Hi every one hope you had a great weekend!
I’m just being low-key, my Daddy is having surgery today…..
I’m staying right here until he comes home!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota
Mom and I use comment moderation so if we don’t approve your comments right away please bear with us, we are going to be busy taking care of Daddy!
Also…Cody, Mom and I are featured on Peace, Love & Whiskers today. Check it out!
Didn’t I tell all of you that I had a GREAT give-away up my sleeve? And….this is NOT an April Fool’s joke, it’s the real deal! You can enter to win a “Personalized Paw Print Dog Lover Necklace” (BlogPaws Jewelry) from:
This all came about a few weeks ago when Sue Kottwitz, (the owner/creator of For Love Of A Dog Jewelry) and I were communicating back and forth via email, and Sue had the idea of making jewelry that would not only be ideal for those of us attending the BlogPaws Conference in May, but would also be suitable for those who are not members of BlogPaws (or bloggers), but would still love to purchase (or win!!) the necklace for themselves!
I thought that was a fantastic idea!
When I went to the BlogPaws conference in 2011, I brought way too much jewelry to “represent” both my dog AND my cat! blogs. Packing was a nightmare, I had so many chains around my neck that I looked like “Mr.T!!“
Well Sue came up with the PERFECT solution for that problem!
Sue sent me a necklace that covered ALL of my “bases!”
Here is a photo of my necklace!
The colors are perfect, and my dog, cat blogs, AND BlogPaws are all “represented” on one necklace! That means, I will ONLY need to wear this necklace for the entire conference and I will just bring a pair of earrings with me. One packing challenge solved!
Being the incredibly kind, caring and giving person that Sue is, she offered to have a give-away on not just one of my blogs but BOTH of them! (The give-away on Cat Chat will be held on April 8th!)
Throughout the nearly four years I have blogged, I have seen many products and met, albeit in many cases” virtually”, many different people.
There are products and people who come and go, and there are some you just know will be around forever. Some products thrive and remain popular due to their superior quality and the meticulous care that goes into making them, and there are some people who sparkle and shine both inside AND out, just like their products.
One of these people and her products, is Sue Kottwitz from For Love Of A Dog.
Click photo to visit Sue’s website and blog!
I have featured Sue a few times on Dakota’s blog, and I am tickled to feature her again! This time I was the lucky recipient of a gorgeous bracelet of Sue’s that came from a give-away that Sue had in honor of her cherished mother’s birthday. (Sue’s mother passed earlier in February of 2013. What an incredible woman she had to have been to have raised a daughter who has a heart bursting with goodness, as Sue does.)
Here are photos of what I won:
From For Love Of A Dog: “This is a one of kind piece of dog lover jewelry that I created specially for this celebration.
The focal is a hand crafted purple porcelain dog bone with DOG MOM hand inscribed. The dog bone is surrounded by a variety of chubby artisan lampwork beads in shades of purple and lavender. Pale lavender core with purple raised dots, a looping scroll design, and a drum rondelle.”
From For Love Of A Dog: “The clasp is a silver heart with paw print lobster claw. To finish things just right, I added an artisan lampwork heart that is nicely fat and scarlet red. This bracelet is a $75 value!”
I wish you could see this bracelet in person, it is even more exquisite than it is in the photos. Here are some photos that I took:
Sue’s creations are always packaged with love, and focus on presentation
I squealed with delight when I opened my PRIZE!!
Did you notice the beautiful presentation of the package? A couple of years ago, I ordered pieces from Sue and some jewelry from another place, the jewelry all arrived at the same time. I felt bad for the “other” person, because her jewelry was wrapped in a haphazard manner, and then there was Sue’s? Who do YOU think I still purchase jewelry from?
The bracelet is simply GORGEOUS and as I mentioned before this is not the only piece of Sue’s jewelry that I own. I also bought some pieces myself, here is my beloved Sheltie necklace that I BOUGHT!
Yep I bought this breed specific necklace (along with some cat items but THIS is a DOG blog!) I wore this necklace to BlogPaws 2011!
