Woof!

1. Please let your readers know that the SPCA of Westchester is having a huge Adopt-A-Thon at the Greenwich Water Club on January 23rd. We will be bringing puppies/small breeds and some fabulous young sporting dogs (labs/goldens/border collies). The event is from 10am – 4 pm, and in case of snow, it will be held the next day. All interested adopters should visit the SPCA of Westchester website and take a look at the dogs arriving and get pre-approved to make the adoption process easier.
   http://www.spca914.org

   Comment by Lisa Wysocki — January 15th, 2010 @ 8:31 am

2. My name is Jenna and because you cover pets, I wanted to bring to your attention that Beneful launched a first-of-its-kind contest that could make one lucky dog owner’s dream come true.

   For millions of dog owners, life truly is better together with their four-legged friends. To celebrate these special relationships, the Beneful® WagWorld™ Dream Dog Park Contest invites dog owners to enter from now through June 18 by creating a video that answers the question: If you had $500,000 to create the ultimate dream dog park for you and your best buddy, what would you do? Entrants must also describe in 100 words or less how a makeover of their neighborhood dog park could enhance their daily adventures with their dog.

   The Beneful WagWorld Dream Team, led by dog lover, design expert and television host Jason Cameron, will select the Grand Prize Winner and use his or her idea as inspiration for a $500,000 renovation of a dog park in their area. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 cash and a year’s supply of Beneful® dog food. So dream big and visit benefuldreamdogpark.com to learn more.

   I can offer you interviews with Beneful, our design expert Jason Cameron or pet expert Arden Moore.

   Press release/further press materials can be viewed here: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/beneful/43433/

   Please let me know if you’re interested and we can talk through more details via phone.

   Best,
   Jenna,

   On behalf of Beneful
   617-939-8316
   jwalsh@coneinc.com

   Comment by Jenna — May 5th, 2010 @ 9:34 am

3. Hi Helen Neafsey!

   Want to discover the best places to bury a bone? What about tips for licking food off the floor?

   Your readers can learn this information, and more, as award winning actor, Taye Diggs, star of ABC’s Private Practice, and dog owner, reads excerpts from ALPO’s first-of-its-kind “Real Dogs Eat Meat” Handbook at a fun and interactive virtual book reading event.
   The book takes readers into the hearts, minds and mud-covered “soles” of real dogs – those opposed to doggie spas and designer sweaters – as they share their infinite wisdom about drooling for dinner, scratching wherever it itches and marking their territory. The Real Dogs Eat Meat Handbook is written by 20 “paw-thors” (dog owners and lovers who submitted stories on behalf of their dogs) who won a 2009 national ALPO photo/essay contest.

   It’s easy to participate – all your readers have to do is log onto http://www.ALPORealDogs.com and register! They will receive reminder emails as the event approaches, and then, on May 19th a 10:00 a.m. EST, they can view the live book reading event, happening in New York City’s Meatpacking District. For more details, please see the media alert below.

   Feel free to contact me with any questions, and let me know if you are able to help us spread the word to dog lovers about this exciting event!

   Best,
   Kristi Kleila

   VIRTUAL EVENT MEDIA ADVISORY
   ACTOR TAYE DIGGS HOSTS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND
   VIRTUAL BOOK READING EVENT . . . FOR DOGS!

   Real Dogs and Their Owners Invited to Enjoy a Good Dose of
   Canine Common Sense from 20 Celebrated “Paw-thors”
   - Diggs to Read Excerpts from Newly Released ALPO® Real Dogs Eat Meat Handbook –

   WHAT: Real dogs across America and their owners are invited to participate in a first-of-its-kind virtual book-reading event. Hosted by award winning actor and dog lover Taye Diggs, the book reading celebrates the release of the ALPO® Real Dogs Eat Meat Handbook, a how-to manual written by 20 “paw-thors” that is designed to help dogs get back to the business of being dogs. Mr. Diggs will read excerpts from the handbook to an audience of real dogs at an event in the Meatpacking District in Manhattan. The book reading will stream live on http://www.ALPORealDogs.com so real dogs everywhere can enjoy the mud-covered musings of their canine kin.

   Enough with doggie spas and designer sweaters! That’s the message that real dogs dish out in the ALPO Real Dogs Eat Meat Handbook which features stories (ghost written by the “paw-thors’ owners) about life’s simple pleasures such as chasing sticks, burying bones and drooling for dinner. The “paw-thors,” including Hank, Bear, Thor and 17 other candid canines, won a national photo/essay contest that searched for real dogs as part of an ALPO movement to celebrate a more common sense approach to pooch pampering.

   WHEN: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
   10:00 a.m. EST
   ** To participate in the virtual event, please register at http://www.ALPORealDogs.com

   WHERE: http://www.ALPORealDogs.com

   KEY VISUALS:
   •Actor, TV star and real dog owner Taye Diggs reading to dogs in Meatpacking District of Manhattan
   •Dozens of real dogs eagerly listening to the book-reading
   •Free downloadable copy of the ALPO Real Dogs Eat Meat Handbook

   For more information, contact: Jennifer Newberg, jnewberg@coneinc.com or 617-939-8359.

   Comment by Kristi Kleila — May 11th, 2010 @ 12:27 pm

4. Please read

   http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Brookfield-man-seeks-home-confinement-for-dog-498633.php

   Comment by M.Wilk — May 25th, 2010 @ 5:45 pm

5. Hi Helen,

   My name is Kristen Annis. I’m the secretary for the Hudson Valley DockDog club based out of Millerton, NY. I was wondering if you would want to do a blog post on the Hudson Valley DockDogs and our upcoming event “THE DOGGIE DIP” on June 12 & 13th.

   Please feel free to email me at kristen@hudsonvalleydockdogs.com

   Thanks!
   Kristen

   Comment by Kristen — May 26th, 2010 @ 2:27 pm

6. Sorry about that–I just saw the article in the main section of the paper. Thank you very much! Great pictures.

   Rick

   Comment by Rick Freeman — July 23rd, 2010 @ 12:46 pm

7. Please let your readers know there will be a happy hour at Butterfield8 to benefit PAWS on July 28 http://pawsct.org/shownews.php?article=12

   Comment by roxy — July 25th, 2010 @ 11:17 am

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