Just popping in today to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day!
I’m off to enjoy an extra long weekend of fun all the while celebrating my home in the good old US of A. Catch you all next week! 
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Hiking Glen Onoko Falls with Dogs
As you saw yesterday, I went on a weekend camping adventure to the Pocono Mountains – in search of fun! Well aside from lounging around the campsite, my pal Shilah the Husky and I also went on a day-time adventure to hike the nearby Glen Onoko Falls.
After checking out some scenic overlooks we decided to hit up the popular trail to see some of the falls.
Hiking is one of my all-time favorite activities, in fact I get so excited that I charge up the trails like I was the lead sled dog instead of Shilah!
This particular hike was quite rocky, but Shilah and I were up for the challenge!
Our parents were glad to have our new Ruffwear Roamer Leashes with them, which made the hike so much more enjoyable. Stay tuned on Monday for a full review on them, and a chance to win one for your dog!
We crossed water and fallen trees, and mom found herself wishing we had one of Ruffwear’s Hiking Harnesses with the handle to lift me over obstacles like my hiking pals Chester & Gretel from You Did What With Your Weiner.
Shilah and I made it pretty far up the hike before stopping for a group photo….because that’s how we roll! We didn’t make it all the way to the big waterfall at the top because the climb started to get pretty steep and our parents were worried about the decent for us dogs (although I totally could of made it!).
On the way back down we ran into these two pups. I warned them that they may wish they had leashes attached to their humans as it got higher – because we all know those of us with 4 legs have to keep those with 2 legs from falling off the side of the mountain!
When we reached the bottom of our hike Shilah and I decided to take a dip in the river while our parents ate lunch.
I showed off my swimming skills to all the other pups hanging around the river, and I’m pretty sure they were all wishing they had a spiffy life vest just like me.
After cooling off Shilah and I decided to head into Jim Thorpe to grab some ice cream!
Italian Ice was just what I needed after an invigorating hike!
I was sad to end my weekend full of camping and hiking, but I have to say it was nice to finally get back home to my air conditioning!
Rumor has it I won’t have to wait too long for my next camping adventure, as I’m headed off on another adventure soon….this time with my ponies!
Camping in the Pocono Mountains
Over the weekend I packed my bags and headed for the mountains, the Pocono Mountains to be exact, for a weekend of camping and fun with my pal Shilah the Husky.
Shilah and I both made our way to the mountains ready for some adventures, and a bit of relaxing too.
Our rustic retreat included a super fun footbridge (the only way across the river) that Shilah and I thought was a blast!
Our parents perhaps could of wished they could park the car a little closer to our campsite. But like I say, a little exercise never hurt anyone!
Our digs for the weekend included a fun little cabin (although I opted to set-up and sleep in my tent) in the woods.
I of course wasted no time checking out all necessary “holes” to make sure no critters were intruding on our campsite.
The accommodations were quite rustic, including this outdoor shower, but when you’re a dog – none of that really matters does it!
A few steps from camp was a stream, complete with my very own waterfall!
Dad had fun casting out the fishing rod – which was a first for me. I’ve also since discovered that I get about as worked up about fishing as my adventurous pal, Crusoe the Dachshund. Although my main goal is trying to save that little bobber (or tiny floating ball as I saw it) from “drowning”. Mom says I need to work on the idea that fishing is supposed to be a relaxing sport, not a “bark as loud as you can and frantically try to save things out of the water” sport.
Aside from fishing, Shilah and I had fun relaxing around the campsite – taking in as much outdoor time as we could!
After a full day of fun, Shilah and I were ready for some campfire food! Unfortunately all we got was kibble…..but the smells were enough to make a dog drool.
As the night rolled on Shilah and I grew tired of patrolling the campsite in our Glowdoggies, and it seemed it was time to call it a night.
I snuggled into my sleeping bag dreaming of all the critters I would hunt for the next day…
And I awoke rested and ready for my next big adventure!
Stay tuned tomorrow as I share my adventures hiking Glen Onoko Falls!
Recycling your Dog’s Collar into Savings
Disclaimer : This is a sponsored post brought to you by Mattie & Margot.