Are you drooling by now? I thought so! It wouldn’t be fair of me to show you these wonderful items and not tell you that we have an upcoming GIVE-AWAY that will be on Dakota’s blog THIS MONDAY APRIL 1st (and THAT is no joke!) You will have to come back Monday to see what you can enter to win if you live in the U.S. AND CANADA! (it is TOTALLY different than what is featured here today!)
In the meantime you can follow Sue every which way possible and count the minutes til you can enter on MONDAY!
The Website: www.ForLoveofaDog.com
Hi everyone it’s Dakota! I can’t begin to tell you how excited I was when my furiends at KONG® “one of the most trusted and capable names in the Pet Industry” , contacted me and asked if I would like to sample some of the treats from their NEW Premium Treat line!
click on photo to visit the KONG website
Of course, I said “YES!”
The products that I was sent to review were the:
click on photo to visit the KONG website!
Click on photo to visit the KONG website
I was particularly excited to receive the above two items because I needed my jerky fix! Mom and I have read about all the recalls of jerky items made in China and we needed jerky that was made in the good ‘ol U.S.A . that would be safe for me and you!
Each product in the Premium line was developed with specific attention to common pet needs including Oral Care, Skin & Coat maintenance and Allergy Concerns. KONG® Treats are Vitamin Enriched and contain extra anti-oxidants to help improve overall health.
KONG’S Natural Jerky Beef Strips and Natural Jerky Chicken Strips are part of the KONG Premium Treat line.
They are SUPER great tasting too!! They are also a treat that my Mom can feel GOOD about giving me!
They are fabulous for treat time, training, rewarding and even for stuffing KONG® toys!!
At last! It was finally my chance to try them! The treats that are featured in this video are the KONG Natural Jerky Beef, (the Natural Jerky Chicken is also delicious and SAFE for you to enjoy as well!)
I bet you want some of these treats too, don’t you? Well our furiends at KONG® are going to give SIX LUCKY PEOPLE IN THE U.S.A. treats for their DOG!
HOW TO ENTER: read carefully because these two steps are MANDATORY:
tell them Dakota sent ya and tell ME in the comments on this blog that you did this
FOLLOW KONG TREATS ON TWITTER –
leave me a comment telling me that you did this
IMPORTANT!!
If you do NOT have a FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
AND YOU DO HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT
FOLLOW KONG TREATS ON TWITTER
ON THE LINK PROVIDED ABOVE
AND LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING ME YOU
DO NOT HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
BUT YOU FOLLOWED KONG TREATS
ON TWITTER
THAT WILL COUNT AS AN ENTRY
The give-away is open NOW…and will CLOSE at 5pm ET ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH.
WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY WWW.RANDOM.ORG
AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH.
GOOD LUCK!!
Barks and licks and love, Dakota
In full disclosure: I was not compensated for this review. I was sent a package of Natural Beef Jerky Strips and a package of Natural Chicken Jerky Strips for review purposes. All opinions are my own (and of course Dakota’s)
Hi all! I was being a good Sheltie, I was helping Mom read email and blogs. When Mom got up from the computer to go and do something in another room, I found THIS….
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Back on February 21st I were reading one of my favorite blogs: Something Wagging This Way Comes, and the post that I was reading that day was:
Pam had compiled a list of commands that she uses for her dog, Honey, that cover a lot more ground than your basic, “sit”, “stay” or “wait”. If you haven’t read this fun and informative post, click on the above link!
At the end of the post, Pam asked: What are some of the strange cues you use to tell your dog what you need from her? (in our case it would be a “he”, but I digress…)
Here is the comment that I left on Pam’s blog post that day:
caren gittleman says:
“What do gentlemen do?” I stumbled upon it a couple of weeks ago when Dakota was having a barking fit wanting a bone.
I never thought he would understand a complete sentence when I used it. In frustration I said “What do gentlemen do?” He promptly SAT. I have used it since to make sure it wasn’t a fluke and he sits EVERY time. My husband calls him a “gentleman” when he takes him to the bathroom but never uses it for sitting.
