Fidos Freebie Friday at Global Pet Expo

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

Yes; you read right. I'm trekking the floors of the Orlando Convention Center, looking for the best products and coolest new pet ideas. What I find here will largely determine what you see in my reviews, giveaways and ads throughout the year. I will only bring you products that I would use for Tanner and Oliver; I have very high standards for my boys. Watch for fun and interesting new goodies to come.


For Bloggers:

Thanks to requests from some of you, Doggies and Stuff and All Things Dog Blog will now be bringing you Fido's Freebie Friday all week long. You've told us in your emails and Tweets that you'd like to be able to link up whenever you open a new giveaway, so here we are: wide open 24/7!

Our new schedule is very simple. As in the past, each week's new version of Fido's Freebie Friday will continue to open at 4 PM ET on Thursday. The only change is that linkups will now remain OPEN through 3:59 PM ET the following Thursday. 

What does that mean for you? The only thing you may want to remember is that if you link up to Fido' Freebie Friday early in the week, you may want to come back and re-enter the new version on Thursday afternoon, in order to continue your exposure here and on Doggies and Stuff throughout the busy weekend of browsers. 

If you need assistance with FTC guidelines, help with linking up, information on the Facebook rules for contests, or photo tips, check these links to our Help Page. Our two rules for linkups are:

• Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts about giveaways, contests, drawings, prizes, and freebies for pet products or services only, including pet-related or pet-themed items for owners. Feel free to link up multiple items if you have more than one giveaway going on.
• Please post the badge above (the code is in the sidebar and also on the HELP PAGE) or a link to this post in your Fido's Freebie Friday blog post and invite your readers to tell us you sent them. 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.

Mutt Monday: Anything Goes Pet Topics

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

I love Mutt Monday, this new blog hop that has not yet caught a large following. If you'd like to see more variety here, or would enjoy adding your own blog posts for my readers to see, you can help by Tweeting it up a bit. Here's a sample:

#MuttMonday is an "Anything Goes Pet Topics" blog hop

 @AllThingsDog ea Mon written by & 4 pet lovers. Join us! http://ow.ly/8ZNqv 

© C Boyko
Stuffing Free Nylabone Monkey

Feeling lucky? Two weeks from today I'll give away a great dog toy, suitable for large or small fidos, just for entering a link at Mutt Monday AND/or tweeting about this blog hop. Simply add your link and/or leave a comment with the url to your Tweet. The winner will be drawn from entries and Tweets that are reported here in our comments, and announced on Monday, February 27. Good luck!

Rules? There really are not any, except we need to keep it family friendly and all about pets. See you soon!

Fido's Freebie Friday Rings in the New Year

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

In just a few days it will be 2012. It seems just yesterday I started this blog with a lofty goal to help dog owners find the resources they need to KEEP their dogs. I had seen far too many families give up Fido when obstacles got in their way. Now with a vet and a trainer here to assist, we are able to offer you product reviews, health information, training tips, free products and inspiration to stay the course.


Offering the opportunity to win free products for your dog is just one additional way that I can help readers whose budgets are stretched in these tight times. I enjoy finding great products to share reviews of and then giving away a few of their products to my readers who enjoy playing the game. 


You may also enjoy joining in the Twitter Parties I have begun to run. This is a fun way to win great prizes, while making new friends online with other Twitter users. Check out our latest, #SuperDogPics, a party to help with Fido photos. We'll have a professional pet photographer there to offer tips, and as always, there will be plenty of free goodies to win. 


On another note, I'd like to hear from those of you who don't enjoy the "game". I know that entering drawings and contests is certainly not for everyone. Some of us don't have time and others just find no enjoyment in games of chance. So leave me a comment below and tell me what you would like to see here. Do you enjoy Twitter Parties? Obviously I'm not planning to stop giveaways, but other features could be eventually added to All Things Dog Blog. Let me hear your ideas or thoughts.


For bloggers, stopping by to link up, keep in mind that our HELP PAGE is always available to assist with linkups, photo tips, FTC guidelines and Facebook's rules for giveaways and product reviews. You'll also find the code for Wordpress.com blogs there as well.


Finally, keep in mind that linkups will continue through Friday at midnight. You may wish to return over the weekend to check out the loot that is available here. Happy New Years to you and yours!

Fido's Freebie Friday Offers Grand Goodies

by Carrie Boyko, CEB

If Christmas is the holiday you celebrate, then this is definitely a very exciting week. We're counting down 10 days until the big event. Even Tanner and Oliver are getting into the spirit. Did you see their video on the upper left of the site? Don't miss it!


Although you may wonder if Fido's Freebie Friday will be open next week, no worries. We open rain or shine, holiday or not. And you know what that means for you, right? Better chances at winning! 


Bloggers who are here to link up are welcome to join in as long as your post is pet-related and involves a prize, gift or giveaway. You'll find all sorts of assistance at our Help Page. Feel free to link up as many pet prizes as you have to offer. Happy holidays!