Way back in April my friends over at Mattie & Margot mailed me 2 spiffy new collars in one of my favorite colors, blue!
You may have caught me wearing them on some of my adventures as of lately, because I certainly got some good use out of them.
But after a couple months of wear, I decided I was ready for another spiffy new color. As luck would have it, Mattie & Margot offer a collar recycling program that can save you 40% off a new collar for your dog! Here’s how it works…
First I packed up one of my Mattie & Margot collars and shipped it off to the birthplace of new collars, California. Through my rough and tumble use the hardware on my old collar was a bit dinged up, but it was still totally functional and safe to wear, so giving it new life in a new color was just what it needed!
Once my collar reached California (and the talented hands of Rachael from Mattie & Margot) it was disassembled to be turned into something fun a new. Meanwhile I was sent a code for 40% off a new collar of my choice!
The fabric from my old collar is recycled into a fun and functional key fob, and I picked out a fun new reflective print in neon orange to be attached to my old buckles and hardware.
My recycled collar arrived in the mail looking fabulous, and I’ve been rockin’ it on the farm ever since!
Mom says she loves that the neon orange is easy to spot on the farm, especially in the tall grass.
And everyone knows that with a nose like this – I can’t be tied down to one place for very long….
And mom even got a fun gift of her own in the form of a key fob out of my old collar’s fabric…
So if you’re looking for a fun upgrade to your dog’s current collar I highly recommend checking out the Mattie & Margot Recycling Program for a savings of 40% OFF a new collar!
And if you don’t have a Mattie & Margot Collar yet, you can grab one of their many many styles for 20% off with code AMMO20
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Mattie & Margot, but all opinions are my own and Mattie & Margot is one of my favorite go-to collar sites.
P.S. Don’t forget, today is the last day to enter my Fun Time Dog Shop Giveaway!
Officially Summer
This past Saturday was the official start of summer.
To say I’m thrilled is an understatement! I’m ready for backyard cookouts, trips to the lake, beach adventures, swimming, ice cream (the dog friendly kind), camping, and everything that comes with warm summer months.
But most of all I’m excited for summer sun bathing in my backyard!
What does your dog love most about summer?
P.S. My summer sign was cut at my mom’s frame shop – and you can order custom words and numbers from me and my mom in our online shop if you’re interested.
Fun Time Dog Shop Pet Hair Removal Glove Review & Giveaway
Disclaimer : This is a sponsored post and giveaway brought to you by Fun Time Dog Shop.
Now I don’t know about your house, but at my house there is no chair, sofa, couch, or bed that is off limits to me…..I’m pretty much the king of this castle if you catch my drift!
So when my new friends over at the Fun Time Dog Shop offered to send me one of their SwiPets Pet Hair Removal Gloves, mom said yes please!
Now I’m not usually a HUGE shedder (mom says thank goodness), but I do have times of the year when I leave a little more hair than normal on the furniture. So to test out the Swipet Glove mom decided to give me a good brushing on the sunroom ottoman.
As you can see I left a fair amount of hair behind.
Using the glove, mom was able to brush my hair into a nice little pile for easy clean-up.
The SwiPets™ glove has a special coating and texture on the palm that creates an electro-static charge, while ‘grabbing’ the pet hair and clumping it so you can simply pull it off and throw it away.
The SwiPets Glove Removes pet hair from furniture, clothes, pet bedding and hard-to-reach areas like cushions, stairs & carpeting. The special coating on the fingertips means you can get into tight spots and pull pet hair from cracks and crevices where it collects over time. And as a bonus it’s machine washable, so you can use it over and over again!
Mom says she just needs to teach me how to use it myself and life would be grand!
I’m just thrilled I won’t be kicked off the furniture anytime soon, especially since it’s so easy for mom to clean up my hair now.
You can pick up your own SwiPets Pet Hair Removal Glove from the Fun Time Dog Shop starting at $10.
Now something that makes the Fun Time Dog Shop a little different from any other online retailer is that they DONATE ALL OF THEIR AFTER COSTS PROFITS TO ANIMAL RESCUE. So if you are looking for any pet products (leashes, collars, treats, and much more!) I highly recommend you check them out. You’ll be getting something fun for your pup and helping rescue dogs at the same time!
