My Christmas Goodies...

I’m finally taking the time to tell you guys all about my furry cool Christmas goodies! It won’t take to long, since my raiser didn’t go “all out” on me (oh well…) but she still did get me some furry cool things!
Here’s a picture of my wonderful goodies...

Picture of Brandon's Christmas goodies, including dog treats, his full stocking and some stuffies beside the stocking

My stocking was full of lots of fun stuffies, all for MYSELF! And then I also got a huge selection of doggy treats! (Including greenies, duck breast treats, carob cookies, and lots of other various yummy treats).

I got a furry cool pink pig stuffie...

Picture of Brandon with the pink pig stuffie he got for Christmas, you can see some of his other gifts in the background

Of course I got a fun bottle crunchy toy...

Picture of Brandon playing with his bottle crunchy toy, his other Christmas goodies are surrounding him

I got a fun (furry soft) Christmas lamb stuffie...

Picture of Brandon playing with his Christmas lamb stuffie

My raiser even got me a furry cute calipiter (?) stuffie...

Picture of Brandon playing with his cute "calipiter" stuffie

As you can see, I got lots of furry fun things for Christmas! My raiser wasn't able to spend much money on me, and I would have only gotten a few things for Christmas... but my raiser was given the opportunity to do a review for a store (coming up in a later post) and ended up getting me FREE doggy treats :)  I just love all those treats she picked out fur me!
I huge furry thanks to my raiser fur getting me all those wonderful things! 
I hope you enjoyed learning all about the goodies I got for Christmas!

- Brandon

My First Christmas!

I hope you guys are having a furry good Christmas, spending the time with your loved ones and eating lots of sweets (or yummy dog treats)!

My raiser gave me LOTS of furry cool goodies, but I will share about them in a later post (complete with lots of pictures...)

Fur now I just want to wish all my blogging friends a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

- Brandon

Picture of Brandon with some of his Christmas goodies (Brandon also has his tongue sticking out!)

(almost) Wordless Wednesday

MY RAISER IS BACK!
And she's loaded with LOTS of new doggy treats & toys for me :)
She also stopped by a dog bakery during her shopping trip... and bought me a homemade DOG doughnut!
Enjoy the picture & movie below,
Furry Wednesday kisses!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Yep... it's really a dog treat!


And it was GOOD


(Movie of Rudy eating the doughnut dog treat)

MERRY CHRISTMAS FURRY FRIENDS!

Hey furry fellows...
I hope all of my furry friends are having a very Merry Christmas!
I know I did :)
I'll be updating soon with all the goodies I got - but I just wanted to drop by and say
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I did attach a couple pictures taken this Christmas morning... I'm off to go chew on some toys,
Furry Christmas kisses!



Rudy
The dog with a blog

My stocking goodies...



I don't get why I have to watch OTHER PEOPLE open gifts?!?

***Holiday Contest/Giveaway ends TONIGHT!!***

Furry friends, my furry cool Holiday Contest/Giveaway ends TONIGHT (Wednesday, December 15th 2010).

Please, if you haven't already - head over and enter - it's very simple/easy. Just write a short (or long!) poem (dog/holiday themed) - and either email it over to us; or leave it in a comment on the contest post.

There will be TWO prizes:

1. Dog lovers pack (Complete with many squeaker toys, dog treats & homemade treats!)

2. Humans Only (Complete with a furry awesome - cute cooking apron AND 3 "bars" of her homemade goat milk soap! - which is DOGGY themed!)

Email us with any questions (guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com),

Winners will (hopefully!) be announced on my blog TOMORROW evening. My raiser will pick 3 of her fav poems for EACH prize pack - then have a friend pick the TWO top winners.

Happy entering!

BTW - pictured below is of some DOG treats my raiser is cooking - which will be included in BOTH prize packs - for your furry friend!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Laineys Pawtique & Bakery - Review

Hey furry friends!
My awesome raiser has been busy setting up reviews (and GIVEAWAYS) with some dog type items (treats/collars/leashes - such) to do on our blog. After my awesome Holiday Contest/Giveaway ends; we'll be doing some fun little giveaways!
Laineys Pawtique & Bakery was the first shop my raiser was talking with. This place happens to be a bakery that makes... DOG TREATS!
We received a packaged from them in the mail yesterday; and much to my raiser's surprise - the very cute Stuffed Doggie Bag was pulled from the box. We were only expecting a couple treats to sample; not a whole gift!

