Mutt Monday on Halloween Safety Tips

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

On the heels of #Coupaween I'm still thinking of all the great safety tips that were shared by party guests, our expert Arden Moore and the Event Barkers team members. Experience was shared that was very helpful. 

Today is a great time for Bloggers to share their own Halloween Safety Tips with our readers, and join in the blog hop. Any Halloween tips you have would be welcome, and please do give me a little assist with getting the word out. Just click the Tweet below to share the news with others:

Join #MuttMonday for Halloween #Pet Safety Tips. Bloggers link + readers learn. http://t.co/E1gQlh7QN1
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) October 14, 2013

Next week's Mutt Monday will be moving on to a topic that is near and dear to my heart--Rainbow Bridge stories. Back in 2010 I created a page on All Things Dog Blog where I could remember some of my lost pets, while offering a place to memorialize others' furry family members. We have a cozy group of pets that have congregated there.

I'll be sharing not only my initial post that introduces the page, but two of my own pets' memorials. I'm inviting bloggers to share stories that communicate the essence of your pet in loss. It's great therapy to remember them for their part in making your house a home. See you soon!

Mutt Monday: Planning Ahead for Thanksgiving

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

I'll admit it; I'm a little anal when it comes to planning ahead for the holidays. Is this too soon to be thinking about what I'll do with the pups when company arrives, or what the menu will be? If so, oh well! I'll trudge on anyway.

With the smell of turkey and sweet potatoes wafting throughout the house on Thanksgiving, the dogs' noses are always on high alert. Oliver's Medical Alert nose not withstanding, even Tanner and Jacque will be quite attuned to what's going on in the kitchen. Cooking is definitely of interest to these boys!

While I prepare a delicious repast for my family, it is also important to assure that the dogs get their yummies to be thankful for. And besides, it keeps them out of mischief when the buffet table may be within Tanner's reach. Isn't counter-surfing fun?!!!

Lots of preparation goes into making this day of family fun a success. Training for good behavior is as important as training to assure no food aggression, preparing a special treat for the dogs, and making sure that all our guests are aware of how best to manage the dogs' presence. After all, the dogs do live here. I don't banish them to the bedroom just because company arrives.

I hope you enjoy some of the helpful tips and ideas that are posted below along this theme. If you'd like to see more throughout the week, give me a hand getting the word out by clicking on this Tweet:

Learn gr8 tips @AllThingsDog 4 preparing home, dogs + family 4 Thanksgiving. #Bloggers pls add your tips: http://t.co/mu3suBx1r0
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) October 6, 2013

Next week I'll be backtracking to share..

 Halloween Safety Tips

Since the #Coupaween Twitter Party, I've been collecting some of the great ideas from TWitter, so do return and join us 10/14-10/20 for safety tips that will help you keep your pets out of mischief and harm's way.

Mutt Monday Halloween Savings

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

It seems that saving on Halloween gets easier each year. I read a stat last week that Americans will spend 370 million dollars on Halloween for their pets this year. Imagine that!

Lucky you; you have the opportunity to enter to win Halloween items right here on All Things Dog Blog (see below) as well as by joining #Coupaween tomorrow evening. And if you're still looking, check out our Event Barkers partner, DogTipper and CatTipper. I'm sure we can all agree that winning is definitely an excellent way of Saving on our Halloween fun. So dig in!

Planning ahead for next week's Mutt Monday theme, my thoughts are already turning to Thanksgiving. I'll be sharing posts on 

Planning Ahead for Thanksgiving

Maybe that's because this will be my family's smallest Thanksgiving group in a very long time. That's a good reason to plan some extra special yummies to make the day even more delicious. Or, as my kids fondly refer to this word in Thai, "dericious". That always makes me smile. Help me  herd up some willing bloggers to join in and we'll see you next week:

Read @AllThingsDog Oct. 7-13 when bloggers link up posts on Planning Ahead 4 Thanksgiving w/pets: http://t.co/rWQn8GXl4M
— Carrie Boyko (@AllThingsDog) September 29, 2013

Happy tails,