This past Sunday was phetched.com’s one-year anniversary, and I’d like to send out a HUGE thank you and lots of hugs and kisses to all of YOU GUYS, the readers, who’ve made this past year super fun and exciting. (Brief pause, as a single tear rolls down my cheek.)
To help show my gratitude to all of you for tuning in every day, I’ve got a SUPER GINORMOUS giveaway for you sponsored by Bozeman, MT painter Abby McMillen, creator of the adorable and winsome Folk Dogs.
Abby’s going to do a commissioned Folk Dog painting of a lucky phetched.com reader’s dog!!
Yes, you read that correctly. The winner of this giveaway gets an original 10×10″ painting of their dog in acrylic on gallery canvas, painted by the one, the only Abby McMillen. I’ve been about to bust a gut over this one for MONTHS now, but I did it! I kept the secret! Until today! When you finally get to enter to win!
Find out how to enter after the jump!
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If you’re our winner, you’ll need to provide adequate photographs by email of your dog for Abby to paint a Folk Dog version of your furry pal. (For those of you with multiple dogs, this contest is for a painting of just one dog, but you’re allowed to enter each of your dogs separately.)
How to enter
1. Comment on this post telling us the best thing that’s happened to your pup in the past year. (My pups would probably say my starting this blog is the best thing for them, as they’ve gotten to sample lots of treats and toys and the like.) Note: You may post separate comments for up to 3 dogs. So, if you have two dogs, you can post two “best things.” If you have three or more dogs, you can post three “best things.” Please be honest. Yes, you could make up a fake dog to earn more entries, but karma will seriously burn you if you do that. Seriously.
2. For one more extra entry, become a fan of Folk Dogs on Facebook (or “like” Folk Dogs on Facebook, as the case may be) and leave a SEPARATE comment saying you’ve done so. If you are already a fan of Folk Dogs on Facebook, leave a comment to that effect.
3. That’s it!
Entries will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, April 25th. A random entry will be drawn at that time, and the winner will get instructions via email on how to send your photos to Abby and get your painting!
Please, up to four entries only per person, as described above. Winner will need to have a U.S. or Canada shipping address.
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Well, I’m pretty sure that my pup Sadie would say the best thing that happened to her this year is being taken off the streets and adopted by us!
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The best thing that has happened to Ozzy in this last year has to be winning Atlanta Magazine’s pet of the month. Granted, he has no idea how famous he is.
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And for Lila, she is pretty simple. She got to eat a steak the other night and then snuggle.
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f-book fan
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The best things for Madison this past year is she got to go on vacation with us and she just had her yard fenced in last week
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Now a facebook fan too! thanks!
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The best thing for Hurley this year was the start to biking season–he’s a Husky he loves to pull!
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(from Maddi the black lab) Wow I would looks so great against a pink background I think. Or maybe purple. I think the best thing to happen to me this year is my mom finally getting me that huge new bed she’s been talking about for ages. Now it’s the lap of luxury for me!
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(From Lilly the black lab/whippet mix): Oh I know a portrait of me is just what this living room needs! The best part of my year is spring finally getting here so we can go to the park all the time and I can dig to my heart’s content!
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(From Honey the yellow lab): Well I’m representing my little sister Sallie here too. She hasn’t learned to type yet. The best part of both of our years so far would be that time Mom left the donuts on the edge of the counter. We had such a party!
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I became a f-book fan!
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The best thing that happened to Georgia (a yellow lab) this year was moving into a house with two canine roommates after being a solo dog for the past 4.5 years. Wrestlemania every morning and digging parties and tug-of-war every afternoon. What could be better? Oh, and we also share space with a kitty now, a source of ENDLESS fascination.
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The best thing this year for Cooper is knowing with the start of warmer weather brings lots of doggy ice cream and chasing squirrels in the backyard.
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Leo (the Shih Tzu) would say the best thing that happened to him was figuring out that if you take the shortcut between couches you CAN catch your terrier sister!
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The best thing that happened to Millie (a retired greyhound) this year was being adopted! She’s left the race track behind for a new life of cushy beds and treats, and she’s taking her retirement *very* seriously!
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And now I’m a facebook fan!
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Wicket (the Cairn Terrier) says the best thing that has happened to her is teaching her brother Leo how to bark and dig. Now she has someone to blame everything on!
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Charlie Brown says so many great things happened to him this year, but by far the best thing that happened to him is he found his furever home. The second best thing that happened to him is he got a mention on Etsy to inspire people to purchase a handmade collar with all proceeds going to Pug Rescue of NC. The third thing that Charlie is happy about is that he doesn’t have to climb stairs anymore, and he gets to go see his new doggy friends every day, now that we’ve moved to a 1-story house right next to the dog park.
So many good things and so hard to narrow it down to one favorite!
