Merrick Petcare Helps Us #TreatRight!

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

courtesy Merrick Petcare
#TreatRight with Power Bites

Last night's #TreatRight Twitter Party was certainly a fun event. Tons of dog lovers showed up to share their pet's photos (tons of them!) while learning how to select the right treat for their dog in each and every occasion and gauging the right amount of treating. Having a purpose for treating seemed to be a key factor in enjoying treat time. Guests were encouraged to select healthy treats, choose times appropriately, and treat responsibly to help maintain a healthy weight:

• Basic behavior training
  
• Performing requested behaviors
• House training, crate training and potty training
• Advanced skills such as agility, service dog work, show dog work, and more
• Games like nosework, hide-n-seek and other similar fun
• Brain games the provide mental stimulation, exercise and problem-solving practice
• Willingly joining a pet parent for a bonding or other activity

Ten lucky winners scored $70 prize packages (bigger for the Grand Prize!) with a nice selection of Merrick Treats from 4 lines that offer much variet: Kitchen Bites, Power Bites, Jerky Chip Treats and Dental Chews. Our winners will have power treats for higher activity, larger treats for long days on the go, dental treats for clean teeth and breath, and other options for all sorts of training and other other good behaviors. Tanner and Oliver have loved, loved, loved reviewing these delicious yummies. They have such a tough job!

After the party there were bunches of thank you's to our friends at Merrick, but you can help us thank them by clicking the RT button on this tweet:

Thx @MerrickPetcare 4 a great @EventBarkers #TwitterParty w/100s in yummy prizes. We learned a lot about how to #TreatRight!
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) October 27, 2014

Finally, please help me congratulate all 10 of our #TreatRight winners. Our 3 pre-party event winners are: Social following--@AyEll922, RSVP--@tfjsmn, and Tweeting--@martiparks. These lucky folks will receive a Merrick treat box including 5 bags of treats and a 4 lb. bag of Merrick Grain-Free Chicken or Grain-Free Real Texas Beef dry food. This prize package is valued at $70! Our next 6 party winners scored this same prize package. These winners are: @Evielvsclassics, @graciemaebeagle, @alisonrauch, 

@Ellainthecity, @Toby_Pup, and @SawyertheLab. 

  

Finally, our Grand Prize winner really digs deep. This prize package seeks to offer the winner a chance to sample even more or the Merrick line by including a 12-lb. bag of food in the winner's choice of protein, along with $40 in additional wet food, dry food or treats (winner’s choice!). This winner is @RaiderPupTTU.  Oh happy day!

We hope we'll be able to add your name to one of these winners lists real soon. Watch for

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Oliver Knows How to #TreatRight!

more Twitter Parties coming your way as we crank up this engine. You can be sure not to miss one by signing up for our Event Barkers newsletter at this link. To stay tuned to Merrick's promotions, coupons (save up to $7!), contests and news, you may also wish to subscribe to their newsletter, as well.

Good luck!

We are working with Merrick Pet Care through our partnership in Event Barkers to produce this Twitter party and share product news with our readers. Prizes will be provided and shipped by Merrick Pet Care. 

#RedCarpetCat Hits Hollywood

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

© The Tiniest Tiger
Gracey is a Winner
Caring for Cats, Big and Small

Gracey, the #RedCarpetCat of The Tiniest Tiger, has taken Hollywood by storm. She's popular beyond words as she is now a two-time participant in the Secret Room events, celebrating the Oscars and Emmy Awards. 

What's not to love about caring for all the animals? Last night in between star-gazing and playing TV Animal Trivia, we learned a bit about @TheTiniestTiger's mom and her efforts to save animals. It was a heartwarming story filled with travel, fun photos and short Tweets about her conservation experiences. I hope you were there to enjoy this.

Our #RedCarpetCat Twitter Party was a great success last night, largely due in part to a terrific audience. Thanks to all of you who joined us for this rip-roaring extravaganza. With well over 400 unique participants, we had almost 6000 Tweets! That's not all. We've just got to share this exciting news: #RedCarpetCat was a Twitter trending topic for the entire party! You guys rock!

We had a ton of fun sharing trivia, winning thousands in prizes, and watching the parade of stars that have visited Gracey in the Secret Room. What was your favorite part of the party? I'm still struggling to answer that question myself.

Now I want to share all the winners' names with you. The pre-party prizes did not require attendance, so these folks could experience a big surprise either here or in their Twitter DMs. Feel free to comment with your congratulations or offer them on Twitter. This is a grand list:

1. At 5:30 PM Pacific we opened with the announcement of our RSVP Prize, which went to @boomermuse.
2. Winners of the Barkworld Expo Social Media Conference Passes are: @VelvetBlade, @TinyTimmySpeaks, @DancingDogBlog, @RomeoBeau2011, @GratefulHoops
3. Prize number 2 was a winner's choice Hipster Bag. Our winner, @wolfens64, will receive either a Canine Cool Hipster or a Tiniest Tiger Hipster.
4. Our Rafflecopter winner was Prize number 3: another Canine Cool Hipster or Tiniest Tiger Hipster bag. Congratulations to @jednc2 for winning this prize.
5. A Princess Gracey Hipster went to @pudgebutters, who won the PreTweet drawing, prize number 4, from Tweets sent before the party, using the #RedCarpetCat hashtag.
6. Prize number 5 included an autographed copy of Jack Hanna's book, 'Jungle Jack: My Wild Life', a Canine Cool Hipster bag and Gracey Coin and Camera bag. This prize went to @St4ceyNicole.
7. The Tiniest Tiger Hipster bag was given away with Prize number 6, in addition to a Gracey Shaker and an autographed copy of Jackson Galaxy's book, 'The Cat Daddy'. Congrats to @SadgeKitten for this nice win.
8. Sponsored by @ASPCA, 5 Fling-ama-String cat toys were won by @Paintfrog, @ChellesYvonne, @littleboyBO, @sleatham1 and @ThePetBookLady. These winners  ReTweeted a message for the ASPCA to win.
9. Party Prize number 7, won by @ChazztheDog, included The Tiniest Tiger Tote bag along with a Gracey ID and Key holder and a Cosmetic Bag. 
10. There's going to be a happy cat out there in a few days. @bottomthebasset won a Kittyblock cat hiding spot, a favorite of many felines. This was Prize number 8.
11. Sponsored by Cat Power Tower, Prize number 9 was a Hunting Platform for one happy kitty. The winner was @PaulinaChills
12. Our Grand Prize went to @Seattlesown and truly was awesome. This winner will receive The Tiniest Tiger Bucket Tote with all the Gracey accessories and a Gracey Shaker for the kitty of the house.

I'm feeling a bit like Santa Claus today and could use a good long nap. Tanner and Oliver are definitely keen to join me.  I'm guessing that my compadre over at Dogtipper.com is feeling the same way. Our partnership in Event Barkers has been an enjoyable new challenge, albeit a great deal of work!

Thanks again to @TheTiniestTiger for sponsoring this event. My Event Barkers partner, Dogtipper.com and I enjoyed creating and producing this event immensely. And more thank yous to Gracey's major sponsors: @ASPCA, @BestCatLitter, @BissellClean, @HillsPet, and @Iams. If you're a winner, you may want to pop out a note to each, thanking them for the great prizes.

The Fido's Freebie Friday weekly giveaway offering will open at 4 PM as scheduled. Hope to see you there. 

Event Barkers is working with The Tiniest Tiger to produce the #RedCarpetCat Twitter Party.