Barkworld Swag Bag Goes Home

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Oliver is Off Duty Now With Prize Awarded

Since I returned home from the recent social media conference, the entries have been flying to win this bag full of goodies from Barkworld. This bag of sponsor items includes 2 tote bags, pet food samples, a pet food scoop and bag clip, a flying disc for dog park fun, a children's storybook by best-selling author Dean Koontz, and 2 bags of top name dog treats that are US-made. 

I've relieved Oliver of his job and I'm ready to ship. The winner has been announced on the widget at the original giveaway post here. All I need is to hear back from our winner, All Things Collie.  I'll email this winner via AllThingsDogBlog@gmail.com. Please watch your inbox and your spam file for my message. Congratulations!

Happy tails,

The items in this surprise bag come from various pet industry companies. All were acquired as a conference thank you gift and will be sent to the winner of this giveaway.

Win a Barkworld Expo Swag Bag

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Wake Up to a Barkworld Swag Bag

I put Oliver in charge of guarding the swag bag until I grabbed a quick shot before packing it into our travel bag. Looks like he's slacking a bit. I'll admit, though, I did work him pretty hard this weekend. There was so much to see and so many people and dogs to meet. We even attended a K9 Fit Club demo class, taught by our Event Barkers buddies, Diane and Rocco of To Dog With Love. Oliver got to revisit his agility days:

Thanks @dianesilver for a fun #FitDog class at #Barkworld

A photo posted by Carrie Boyko (@allthingsdogblog) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:38am PDT

Ever wonder what pet bloggers get to bring home from conferences and expos like Barkworld Expo? This prize includes most of the goodies that were able to make it home in my bag. There's always a few items that don't fit. Most of the conferences have a trade table where we can place unwanted items and take another goodie that better fits our readership. It's a win-win!

This bag of sponsor items includes 2 tote bags, pet food samples, a pet food scoop and bag clip, a flying disc for dog park fun, a children's storybook by best-selling author Dean Koontz, and 2 bags of top name dog treats that are US-made. 

One lucky winner will score this fab bag of goodies when I draw the winner via Random.org. Entries are open now and will remain open through midnight on Thursday evening, November 20. I'll announce the winner sometime Friday afternoon, November 21. 

The Rafflecopter entry form is tucked down at the bottom of this post. If you don't see it there, you can coax it back into view by clicking on the blog post title to call it back into action. Best of luck to all of you.

Happy tails,

The items in this surprise bag come from various pet industry companies. All were acquired as a conference thank you gift and will be sent to the winner of this giveaway.

Fido's Freebie Friday Welcomes September

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Despite our hot, humid Septembers in Florida, I'm excited to start this month as it means I'm almost out of the heat of the summer. October is just around the corner now.  That means it's almost time for the Emmy Awards and #RedCarpetCat is back. I'm excited to participate this time and hope you'll plan to join me for an afternoon of sharing Gracey photos from @TheTiniestTiger with the stars, winning great prizes like The Hipster bag and more great goodies. Event Barkers will be working hard to make sure it's a great time. Are you looking forward to having some more trivia fun? Don't forget to RSVP at the link so you can win prizes.

Bloggers are encouraged to join in by linking up their giveaways here. We make it simple to be seen here by only having a couple of easy rules for participation:

•PLEASE add an end date to your listing. 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. Link up using your specific post url to make it easier to find.

•Please include our badge or a link to this post in your giveaway write up, and ask your readers to tell us who sent them. 

You'll find assistance at our HELP PAGE, where there is a ton of other useful information for bloggers doing giveaways and reviews. Your hosts are All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff, and Dogtipper. Welcome and enjoy your shopping expedition! 

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 Wraps Up August

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Summer is almost unofficially over and I was just getting into gear. Tanner's fetch skills have increased measurably and we're planning a training session soon for one very highly pedigreed pooch. Can you guess? Oliver has plans of his own as well, so don't miss any of our fun. I've been struggling with some family illnesses but all this great new stuff will be unleashed on the blog very soon.....promise!

Bloggers are encouraged to join in by linking up their giveaways here. We make it simple to be seen here by only having a couple of easy rules for participation:

•PLEASE add an end date to your listing. 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. Link up using your specific post url to make it easier to find.

•Please include our badge or a link to this post in your giveaway write up, and ask your readers to tell us who sent them. 

You'll find assistance at our HELP PAGE, where there is a ton of other useful information for bloggers doing giveaways and reviews. Your hosts are All Things Dog Blog, Doggies and Stuff, and Dogtipper. Welcome and enjoy your shopping expedition!

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 is Twitter Party Heaven!

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

All Things Dog Blog is busy, busy, busy, with Twitter Parties right now. There are oodles of ways to win, before and during the party. And this week we announced another party for Gamma2, promoting their airtight storage containers for fresh pet food. We hope to see you all at both parties: #EBTweets and #Gamma2Fresh.


Product Review Tip #11:
Watch your email for contact from PR reps and companies looking for promotion. These individuals are often quite accommodating when asked about product reviews and giveaways by blogs in their genre.

For Bloggers:

This past week's most popular 3 categories were  (1) pest products for cats and dogs, (2) natural wellness products, and (2) Treat combos. We appreciate your participation and look forward to seeing you again each and every week.

Our Ridiculously Easy Rules: 
Pet blogs from around the Internet may link up all their active giveaways on this post each week. We welcome all your pet product giveaway events here. The rules are simple:

• PLEASE add an end date to your listing. 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. Link up using your specific post url to make it easier to find.
• Please include our badge or a link to this post in your giveaway write up, and ask your readers to tell us who sent them. 

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

Individual rules of entry and guidelines for winning may apply to each listing. All Things Dog Blog and Doggies and Stuff 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.

PreTweet #Gamma2Fresh to Win!

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

© courtesy Gamma2
TRAVEL-tainer Includes
Storage and Bowls for Travel

Those of you who have participated in our Twitter Parties have quickly learned that PreTweeting our hashtag is an easy way to score a cool prize. Our sponsor for  #Gamma2Fresh, @Gamma2inc, is eager to get you excited about keeping your pet's food fresh and pest free. I'm sure your pet will be willing to go along with that logic!


That said, let the Tweeting begin! Here are a couple of sample Tweets you can copy and post. A drawing for an airtight Gamma 2 container will be announced at the party. You're free to Tweet as often as you like, and we'll collect your Tweets from Twitter, so no need to return your links here. Best of luck to you all!

Pls RT: Beat out the message of #Gamma2Fresh 

w/ @Gamma2inc G-Men: http://ow.ly/aYrtn 

RSVP for #Gamma2Fresh #TwitterParty to win gr8 #pet 

food storage solutions: http://ow.ly/b7ycv

See you June 10 at 9 PM ET. Remember the rules to participate in the party:

• Include the #Gamma2Fresh hashtag in each Tweet
• RSVP here to be in the pool of winners to be drawn from
• Follow your hosts and sponsor in the announcement post to win: @EventBarkers, @AllThingsDog, @Dogtipper, @Cattipper, @Gamma2inc @5MinutesforFido @ParisandJohn @Learnin2Bgreen

Good luck!

Prizes for the Twitter Party and associated giveaways are provided as a promotional opportunity by Gamma2.