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I’m a FB fan!
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We are now fans of Folk Dogs on Facebook, and we are having fun looking at the unique dog portraits.
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The best thing that happened to Tallulah this year was taking a flyball class. She took a 6 week class & she really seemed to enjoy it. I knew she was fast, but didn’t realize how fast she could be when she knew she was going to get a treat at the end of her run!
Congrats on your anniversary!
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For my dog Lexi-probably the best thing that’s happened to her this year is getting over her horrible case of allergies and infections! It was a tough bout of it but she made it through!
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For my other dog Sadie the best thing that’s happened to her is the fact that with the later sunset we can play fetch that much longer!
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And now I’m a fan on Facebook!
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The best thing that happened to Sebastian this year was that he learned to cope with his separation anxiety. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep him a year ago since he was breaking out of his crate & destroying my house. If he was left out of his crate, he still would destroy things.
We met with a great behaviorist that my vet recommended. Her suggestions, along with changing the meds he was on made a huge difference. Sebastian is a much happier dog now. We still have occasional set backs, but we’ll be celebrating his 3 year adoption anniversary on April 27th!!
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The best thing that has happened to our Belle this year is almost being rid of her heart worms. She found us and unfortunately she already had pretty bad heart worms. Thanks to some medicine and tlc they are almost all gone!!!
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Rosie’s best thing would have to be being safely reunited with me after her escape from her petsitter and subsequent adventures. It’s my best thing too
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One of the best things that happened to Morgan this year was actually moving to a new location! He gets a new person to play with (my roommate), a new house to romp around in, and next week (because we’re closer to her) one of his best buddies will be around for him to play with throughout the day!
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The best thing that has happened to my dog this year is Adequan. My labby is 14 years old. As you can imagine arthritis is not her friend! However, we recently started her on Adequan shots and she is a new dog! No, not the pup I remember. But, definitely a much happier dog!
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Fanned Folk Dogs!
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The best thing to happen to our Schnauzer, Bailey, is that we have her! We adopted her from a family that no longer wanted her. She now has a family to call her own!
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Congrats on your anniversary…great giveaway!
One of my dogs is allergic to pretty much everything, so we moved to a house that didn’t have the trees that he was allergic to (Yeah, the things you do for your dogs). Anyway, we are in the middle of allergy season and he is holding his own, without the need for any medications. Yippee!
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already a fan too!
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The best thing that’s happened to my Chuck this year is having his life saved. About a month ago he became suddenly and violently sick, and the doctors were telling me he was going to die. He was hospitalized for a week, on IV fluid treatments, had a zillion tests done, and a blood transfusion. And after all of that, they were never able to tell me what caused it, what it was, or even if it will happen again. So I’d have to say that the best thing that’s happened to Chuck this year was being released from the hospital and beginning his recovery.
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(From Nola) The best thing that happened to me this year was getting a little brother, although some days he still drives me nuts.
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(From Chester) the best thing that happened to me was being rescued from the pound. My people decided to take me even after they found out I had heartworms and they treated me for a month and now I’m all better and have a great big sister Nola that I love to play with.
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now a FB fan.
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My new puppy Captain’s greatest moment this year was moving into a college dorm where he is quickly becoming the most socialized puppy out there.
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My dog Chevy loves going to the river where he focuses all of his attention on catching small fish. His best moment was when we filled a kiddy pool with feeder fish and water and let him actually have a shot at catching the fish.
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Daisy loves to dig so her best moment was when we built her a sand box and hid toys all throughout it allowing her to dig to her hearts desire.
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Facebook fan!
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Marshall’s favorite thing that happened to him this year was training to be a therapy dog. His training meant we were able to spend tons of time together, lots of car rides, meet new people and new dogs, and get all kinds of love and attention for doing what he likes best: getting pets and scratches and belly rubs. We take the test next month!
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I became a facebook fan of folk dog art.
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Paddington says that the best thing that happened to her this year was that my office became dog-friendly so she could start coming to work (though she can’t quite figure out what all the fuss is about).
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Oh, and added on FB =)
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The best part of Bruno’s year was losing a bunch of weight so that he could feel young and energetic again.
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The best day of Chiam’s year was when the neighbors with the black lab moved in next door. Now they have doggie play dates!
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The best day of Cappy’s life was when he learned to walk on a leash. Now he goes everywhere with me!
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I’m pretty sure Luke would say the best thing that happened to him this past year was moving to NYC and becoming a city dog. Now he gets to enjoy all the dog parks and check out hot doggy chicks on his frequent walks!
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Pru would also agree that the best thing that has happened to her this year is me starting her blog
She definitely enjoys all the trips and things we do and try for her entries. Oh and me becoming friends with my business partner Angelica who provides Prudence with tons of goodies (like chicken jerky, her favorite treat ever).
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