Win Big with Swiffer!

Swiffer is running a great Halloween contest for Camp Bow Wow clients. You have until October 29th at 6:00 p.m. to e-mail your spookiest, funniest, Halloween-iest photos to swiffercampbowwow@mslworldwide.com for a chance to win a year's supply of Swiffer products! Three grand prize winners from Camp Bow Wow locations across the country will be chosen in the categories of "Best costume," "Best group costume," and "Best pair costume (owner and pup)." Not only will you receive a great prize package from Swiffer if your dog is chosen as a winner, but the winning photo will be featured on CBW's website. Nothing better than fame AND fortune, right?

If you'd like to enter, please read the not-so-fine print below and provide the following information:
1. Upload photo to one or all three categories via e-mail to swiffercampbowwow@mslworldwide.com (files must be under 3 MB)
2. Full name (first and last)
3. Age
4. State of Residency
5. List your camp location as Camp Bow Wow Pittsburgh South
6. Contact info (phone number or e-mail address)

*Winners will be chosen and notified on October 30th, 2009 and will have five days to claim their prize
**Information submitted for the contest will not be sold or used for marketing purposes

One last thing -- if you're thinking what I think you're thinking, which is "Didn't I hear that Swiffer products can cause harm to my pets?," please read this article on snopes.com which thoroughly debunks the rumor.

Saturday Afternoon Humor

For some odd reason, I have a subscription to Reader's Digest. This is taken from an article they had entitled "Zoological Nicknames." These are real pet names submitted by Veterinary Pet Insurance.

Dogs:
Rush Limbark
Peanut Wigglebutt Ed
Admiral Toot
Sophie Touch & Pee
Doogie Schnauzer MD
Angus Sir Loin
Inspector Foo Foo

Cats:
Edward Scissorpaws
Buddha Pest
Rosie Posie Prozac
Toot Uncommon
Eartha Kitty
Clawed Monet

And maybe now is a time to bring up my future pets' names -- Tomato & Tomato (pronounced Toe-MAY-toe and Toe-MAW-toe).

Getaway Cafe Fund-raiser

If you would like to attend our fund-raiser at the Getaway Cafe on Thursday, 10/29, please print out the flyer below (right click, choose "Save Image" and then open the image on your computer and print it out) and bring it with you!

Daisy

Daisy, an 11-year-old Beagle, is the Camper of the Month for September. Rescued from a shelter late in her life, Daisy was not the senior-citizen adoptee her mom, Nancy, was expecting. She may look cute and innocent on the outside, but, as they say, looks can be deceiving. In Daisy’s case, her frail appearance is certain to fool any onlooker. However, both in Camp and out, she is quite the little mischief-maker.

Daisy has been known to break down any barrier her mom sets up for her at home, and if the staff members at Camp aren’t quick enough, she sneaks right out of the play yards any time the gate is opened. Daisy may be a bit of a pistol, but we love her just the same, and we are happy to bestow upon her the honor of being Camper of the Month!

**URGENT MESSAGE -- One of Daisy's owners was recently diagnosed with cancer, and they had to make the difficult decision to return her to the shelter because they could no longer care for her. Daisy does not want to spend the remainder of her years behind bars. If you or anyone you know could provide Daisy with a loving home, please contact Animal Friends at 412-847-7000*

Calling All Bakers!

Does your home often smell of fresh-baked chocolate-chip cookies (and the scent doesn't come from an air freshener)? Do you subscribe to Martha Stewart Living magazine? Do you have an apron collection? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we need your help! For you serious bakers out there, we are holding a pie bake-off, and we need entries! The entry fee is just two dollars, and all proceeds are going to The Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation. Registration is due by October 20th (e-mail caity.tarbert@pair.com with your name and intent to enter the contest). Pies will be judged by esteemed CBW staff members as well as a special guest judge from The Pie Place in Bethel Park. Prizes will be awarded to the judges' favorite as well as the fan favorite. Pies will be judged on taste, presentation, and originality. For more details or to sign up, e-mail Caity at the address above.

We are also attempting to have a bake sale in conjunction with our garage sale at the Fall Festival on October 24th, so if you know the difference between folding and whipping, please bake something and donate it to our cause. Even if you can't tell a teaspoon and a tablespoon apart, there are these things called break-and-bake cookies...trust us -- no one will know the difference!

Bake sale guidelines are as follows:
-Bake whatever you'd like -- cupcakes, cookies, pies, bread, etc.
-Please bring your baked goods to Camp (971 Killarney Drive) on Friday, October 23rd or contact a staff member personally to arrange an alternative drop-off point
-Please package all baked goods in disposable containers. Your container will be sold with the baked goods, so don't put the devil's-food cake on your good wedding china.

So, pre-heat your oven, grease your cookie sheets, and get a-bakin'!

Puppy Patty Bingo

Have you ever heard of cow patty bingo? It's a popular fund-raiser where a cow is released into a field marked with a grid, and whichever square the cow drops a "patty" on first is the winner. We're putting a twist on the game to become puppy patty bingo at our Fall Festival on October 24th.

Squares are on sale now for $10 apiece, and we hope to sell 100 so that the winner will receive 50% of our revenues, or a maximum prize of $500. You can purchase a square by contacting any Camp employee, stopping in at Camp, or calling us at 412-885-2267.

Rules of the game are as follows:

• Each participant will be randomly assigned a numbered square in a 10x10 grid.
• Participants are permitted to buy as many squares as they wish.
• The Bingo game will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 24th, either in a play yard at Camp or in an enclosed area in the parking lot.
• A puppy will be released into the enclosure for a time period of 15 minutes. If the puppy does not poop within the set time period, a winner will be chosen in a random drawing.
  
• The winner is considered to be the owner of the square in which the puppy first poops.
• If the puppy poops while walking, the winner is the owner of the first square in which the puppy poops.
• If the puppy poops on a line, the owners of all squares sharing the line will divide the winnings.
• If all 100 squares are not sold and the puppy poops on an empty square, a winner will be chosen in a random drawing.

All proceeds from this fund-raiser will benefit The Cesar & Ilusion Millan Foundation.