Hope For Paws at BlogPaws!

Eldad & Audrey Hagar

Most of my regular readers and pals know about Eldad and Audrey from Hope for Paws. Mom interviewed them at their home, helping me with an article about them for The Anipal Times in 2010. 

At that time, they had just rescued a now famous little blind dog named Fiona. You've probably seen her video. It's completely viral - tons of newpapers, magazines, and TV stations have picked it up and run with it the last few weeks. I'm such an insider - I had such a jump on Fiona's story, her video wasn't even ready in time to be included in the article - but I did talk about her!  ; ) 

Eldad, Audrey and Fiona

Eldad showed Mom a video he was editing of a little dog he'd just rescued. She didn't realize until he mentioned it halfway through, that the little blind dog in the video was sitting on her lap. If Fiona's video affects you, imagine watching it with a clean and happy, but still blind Fiona licking your face. 

I was Editor-in-Chief of The Anipal Times, and we organized a Twitter Party (#ATPawty) with Hope for Paws as its beneficiary. We raised over $2000 in 24 hours towards Fiona's eye surgery to restore her sight in one eye. Yay!

Now, as a Special Projects Manager at BlogPaws, I'm very excited to have arranged for Eldad and Audrey to be at this year's BlogPaws Conference in Salt Lake City in June!

Eldad will be joining My Favorite Pup Jasmine and Paige the Border Collie (and their moms) in a presentation about "The Power of YouTube."

Lauren Girard and Paige the Border Collie

My Fave Pup Jasmine and CJ Jackson

And this is just ONE session of One day. Check out the conference program for info on all the awesomeness that is this year's BlogPaws!

You won't have a better (certainly not a more fun) educational or networking opportunity if you're in any way involved or interested in animals, animal products, or pets in social media - or even if you just want to hang out with us wild and crazy animal lovers and meet all your online pals!

I'll even make it even easier for you -- > Use this code for a 20% discount on your BlogPaws registration: BlogPaws2012-Cokie

And you can bring your pets! 
It's a no brainer. See you there!

Cokie

Concats Tanya B. & a NEW Giveaway! =^..^=

Tanya B. from Louisiana won last week's Giveaway: 50 pounds of Natural Balance pet food and Tillman & Rose toys! Concats Tanya!

Let's jump right back in with this week's! We only have four weeks of Natural Balance "Who Let The Dogs Out" promotional Giveaways left, so don't miss out!

This week's random winner will receive a carton of Tillman's Treats, as our model @myfavpupjasmine is displaying below, and two "Who Let The Dogs Out" T-shirts, one for you and one for your significant other.  ; )

@MyFavPupJasmine with a case of Tillman's Treats

 To enter, comment (below) about something you like on Tillman's Facebook Page. Be sure you leave your Twitter ID or email address. That's it!

For an extra chance to win, RSVP to Tillman's "Who Let The Dogs Out" Saturday morning Twitter Viewing Pawty here, then leave a comment below that you've RSVP'd.


Of course, you'll also want to tune in to Animal Planet Saturday morning to watch the show!

Wordless Wednesday

Who's Got Giveaways!? I DO! =^..^=

I have 5 more weeks of Natural Balance sponsored Giveaways promoting Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog's Animal Planet show, "Who Let the Dogs Out," which is sort of an "American Idol" for pets!

Tillman and his friends are searching every week for the most talented dog in America, and they have a reality TV team following them around, filming everything so we can watch! It's totally fun check your local listings for times in your area, Saturday mornings. 

Last week's winner @pepperpom

This week's Giveaway is for a set of Tillman and Rose toys AND 50 pounds of Natural Balance pet food! If you don't need the pet food, you can donate it to a friend or a No Kill shelter or rescue.  ; )

To enter, you just have to tell your friends to watch "Who Let The Dogs Out!" This is on the honor system, so leave a comment below with your email address or Twitter ID* telling me how you're spreading the word about "Who Let The Dogs Out" - on Twitter, Facebook, on your blog, by email, on the phone, etc.  ; ) 

That's it! A random blog will chosen to win. Contest ends at 11:59pm PDT Wed. Mar 28h. Winner will have 48 hours to respond, or I'll have to pick another winner. 

(*You have to leave your Twitter ID or your email address in the comment, even if you know I know it, to be entered!) 


If you win and you're outside the US or Canada, they'll send you the toys, but you'll need to donate the pet food to a friend in the US or Canada. 18 or over (like me). Void where prohibited.
Good Luck!

   Cokes

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Wordless Wednesday

Taken last week on my 18th birthday with Mom's Laker purple toenails. 

Don't forget to enter my weekly Natural Balance Giveaways and watch Tillman the Skateboarding Bulldog in his 'American Idol' for pets, "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT," on Animal Planet on Saturday mornings. 

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My 18th Birthday GiveAway!! =^..^=

This week I'm celebrating my 18th birthday! 

(I'm a '94 model Flamepoint Ragdoll.)

