We all know there are giant parades for Mardi Gras. Floats, beads, jokers, masks… the whole shebang.
What we didn’t know is that there is a special Mardi Gras parade.. just for dogs.
That’s right, my fellow pooch lovers. A huge parade. 5 dogs are given the role of the King, Queen, Prince, Princess, and Joker and a parade in their honor is given.
The lucky dogs are voted on by judges based on their Mardi Gras costumes! How fun is that!
However, unless you are in the Lafayette, Louisiana area, you probably won’t be able to witness what an amazing dog show that will be.
Lucky dogs!
But, if you’re like me, and not able to head over there to partake in the parade, you can still have a little fun this week with your pup.
Grab your dog, your friends who have dogs, and whatever Mardi Gras related items as you can and have your own little mini parade right at home!!
Starting this Valentine’s Day, you can show how much you love K9Cuisine and win a $250.00 gift card for your pooch’s favorite premium dog food!
The contest is from Feburary 14th, 2009-May 14th, 2009. 12am EST.
How to Enter:
Create a short video (3 minutes or less) with your pets showing how much you love K9Cuisine.
Upload the video to YouTube
Tell your friends!
How to Win:
The video with the best ratings wins. Simple! So, get your friends to help, but play fair.
The grand prize- a $250 gift card from K9Cuisine.com
There will also be $50 gift cards given for most creative, most hilarious, and judge’s favorite. These will be determined by our fabulous panel of judges.
Rules:
You don’t have to be a current customer to enter, but you do have to visually incorporate K9Cuisine’s name into the video. You can use the shipped box with the logo, print a blog post from the blog, or even create your own poster board. Get creative!
Must include at least 1 of your pets.
Must be less than 3 minutes long.
Must reside in the USA
Must be willing to let K9Cuisine.com show it off in the future!
How to Submit your Video:
Create an account (if you don’t already have one) on www.YouTube.com
Everybody knows the basic tricks and games of the dog world. Sit, down, roll over… But if you want to add a new activity, we’re here to help
Here’s a few ideas to throw into your play-day to have even more fun!
Find The Treat
[This one takes a lot of patience.] Get your dog(s) into a ‘down’ position. Have them stay there while you hide various dog treats around the house, backyard, play area… Make sure they wait until you are finished hiding them!! Return to your dogs and tell them to “GO!” It’ll be like kids Easter egg hunting.
Hide And Seek
The same idea goes for this game, but instead of hiding a dog treat or a dog toy, you hide yourself!!
Bubble Popping
Pretty simple to play, but it’s tons of fun! Just get some bubbles at your local grocery, Walmart, Target and start blowing!! Your dog will have fun chasing the bubbles and popping them, and you’ll have fun just making the bubbles!!
Cups
Get 3 cups and place a treat under one of them. Mix them all up and have your dog nudge the one they think it’s under!
Frisbee
You may think this is just an ordinary game, but with some practice and good behavior, it can be a blast! Just look what this man taught his dog to do!
Be sure, like with all other games, you reward your pets when they get something right or do what you ask of them!
A dog can run up to nineteen miles per hour when running at full speed., but the members of the greyhound family are the fastest, they can run up to 42 miles per hour.
Dogs often hesitate before going out in the rain. It’s not because they’re afraid of getting wet, but because the rain amplifies sound and hurts their sensitive ears.
The average dog has 42 permanent teeth in his mouth.
Small dogs live the longest. Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average is
7 – 12 years.
Dogs only have sweat glands on their feet.
Some jokes to smile about
Which side of a dog has the most hair?
-The outside, of course.
What happened when the dog went to the flea circus?
-He stole the show!
