It’s so great I’m turning eight! I could hardly wait! Because we are super busy with nose work and tracking during my birthday week, Mom decided to celebrate last weekend when we had time to really have a fun day. Notice my pretty necklaces? My sweetie Bentley gave them to me. Well, actually he had his mom bring them to me at BlogPaws. They are real Mardi Gras beads. My sisters and I will share them but I got to wear them all on my special day. Thank you, Bentley!
As you know from Tuesday, we had some pawsome bacon cake and ice cream to celebrate turning eight!
Today is also Bailie’s first gotcha day. I got her for a sister on my birthday last year. She said she was fine just celebrating my birthday since it is already a party with lots of good food. This was our first “sister’s” photo on the day she arrived last year. Bailie sure has changed in the last year!
My sisters were pretty excited about my birthday too.
Then we heard our favorite words…ready, set, eat!
Mom says it looks like the dog version of the hot dog eating contest on the fourth of July! Everyone is in a big rush!
The cake is crumbly, so Mom was glad we were eating it outside. It is just too hard to keep in on a plate when you have to eat with your mouth!
Now for the good stuff! To celebrate my turning eight, I’m offering four fabulous prizes in a giveaway! I chose four products I love, that I think my friends would love to0!
The first winner will receive a fun box of tasty treats from my friends at Merrick! You can see which treats are included in the box in my post from July. Trust me, these are not only yummy in a dog tummy, they are healthy too!
For the second winner I have a Silver Paw Pet Tag. Bailie and I have been wearing them since April and just love them. There are lots of fun styles to choose from and they will last forever. No problem with your information rubbing off. You can see my review of these tags here.
How about a personalized reflective collar from DogID’s? I am offering my third winner the engraved reflective personalized dog collar just like the one I have (you choose your own color). With the days getting shorter, the reflective strip is a great safety feature and you don’t need tags if you have your information right on the collar! To see my review of these collars, click here. Remember I am offering the collar I am wearing, not the ones Katie or Bailie had made.
Last but not least, the fourth winner will receive a new leash from SnapLeash! You can choose the size and color you want. I recently reviewed this leash and just love it. We use them daily and even ordered another one! You can find out more about SnapLeash here.
To enter the giveaway, you must be over eighteen years old and reside in the U.S.A. Simply fill out the rafflecopter for chances to win! Winners will be drawn on the 18th of September and notified per email. First winner drawn will receive first prize, second winner, second prize and so on. Prizes will be sent to the winner by the company offering the prize. If a winner does not respond within 24 hours, a new winner will be selected. A huge thank you to the companies donating the prizes, and good luck to everyone!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Today Iβm joining the Barks and Bytes Blog Hop hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like a Dog! Join up and share in the fun, or just visit a few new blogs!
Happy Birthday Emma! Hope your day is as amazing as you are!!! π
Thank you, Spencer. We are going for my favorite walk here soon, so that will start the day off on the right paw!
Happy Birthday!!! Looks like you all had a great party!
We had a great time with tasty yums!
Well you know how to celebrate in style – Happy 8th Birthday – hope you get lots more treats and cuddle today π
Almost caught a squirrel on our walk this morning, so things are good.
Happy Birthday Emma!
Thank you!
I’d like to win the Merrick Treat Box or any of the ID tags!
I love all the giveaway items. We have them all and use/eat them all.
Happy Birthday, looks like you had yummy Birthday Cake and shared it with you sister and brother. What great giveaways. Hope the rest of your birthday week is great fun.
We had a ton of fun and it is always great to have cake and ice cream.
Emma hane a wonderful birthday!
Thank you. Started off with a great long walk.
Happy Birthday sweet Emma and we know the rest of the week will be just as great. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
Thank you! I’m having a great time so far and it is only 8 am!
A great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Emma and a Happy Gotta Ya Day to Bailie too. You’re a gracious birthday girl giving away such lovely gifts, it would be hard o pick a favorite from them. Hope you have a wonderful day. BTW, you don’t look a day over five.
I don’t feel a day over five either! I like to share great stuff with my friends, which is why I chose these items to give away for my birthday.
Hope your special day is pawsome!
It’s off to a good start.
Happy, Happy Birthday, Emma!!! It looks like you had a pawsome celebration and really enjoyed your cake and ice cream. You look so pretty in your birthday outfit with the necklaces from Bentley.
Wow, that is a tough decision, those are all excellent prizes. The dogs would probably prefer the Merrick treats, which they love, but I’d love for Sheba to have a Silver Paw ID tag, Luke and Cricket already have one and we love them too.
