April Toy Drive Pictures

Our April dog toy drive at Mud Puppies was quite possibly our biggest ever. I knew from the pictures they were sending me that it was going to be huge, but I wasn't prepared for the mountain of toys waiting to be picked up. The pooches at Austin Dog Rescue [the chosen beneficiary for April] have hit the jackpot! :)

May dog toy drive information coming soon... I'm very excited to tell you guys about it...

 

Royal Wedding 2011

Did you know that Teeny and Tootsie will be attending the royal wedding as guests of the groom? Below are some pictures I took of them in their wedding attire. I will be watching it on TV at 6am with the other "commoners." I know I could Tivo it and watch it later, but there is something very exciting about watching it all happen live. I wasn't born when Diana and Charles wed, so this is my first big royal wedding! I am sure that Teeny will be tweeting live as the events unfold [assuming palace security doesn't confiscate his Barkberry] so follow him on Twitter if you do not already.

Are you guys planning on watching the wedding? If so, are you doing something special for it?

Teeny looking very dashing

in his Georgio Dogmani tux.





Tootsie looking every inch a
lady in her Ruffdarte dress
and Chewy Vuitton feathered hat.



I can't be upstaged by my dogs!

Here is my royal engagement ring

replica - $9.99 on Ebay!



April Toy Drive Update

Our April dog toy drive at Mud Puppies seems to going great!!! The folks there have been pawsome about keeping me updated on the progress; below are two pictures they have sent me at different times throughout the past week and a half. The top picture was sent about 4 days into the drive - impressive, right? The bottom picture is from yesterday. We still have two and a half days left in the drive... I wonder how full the basket will be by the time I pick it up?

Virtual Petwork Donating $1 To Japan Aid Per New Account

Our new pets-only social network, Virtual Petwork, is donating $1 per new Virtual Petwork account - from now until the end of April. Sign your pet up for a free profile page [we already have 50+ members!] and invite your pet pals! New features include a live Twitter feed on profile pages, a link that emails your friends and invites them to join, and larger photo upload capacity! Click here to check it out today, and remember: for each new account we will be donating $1 to the Red Cross for Japan aid!

Strut Your Mutt Videos!

I found some videos taken at Strut Your Mutt on Sunday and wanted to share them with you guys! Watch for cameos by Teeny and I in both of them! :)
 

Strut Your Mutt & April Dog Toy Drive

This weekend marked both the beginning of our April dog toy drive and the Strut Your Mutt Dog Show & Spring Rescue Bazaar. It also marked the beginning of 95 degree and up weekends here in Austin, which was terrible timing as the dog show was outdoors. Thank goodness for sunscreen!

Our April dog toy drive at Mud Puppies officially kicked off on Saturday morning. The store was even cuter than I imagined! Our bin will be there until Saturday, April 23rd and the donated toys will benefit Austin Dog Rescue, so if you are in the area and are able please stop by & donate to this great cause!

On Sunday we had a booth at Strut Your Mutt. The event was at the Humane Society of Williamson County - a previous toy drive host AND beneficiary - who we love and were happy to help support. There were tons of pet related vendors there, some great food, training demonstrations, and even a dog show. We were there selling our toys, promoting Virtual Petwork, and raising awareness in general. It was really fun, but 6+ hours in the hot sun makes for a LONG day and we all crashed when we got home! Below are some pics of our booth as well as some of the kind people who bought our one-for-one toy. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported us!

Easy Canvas Prints

I recently received a canvas print of one of my favorite photos of Teeny and Tootsie from the folks at Easy Canvas Prints and I am thrilled with it! Quite a few people have asked me where they could get this sort of thing for a reasonable price [the places my hubby and I found were so pricy they would require the sale of a kidney] so I thought I would do a post on here and let everyone know at the same time. Full disclosure - they sent me the print for free in exchange for a link on my site, but I'm doing this post because I want to and am genuinly excited about the product.

[The picture of the canvas on the left was taken with my Blackberry camera so it's not the best quality. The actual print is very high quality.]

Easy Canvas Prints lets you customize your whole project from start to finish. The first step is to choose your size [they even have a diagram that will show you how large it will be in relation to a 7 foot couch, which is very helpful] and wrap [thickness of the canvas]. Then you upload your image. Next you can choose your wrap; mirror [the image mirrors around the edge of the print], image [the image wraps around the edge of the print], or border color [select a color for the border]. Last come the finishing touches - you can opt for black and white, sepia, and image retouching.

Our print is now hanging in our bedroom, but something like this would also make a great gift!

April Toy Drive Info

Our April dog toy drive will be held at Mud Puppies, an adorable self-service dog wash / grooming / play care / boarding facility. They are a one-stop pampering shop for your pooch!

Mud Puppies is located at 12233 N. FM 620 [at 620 N. & Lake Creek Pkwy.] in Austin, Texas. Our bins will be at their shop from Saturday, April 9th through Saturday, April 23rd. If you have a pooch who gets smelly [I know mine do....] then stop by between those dates! They provide: natural hypo-allergenic tearless shampoos & conditioners, flea shampoos, commercial grade sprayers, high velocity blowers, high waist tubs, brushes, towels, ear/dental/eye wipes, and nail trimmers! And they only charge $10-$15 per dog! Skip the mess at home and bathe your dog at Mud Puppies ~ don't forget to bring a new or gently used dog toy to drop in our bins!

Mud Puppies has chosen Austin Dog Rescue as the beneficiary for this month. ADR is an all-volunteer mixed breed rescue. They assist homeless dogs by rescuing them from a local shelter and by reaching out to less visible shelters in the Central Texas area. Help up support this great organization!

 

Partnering With Animal House Shelter

During the month of April, all dog toy donations generated from the purchase of our one-for-one toy will benefit our friends at Animal House Shelter [AHS] in Huntley, Il. This is the first time we've partnered exclusively with an organization for an entire month's worth of donations, and I hope to raise a lot of toys for their furbabies. [They are also our animal organization of the month!] We will be at the Strut Your Mutt Dog Show & Spring Rescue Bazaar next weekend [more info on that to come] so *paws crossed* we sell a lot of toys so that we have a lot of donations to make!

AHS is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), No-Kill shelter for all breeds of dogs and cats. Open since June 2002, they have rescued, rehabilitated and placed over 15,000 dogs and cats, to date, into loving forever homes! They rescue abused/neglected dogs and cats and rehabilitates them mentally & physically in order to place them with the best new family. 98% of our dogs are rescued from high 'kill' shelters, pounds and various animal control facilities in which they are usually listed as strays, and almost always scheduled to be euthanized.

For each one-for-one toy bought between now and April 30th, we will be donating to AHS. The toy is $4.99 and is available for purchase via PayPal in the right hand column of this website. Help us help the pooches of Animal House Shelter - I think they have earned a little fun, don't you?

April 2011 Teeny's Friends Tribune

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