Petco Blasts Off with Star Wars Fun!

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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Star Wars Toys and More

Let's open this giveaway with a disclaimer: I'm not a Star Wars expert in any way, shape or form. I'm definitely going to blunder through the names, terms and movie facts, so bear with me. If you get nothing else from this post, here are the basic facts: Petco has a cool line of Star Wars pet toys and other paraphernalia, and I'm giving some of them away at the bottom of this post. If you're a Star Wars fan, look no further than the Star Wars link in this paragraph for the ultimate in goodies for your dog to satisfy your own appetite.

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With a little help from family I finally identified the Death Star. Pretty cool, I have to say. Not only is it a large, soft ball that medium to large dogs will enjoy, but it has some buried treasures. Look for Darth Vader and others hiding within. You know how much I love toys that make our dogs use their problem-solving skills; this is neat!

No line of Star Wars toys would be complete without a replica of Princess Leia, and guess which toy was Tanner's hands down fave? Yep! I gave him 3 chances to select from the pile and he bolted for the pretty lady every time. He's all boy!

Name this Starship for an Entry

I actually thought he'd choose the Star Ship Enterprise, but go figure. I guess he's not a flyer. Oh, my bad! This is definitely not the Star Ship Enterprise, is it? I guess you can see what I mean when I say I'm not a Star Wars expert. Let's see who can name this particular spacecraft in the giveaway. We'll get to the bottom of this mystery with your help.

If you fancy dressing your pup in true Star Wars fashion, the harness that our stuffed model is wearing is also up for grabs. It's too big for Oliver and too small for Tanner, so this sharp number will need to go to a dog that has measurements in the following range: Chest range 23.5-30 inches and Neck range 14-16 inches. I would call this a medium, but the makers of the product have it labeled as a Large, so

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please measure your dog accurately to be sure he'll fit. This is the only size I have to offer. Be sure to enter using the comment about your dog's size to be eligible to win this nice harness. 

So there you have it--4 prizes to 4 winning Fidos. The clock is ticking. Entries begin now and will run through midnight on Thursday, June 12. I'll announce the winner on Friday, June 13. At least we know that there will be good news for these 4 lucky dogs.

Use the Rafflecopter entry form below to make your entries, using as many or as few of the choices as you wish. If you can't locate the entry form, it may be hiding from Darth Vader. You can wave your light saber by clicking on the post title above. That will snap our Rafflecopter back to work pronto. Keep it fun and best of luck to you all.

May the force me with you,

These prizes have been provided by Petco for promotional exposure. I was not paid to share this information or the giveaway with you and the comments, numskull as they may sound, are completely my own!

Treat Your Dog with the Tricky Treater: A Giveaway!

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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I trust you're here today because you read our review of this fun, treat-dispensing toy by Petlinks--the Tricky Treater! Tanner and Oliver have been enjoying a few mealtime expeditions around the house, making chow more of a mental game that the boys have to work for. That's always a good thing--stimulating your dog's mind. I also love that it helps them to eat a bit more slowly, especially for Tanner. He can inhale a bowl full of kibble in seconds, a habit that we should all work to diminish in our chow hounds.

Now that we've got you wanting one of these toys, we're going to run a giveaway. Three lucky pups will score a free Tricky Treater! If you prefer the sure-thing method to getting your Tricker Treater, please stop in at Amazon or check out the list of other retailers that carry the Petlinks line, found in my review post.

To enter the giveaway, you need only scroll to the bottom of this post and enter by using those methods you prefer. Feel free to pick and choose. We're just happy to have you join in. If the Rafflecopter entry form is hiding, you can retrieve it by clicking on the post title above. That technique is like Come When Called for a dog; works every time!

Entries will continue through Thursday, June 5 with winners announced here and in a new post on Friday, June 6. Be sure to mark your calendar and return to see if you got lucky. 

One great way to assure that you don't forget to check up on the winners is to subscribe to All Things Dog Blog. This way you'll get our announcement in your email. That's a great way to get good news! Click this link to set up your FREE subscription, if you're not already subscribed. One final, very important tip: don't forget to check your email account and click the verification email link to confirm your subscription. Until you do this, you won't receive any of our posts in your inbox. 

Best wishes to all our entrants!

Happy treating,

Petlinks asked us to review the Tricky Treater dispensing toy and has provided us with this review product. We have not been compensated, and the opinions included here and in our review are completely our own.

Celebration of Summer Giveaway by Event Barkers

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

One huge giveaway is coming at you from Event Barkers, as a celebration of Summer!

To appeal to your charitable side, we're including one part of the prize package that will be donated to a Petfinder shelter in the name of the winner. We'll deliver it to our local shelter in your name!

This prize package includes 4 full-size bottles of Eco-Care products by Simple Solution. You can find a Store Locator here, and you'll also find them on Facebook at this link.

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Tiki Eyes a Treat

Included in the donation package will be the 4 products shown above:

• Eco-Care Stain+Odor Remover
• Eco-Care Multi Surface Cleaner
• Eco-Care Training Aid (for directing puppies to the spot your prefer)
• Eco-Care Yard Odor Away! (removes yard stains and odor)

Our shelter will be thrilled to receive these products and you'll feel good to have donated them. 