And now for the best part….
ONE Lucky WINNER will WIN a SwiPets Pet Hair Removal Glove from Fun Time Dog Shop!
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 7/1/14 12AM EST. Open to US Residents Only. Winners must claim their prizes within 48 hours of being notified or prize will be forfeited. Good luck!
Disclosure: This a sponsored post by Fun Time Dog Shop, all opinions are my own.
P.S. Don’t forget today is the last day to enter my Sleepypod Clickit Giveaway!
When Barn Swallows Attack
This time of year I spend a lot of time hanging around the family farm. While mom does chores and rides ponies I hang out with my gal pals, Cricket and Spider.
Lately though our time together seems to get interrupted by the barn swallows that have made their home in the barn.
Swooping, diving, and yelling at us – those birds are relentless in making sure we know that our presence near their nests are unwelcome. Honestly, I can’t say I blame them – Spider, Cricket, and I are fierce hunters – and I may have inadvertently purposely helped Spider take down a few birds out of the air. In my defense, they do like to scream at us a lot!
I’ll be looking over my shoulder from now on when I’m on the farm. Does your dog like to chase birds too?
Dog Day at the Ballpark
This post is sponsored by PawCheck and the UGODOG.
You guys, do you believe that I’m 5 years old and I have yet to ever go to a baseball game! Well all that changed last weekend…..because this dog went to the ballpark!
Last Saturday the Wilmington Blue Rocks Stadium opened their stands to dogs of all shapes and sizes for the Dog Days of Summer – and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out my very first baseball game.
It was a beautiful night at the ballpark, and I had heard rumors that they have peanuts and cracker jacks! I’m sure you can imagine my excitement.
Mom and Dad bought me some pretty sweet seats to watch the game from – and of course I made sure to wear my fancy bow tie for the occasion.
Before I knew it, the first batter was up!
I was pretty enthralled with the game – at least after I got a chance to sniff all my neighbors properly.
Since it was Dog Day at the park, many of my neighbors in the stands were of the 4 legged variety. Like these cute Basenji pups.
I was quite intrigued when mom told me that they don’t really bark, instead they yodel! Unfortunately I didn’t hear any yodeling this day, so I’ll believe it when I hear it!
I also spotted a few other dachshunds at the park.
These girls kept checking out my bum every time I turned my back.
I see you peekin!
Of course the main reason I agreed to go to the ballpark….was to get a taste of a ballpark! Baseball hot dogs are the best after all!
So after my very first Baseball Game I’ve decided that I’m officially a baseball fan. Although I did have to share my destain when I heard that dogs aren’t allowed in the ballpark all year round!
What the what!? How am I supposed to get my peanuts and cracker jacks?
Has your pup ever been to a baseball game?
Thanks to my sponsor for bringing you this post!
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Sleepypod Clickit Review & Giveaway
Disclaimer : This is a sponsored post and giveaway brought to you by Sleepypod.
After checking out the Sleepypod Yummy Bowls a few weeks ago Trooper and I are back to share another Sleepypod product – the Clickit 3 Point Safety Harness.
Now if you’ve never heard of the Clickit, you mainly need to know one thing. It’s the HIGHEST rated dog restraint for the car in a crash test performed by the Center for Pet Safety last fall and the only 3-point car restraint for dogs on the market. Now that’s saying a lot!
You can check out more about what makes Clickit so safe here.
Trooper and I of course always wear harnesses and restraints when riding in the car and we’re sticklers for making sure that all passengers (dogs included) are buckled up, so we were excited to test out the Clickit.
Now the Clickit is designed to not just be a car harness, but also a walking harness too. You’ll notice though because of the width of the chest piece that it’s much more suited for walking bigger dogs in, as it was a little too wide for me to go for an average walk in. If you have a very small dog Sleepypod recommends using one of their travel carriers to restrain your pet safely in the car. I was teetering on the cutoff to being too small for the Clickit, but I was relieved when the extra small seemed to fit me properly.
P.S. you’ll notice in the above picture that mom forgot to tuck in the straps after she adjusted them for me. She realized later that you can tuck all the access webbing into the harness so it looks nice and clean.