Thank you! Hope you win the prize you really want, but they are all really great products.
We’re in…but I want one of those BACON cakes! All of us here at SlimDoggy hope you have a great birthday Emma and many, many more.
You have to come freeze your furry behind off in MN to get my homemade cakes! Hope you guys win one of the prizes!
Happy Birthday!! π Melvin would love the treats or the collar!
Thank you! Good luck and hope you win!
What a thrilling Thursday!!! It is YOUR day, Emma, and being eight is great! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOUUUuuuuuuu! I am howling with joy. XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
I like that thrilling Thursday. I almost caught a squirrel on our walk this morning, so it is thrilling!
Happy 8th Birthday, Emma! You’re a lucky girl because your mom planned an early celebration and you just might get a treat or two today.
I loved seeing your party. But I really loved seeing Bailie on her gotcha day picture. She certainly did look different.
Honey insists I enter the giveaway because she’d love to win the Merrick treats. But I think I’d kinda like to win the reflective collar. I have a feeling it would be a nice thing for her to wear when we move onto the boat.
That collar would be great on the boat as it is made to get wet. Hope you win! Bailie looks like a totally different dog, but then again, I don’t look anything like my puppy pics either.
Happy Birthday Emma! Hope you have a wonderful day! Those are some awesome prizes but we would really like the treats! We love treats!!!
A pup can never have too many good treats! Good luck!
Wow, happy barkday Emma! And happy gotcha day to Bailie too. OMD you all look so fun and festive in your hats and glasses. BOL Thanks for hosting the giveaway and I’ll get it added to the BCCalendar right away.
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, Pol Comm
Thank you for all the compliments…I’m blushing under my fur! We had a great party and so far I’m having a pawsome day and it is only 8am!
Happy Birthday Emma! I hope you have a pawsome barkday with lots of treats and presents! =D It’s great of you to give stuff away when it’s your birthday. And goodness how small Bailie was, I had forgotten!
Bailie and I both changed a lot in our first years! I figure why not share things I love with my friends with a giveaway!
Happiest of Birthdays to you Emma! Love and hope to see you soon at the dog park!
Orlando & Wyatt
Hi boys! We won’t be to the Burnsville one again until that nasty pond freezes over…maybe in about two months π Thank you for the birthday wishes.
Happy happy birthday to you! How wonderful to have sisters to share your birthday with, looks like a really fun time. Love Dolly Pees: You ate the treats didn’t you Emma?
Thank you! It is fun to have sisters to party with and then we get to celebrate more birthdays too. Treats? What treats? I would never eat the treats π
ahhhhhhhh U.S only π
Good luck to everyone who enters. Looks like a fab birthday!!!
α¦ husky hugz α¦ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
I know, I’m sorry π Maybe you could get a P.O. box in the US so you could enter all the contests???
Happy Birthday Emma!! love your doodle friend, Dash
Thank you, Dash!
Happy Happy 8th Barkday! π What a FUN delish celebration. Golden Woofs
Thank you, Sugar! It’s always good to have pawsome food to be spoiled with on a birthday!
Well, Happy Happy Day Emma! It has finally arrived! What a week you’ve had! I love birthdays! Those are all some great prizes you’re giving away. I would be happy to be the lucky winner of any of them! I love getting stuff in the mail! Enjoy your day! Do you get more cake today?
We do have some ice cream left over and Mom has a new box of treats for us to try out, so I will be set! Hope you win one of the prizes, they are all great and I love them all here at my house.
β« Happy Birfday EMMA β« And Happy Gotcha Day Bailey… WOW a DUAL Celebration Day. THAT is super.
Loved all the pictures of the three of you eating your Cake… You look STUNNING in your REAL Mardi Gras Necklaces. VERY festive fur SURE.
THIS is a really BIG day fur all of you… Celebrate it like….. ANIMALS. BaaaaWaaaah.
Party animals we are! Those necklaces go real well with my party supplies. Thank you for the birthday wishes!
Happy Happy Birthday Emma!! And Happy Gotcha Day Bailie!! Keep the party going all night long!
I just love the Silver Paw tag, but I’ve had my eye on the SnapLeash for so long!! All of them are great prizes!
I sure hope you win a prize! We have three of the SnapLeashes now and use them all the time, they are awesome! If you don’t win the SnapLeash, you can get one for 25% off by clicking the link in my sidebar, but hopefully you can just win one!
Happy birthday! Here’s to a restful one with hopefully no new four-legged surprises dropped in your lap.
Thank you very much for that! Last year that Bailie bomb was something! I think it will be a great day. We had a long walk on my favorite trail and I almost caught a squirrel, so it’s off to a good start!
Happy birthday Emma, I am so pleased you have had a lovely day!!
Happy birthday Emma!! Pawsome giveaways… very generous π But hope you get lots of presents yoursele too! π
Thank you! Mom does a pretty good job of spoiling us on our birthdays, so I am not real worried!
Happy Birthday Emma and Happy Gotcha-day Bailie! Wha a great day you had together! btw: who won the eating contest?
Bailie is our speedy one. She runs fastest, tracks fastest and always eats fastest.
Happy Happy Birthday! You’ve got a great giveaway going on, the Merrick box would be really cool.
Thank you, thank you! I love all four products, so I want to share them with friends.
I think a cute Snowflake tag from Silver Paw would be pawsome! Thank you for sharing your birthday with us Emma! Have a great day with your human!
The snowflake tag is super cute. There are so many cute designs. Hope you win!
Happy Birthday Sweet Emma!! Sending you lots of Aloha and hugs.
Thank you! Maybe some warm air too if you don’t mind. It is cold here right now…well, for this time of year.
Great way to celebrate!
Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
Thank you!
Happy Happy Birthday Emma!!! So glad you are having a pawtastic day! Best of luck to all who enter! Barks and licks and love, Dakota
Lots of good stuff to give away π
Happy, happy birthday Emma and happy gotcha day to Bailie as well!! Thank you for adding this post to the blog hop, I hope you get lots of entries, although aren’t people supposed to send you stuff on your birthday?
For us to win it would be a toss up between the collar and the leash, both are very intriguing to me!!
I hope you really enjoy your birthday. HUGS
Thank you! Giving is always a good thing and since I’m used to sharing, why not share some good stuff with my friends? Hope you win one of those prizes. If you don’t win the leash, you can always order one for 25% off using my sidebar widget. We have three of them and use them every day.
Happy Birthday! I entered the Giveaway – the Silver Paw Pet Tag looks awesome.
It is awesome. Bailie and I have been wearing ours since May and they still look brand new just as they claim they would. No scratches or rubbing off of letters.
Hope you have a fabulous birthday!
Thank you. So far, so good.
Happy Birthday, Emma!! <3 It looks like you are having a great day!!
My day has been marvelous so far!
Happy birthday to my Sweetest Sweetie Sweet Emma β₯β₯ I am so glad that you are wearing the necklaces Mom brought you. Maybe I can bring you something special in Nashville. I hope that you do awesome on your nose/tracking work, but have a super special celebration! XXOO Your Basset, Bentley
The necklaces match my party supplies perfectly and look real nice on me! Bailie and I both do nose work, but Bailie is the only one tracking. Tracking takes a lot of space and time and it is recommended to just have one dog at a time unless you live on a farm or something. I start up with nose work class again next week and just was asked to do a demonstration at an event later this month, so exciting for my nose and I π
Happy Birthday dear Emma! We love you to pieces!
Thank you π
Happy 8th birthday Emma! Ace is 8 as well! Thank you for the opportunity to win such great prizes. Any one of them would be exciting for us, but we would love to win the treats!
I think they are all awesome prizes. Hope you win one!
I like the idea of the snap leash!
They are wonderful! We now have three of them and use them all the time.
Hope you are having a fabulous birthday, Emma! You picked some great prizes for your birthday giveaway!
Thank you. My birthday was pawsome!
You are one pawesome birthday girl! Wooooooowoooooooo!
Thank you my friend!
Hi Y’all!
Fun! So much fun!!! Eight is great! I speak from experience!
Have a happy B-day!
Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
It is always good to hear from friends that have been there before me!
Thanks so much for joining the hop! Happy birthday Emma! Now you and Thunder are the same age. π What a great giveaway you have. We think they are all great prizes but we would love the reflective collar. π
With you guys in the water and stuff, the collar would be absolutely perfect!
Looks like a celebration fit for royalty – and that’s you!
Being UK born, I do kind of like the royalty touch π Mom says I have a definite British air about me.
Happy birthday! Our kitten, Arata just turned one on Sunday. Aren’t birthdays fun? Oh, and my pack told me I had to say they want to win the Merrick treat pack if we win. (My five Treeing Walker Coonhounds are pigs – LOL!)
Happy birthday to little kitty! Interesting tidbit for you. The first Treeing Walker Coonhound recently got a Nose Work 1 title! I want to be the first GBGV with the title, hopefully next try I can do it.
Happy birthday!
Thank you, I had a great day!