Bridget and her service dog Coal Photo by: Vanda Bidwell/The News-GazetteAs Bridget Evans heads from class to class at the University of Illinois, her constant companion is a fuzzy 11-year-old black Labrador retriever named Coal. Evans, 21, a senior from Orland Park, was born with spina bifida. … [Read more...]

This giveaway has very low entries which means there is a good chance you will win.Even if you don't have a little one at home that would love this set as a present you can enter to win and then donate it to a local Preschool or Women's Shelter or even a Children's Hospital for their playroom or … [Read more...]

Before you read this post feel free to visit:Back to Basics Part 1: What is a BlogBack to Basics Part 2: Finding your PassionHow do you know which blogging platform will be right for you? With so many different blogging platforms out there with immensely different capabilities how do you know which … [Read more...]

Free Premier weekend! This is one of the most exciting opportunities ever offered at Heritage Makers. And it’s definitely the first of its kind. What really separates Heritage Makers from the competition is our Premier art collection. With a Premier membership, you get unlimited use of a … [Read more...]

Today is Blog the Change for Animals Day. A day where you make a commitment to helping those we are most passionate about. You can do anything you like with this day including spreading the word about your favorite organizations, and event that is coming up, or a cause that is near and dear to your … [Read more...]

There was some tough competition from the kitties out there to be the winner of the Kritter Kondo Deluxe. We saw quite a few facebook links go past on our feed as well as quite a few tweets!  Don't think you were alone though because canine participation was pretty strong as well. Thank you all for … [Read more...]

Meet the BreedsIs hosted by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) will return to the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on October 16th and 17th, 2010. Last year’s 36,000 attendees enjoyed 200 individually decorated official breed booths that allowed dog and cat … [Read more...]

How sad is it that a person was killed because a dog distracted the driver of a car. There was so much that could have happened in order to have never even made this a possibility. We need to use this as a reminder of why dogs (and cats) should be restrained while driving in the car.This is … [Read more...]

I was asked to give a bit more information about how the Sponsorship opportunities will work for the Blog-A-Thon. For those who missed my original post about this event we will be posting 24 hours of Pets in Need of Adoption. That is one post per hour. These Sponsorship Opportunities are on Two … [Read more...]

We have decided that we will be participating in this years Blog-A-Thon to help shelter animals. Our idea is that we will post 24 pets in need of a home. We would love to post about a special animal that you know of that fits one of these categories special needs, long term foster (over a year), and … [Read more...]