Win A Dog Tee from The Shabby Dog
March 17, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog Contests, Dog News
Just this week we reviewed the designer dog tees from The Shabby Dog and now we’ve got three to give away to our readers! We received six tees in all from The Shabby Dog and this week’s giveaway will feature the smallest three and next week’s the largest three. Each is valued at $19.
This week, [...]
American Humane Sponsors Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest
March 15, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog Contests, Dog News
Would you like to recognize the kindness of a child toward animals? The American Humane Association is once again sponsoring its Be Kind to Animals™ Kid Contest, recognizing children and teens who show extraordinary kindness to animals and go out of their way to help them. The contest is part of the Be Kind to [...]
Facebook Friday, March 12, 2010
March 12, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News, Facebook Friday
Every Friday we take a look at four Facebook fan pages of special interest to dog lovers. Today we’ve got four pages not just focused on dogs but dog art! As always, please be sure to let us know your favorites, too, either in our comments section or over on our DogTipper fan page.
Dogs for [...]
Earthbath Announces Contest for Dog Lovers
March 10, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog Contests, Dog News
Earthbath has announced a dog lover’s dream sweepstakes, in celebration of 15 years making totally natural pet products in San Francisco.
The Prize: The lucky sweepstakes winners—two humans and their dog—will receive a deluxe getaway featuring round trip airfare and two night’s accommodations at San Francisco’s famous and dog-friendly Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
The winners will also [...]
Nature’s Variety Expands Voluntary Recall
March 10, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News, Recalls
Nature’s Variety has expanded its voluntary recall of Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diets for dogs and cats to include the “Best If Used By” dates of 10/29/10 and 11/9/10 because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Pets with Salmonella infections may become lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, or vomiting. Some pets may [...]
VPI Tallies Irish Drink-Inspired Pet Names
March 10, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News
We all have different ways of naming our pets…and some of us seem to opt for Irish drink names. We just received a press release from Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI) in honor of St. Patrick’s Day that looks at their database of 480,000 insured pets. They’ve tallied how many have been named after their [...]
Win the New Hachi DVD!
March 10, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog Contests, Dog News
Update: This giveaway has closed.
Congratulations to Alita, commenter #3, who was selected at random by random.org!
It’s time for a new Wednesday Wag Swag! This week we’re giving away a DVD of Hachi: A Dog’s Tale movie starring Richard Gere. (The DVD was released just yesterday.) We haven’t seen this movie yet but it’s based on [...]
Andrea Arden Set to Speak at BlogPaws 2010
March 5, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News
Andrea Arden, of Animal Planet’s “Underdog to Wonderdog,” will join fellow keynote speakers Charlotte Reed, Dr. Larry McDaniel of and Elisa Camahort Page (co-founder of BlogHer) at BlogPaws™ 2010, the industry’s inaugural pet bloggers conference. The event will draw together 300 pet bloggers, pet brands, pet-focused media and online pet enthusiasts for keynotes, panel discussions, [...]
Facebook Friday, March 5, 2010
March 5, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News, Facebook Friday
Friday always means Facebook Friday, our weekly roundup of some of the new discoveries of our DogTipper Facebook fan page. Each week, we focus on four fan pages of interest to dog lovers. We’re always on the lookout for new ones so feel free to add your comments below or contact us with our contact [...]
Dog Whisperer Examines Aggressive Breeds
March 5, 2010 by Paris and John
Filed under Celebrity Dog News, Dog News
Which dog breeds do you think are the most aggressive? Tonight’s special episode of National Geographic Channel’s “Dog Whisperer” examines three breeds chosen in a poll of over 10,000 viewers. Cesar Millan revisits several of his most aggressive cases and looks at the history of some of these very misunderstood breeds in this episode.
Broadcast time: [...]








