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- Fido's Freebie Friday Ready for Furry Friend Fun!
- Halloween Fido Photo Finalists: Voting Begins Right Now!
- Dog Tags Get Smarter with Pet QR Tag Review and Giveaway
- Organix Giveaway: Big Bags for Big Dogs
| Fido's Freebie Friday Ready for Furry Friend Fun! Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB  Photo Contest Voting: Look for the voting widgets just beneath Fido's Freebie Friday, opening at 5 PM on Thursday, October 20. You can vote once per category, and feel free to vote on either Dogtipper or All Things Dog Blog. Winners will be announced during the Twitter party on Sunday night, which begins at 8:30 PM EST. If you have yet to RSVP, you can do that now by visiting my #SafeHowlOween Twitter Party Announcement post. We look forward to seeing you Sunday for great prizes, safety information from our own Dr. Mark, and lots of fun conversation with new friends on Twitter. Stopping by to See What's Free: This giveaway hop remains open for new linkups until midnight on Friday. If you want to be sure you see all the goodies available, stop back by over the weekend to check out the full list. Thanks for popping in. On to the Giveaway Listings: If you're here to link up your pet product or pet lover giveaway or contest, here are the resources we can provide:
        
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| Halloween Fido Photo Finalists: Voting Begins Right Now! Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB Meet the Top 10 Finalists: Most Original Category  What a delightful experience this has been, going through the nearly one hundred photos submitted for our joint photo contest with Dogtipper. You guys rock! I hope you had a chance to see the slideshows of all the photos here on All Things Dog Blog and over at Dogtipper. They are just adorable, so do be sure to take time out for a visit to both slideshows. We split up the pictures into Two Categories: Cutest and Most Original. The former group is displayed at Dogtipper's site at the link above, while the latter is here. Now that our judges have done an incredible job of selecting the finalists, YOU get to choose the winners. Below is the voting widget for the Most Original photo. You may vote one time, selecting multiple photos if you wish, before hitting the VOTE button at the bottom of the voting widget. Once you hit the VOTE button, you may not vote again on this widget. However, you can cast your vote in the same manner for the Cutest Category over at Dogtipper's voting post. The photo that gets the most total votes will win the title of Best Overall, based on YOUR VOTES. It's all in your hands now. Voting will close at 5 PM EDT sharp on Sunday, October 23rd. The winners will be announced during the #SafeHowlOween Twitter Party which begins at 8:30 PM EDT. Although you do not have to attend to win, if you'd still like to join us and have a chance at party prizes and more, you can RSVP at my party announcement here.  
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| Dog Tags Get Smarter with Pet QR Tag Review and Giveaway Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:15 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB
Sounds pretty next century, but wake up. We have arrived. A quick download of a QR reader to your iPhone or other Smart Phone and you'll be ready to read these codes everywhere you see them, including on dog tags. Enter Pet QR Tag, where you can purchase a scannable tag and pay no monthly fees for monitoring Fido. Just buy the tag and set it up!  This new-fangled, 2-dimensional code that looks more like a decorative design to me, holds an entire webpage of information about my dog. When I filled it out, I was even given the option to select which information would be made public to those who scan his tag or enter his personal URL in their Smart Phone, laptop or home computer. Information can be updated by the owner with a quick sign on to the Pet QR Tag website. Pet QR Tag offers options in shape, colors, and personalization can be added to some tags. All tags are scannable and include your dog's personalized URL for entry into any computer. What I like best about this is it allows someone who finds a dog that is wearing the tag to quickly determine how to reach the owner, without the owner's phone number being displayed on the tag. Another exceptional feature is the ability to offer your dog's requirements such as medications or health issues that need regular attention. This tag could easily save your dog's life if he were lost.  Pet QR Tag also makes it possible to update your pet's location, status (lost, home, etc), contact information and necessary medical information for the person who is temporarily caring for your dog. Imagine playing phone tag with the person who has located your dog if you know your dog needs life-saving medication NOW! His Pet QR Tag webpage will share this information or any other with the person caring for him, allowing them to act accordingly. Once again, this is a life saving feature.So, you may ask, what exactly happens if you find a dog with a scannable Pet QR Tag, but you don't have a Smart Phone? This is exactly the question I asked because I'm from the dark ages. I have a "dumb phone". All I had to do was visit the PetQRTag.com site and there I found a box asking if I had located a lost dog. Enter the tag number into a box and you'll be instantly taken to that dog's personal Pet QR Tag page, where his important information can be viewed. Check out this example, and be sure to explore the scroll bar to see the extent of the information you can provide on your Fido. These are all options that you have the choice to display or not. It's your decision. Now let's consider what happens if your own Fido gets wanderlust. All of the important information about your pet would be in one easy link for you to forward to all your friends and the public via Facebook and Twitter. Imagine how many friends and family you could spread the word to with just one posting on you social networks. The days of "Lost Dog" neighborhood signs have gotten so much easier; you can print this sign from your Pet QR Tag page as well. So, what about microchipping? That's a great question. The microchip was no doubt, a wonderful invention. The problem is that there are different microchips and different microchip readers. Vets, humane societies, ASPCAs and the like, all have a variety of scanners that may not necessarily work on your pet's specific chip. I've seen it happen myself. In addition to the problems with scanners for microchips, there is the unfortunate lack of ease in updating information on a pet's chip. Stories abound on the Internet that describe these experiences and the difficulties. Pet QR Tag is out to make sure that you have total access to your pet's information. There are no more excuses for an old phone number, incorrect medication dosages, or outdated health information. You can update your pet's facts at a moment's notice 24/7. Each tab shown on the screenshot here includes a long list of information that you can fill out or not--your choice.  While you can purchase your Fido a Pet QR Tag on their website, there are also stores beginning to carry this new product. Check out their Store Locator for this growing list of retailers.  You also have the option of testing your luck. You guessed it. I'm running a giveaway of 3 standard Pet QR Tags. They'll look just like the one in the logo below. Yours will include your pet's unique URL on the back, and activation instructions to set up the pet page. It's quick and painless; I assure you. I had Tanner's page up and running in a matter of a few minutes. Let's get going now and make sure your pet can always be located quickly. If the Rafflecopter entry form does not appear beneath this line, simply click on the post title above to refresh. The Rafflecopter will appear here: 
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| Organix Giveaway: Big Bags for Big Dogs Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:01 PM PDT by Carrie Boyko, CEB
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