Now what makes the Clickit different from other car harnesses is that the back has a unique criss-cross design so that your dog is safety belted into the car in 3 separate points. The top collar part has a ring for attaching ID tags or a leash for walking.
All those straps may look complicated to put on your dog at first, but it’s actually quite simple to attach. You can check out this handy video from Sleepypod on how to put it on your dog.
Before Trooper and I could set out on our maiden voyage mom had to attach the included tethers to the latch anchors in the backseat of mom’s car. (Latch anchors are installed in any car manufactured after 2003, but even if your car doesn’t have them you can get them installed.)
So Trooper and I loaded up in the car and got ready to travel safely!
With the Clickit you attach the tethers to each of the side rings, and run your car’s seatbelt through the criss-cross on the back of the harness. This gives your dog three points of attachment, and makes sure that they would stay put in the event of a crash.
Trooper and I both had no problem laying down in the backseat for our ride. Here’s a fun video of our first voyage with our Sleepypod Clickits:
You can also watch this on youtube.
Trooper has been wearing his Clickit every day in the car for the past month, and loves it!
Now some of you may be wondering about my booster seat, which has always been my preferred method of travel in the car….
Now while Sleepypod can’t recommend using the Clickit any other way than it was designed (for the best safety), I just couldn’t give up riding in my Booster seat! So mom attached one of the tethers to the seatbelt inside my booster seat.
And then hooked the tether to the criss-cross in the back of the Clickit. While it’s not going to be as safe as attaching with the 3 points, I just couldn’t give up riding in my Booster – but mom still believes this harness is much safer in the car than the standard walking harnesses I used to use.
Mom plans to maybe add a metal ring to the harness (by sliding it through the webbing) to make attaching the tether easier in the future.
So if you are looking for the best way to keep your pet safe in the car I highly recommend the Sleepypod Clickit. Because you can’t put a price on being “too safe” with your pet’s life!
And now for the best part….
ONE Lucky WINNER will WIN a Sleepypod Clickit!
(winners choose size + color)
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 6/24/14 12AM EST. Open to US Residents Only. Winners must claim their prizes within 48 hours of being notified or prize will be forfeited. Good luck!
Disclosure: This a sponsored post by Sleepypod, all opinions are my own.
P.S. Don’t forget today is the last day to enter my Lasso Leash Giveaway!
Lasso Rope Collar Review & Giveaway
Disclaimer : This is a sponsored post and giveaway brought to you by Lasso Ropes.
My new friends over at Lasso recently sent me one of their fun rope collars, the Jib Petit. (to which I immediately attached one of my Pod ID tags – because one should never go without identification!)
Inspired by the sea, Lasso makes wonderful nautical collars, leashes, and even harnesses for all sea-dogs (or even non-sea dogs that just want to look super cool).
With lots of rope styles, colors, and sizes there is something to fit every dog’s need.
Of course as soon as I received my Lasso Collar I did what any dog with a nautical rope collar does……I strapped on my life vest and headed for the lake!
Even the boat rental crew at the lake commented on how appropriately dressed I was in my nautical collar! It held up well to all my water-time adventures and the size was perfect since all of the Lasso ropes are handmade!
All of the Lasso products are made with brass fittings, which have great corrosive resistance, so I never have to worry about it looking less than stellar after my many summertime trips to the lake.
So if you are looking for some fun nautical rope accessories for your dog this summer (or even yourself since they sell a variety of human-friendly products too), I highly recommend you checkout Lasso!
You can save 10% off any small dog items at Lasso with code AMMO – coupon is valid until June 15th at 11:50PM.
And now for the best part…..
ONE Lucky WINNER will WIN a 4ft Blue Eco Leash with red knots from Lasso!
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 6/10/14 12AM EST. Open to US Residents Only. Winners must claim their prizes within 48 hours of being notified or prize will be forfeited. Good luck!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Lasso, but all opinions are my own!
Don’t forget, today is the last day to enter my Sleepypod Yummy Bowl Giveaway!! Also there is still time to enter Ruffwear My Dog is My… Giveaway!