And the winner is...

Congratulations to Purina for winning the most preferred brand of dog food quiz on my blog. Second place was a tie between IAMS and another brand of dog food that I did not list with 26%. What other dog food do my fellow Georgia dog lovers prefer? I personally prefer Beneful's Healthy Radiance. I honestly believe that the dog food has helped both of my dog's coats.

Thank you to everyone who participated and voted. Stay tuned because I will post a new quiz shortly.

Three is a crowd

So this is Sampson, a four year old lab mix that will be coming to live with Joe, Jack, Lilly and I for quite some time. Sampson's owner, Jimmy, is a good friend of ours and he is temporarily living back at his parent's house so he can save up money to put a down payment on a house. Unfortunately, Jimmy parent's are not big fans of Sampson to say the least. They actually called Jimmy the other day to break the horrible news that Sampson is no longer welcome at their house.

I have watched Sampson before while Jimmy was out of town on business, but two bigs and one small dog sure is a crowd in just one house. Since we do have a dog-friendly house with a fenced in backyard, I told Jimmy that Samspon can come live with us until he finds a place of his own. Samspon is a well behaved dog, but a big problem that I have is that he constantly barks at our neighbors when they are outside. I cannot always keep him inside because it gets too hectic, but I do not want to be a disturbance to our neighbors. I could never give up my two dogs and I don't expect a good friend to give up his own either. I know how much Sampson means to Jimmy so we will just have to make it work. I will have to start reading the three dogs blog to find out what life is like with three dogs! Wish me luck!

Do any of my fellow Georgia dog lovers have any advice??

My awesome dog slide show!

Paws for Cocktails

On Thursday, November 29 from 5:30 until 10:30 p.m., the Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption is hosting their 6th annual Paws for Cocktails at Park Tavern in Atlanta. The price of the event is $15.00, but that includes food, one free drink, a pet psychic, a raffle, a live and silent auction, and a $25.00 gift certificate to Golfsmith. All of the proceeds from the live and silent auctions will go to Atlanta Pet Rescue.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe you can bring your dog to this event, but it sure is a dog friendly cause! So all of you Georgia dog lovers out there should go to this awesome event and support your love of dogs!

Hipbone Pet

Hipbone Pet is one of Midtown's newest dog boutiques, and if I must say so myself, one of the must glamorous ones as well! Hipbone offers a posh doggie lounge that includes free wi-fi , a 42' plasma TV and a doggie-proofed deck. You can even rent out Hipbone for the night and host a dog friendly party! The Atlanta Pug Meetup group is even having their December meet up at Hipbone Pet!

They sell high quality dog food, treats and apparel, as well as other dog accessories such as collars, toys and leashes. They also offer FREE self-serving bathing for your pooch, as long as you bring your own towel. There is a $5.00 fee if you use one of the store's towels.

I really liked the motto that they included on their website which stated, "we really are the pet store for people!".

I have personally never been to Hipbone Pet, but I felt the need to share this doggie fabulous place with my fellow Georgia dog lovers!

Pictures from our camping trip

Due to technical difficulties last night I was not able to post pictures of our camping trip on the Chattooga River. Since the visitors of my blog seem to enjoy my pictures due to their comments (by the way, thank you for your comments!), I decided to do a separate blog post with the just the pictures from our camping trip.

I love camping!

As you can probably already tell by my previous blog posts, I love the outdoors! I especially love being able to bring my dogs to enjoy the outdoors with me. Camping is one of my favorite past times and my dogs seem to love it as well. If you love the outdoors as much as I do, I highly recommend bringing your dog camping. Pets are actually welcomed at almost every state park and campground in the state of Georgia as long as they are leashed at all times. Click here to find out more specific rules and regulations in regards to pets in Georgia State Parks and campgrounds.

My boyfriend and I personally like finding our own secluded campsites that are not in state parks so our dogs can aimlessly run around and thoroughly enjoy the outdoors. We all actually went camping the other weekend and had an absolute blast. We found a beautiful campsite on the Georgia/South Carolina border near the Chattooga River.

My pug Jack and I got a little cold at night because the temperature dropped down to the low 30's, but I was able to cuddle up to him near the campfire to keep us both warm. Lilly on the other hand was not phased by the cold temperature due to her extremely thick and heavy fur. One of the smartest things we did this past camping trip was buying glow sticks and tying them to Jack and Lilly's collars so we could see where they were at all times after night fall. I would highly recommend this to anyone who goes camping with their dogs. Although I would not recommend to keep your dog unleashed if they have a tendency to wander away, especially at night.

Check out this awesome website that contains information on dog friendly campgrounds in the entire U.S. and even Canada!