My raiser let me try one of the treats this morning (movie below); and I surprised her- buy not gobbling the treat down in zero seconds - instead I made it last for a WHOLE 2 seconds :)

My raiser is in love with the item we received - and if I wasn't reviewing it; she would have saved it for my Christmas stocking!

Laineys Pawtique & Bakery would be the perfect place to buy some furry cool gifts for Christmas - or a special treat for any day!
They have a large selection of treats for sale (that are very tasty...) and with the item we received; our baggy of dog treats had a large variety of dog treats in it! Each one is somewhat different - some are soft - and some are nice and crunchy!

Make sure to stop by Laineys Pawtique & Bakery to view her tasty items; or go order one of her Stuffed Doggie bags - to receive the same item I reviewed! (I know you want to be just like me...)

Some quick words from my raiser:

Hey guys!

I think this is Rudy's favorite review item - as he gets to TASTE the treats for the review :) He did an excellent job with this review; and I know he give her store 4 paws up!

I've had great contact with the owner; and she is very nice! I was just expecting to receive some dog treats to review - not a whole gift! This stuffed doggie bag was soo cute; and Rudy loved it - her treats are very adorable; and are great for a special treat for Rudy. They are all "1 of a kind" treats - and she does have many different styles in there. Thanks so much to Laineys Pawtique & Bakery, for letting us review the Stuffed Doggie bag, your shop & products are amazing!

Back to Rudy:

I hope all my furry friends enjoy the furry cool pictures AND movies below;

Thank you so much Laineys Pawtique & Bakery; for letting me review one of your items; this is the BEST review I've every done :)

Furry Thanks for reading!

BTW - if you haven't already entered my Holiday Contest/Giveaway make sure to do so soon - as it ends TOMORROW night!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

(Movie of Rudy "meeting" & sniffing the stuffed doggie & treats)

(Movie of me giving Rudy a cute little doggy treat)

Come on Furry Fellows!

Furry followers,
I only have ONE entry for the Holiday Giveaway - Contest I started yesterday. If you furry friends don't start entering - my raiser won't let me do another giveaway/contest!
She wants AT LEAST 40 entries; I've got over 200 followers... so you guys better start emailing/commenting her the poem and enter the contest! (Please!)
Go HERE now to enter & see the easy rules!
All you have to do is write a very short poem, centered around dogs/pets & or Holiday themed! You could win the Dog Fun Pack (Complete with LOTS of fun dog toys & homemade/store bought treats!). Or a Humans Only Pack - which includes a very cute cooking apron, and maybe some goat milk soap too! (I'm not sure if it can be used on dogs; but I do know it's NOT harmful if a puppy eats it...)
Please email my raiser with any questions (guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com). Since this is our first contest, my raiser said she WON'T be doing another one if this doesn't turn out good.
So please help this be the BEST contest ever, reminders to enter will be posted (almost) everyday, this contest ends on December 25 2010.
My raiser also just opened a HUGE box she got in the mail today, wanna know what's in it??
DOG TOYS FOR THE HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY/CONTEST! (and some of my Christmas gifts...).
My raiser will be snapping some pictures of them soon, but fur now head over to the contest post and ENTER!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Holiday Giveaway/Contest! ENTER NOW!

Hey furry following friends!

Please all followers KEEP READING THIS POST, you have a chance to enter to win some cool prizes (furry fun dog toys, treats, and something cool for your humans too)! That's right:

It's time for the HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!!

Though the dog toys my raiser ordered for the giveaway haven't come in the mail yet - my raiser has decided to start this giveaway/contest TODAY on December 1st 2010! Pictures of items in person will be posted upon arrival - pictures below of prizes were taken from the online store.

At first I was going to just do a giveaway (one fur the humans & one fur the dogs), but my raiser gave me a furry fun idea - and I'm now doing a CONTEST instead! (a very easy contest at that!).

Instead of picking the winners at random... my raiser will be picking the 5+ best contest entries - then letting her family pick the 2 grand winners of my contest!

So you have a furry good chance at winning... if you enter the BEST entry in this contest :)

Wanna know what the furry cool prizes are?? ...

Giveaway One: Dog Fun Pack (pictures below)

The Dog Fun Pack will include a leopard squeaker "mat" dog toy (a stuffed toy with SIXTEEN squeakers in it!), a set of 3 puppy face squeaker dog toys, some store bought treats AND homemade dog treats straight from our kitchen (won't be made 'til right before the prize is sent out), and maybe some other surprises along the way!

