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• Fido's Freebie Friday is All About Free Pet Stuff!
• Dog Whisperer Season 4: Vol 1 Free to One Forever Home
• Pedi-Paws for Your Pet: Win One Here!

Fido's Freebie Friday is All About Free Pet Stuff! Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:00 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB Things are looking up here at Fido's Freebie Friday, where little by little, other bloggers are beginning to add on their own giveaways for you to check out. Grab an iced cold drink and enjoy a good look around. It's definitely worth the time to find a chance to win free pet goodies. This is a great time to snuggle with your furry friend while you shop for freebies and enter the giveaways. To my readers: Please note that this blog hop will remain open to new links and more freebies through midnight on Friday. Please check back during the weekend to make sure you didn't miss a thing.  For bloggers: If you're a blogger stopping in to link up, you'll want to read the 2 rules for participation, stated below. If you need assistance, we have created a HELP PAGE just for you. Here you will find step by step instructions for linking up your pet product giveaway to our blog hop, tips for photography, resources for info on the FTC guidelines and Facebook's new rules regarding contests and sweepstakes on their site. You'll also find the code for our badge and the linky list code for Wordpress.com blogs, which is placed there each week to assist these bloggers with their unique needs. Thanks for stopping in; we hope to see you again and often. The Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts about giveaways, drawings, prizes, and freebies for pet products or services only, including pet-related 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. You may also find some of these giveaways at other sites such as: 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.

Dog Whisperer Season 4: Vol 1 Free to One Forever Home Posted: 21 Sep 2011 09:20 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB © courtesy Amazon People are always asking me what I think about Cesar Millan. He's the star to the controversial, yet often popular Dog Whisperer TV Show. Airing on the National Geographic Channel on Friday nights, Cesar has won many fans among owners, and at the same time, many opponents in the dog training world. I'm no dog trainer. Yes, I train my own dogs. I'm a DIYer at heart.  But that doesn't make me an expert on all breeds, behaviors and techniques. Over the years, I have attended traditional treat-based training classes many times. They work when the owner is diligent. I had the opportunity to try a Barkbusters class with Tanner and learned a bit about their no-treat techniques. This was all well and good fur us, yet may not have worked for a puppy. At the time, Tanner and Oliver were both beyond that first year of basic commands, and in the process of getting their coveted CGC certifications. I also enjoy immersing myself in Cesar's calm attitude. Do I think his approach will work for everyone? Absolutely not! I do think that  most owners could learn a thing or two about their own behavior around their dogs. That's where I believe Cesar is setting a good example.  His trademark "Ch" correction noise was met with little more than a miff by my pups, but the Barkbusters "Bah!" was ever more effective. I think each dog and owner need to continue learning and trying new methods throughout the dog's life. I found that new methods brought out a younger Xena, when during her 13th year she began to learn new skills I would never have believed possible had I not seen it for myself. I just changed the way I presented the task, and viola', Xena performed. For what it's worth, Cesar has a lot of good philosophies and attitudes to share. If you're interested in garnering what you can from his methods, I invite you to enter to win the Season 4: Volume 1 5 DVD set. If you're not into playing the odds, click the link and you can easily order your own package for the going rate at Amazon--about $18.00 as I write this. Please note that this giveaway will run for 2 weeks. You may enter by some methods daily if you wish; however, only the 2 mandatory entries are required to qualify you for the drawing. If you do not see the Rafflecopter entry form below, simply click on the post title to refresh and it should appear hear in seconds. Good luck! As Cesar would say, stay calm and assertive. Full disclosure: This DVD package was acquired by me and is being offered as a promotional event. No purchase is necessary to enter. The above does not constitute a product review, but merely a sharing of some observations about various training and dog handling methods. Please read more about my contest and giveaway rules here.

Pedi-Paws for Your Pet: Win One Here! Posted: 21 Sep 2011 09:01 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB © courtesy Amazon Many a dog owner has experienced the red marks or even scrapes of their pet's claws, especially after trimming. At this time the claws are at their most destructive condition, with rough edges that can do real damage. This is of particular concern with larger dogs. Dremel tools have become the way to go for solving these scraping and scratching problems. The problem is a dremel is very expensive for most pet owners. Enter Pedipaws, the alternative to dremel which is much less pricey.  Pedipaws is not as heavy duty as a groomer's dremel tool, so it probably won't be sufficient for "trimming" your lab's heavy nails. There is a way to go about this though, if you are a do-it-yourselfer. After trimming Fido's nails the traditional way with a trimming tool, you can use the Pedipaws to smooth the rough edges, making his claws less destructive for both you and your home.   I worked with Tanner, my Golden Retriever, to see if he would accept my using the Pedipaws on him. My approach was calm, gentle and slow. First I began by leaving it lying around for him to investigate and sniff. Next I started turning it on across the room so he could hear its sound and become familiar with it. By ignoring the noise, I sent a message to Tanner that this object and its buzz were of no concern. He soaked up my non-verbal communication and decided it was nothing to worry about. At one point he even flopped down on the floor next to it while it was running. I figured that was my sign to move forward.  © courtesy Amazon While Tanner lay across my lap, I turned it on and placed it on the floor nearby. When he did not react, I picked it up and held it softly against his shoulder to introduce him to the vibration. At first he pulled back. I ignored this and waited until he relaxed. Then I tried again.  After 5 or 6 tries, waiting for some time between each, Tanner realized there was nothing to fear and allowed me to hold the Pedipaws against his front leg and paw. I immediately gave him one of his favorite treats and told him affectionately what a good boy he is. His ears perked up and suddenly he seemed quite interested in getting acquainted with the Pedipaws. © A. Boyko Nothing Like a Good Snuggle My next step was to get him used to allowing me to hold the vibrating instrument against his paw pads. I did not press his nails forward until he became comfortable with the Pedipaws on his pads. Each time he allowed this I treated him and we had a warm snuggle. Tanner responds well to food and affection, as does Oliver, who also has been introduced to the Pedipaws. Oliver's claws, however, are like feathers, so I rarely use it on him. It's the big dogs that can really do the damage with sharp nails. Today's giveaway is a Pedipaws nail trimmer and a set of 12 replacement heads. You can purchase your own Pedipaws at the links provided, if you prefer not to participate in the giveaway. Please note that this giveaway will run for 2 weeks. You may enter by some methods daily if you wish; however, only the 2 mandatory entries are required to qualify you for the drawing. No purchase is necessary to win, however a valid contact method is necessary to contact the winner. Please be sure to include a Twitter handle, email address, or blog URL where I may contact you if you're the lucky winner. If you do not see the Rafflecopter entry form below, simply click on the post title to refresh and it should appear hear in seconds. Good luck! Full disclosure: The products being given away today were not provided by the manufacturer. I have not been compensated to offer this informational post or to provide this giveaway. The information offered here is from my own experience. Visit the following link to read my full giveaway rules if you wish more detail.

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