week. 
• Prepare for potty emergencies with pee pads, trash bags, poop bags and umbrella. 
• Tag and microchip all pets in case you are separated. 
• Don’t forget vet and emergency vet phone numbers, rabies ID tag, license, and put cell number on tags. 
• Pack extra water for flushing in case pet is exposed to unsafe flood waters or chemicals.
• Check pet-friendly shelters and keep a list of pet-friendly hotels that are out of harm’s way. 
• Familiarize a friend/neighbor/relative to care for your pets in a sudden absence. You may not be able to get home to them in a disaster.
• If you evacuate, do so early. Natural disasters are frightening to pets. Minimize stress by leaving early.
  
• Leave radio, flashlights and extra batteries with emergency kit at all times. 

Keep in mind, too, that an evacuation is a time when you and Fido can support one another, bond and become closer. Remain confident and keep your cool to give him the best chance at getting through it with less anxiety. 

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! 

#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.

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!

© AllThingsDogBlog.com
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.

#Pet1stAid PreTweets 4 Preparedness

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

courtesy DrEmmos.com
What's in Your Pet's Medicine Cabinet?

National Preparedness Month kicks off in September, reminding us all that disaster can strike at any moment. Whether you live in harm's way of earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, fire, or snow and ice storms, being ready to evacuate or treat wounds at home is important to you and your pets' preparedness. The #Pet1stAid Twitter Party announced yesterday will be sharing first aid and preparedness tips for your pets.

courtesy Gamma2.net

Today we'd like to give you all a chance to get in on our PreTweet prize, a drawing which will be made from all Tweets with the #Pet1stAid hashtag that go out between now and the party opening on September 10. The winner of this prize will get a Dr. Emmo's package of first aid solutions, along with a soothing Scents of Security toy, a Gamma2 Travel-tainer pet food container complete with bowls, a reusable elastic bandage from Healer's Pet Care, and a simple guide to the most commonly-needed first aid tips we'll share during the Twitter Party on September 10. More detail on all the great prizes will be coming soon.

courtesy Petlinks System

As we move closer to the party, you'll be seeing posts that share more information about Dr. Emmo's products, as well as some tidbits on the other items you could win. I'm including a few images here to give you an idea of what you're in for. Please take this opportunity to begin entering the PreTweet contest with the embedded Tweets below:

RSVP 4 the #Pet1stAid #TwitterParty by @EventBarkers. "Be Prepared...Everywhere". Join @DrEmmo1: http://t.co/vnsE7czQtJ
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) August 19, 2013

Looking 4ward 2 getting expert tips by @ArdenKnowsPets at #Pet1stAid #TwitterParty. B there 2 win: http://t.co/n6YL3tCLZe
— Event Barkers (@EventBarkers) August 19, 2013

I'm making an evacuation kit 4 my dog after #Pet1stAid #TwitterParty. Protect your pet & join me here: http://t.co/yPwXQq2lLu
— Carrie Boyko (@Learnin2Bgreen) August 19, 2013

Mom is packing my Evacuation kit. We're ready 4 @DrEmmo1 #Pet1stAid products & prizes. RSVP: http://t.co/qIuccPvIuX
— Tanner & Oliver (@5MinutesforFido) August 19, 2013

You'll find more Tweets to enter with at DogTipper.com and CatTipper.com, our partners in this Event Barkers fun. An you can learn more about Dr. Emmo's at their Facebook page.

While we encourage everyone to join in for the first aid tips and discussion, prizes at this party are available only to U.S. addresses. Thank you for your understanding.


Don't forget to mark your calendars and be sure you are on the RSVP list to potentially win that drawing. Watch for tomorrow's Rafflecopter entry when you'll get some tips on who to follow for first aid tips and prize announcement, as well as more fun ways to enter.

courtesy DrEmmos.com

Finally, don't forget to grab your free travel kit that includes two 2-oz. bottles of Wound Wash and Wound Gel together on a carabiner, perfect for travel or preparedness. We'll be getting those evacuation kits ready at #Pet1stAid. See you on September 10!


Event Barkers is producing the #Pet1stAid Twitter Party for Dr. Emmo's to help them gain online exposure.