April Bow of the Month Giveaway

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Although today is April Fool's Day, we're not foolin' around here-- it really is that time again for another Bow of the Month Giveaway featuring a one-of-a-kind collar flower and bow tie from our Etsy shop, Little Bow Pup.

April Bow of the Month Giveaway:

Since spring is in the air here in Portland, this month's bows are inspired by this season's bright sunshine and blooming buds!  Whether your dog wears bow ties or flowers, these wool felt bows are sure to put a spring in their step.

Athena can't contain her excitement about this month's giveaway!

April's Featured Rescue: Carolina Care Bullies

This month we are featuring Caroline Care Bullies in North Carolina to receive April's bow to use in photos and at adoption events.  Since their establishment in 2009, CCB has placed nearly 250 pit bulls into loving forever homes.  Their mission is to decrease the pit bull euthanasia rate in the state of North Carolina by placing pit bulls into foster homes as well as offering support to owners of bully breeds.

Here's how to enter the April giveaway:

• PRIZE FOR YOU: One collar flower bow OR collar bow tie
• PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Each flower and bow tie easily attaches to a dog's collar with double-sided velcro and is made with wool felt
• TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words "Put a spring in ________'s step with a sunshiny ________!" Fill in the first blank with "your dog's name."  Fill the second blank with the words "flower bow"or "bow tie" depending on which you would like to win.  Example: Put a spring in Athena's step with a sunshiny flower bow!
• GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 at 9pm (Pacific Time) 
• NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
• PRIZE VALID FOR: Citizens of the U.S.
• GIVEAWAY INFO: One entry per e-mail address is permitted (make sure to provide me with an e-mail address if you don't set up a Blogger or Google+ account). The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 as an update to this post. I will also email the winner on the 4th for information on how to redeem their prize.

Congratulations to Emily from It All Started With a Pit Bull for winning this month's bow!

Do you know of a great rescue that you think should be featured in a future Bow of the Month post?  E-mail me at PitlandiaPooch@gmail.com!

Check out these past featured rescues: Born Again Pit Bull Rescue, Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies, and Mid-America Bully Breed Rescue

Pitlandia in Portlandia: Family Dogs Fun Walk

It's hard to believe that Little Bow Pup opened almost two months ago!  Even harder to believe is that this past weekend I set up shop for the first time at the Family Dogs New Life Shelter's 4th annual Fun Walk.

The Little Bow Pup booth!

I was honored to be invited to the event by a blog reader and was surrounded by other Portland locals such as Born Again Pit Bull Rescue, Muffinhead, Personal Beast, and Zunii Dog.  Family Dogs New Life shelter was actually the first shelter that B and I looked into when we started looking into adopting a dog.  We love that they are a no kill shelter and do not house their dogs in kennels, but rather keep dogs in large playgroups where they are able to interact and socialize similar to a doggie daycare setting.

The fundraising event was held at the Family Dogs New Life Shelter in SE Portland which happens to sit right next to the Springwater Corridor; a perfect location for a two mile morning walk!  Over five-thousand dollars was raised for the shelter during the event.

Such a dapper dog wearing a very dapper bow tie!

Not only was it great to have a booth set up for the first time, but it didn't hurt that the dogs at the event were irresistibly ADORABLE!  As much as we would have loved to bring Athena to the event, we just knew that 100+ dogs would have been just a little bit too exciting for her.  So, she stayed home with a yummy bully stick!

Check out this video of the event put together by Family Dogs New Life Shelter.  We had a blast!

February Bow of the Month Giveaway (and an Announcement!)

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This month's Bow of the Month giveaway comes with a very special announcement.  Many of you guessed it from the clues given in last week's Mystery Announcement post, but today's the day that we make it official:

Introducing, Little Bow Pup!  An Etsy shop where you will find high-quality handcrafted dog accessories including dog collar flowers, bow ties, neck ties, tutus, and tug toys.  All of the items in the shop are sewn and quilted by me.  Yes, I said quilted.  I was eager to find a way to incorporate my love for quilting into my business and hence the quilted bow tie was born!

In honor of the grand opening of Little Bow Pup, I would like to offer all of you a coupon code to use just in case you find something that your pooch just can't live without!  From now until Sunday, February 10th, please use the code 'GrandOpening' at checkout for 10% off everything in the shop.  

Find Little Bow Pup:

LittleBowPup.etsy.com

Facebook.com/LittleBowPup

February Bow of the Month Giveaway:

Now it's your turn to win your very own flower or bow tie for your pooch!  Seeing as we made our very special announcement today about Little Bow Pup, it seems only fitting that we give away one of our signature flowers or quilted bow ties.

February's Featured Rescue: Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies

This month we are featuring Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies in Baltimore, MD to receive February's bow to use in photos and at adoption events.  This rescue is completely volunteer run and dedicated to finding forever homes for bully breeds.  Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies works to find transports for dogs on 'death row' and raises money to provide medical assistance for severely injured dogs. Check out the great work that they are doing on their Facebook Page.

Here's how to enter the February giveaway:

• PRIZE FOR YOU: One collar flower bow OR quilted collar bow tie
• PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Each flower and bow tie easily attaches to a dog's collar with double-sided velcro and is made with 100% cotton fabrics
• TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “My Little Bow Pup would love a __________" Fill in the blank with the word "flower bow"or "bow tie" depending on which you would like to win.  Example: My Little Bow Pup would love a flower bow!
• GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, February 6th 2013 at 9pm (Pacific Time) 
• NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
• PRIZE VALID FOR: Citizens of the U.S.
• GIVEAWAY INFO: One entry per e-mail address is permitted (make sure to provide me with an e-mail address if you don't set up a Blogger or Google+ account). The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday, January 7th, 2013 as an update to this post. I will also email the winner on the 18th for information on how to redeem their prize.

Congratulations to Kim J. for winning a Little Bow Pup collar flower for your dog!

Do you know of a great rescue that you think should be featured in a future Bow of the Month post?  E-mail me at PitlandiaPooch@gmail.com!