Free K-10+ Calming Formula for Fido

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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**This Free Offer is now closed. Watch for our readers to review the product on the Petco website in the coming month and stay tuned for additional events like this. Event Barkers would love to help your pet brand promote your product with a free sample opportunity for our readers. Contact EventBarkers@gmail.com if you'd like to explore this idea.

Did your dog cower through the New Years Eve fireworks or does she get anxious during vet visits, grooming, travel or boarding? K-10+ tells us that most any issue that requires some calming can be alleviated in many dogs with a simple water additive they have added to their line of supplements. This K-10+ Calming Formula is nearly colorless, tasteless, odorless, and incredibly simple to serve your dog.

What's more, K-10+ is offering you, our reader, the opportunity to receive a full 28-envelope box of this product to try with your dog. That's plenty of product to give it a good trial to see if it has the potential to ease your pup's anxieties. All they ask in return is that you report your thoughts with a few sentences about how your experience went.

This offer is limited to the first 100 applicants who send us their shipping information via this form. Further there is a deadline for applying for a free box: January 22, so get those requests in quickly so you don't miss out! When they're gone; they're gone.

And guess what? To give you a little incentive for taking a moment to share your thoughts after you trial the K-10+ Calming Formula, our generous client is offering to enter your name in a drawing for a $50 Petco giftcard, just as soon as your review is received! I hear a shopping spree in the making; will it be yours? 

Still contemplating? We understand! You can read up on this product on the K-10+ website here, or ask questions directly on Facebook or Twitter. If you'd like to see the product and packaging, feel free to visit your local Petco where the full line of K-10+ products is being carried. You'll find that they have a nice line of supplements and pet solutions for all sorts of health issues that may be of concern for your furry friend.

This outreach is a service of the Event Barkers social media promotion group. You'll find the same offer posted at DogTipper and To Dog With Love; however, you may only receive 1 free box of K-10+. Thanks for your interest. If you have questions, feel free to leave comments below.

For those of you who opt to join in this sampling opportunity, please note the helpful tips at the bottom of this post for offering your thoughts on the use of the K-10+ Calming Formula. We look forward to seeing how your Fido responds to this unique product with so many applications.

PS, you'll also find some fun videos about K-10+  here. Get ready to laugh!

Disclosure: Event Barkers is offering this sampling opportunity as a service to our client, K-10+. We have received no free product, but have been compensated to run this offer on their behalf.
Instructions for consumer reviewers:
The first 100 to sign up via the form above will receive a free sample box of K-10+ Calming Formula for dogs. After trying the product, post a review on the Petco website and you'll be entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card from Petco. This free product offer runs through January 22; this offer will end when our maximum of 100 boxes is met. Reviews must be posted by February 28 to be eligible for the gift card drawing.
Here's how to post your review:

1. Visit the Petco website page for the K-10+ Calming Formula by clicking this link.
2. Click the "Write a Review" link to the right of the product image.
3. Sign into your Petco account or Create an Account by filling in your email address, name, and a password.
4. On the review page, you'll be prompted to use a Nickname, rather than leaving your actual first and last name. This protects your privacy. Thank you Petco!
5. K-10+ urges you to leave an honest account of your experience with their product, and thanks you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Good luck in the drawing!

Steadfast Canine: Beyond Arthritis Prevention

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

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Steadfast Canine by Arenus

Our entry into the world of Twitter Parties has presented many new product opportunities in recent months. I like to believe this is making All Things Dog Blog a better resource for you. After meeting Dr. Altman of Arenus at Global Pet Expo, I learned a few things about changes I've noticed in Tanner and Oliver.

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We've been proceeding through our step-by-step review process with Tanner and Oliver, investigating Steadfast^® Canine, which is touted as a nutritional supplement for healthy joints, hips, cartilage, bones, tendons and ligaments to support normal mobility and ease discomfort. I wanted to see for myself.

When I first read this description my brain automatically associated this product with glucosamine and chondroitin supplements. I wasn't far off, but I was missing the other half of this advanced nutritional supplement, which includes both:

·       NEM®, a whole-food matrix of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, and amino acids needed to form the joint’s natural building blocks.

·      TêlaFIRM®, an advanced micro-ingredient system of minerals designed to support the normal formation of bone and cartilage.

These advanced ingredients in STEADFAST® support more than just joints. STEADFAST contains two unique ingredients to support your dog’s joints, bones, tendons and ligaments, for more normal movement. A human, joint-health study with NEM® found people felt results in 7-10 days, compared to 6-8 weeks with only glucosamine and chondroitin.  STEADFAST supports your dog’s entire joint and structural system. I found myself thinking about all my agility friends and wondering who may be using this product that covers so many bases.

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Tanner's Flexible Hips

So, what have I noticed that is different with Tanner and Oliver? Now approaching age 6, Tanner is no longer a puppy. He has continued to sit frequently in his 'froggy' position, but in the last year his approach to this position has been more tentative. He had begun to slide slowly down to the floor. If you think about a ballerina or dancer who can drop suddenly into a full SPLIT, that's not what Tanner was doing. He had a more gradual descent that suggested he was no longer as flexible as he once had been. 


I suppose I did not notice this gradual change until one day recently, about a month into Tanner's new Steadfast regimen, he dropped to his frog position like that dancer I mentioned. I knelt beside him and felt the inside of his widely-stretched thighs. He showed no sign of tightness, nor did he flinch at my massaging motions. Clearly, Tanner is enjoying the benefits of the Steadfast formula with more flexibility as the primary visible change.

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Oliver Spins

Oliver, whose patellas (kneecaps) show slight luxation (loose and easily dislocated) when examined by a specialist, appear to have benefited as well. After a short period of supplementation, my son arrived home from an extended trip, eager to play with his pups. His first task was to teach Oliver to twirl on his tiptoes, another ballerina move that I suggested may be uncomfortable to Oliver. Wrong again!


I am happy to report that in only a few days my son had Oliver demonstrating a 720 degree turn on just his 2 hind feet. Is that a coincidence? I'm guessing not so much.


Steadfast Canine has earned a spot in my dog's regimen, having proven its benefits to their mobility. Want to learn more before you decide? Check out their blog for more articles with extra detail, Like them on Facebook and follow their Twitter updates to keep up with changes in formula and new product information.


Where can you buy Steadfast Canine?

• Arenus sells their product online. You can also find both the small and large dog version at Amazon, as well as other large retailers.
• The Arenus Store Locator will assist you with finding brick and mortar locations near you.

I'll close with an interesting bit of trivia.  NEM®, one of the two proprietary ingredients in Steadfast recently won the Frost and Sullivan 2011 North American Dietary Supplements for Joint Health New Product Innovation of the Year Award. That's a mouthful, I know, but obviously the industry thinks they are onto something good. How about you?

Watch for a giveaway of Arenus Steadfast coming soon, along with a bit of discussion on the flavor and palatability. Do you think Tanner and Oliver like it? We'll see.





Full disclosure:  Samples were provided for Tanner and Oliver to run a trial of Steadfast. We were not paid to review the product or to write about our experiences, nor were we compensated for the giveaway that starts soon. All opinions are our own. There is no purchase required to enter the giveaway.