Jeffie's Birthday Party Pet Photo Contest

It may be Wednesday, but we're not wordless today!

You've seen some photos of Rudy, Rosie and Jeffie at Jeffie's birthday party celebration.  Now, its time for you to join in the fun!

Is your pet attending Jeffie's birthday party?  Is he/she having a good time?  What is his/her best party look?  Can you show it in a photo?

Do you love winning prizes and see your fur baby's photo online?

Here you go!

Jeffie's Birthday Party Photo Contest and Giveaway!

• Submission dates:  Now through April 27  (winner announced April 30)

• Send (to sue (at) forloveofadog (dot) com: photo showing your pet at the party (if you'd like a caption included, let me know)

• For each photo sent (maximum 3 different photos per person), your name will be entered into a random drawing (random.org)

• One (1) person will win a

$25 (USD) gift card to Amazon.com

Here's what we'll do with your photos:
Photos will be published on this blog on Fridays in April, plus on a special birthday page on this blog.  The winner will be announced on April 30.

The fine print:

• This giveaway is open to everyone. (You don't have to be a Talking Dogs follower/subscriber to enter, but that would be nice.) NOTE:  Since the prize is an Amazon.com gift card (in US dollars), if you have access to shopping on Amazon.com, you can win!
• More than one pet may appear in one photo
• Please tell me the name(s) of the pet(s) in each photo.
• Please tell me the name of your pet blog if you have one.
• By submitting a photo, you are agreeing to let me publish that photo on the Talking Dogs blog and in a photo slideshow/video on our YouTube channel (with no advertising.)
• Amazon has not compensated us in any way in exchange for mentioning their name here.

As we've said before... 

Join us!  It just isn't a party without you!

Whats in a Cat Name

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Last week I wrote about dog names and how my own dogs were named.  Skeeter informed me that it was only fair that I devote a blog post to cat names.  And Skeeter was right!

Growing up we didn't have a cat.  Just dogs.  However, since I left my family home, I've more than made up for that.   My first cat was a stray I adopted in college that I named Antigone after the daughter of Oedipus.

When I met Gary, he came with a cat.  Kitty Kid was a "tuxedo cat" and a dapper fellow.  When we moved to our first farm, we suddenly had many cats.  Most were feral and semi-feral "barn cats."   However, Patches was a sometimes-house cat that Gary rescued from his office's parking lot.  Gus, an orange tiger and Cisco, another "tuxedo cat" were adopted from an animal shelter.

However, it wasn't until Petey that I really lost my heart to a cat.  Petey was a stray that began hanging around my mother's house.  The day he actually sneaked into her house he may have known what would happen.  He never even yowled in the cat carrier as I drove him out to our farm and his new home .  I really should have found a nicer picture of him.  He was a beautiful cat.  Everyone who saw him wanted him.

Creamy white with pumpkin orange points on his ears, face, and front paws earned him the name Petey.  Named after the nursery rhyme because it looked like he's tumbled into a hollowed pumpkin, Petey was a treasure.  This blue eyed boy was Tucker's first friend and also enjoyed boxing with Lucy.  We have no real way of knowing his age, but he was definitely elderly when he passed away in his sleep... in his favorite living room chair.

 

Like the spy who came in from the cold, Skeeter was a stray we rescued.  She has mellowed over time, but actually prefers the dogs to we humans.  Especially Rudy.  Oh, she likes our company and a stroke or two, but like the mosquito song she was named for... she flits around us.

A feral cat that visited us infrequently brought us her kitten to raise one spring.  I don't know who was more shocked - the dogs or we humans - when we heard the soft meowing under the back porch.  Lo and behold it was a little kitten.  We named her Izzy, short for Isabel, just because we liked the name.  She and Jeffie had a special relationship.

 

At the moment we have one cat:  Skeeter.  However, we're visited by several feral cats.  As long as they don't fight with and beat up Skeeter, they're welcome to cat food and kibble.  We've given up catching them and just let them be. 

I find it interesting how people name their pets and hope you'll share your cat names.  Mine are far from as creative as the Most Unusual Cat Names listed above.  How about yours?

 

Feature Your Dog or Cat in Evanger's 2013 Calendar

 Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company, America’s 77 year-old natural pet food manufacturer, is looking for new furry faces for its 2013 nationwide pets calendar. Each fur-bulous winner will be selected as a Cover Pet, special “Holiday Feature” Pet, and/or a “Pet of the Month” and receive a prize
package of Evanger’s all natural, USA-made pet food and treats. This year, entrants will be competing for a feature spread in each of the calendar’s 5 themes.

2013 THEMES

1. Dog and Cat Sport Exhibitors
2. Service Dogs including (but not limited to): service pets for disabled, police and military work dogs, and search and rescue dogs.
3. Rescued Pets
4. Most Creative Pet
5. Active Pet

*Holiday themed photos can be submitted within each of these Themes.

Winners will receive Evanger’s Nothing but Natural Jerky Treats AND
Evanger’s Super Premium Canned and Dry Pet Food, as well as a 2013
calendar to add to their modeling pet-folio. Calendar details can be found
at www.evangersdogfood.com

All entrants will receive a voucher for $3.00 off any Evanger's dry food purchase and one free can (up to $1.99) with purchase, redeemable at any Evanger's retailer.

Founded in 1935, Evanger's Dog and Cat Food Company is the only privately-held, family-owned and operated pet food cannery in the United States. For over 75 years, the company has remained dedicated to improving the health, length, and quality of life of pets through wholesome, hand-packed nutrition. 

Made in the USA, in the kitchen of Evanger’s, each farm-fresh food ingredient is not only made and sourced in the United States, but also hand collected daily from human-grade USDA inspected facilities. 90% of ingredients are sourced within 50 miles of the Illinois plant, and are used within 24 hours. Evanger’s is committed to its partnership with independent pet retailers. To find an Evanger’s retail location near you, visit www.evangersdogfood.com/stores.

Wordless Wednesday: Just Being a Dog

Time for a bit of leisurely, relaxing, grooming...

What the heck is that?!

Oh... it's Rudy...

just being a dog.