I must try to get it on video.
Then Jan Keefe of Wag ‘N Woof Pets (another favorite blog of mine) said on:
I would love to see that, you will have to get it on video! 
Guess what? I did JUST THAT! Yesterday I went and to Sprint to take advantage of the upgrade I had available to me to trade in my old Android phone for the new iPhone4 , and was playing with the video function. I decided to ask Dakota the infamous question: “What do gentlemen do?” See for yourself!
It is MUCH funnier when Dakota is in the middle of vocalizing about how much he wants his Rachael Ray Nutrish® Soup Bones™.
Just to show you the “gentleman” routine is NOT a fluke, witness it again!
I’d say he deserves a BlogPaws Nose-to-Nose Award nomination, don’t you agree? Now is YOUR chance to nominate ALL of the pet blogs/bloggers that you love!
From BlogPaws: The “Nose-to-Nose” Awards is the only awards program in which pet bloggers and microbloggers are judged on their expertise, creativity, and performance in one or more of 12 categories by a panel of distinguished professionals. The BlogPaws Nose-to-Nose Awards are not a popularity contest!
Nominations open at 12:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 – and close at 3:00 PM EST on Friday, March 8th.
Yep, that’s right! You don’t have to experience angst wondering who you are going to nominate, you can nominate ALL of your favorites in as many categories as you would like!
As an example, Dakota and I have already begun nominating blogs in the categories of:
Best Wiggle Blog (for animals other than cats or dogs)
and you know what? There are a number of blogs that we feel are deserving in EACH category and we aren’t going to just nominate one per category, we are going to nominate ALL of our faves for EACH category! That way, EVERY FURRY will be considered! How cool is that?
One thing that we love about the Nose-to-Nose awards is that even if you are just nominated ONCE, you are in the running, AND, you CAN NOMINATE YOURSELF!
Every blog that is nominated will be reviewed by the judges panel, but just once.
Please, please nominate ALL of the blogs/bloggers that you love for whatever category!
To read more about the criteria that the judges will be taking into consideration for each category, click here
We are HONORED and FLATTERED that so many of you visit us on a regular basis, or even that you visit us at all! That being said, if there was a post that made you smile, a photo that you loved, a book review that inspired you to buy/read a book, a contest that you won, a product that you learned about here or anything else that you loved, that we work painstakingly and with all of our heart to share with you, we would be HONORED if you wish to nominate us for whatever category you see fit. Well, except best meow blog since this isn’t a cat blog! BOL! Our chances of being a finalist or even of gasp, WINNING...are next to none, but it would mean the world to us if we were even to be considered.
Should you wish to nominate us, and we THANK YOU if you do, you can click on each category that we mentioned above and it will take you right to the nomination pages.
Here is our info that you will need:
Blog Home Page: http://dakotasden.wordpress.com/
Contact Name for Blog Owner: Caren Gittleman
Email for Blog Owner: cgittleman at mi dot rr dot com
Twitter Page for Dakota: https://twitter.com/dakotasheltie
Dakota’s Den on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dakotas-Den-Daily-Doings-of-a-Dog-Named-Dakota-Let-the-Barking-Begin/212764172068608?ref=ts&fref=ts
Now, Dakota and I are off to do some more nominating of other deserving blogs/bloggers ourselves!!
Good luck to all!!
Barks and licks and love,
Dakota and Mom
From Dakota’s Den: While reading blogs on February 18, 2013 I came across this post from my friend, Kim Thomas who writes the wonderful blog CindyLu’s Muse and loved it!
Meet CindyLu!
Kim is one of the first people I met when I began blogging in 2009, and I greatly admire her. I contacted Kim and asked if I could “re-post” this blog post on World Spay Day and she graciously gave her permission. I am a strong believer in the importance of spaying/neutering and loved this concise and straight forward blog post. Thank you Kim!
February is National Spay/Neuter Month – a reminder that there’s no better time than the present to ensure your pet is taken care of in the best way you can!
Spread the word – spay/neuter saves lives!
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