Giveaway Two: Humans Only

The humans Only prize includes a very cute (pictured below) cooking apron; my raiser does owns one - and would wear it to town if she could! This would be the perfect addition to your kitchen; and you could even cook your furry cute fella a dog treat or two! My raiser also may include some of her homemade Goat Milk Soap (which would be dog themed), but more on that later though.

Ready to see what you furry fellows have to do to get those AWESOME prizes??

Rules by my furry cool Raiser:

1. In order to be entered in 1 or both giveaways all you need to do is write a very short poem that is Christmas/Holiday & DOG (or pet) themed!

**Please note the poem can be AS SHORT or AS LONG as you want! It won't change you chance of winning!**

2. Once you write the poem (long or short) please either post it in a comment on THIS POST or email it to me at guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com (please make sure to include your blog address in the email), if you do email me the poem - Rudy would still love for you to leave a comment on this post!

3. If you email the poem to me I'll be sure to email you back to let you know I've received it; some of you may rather choose emailing the poem - unless you don't mind others seeing your poem BEFORE the contest ends

4. If you are considering entering this contest please be sure to do so - the more entries the BETTER! It won't take long at all to write up a fun little poem. I'll even be sure that Rudy posts reminders about this contest repeatedly through the time it's "open"!

**Depending on how many entries I get, decides whether or not Rudy will (or won't) be doing another giveaway/contest!**

5. Please note in the comment you leave on this post (with your poem or without) what prize pack you'd like to win (either or both!). By writing a poem & entering it in this contest you can be entered into BOTH contest prizes - or you can choose to just be entered into one. But please note that in the comment!! (Whether you'd like to be entered in the Dog Lovers Pack, the Humans Only pack, or BOTH)

6. Whether or NOT you enter this contest PLEASE pass this post along; publish the information on your blog & let all your blogging pals know! We want Rudy's first Holiday Giveaway to be a huge hit!

7. Please make sure to email me with ANY questions pertaining to the contest (guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com) we want all of you guys to participate!
I know I have OVER 200 followers - so Rudy better get a WHOLE bunch of entries :)

8. Contest starts TODAY (12-1-2010) and will be ending in 2 weeks (12-15-2010)

I'm handing the post back over to Rudy now -

So do you guys understand the rules? Make sure to email my raiser with any questions you may have, I want ALL of my furry friends to participate in this contest, it will only take like a minute to write a poem - so make sure to enter! Post/email me your poem NOW! (please!)

Enjoy the pictures below of some of the items for prizes - they look soo cool!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Dog Lovers pack includes:

Tasty Treats

3 puppy face dog toys

1 leopard "mat" 16 squeaker dog toy

Humans Only includes:

1 awesome apron

And maybe some Goat Milk Soap too

Giveaway WINNERS

The winner hasn't been chosen yet... but my raiser used random.org to pick FIVE winners.
From there I will chose the one winner of the leash and collar giveaway.

Please congratulate the top five winners:

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Comment #4:
Valerie said...
Very nice!! Cindy Jae would look fabulous in those :-)
September 15, 2010 4:35 PM

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Comment #18
Ellen said...
Wow what a beautiful dog. I also have a son at USNA. Enjoyed seeing Rudy on T-Court!
September 16, 2010 7:54 AM

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Comment # 30
Joey said...
Hey Rudy, I know your brother, Kelton. He is in my group.
September 18, 2010 3:15 PM

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Comment #15
Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
Khongrats on such a khool giveaway!I'm in please!Hugz&Khysses,Khyra
September 15, 2010 8:40 PM

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Comment #21
Rascal's Trainer said...
Happy 400!!! You've done a great job. Count Rascal and me in.
September 16, 2010 2:24 PM

I really wish all the furry fun bloggers could win the giveaway... but I'm only allowed to chose ONE. :(
From here my raiser will write down those five blogger's names.... and wrap them around treats - whichever I pick up first (not letting me eat the paper) is the winner. She does plan to capture this moment on video.... for all of you guys to watch!

Furry congrats to the top 5 winners.... but ALL of you guys are winners to me!