Mom's Patented Kitty Ear Massage

For this auspicious week, Natural Balance is letting me choose the Giveaway Prize open to all my Anipals!!

This is what I've got for you:

Stuffed Tillman and Rose Toys

A "Who Let The Dogs Out" T-Shirt

AND

A Tillman Skateboard 

(Guaranteed to make you a hero to your dog or the teenager of your choice!)

Check out a clip from this week's "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT"

To Enter:

1. Leave a comment below with your email address or Twitter ID - EVEN IF YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW IT (Mario & CathyKeisha)! MOL!

In your comment, please wish me a Happy Birthday (Ha!) and tell me who you would give the Tillman Skateboard to - or if you'd keep if for yourself.  ; )

That's the mandatory part.

Here's the optional part, which is not required, but which I would really appreciate if you would do:

1. Follow @TillmanSkates (and @cokiethecat!) on Twitter.

2. Tweet, Facebook, Blog or Email your friends to watch "Who Let the Dogs Out" on Animal Planet Saturday mornings - and you watch it, too!!

3. Tweet, Facebook, Blog, Email or Sky Write telling your friends to hang with Tillman on Twitter on Saturday mornings from 6-11am PDT (hashtag: #TillmanSkates) to talk about the show and possibly win prizes - Tillman is very generous with the prizes at his Twitter Viewing Pawties!

Contest open to all countries (yay!) but you have to be 18 or older (LIKE ME!) (Void where prohibited - wherever that is?)

That's it! A random blog will chosen to win. Contest ends at 11:59pm PDT Wed. Mar 21. Winner will have 48 hours to respond, or I'll have to pick another winner!

Good Luck!

Cokes

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I'm glad I'm not a Gopher

I'm glad I'm not on this bus. 

I'm also glad I'm not a gopher. 

Don't forget to enter my $50 Petco Gift Card Give Away

courtesy of Tillman and Natural Balance here.


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Cokes

New Giveaway! $50 Petco Gift Card!

My 100 pounds of Natural Balance Pet Food Giveaway is morphing this week into a $50 Petco Card Giveaway! Who can't use that!? And you also get a case of Tillman's Treats for your favorite dog!

Just leave a comment below WITH your email address or Twitter ID - EVEN if you know that I know it -  telling me what you would buy with a $50 Petco Gift Card, and follow this blog in the top of the right side bar.

That's it! A random blog will chosen to win. Contest ends at 11:59pm PDT Wed. Mar 14th. Winner will have 48 hours to respond, or I'll have to pick another winner!

And don't forget, this Giveaway is sponsored by Natural Balance Pet Foods (my fave!) to promote Tillman's Animal Planet Saturday morning TV show: Who Let the Dogs Out!!

Good Luck!

Oscars Swag Bag Winner!

Congratulations @Casperthekat! 

You won The Tiniest Tiger's 

Oscars Swag Bag Giveaway!

Casper won this super cool prize
just for leaving a comment in my Giveaway!

The Tiniest Tiger’s Hipster Bag was included in 

The 2012 Academy Awards Swag Bag to the Stars!

And it's filled with $200+
 in Coupons and Fun Cat Swag!

MORE CHANCES TO WIN HERE!

Email me your address, Casper, at cokie the cat at gmail dot com!

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Giant Cat on Hollywood Boulevard!

It's always something, living on Hollywood Blvd. Mom was at work and heard on the radio that there was a giant cat sculpture made of Friskies cat food cans on the Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre. Apparently, this was to celebrate Leap Day, as Friskies "Plus" Day. 

It was gone by the time she drove by on her way home, but they said that it was made with 2000 cans that were then donated to local L.A. shelters. I wish I could have snuck out and walked down the street to see it, but ... the door was closed. 

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Natural Balance 100 Pounds of Pet Food Giveaway #6!!

Congrats ToughTeddyBear for winning last week's Giveaway!

Another random entry will win Petco gift coupons redeemable for 100 pounds of  Natural Balance pet food next week! To enter Week #6 of my Natural Balance Giveaway, leave a *comment below about this Sneak Preview of Saturday's "Who Let The Dogs Out." All entries must leave an email address or Twitter ID. This Giveaway ends at 11:59pm PT on Wednesday March 7th, 2012.

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance pet food is sponsoring these giveaways to bring attention to my bud Tillman the skateboarding bulldog's new Animal Planet TV series, "Who Let The Dogs Out!" 

Watch the show while you chat with @TillmanSkates at his Viewing Pawty from 6am-11am Saturday mornings (#TillmanTV). He'll be on Twitter to talk to fans about the show - and he's generous with his swag! (Check your local listings.)

We've got eight Giveaways to go! Don't forget to enter each week, and watch "Who Let The Dogs Out!

NOTE: The Natural Balance Pet Food Petco Gift Coupons are only redeemable in the US and Canada. You are welcome to enter from outside the US or Canada, if you'd like to gift your prize to a US/Canada resident.

*If you have trouble leaving a comment below, try this link: http://bit.ly/ywFLyy

Good Luck!

This post was sponsored by Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.