Day 7 - Pet Pals 6th Annual 19 Days of Christmas Giveaways

Happy Sunday!!! 

My did we get some fun snow yesterday!!! Pet Pal Keli and Family LOVE the snow!!! 

Here is a picture of our pet kid, Rinzen after having a BLAST playing in the snow this morning! 

Which resulted in him coming inside to warm up and defrost!

Kim Wendt Johnson, you are the WINNER of Day 6 giveaway!! Please email Pet Pals at info@HirePetPals.com. The subject of the email should read, Day 6 Winner! 

Day 7 giveaway was purchased from the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society's Howliday Open House! There is always sooooo many great handmade donated items year after year. We go every year and find things we HAVE to HAVE! All purchases go back to support the animals in their care!  The zipper bag will hold so many different things, perfect size for a purse or pocket. Comes with a matching cat nip toy!!!! 

We purchased  2 extra of these cat nip toys for our kitty cats, Nuba and Puck the Kitty for their Christmas Stocking. Well wouldn't you know, Nuba found his and played with it last night in the overnight hours, he isn't the best in waiting. I told him, "he can finish playing with it after he opens it on Christmas Day!" I guess what I am trying to say, it was a hit in our house and sure think it will be a hit in your home with your kitty kat(s)! 

For your chance to WIN.....Head over to Pet Pals Facebook page, look for the picture below and simply click "like" to be entered. Also, continue to read this blog post for additional entries into the drawing. 

For additional entries into Day 7 giveaway......for every friend you tag in the comments on Pet Pals Facebook page under the Day 7 photo, you will get 1 additional entry for EACH FRIEND TAGGED!!!!

Don't forget to remind yourself of the rules and guidelines for the 

Pet Pals 19 Days of Christmas Giveaways.

Day 1 - Pet Pals 5th Annual 19 Days of Christmas Giveaways

The day is finally here and we can announce Day 1 giveaway items!!!

Thank you sooooo much for participating and don't forget to come back daily!

You can have the chance to win Day 1 giveaway items by going back to Pet Pals Facebook Page and liking the picture you see below. For every friend you tag in the comments (on Pet Pals Facebook page) you will get one additional entry for each friend tagged (only the blog post readers will know this extra way of getting additional entries!!)

The dog themed pillow case was purchased from the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Open House a couple months back. All of the items purchased at this open house, the funds went back to help the animals in their care!

The dog themed tea cup infuser is sure to make a great cup of tea!

Don't forget about the rules and guidelines.

Here is a close up of the giveaway items!

Day 11 - Pet Pals 4th Annual 19 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!!

The giveaway today, 2 home crafted snowmen ornaments, were purchased from All Cats Rescue. All Cats Rescue makes these and sells them as part of their fund raising efforts. These are absolutely beautiful, really cute, and will look wonderful on any Christmas tree!

Extra BONUS today!!! If Pet Pals Facebook page reaches 1000 likes (that is only 2 more) everyone that enters into the drawing will get an additional entry for Day 10!! We would love for you to share our page with your friends!

This weekend one of the pet pals we cared for was Gaea. Oh this girly has sooooo much love to give!! Much to our surprise, Gaea gave us a Christmas gift. When I (Keli) said, "Thank You" she gave me a BIG smooch and it was caught on camera. Smooches are always gladly accepted, from the pet pals that is! How does your pet kid say Thank You? Remember, your answer to the question will get you 3 additional entries into the drawing!!! Did I mention, these snowmen ornaments are realllllly cute?!

Here are the Guidelines: 

Day 7 - Pet Pals 4th Annual 19 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!!

This year for the 4th Annual Pet Pals 19 Days of Christmas Giveaway, Pet Pals embraced and supported local rescues for some of our giveaway items. We went out to Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Howliday open house (wow was there lots of awesome handcrafted donated items for sale) and seen Sioux Empire Pet Rescue at PetCo to chat with the wonderful, dedicated volunteers, purchase a calendar, and of course get some pit love. We are hoping to visit with All Cats Rescue and purchase some items from them as well. In the next few days, the items we are giving away were purchased from the above rescues. We hope you enjoy the opportunity to win these as much as we enjoyed supporting their mission!

Today's giveaway is a calendar from Sioux Empire Pit Rescue. Every month is sure to make you smile with all of those pit faces!

If you know of any other animal rescues that are selling items this holiday season, please let us know!

 Here are the guidelines:

Samantha Miller, you have WON Day 6 giveaway item for the Pet Pals 19 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!!! Please email info@hirepetpals.com to claim your prize prior to 12/24/2014. Your subject line should read, Day 6 Winner and please include your mailing address. 
 

Countdown to the Puppy Bowl

The one week countdown to the big game has started and Pet Pals is incredibly excited.  This year's game is poised be the biggest and best yet!  Additionally, the battle between brother coaches is all everyone is talking about, making what's been dubbed the 'Bowlnese' an epic game before it's even started.  That's right, Puppy Bowl IX, the biggest event on all fours is back and less than one week away.

Airing Sunday, Feb 3, @ 3 PM E/P on Animal Planet, this year's show is more creative than ever with all kinds of pets, tons of fun, and lots of cute puppies of course.  This year, the teams will be coached by two dogs from the same litter in honor of the two brothers coaching this year's Super Bowl teams.  Gunner and Zeus are 14-week-old Bernese Mountain Dog brothers with plenty of puppy experience and will be calling the plays that will most certainly lead to lots of puppy kiss tackles, tug-of-wars, and toys in the end-zones.

In all, there will be 63 puppies in this year's bowl game.  Each of the puppies are from shelters or rescues  and can be rafted into their forever homes for some well deserved love after their hard work on the field.  Animal Planet works with Petfinder to select the pups and will accept players from any breed or mix.

David Halloway/DCL

Puppies aren't the only pets featured during the Puppy Bowl though, with this year's game including at least;

• a hamster flying the blimp over the stadium,
• a kitten halftime show, including 21 kittens also from shelters and rescues and up for adoption,
• hedgehog cheerleaders,
• and the sideline reporter 'Meep the bird', who can also be followed on game day @MeepTheBird the for the latest news and behind the scenes moments.

Keith Barraclough/Discover

There are also other great game features this year, including;

• the ever popular Cute cam,
• the water bowl cam,
• a tail-gaitting party prior to the game,
• and a puppy hot tub party for the players to relax after the big game.

Find out more about this year's Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, where you can see this year's roster for both teams and even watch the festivities on game day.