Rudy
The dog with a blog

Paw it Forward

.(Written by Duchess's handler, Toby's Raiser)
When picking up my mail Saturday, I was surprised to find... a package for TOBY!!
It was from our lovely friend's over in CA! (Thanks Kari!).
Duchess of course was quite excited, and didn't care too much about her name NOT being on the package...
We opened it up, and not to my surprise at all- it was for the dogs :) TREATS!
Of course I told Duchess we would have to wait to open them, as they are Toby's, not her's.
I have never received a paw it forward gift, and don't know too much about them.
I was told though, once you receive it, you pass it on to 3 other dog blogs.
Since I'm not rich (!!), It will be a small gift, but you guys should still enjoy it.
Have never received a Paw it Forward package? Want to be 1 of the 3?
Leave a comment with the word "pawesome" in it (thanks Duchess...), and the first 3 "pawesome" comments will receive a small gift! (in the USA please)
**(Please note that I DO filter comments, so they aren't published right away - though I do try and post them when they come in)**
Don't be shy, if you want to participate leave a "pawesome" comment!! (all comments are welcome, if you include "pawesome" in the comment I will count that as you are wanting to participate)
Please email me at "letters-fromhomeAThotmailDOTcom" if you were one of the three, or leave your email in the comment and I'll email you.
Thanks again Kari, Toby will enjoy the healthy treats when he gets back from camp!

P.S. I see a "IFT" (In For Training) email in my inbox... I guess that will be my next post...

Duchess's handler, Toby's Raiser
The human that has a dog with a blog

Christmas Goodies!!

(me laying down, giving the cutest face
with blanket around my neck, like superdog!)

Sorry it took so long to write this post, my trainer has been "After Christmas" busy!

I had an awesomely fun Christmas, and got many good goodies!

My trainer filled my stocking with lots of toys, and a little bit of treats (since I'm on a treat diet, she doesn't want me having to many).

I finally got to open the gifts I got from the guide dog Christmas party, they are soo cool! (ones already in the trash...).

I really enjoyed my first Christmas, and I'm so sorry to see it pass by so fast. I am sad to know that this will be my only Christmas with my trainer, as next year (2010) I will be IFT (in for training) at the guide dog school.

I would have to say the BEST thing I got for Christmas is a small stainless steel bowl. It it the one toy I CAN NOT tear up! Which makes my trainer really happy:)

My trainers favorite "toy" she got for Christmas was a Gorillapod, it really helps her take pictures of both me AND her!

Enjoy all the photos, and we hope you guys had a really pawsome Merry Christmas!!
Did you have a favorite Christmas toy/gift?? I'd love to hear about it!

Toby

The dog with a blog

Me trying to tear up my stocking...

A blue doll was inside my stocking! (the doll is now in the trash...)

Me tearing up an orange teddy bear (now called "bodyless bear")

Me enjoying my camo toy

Me with "some" of the toys I got for Christmas, (toys are laid out on my trainer's polka dot blanket)

Me chewing on a squeaker toy-with the package still on

My trainer's pink/black "gorillapod"

I am Christmas tired! (Me laying my head on my trainer's feet)

Can I play too? (me laying in the middle of a horse ranch playmobil game:)

Me & my stainless steel bowl...

Santa Claus! (and eye update)

(Me and my trainer sitting with Santa)







While at Walmart with my trainer, we stopped and saw Santa!!


I got my picture taken with him, and also told him what I wanted for Christmas- mostly treats!

My trainer said she's thinking about still taking me to PetSmart to get my picture made with Santa Claus their. (all because of the cute frame...).

We are having our annual guide dog Christmas party this Saturday, I am soo excited- as I get to meet the newest additions 2 our group!! (lots of cute little puppies:).

I am also on a " strick treat diet" starting 2 days ago-as to my trainer thinks something in the treats has been making me have eye issues (if you do not remember anything about this, check out this post). This issues started Back in October- They cleared up pretty well after I was on the medicine, and for a while they stayed like that. But slowly it started coming back, every couple days she will notice it.

My trainer is starting to now think that it might have to do with the treats I have been getting.

So know she has put me on a treat diet, and I am only allowed to have carrots, mini dog bones, & ice cubs. She started this 2 days ago, and so far has not noticed anything. But if she does, she will put me on only treats from my dog food.

I hope she finds out my problems soon, because I am going to miss my "bac'n bites" (by, Canine Carry Outs).

My trainer hopes to get some pictures with me & our Christmas tree soon, not forgetting to use the reindeer antlers, a Santa hat, and whatever else she comes up with!

Enjoy the pictures with me & Santa, and I will be doing a letter to Santa soon:)

Toby

The dog with a blog

Meeting Santa

Me in a "sit stay" beside Santa.

Trying to "fit in"...

Ever since Liberty came she has been getting all the "good stuff", tennis balls, dog treats(I can't have any because of allergies), her own cool dog bed, a neat crate, and such.

Well I am trying to "fit in" her "small" things, since I can't have the tennis balls or dog treats, that leaves the dog bed and crate.

Take a look at the pictures to see what I mean:)

Frankie

Liberty's bed:

Liberty's crate: