Kirby Scores A Touchdown!

On January 22, 2012 @DogTipper and @AllThingsDog hosted a twitter party with guest @DogsandLife all about taking great photos in preparation for the Super Dog Sunday Photo Contest. Since I had just purchased an amazing new camera, the Nikon 1J1, I knew I wanted to attend.

There were lots of tips which will help me become a better photographer.  Can there be too many pictures of Kirby? I think not!

There were also prizes being given away throughout the party. I really wanted the caricature which was won by @Shiloh777. What a beautiful collie! I would have liked to win any of the other prizes but I honestly forgot about them as I furiously tried to keep up with the conversations and tips. I saw different prizes being awarded throughout the party when all of a sudden I saw @KirbytheDorkie won the Grand Prize! Touchdown!

Here are some pictures of the Kirbster modeling with some of his prizes taken with my Nikon 1J1 (love this camera).

Thank you so very much to the sponsors Life + Dog Magazine, Dogs For The Paws (Art and Dog Design), Terra Paws Treats, Sugar Chic Couture, and Arenus Botanical Blends. (Pictures of his amazing caricature and Kirby modeling his NFL jersey coming soon!)

Kirby, you are one lucky pup! I never win prizes I enter with my name. Maybe I need to start using Kirby’s name all the time. Just a thought.

Anyway, this was just the prelude to the Super Dog Sunday Photo Contest happening on February 5th during the Super Bowl Game which is also sponsored by DogTipper and All Things Dog to benefit PetFinder with even more fabulous prizes just waiting to be won.

Be sure to read all the details and sign up at either DogTipper or All Things Dog, grab your camera and start shooting some cute, creative photos of your pup(s). If you don’t own a dog right now then you can still get in on the action using a PetFinder photo of a dog waiting for a home. After all this is to benefit these animals so spotlight one – your picture just may be the tool that gets someone to adopt him or her!

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Super Dog Sunday Photo Contest

It's almost time for the secondannual Super Dog Sunday – a fun football-themed photo contest and blog hop co-hostedby DogTipper and All Things Dog Blog  with some great prizes from Gringa Loka, PetHub, Tom Bihn, and Wag.

This special event is a charity fundraiser for PetfinderFoundation to help with their work to help homeless animals so you can also use a photo of anadoptable dog from Petfinder.  Check outtheir easy app, pick a dog you want to spotlight, then create a photo usingPhotoshop or a free online editor like ImageChef.com or BeFunky.com  Once you’ve got your photo readyplan to post it on your blog and link up to the Super Dog Sunday linkythat will be posted on Feb. 5 at both DogTipper and All Things Dog Blog.  

Meanwhile, they are giving away a prize set on DogTipper  AND on All Things Dog Blogso two bloggers have a chance to win this greatprize:

• Your ad on DogTipper.com or AllThingsDogBlog.com for one month
• A PetHub QR tag and gift card for your dog or cat
• A bag of Gringa Loka all-natural, Vegan, grain-free treats

What? You don’t have a blog? That’s ok too because youcan still enter by emailing your picture to eventbarkers@gmail.com alongwith your dog’s name or the name of the Petfinder dog and shelter or rescue you picked.  These photos will be posted at DogTipper and All Things Dog on the day of the contest for all to see! The deadline for submitting your photo byemail is kickoff time on Sunday, February 5, 2012.  You can enter photos of other pets too as longas they’re football themed but remember only one dog in each picture!

Be sure you check back here on Super Bowl Sunday to see the Kirbster's photo!  It may not win but it does have that Dorkie sense of humor! Then you can check out all the other great Super Dog Sunday photos by clicking on the individual Linkies. Kirby and I can't wait to see all your photos!

So start snapping those amazing pics today!  Good Luck and we'll see you there!!

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Just Say Cheese, er Woof

Our little dorky clown Kirby recently had his first "professional" photographs taken at a recent festival held at Moncrief Dog Park.  I have to admit he is becoming a ham for the camera, or maybe he has learned that if he poses then he will be done that much sooner. Either way the camera seems to love his furry face.

Photographs By Stephanie Dray Photography 
She also does babies, children, engagement and wedding pictures. 

Kirby also won a Halloween Basket in the raffle.  He really is a lucky pup!

He says thank you for all of his Halloween treats!

Lol! Apparently his favorite was the little poop bag lion!  No matter where I put it he would either get it, or beg for it, so I finally let him have it.  I tried to explain it was a poop bag holder to no avail.  He doesn't tear up his toys so I'll still be able to use it as it was intended.  

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