For the past month we have been busy not only finishing off the year but getting ready for the New Year to begin. We have a ton of exciting things that will be happening that we wanted to tell you all about.
For those of you who missed the announcement we will be giving away $950 cash! Its an International Giveaway that is open to anyone with a Paypal account. The event will begin in the middle of January so make sure you follow our Blog and you will already have your very first entry completed and read to go. There will of course be several bonus entries throughout the Giveaway so make sure to check in often.
On January 23rd we will be starting our very first Health Awareness Week. Each month we will feature another genetic disease that effects different breeds of dogs in an effort to educate everyone about what to look out for in their dogs and how we can stop it from progressing. Our first event will discuss Syringomyelia. Syringomyelia (SM) is an extremely serious condition in which fluid-filled cavities develop within the spinal cord near the brain. It is also known as “neck scratcher’s disease”, because one of its common signs is scratching in the air near the neck.
Then in February we will be featuring Mitral Valve Disease. Since it is a disease that effects the heart I figured February is the perfect time to discuss it. If you have a dog effected by either of these diseases and would like to contribute a guest post please email me [email protected] to let us know. If you would like us to feature a particular disease feel free to email us as well so we can discuss it and put it on the calendar.
At the beginning of February we will be celebrating Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) here on our blog as our way of sharing our experience in Hong Kong with all of you. There will be Giveaways, Guest Posts, and lost of fun posts during the 15 days of celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. We are looking for Sponsors so if you happen to know someone who sells any sort of Asian products we would love to work with them. We figured since all of the Asian Zodiac Signs are animals we can celebrate on our blog. Even if like the Dragon some are mythical.
Also in February we are participating in a Handmade ONLY giveaway that will include everything from artwork to baked goods to pet beds. We have several sponsors lined up but the more the merrier.
In March we are going to be branching out and Hosting the Carnival of Cats. Not sure what we are supposed to do but we thought it would be fun for all of our cat followers to have a special event just for them on our blog.
PS. If you are a Blog Designer and would like some added exposure for your business by creating buttons for our events please let me know. We are in desperate need of someone who can create them for us.
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Happy new year to you from kame and Kroten
Squeals and whistles from Tooey!! Sounds like an exciting year of goodies planned!! Thank you for all the great work you do!
You're really looking forward to a big year. Congratulations on taking your blog into new places. I hope you have great time with it.
Thanks for hosting the blog hop!
Wow, that's a lot of planning! Exciting – it's going to be a busy couple of months.
Happy New Year!!
Wow. Sounds like a whole lot o' stuff comin' up…
Happy New Year kids!
Cokes
Happy New Year back at ya!
Wow, a lot going on in 2011. You all have been really busy….thank you so much.
Drools and licks,
Minnie and Mack (and the darn kitties)
Happy New Year Y'all!
What a day! Y'all are goin' to have a really busy New Year! I'm lookin' forward to y'alls posts!
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Wow!! Busy, busy, busy. But what a good way to start out the New Year!!
You are certainly one busy blogger!! We'll be looking forward to all the fun! Happy New Year!!
Kelly & Crew
Big Mac, Molly & Crew
angelpupscreations.blogspot.com
Happy New Year and Congratulations!
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Helen x
Shiloh'n Shasta here – mom FINALLY got our post up tuday. U'all haf helped us so much – thank-u agin.
Hi! I'm stopping by for the Bloghop! I like your blog… it seems like you do a lot of good work! 🙂
We'll be checking out all the fun activities you have planned for this year.
Dear F, D & I, You've had so much to deal with this past year. I hope 2011 is a wonderful year for you all, without any of the trauma or drama – you've had enough of that for this lifetime.
Happy New Year!
Kristin
http://www.bohopets.com
Happy New Year to you and yours! Looking forward to the new additions for the coming year 🙂
Hi
Really pleased that I found you through your blog hop.
I have kept forgetting every weekend to join in but I have this time (although a few hours late).
I'm so glad I'm now following you as you sound to have some really exciting stuff lined up. Really looking forward to following you in 2011 – even though in England we might not be able to join the giveaways.
Have a lovely new year
Love and licks, Winnie x
Happy new year!
Happy New Year to you and your family, including the furkids. I enjoyed reading your blog and I look forward to more post this year. Take Care!