Day 6 of Apollo's Blogathon!

Hi everyone! It is the 6th day of Apollo's Blogathon! Have you gotten your raffle tickets yet? We have three more prizes to show you... and then it will be time to choose what you want to win! We hope you will find our Chipin Page and make a donation for Apollo! If each of our readers donated $1.00, we'd have over $108 to donate!

For now, lets hear another song about dogs. This video is kind of funny! Enjoy! 

Sammy-Joe's Spectacular Tongue!

Hi everyone! Is it too late for me to enter the Spectacular Tongue-tacular Contest? My sister Lily entered already. But I noticed there aren't many kitty tongues in the contest! And Mama just happened to snap this picture of me. Its a little blurry. But its my cute little tongue! 

Walking In Circles Before Lying Down, By Merrill Markoe

Hi everyone! Not long ago, Sammy-Joe wrote a book recommendation for Smarty Sunday, about Merrill Markoe's book Nose Down, Eyes Up. Well, Mama used one of her Paperback Swap credits to get another Merrill Markoe book called Walking In Circles Before Lying Down. It is another very funny book featuring a human who can understand dogs.


This time, the human is a woman named Dawn. As a child dealing with a narcissistic mother and an absent father, Dawn coped with her loneliness by talking to "inanimate" objects. She thought she outgrew that phase. Now she is an adult, still dealing with her narcissistic mother, an equally narcissistic boyfriend, and an exuberant sister who wants to be her life coach. The only comfort in her life is her beloved dog, Chuck. And then one day she realizes she can understand Chuck... and also all of the other dogs at the doggie daycare where she works!


Not only can Dawn now communicate with animals, but she finds that they are wise, and funny, and comforting... most of the time!

Our Mama loves this book. And you will too, if you spend a raffle ticket on it! Merrill Markoe, you are one of our favorite authors. (Even though you don't answer our fan mail!) ;)

Ready to get some raffle tickets? Each $1.00 that you donate to Apollo, using our ChipIn widget, will equal one raffle ticket. For instance, if you donate ten dollars, you could choose ten chances to win one particular prize, or one chance each for ten different prizes, or two chances each for five different prizes, etc. Here's the ChipIn! (You can start choosing where to spend your tickets on March 13 - March 15.)

Wordless Wednesday: Sammy-Joe Loves His Nip Nanner! (And It Makes A Great Pillow!)

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Sugar's Paw House Prize

Hi everyone! We mentioned before that our friend Sugar has kindly offered up a prize from Sugar's Paw House. Here is what you can win if you use your raffle ticket here! 

A smiley face pet tag!

And... 

Thanks, Sugar!

Ready to get some raffle tickets? Each $1.00 that you donate to Apollo, using our ChipIn widget, will equal one raffle ticket. For instance, if you donate ten dollars, you could choose ten chances to win one particular prize, or one chance each for ten different prizes, or two chances each for five different prizes, etc. Here's the ChipIn! (You can start choosing where to spend your tickets on March 13 - March 15.)

Vacationing In Log Cabins

We know that a lot of our bloggy friends are nature lovers who enjoy nice, long hikes in the woods. So, imagine this. You are living in a log cabin. There is no TV, no telephone, and no Internet... just beautiful mountain and forest scenery all around you. You can spend your days hiking, rock climbing, rafting, canoeing, golfing, fishing and horseback riding. Does this sound like the perfect vacation to you?


Humans and their pets can enjoy all of this if they stay in one of the Mountain View Log Cabins in Yoho National Park. They even have pet friendly log cabins that come with a dog bed inside! It sounds like paradise, doesn't it? We wish we could go there right now.

Fifth Day Of Apollo's Blogathon!

Hi everyone! Ready for the FIFTH DAY of Apollo's Blogathon?

Mr. Pip had a great idea. If you don't want to pay with Paypal or credit card, but you still want to make a donation for raffle tickets, you can send a check or cash. Email us for our mailing address. If we know you from your blog we'll even give you instant credit, so even if the check or cash doesn't arrive by the 15th, you can still enter the raffle. Just let us know how much you're sending so we know how many tickets to give you! 

We found this really cute video and I thought you might like it. The song is performed by Emily Westman, and the art is by Nancy Schutt. Do you love it?