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Hear Doggy Toys in 3 Sizes

Zuke's treats were recently a Twitter Party sponsor and they left a few samples behind. One winner will receive 3 packages of some of Fido's favorites: Hip Action, Super Betas and Power Bones. This is a total of 28 oz. of treats to keep you in stock for quite a while. 

The third and final prize is a pair of dog toys, sure to put a wag in your dog's tail. One is a great Toss and Tug toy that will work well for Fetch. It's made by Bionic. The other is a Quaker Hear Doggy toy--the perfect ultrasonic

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Bionic Toss and Tug

toy that your dog hears, but you don't. Ideal for Summer travel!

Feel free to enter through Sunday night, July 14, and watch for winner announcement on Monday, July 15. And if that stinker of a Rafflecopter is being sneaky again, just call it out by clicking on the post title to refresh. It's persnickety sometimes!

Event Barkers and All Things Dog Blog have not been compensated to run this giveaway. Prizes are available to U.S. addresses only.

Fido's Freebie Friday Finally Home :)

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Road trips are over-rated. While Oliver was no trouble at all--doing a great job as a co-pilot--the 14 hour drive to and from Blogpaws was seriously exhausting. The event was totally worth it, though, as we had a fab time meeting new pet peeps and planning more fun for All Things Dog Blog readers.

My co-hosts of Fido's Freebie Friday, Dogtipper and Doggies and Stuff, are both doing well. It was wonderful to see them each in person and have a chance to catch up on the news. I'll be reporting on some of our Blogpaws adventures coming up.

Let's start today with a tote bag giveaway that you can enter by commenting on this post.

Shopping Bags
to Share Your Love of Pets

I've got a pile of bags from all sorts of pet product and service companies. We'll give away 6 this time, and more later, to help you with your shopping trips and other outings. You really can say NO to plastic and paper :)

When you comment to enter, please indicate a Twitter handle as a method of contact; don't reveal your email. No Twitter handle? You'll need one to enter the #WorkLikeaDog Twitter party, so hop on over to Twitter and grab yours now. Enter through May 30, and I'll announce winners on Friday, May 31.

Here at Fido's Freebie Friday, bloggers are invited to list below their individual posts separately for all currently open giveaways. Fido's Freebie Friday opens each Thursday afternoon for linkups at 4:00 PM ET, and renews each week at the same time with a new listing.  Link up anytime during the week--24/7. We make it easy to be seen here by keeping our rules simple:

•You have up to 45 characters to describe your prize and include an expiration date.

•Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts with prizes for pet products or services, including pet-related or pet-themed items for owners. Use your specific post url to link up.

•Please include our badge (the code is in the sidebar) or a link to this post in your giveaway write up, and ask your readers to tell us you sent them.

You'll find assistance at our HELP PAGE, where there is other useful information for bloggers doing giveaways and reviews. Your hosts are All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff, and Dogtipper.

Individual rules of entry and guidelines for winning may apply to each listing. All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff and Dogtipper take no responsibility for the legality of the rules governing the listings on other sites and giveaways that are posted here. We simply provide this forum as a gathering place for pet product giveaways to be offered. Please consult All Things Dog Blog's Giveaway and Contest Rules for more detail. Fulfillment of each giveaway is done by the blog conducting the giveaway, not by the hosts of this giveaway hop; please contact the giveaway host with any questions regarding a giveaway or giveaway prize.

Fido's Freebie Friday Visits D.C.

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Oliver and I are finally in D.C. and are enjoying a great group of speakers, bloggers and brands. Of particular importance, of course, was to locate and say hello to our newest sponsor, Natural Balance. Oliver had some important thank you's for these ladies and will be enjoying a performance by Norman the Scooter Dog while we are here. 

Enough about us, you're here for the giveaways and I've got them aplenty. With our latest Twitter Party now announced, you'll find three new ways to win fun stuff, just added this week. Enjoy the entries!

Here at Fido's Freebie Friday, bloggers are invited to list below their individual posts separately for all currently open giveaways. Fido's Freebie Friday opens each Thursday afternoon for linkups at 4:00 PM ET, and renews each week at the same time with a new listing.  Link up anytime during the week--24/7. We make it easy to be seen here by keeping our rules simple:

•You have up to 45 characters to describe your prize and include an expiration date.

•Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts with prizes for pet products or services, including pet-related or pet-themed items for owners. Use your specific post url to link up.

•Please include our badge (the code is in the sidebar) or a link to this post in your giveaway write up, and ask your readers to tell us you sent them.

You'll find assistance at our HELP PAGE, where there is other useful information for bloggers doing giveaways and reviews. Your hosts are All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff, and Dogtipper.


Individual rules of entry and guidelines for winning may apply to each listing. All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff and Dogtipper take no responsibility for the legality of the rules governing the listings on other sites and giveaways that are posted here. We simply provide this forum as a gathering place for pet product giveaways to be offered. Please consult All Things Dog Blog's Giveaway and Contest Rules for more detail. Fulfillment of each giveaway is done by the blog conducting the giveaway, not by the hosts of this giveaway hop; please contact the giveaway host with any questions regarding a giveaway or giveaway prize.