Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Traditions: It's Dogs Until 2! #betterwithpets


One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions is watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade followed by the National Dog Show Presented by Purina. I've done this for the past 11 years (since the show began in 2002) with my pup Cosmo Havanese at my side.

Sadly, we lost Cosmo last year just a month after Thanksgiving, but the tradition will continue this year as Rocco Havanese and I share our first Thanksgiving together.


This year is promising to be as fun as ever with a social media campaign that will use memes and gifs in an amusing reminder that after the Macy’s Parade and before football takes over the afternoon, “It’s Dogs Until 2” on Thanksgiving Day. The National Dog Show on NBC airs from noon – 2 p.m. in all time zones.


“I love football and I watch plenty of it,” said National Dog Show expert analyst David Frei.  “Just ask my wife.  But, on Thanksgiving Day, it’s dogs until 2 p.m.  Knowing the football culture as I do, I actually think the football fans will be happy to go along, as long as they can be left alone the rest of the afternoon and evening.”

Frei is the former NFL public relations executive with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos and has his own Super Bowl Ring from the Broncos “Orange Crush” team that lost to the Dallas Cowboys in 1978.  He is also the son of longtime Oregon football coach Jerry Frei.

The viral spots, which feature winning slogans such as “Simple fact: Greyhounds are faster than wide receivers,” are expected to make the social media rounds in advance of the Thanksgiving Day broadcast.

Watch the show with us via Twitter using hashtag #BetterWithPets.  We'll be there rooting for our favorite breed... betcha can't guess what that is! I'll be there as @ToDogWithLove, and @RoccoHavanese will be there too. See you then!

Find more fun and footage from the National Dog Show here.



17 comments:

  1. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and we hope you have a swell Turkey Day.
    Have a wonderful Wednesday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  2. I can't wait! I will try to catch it while we are on the road headed to the aunt's house for Thanksgiving. Have a great day and give Rocco a big hug from us

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    1. Hope you get to catch some of it! Have a great Thanksgiving pal!
      Diane and Rocco

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  3. Sounds like a lot of fun - have a great time! Kayo and I will be out and about all day and night so we'll miss most of it but looking forward to reading about it in various blogs over the weekend! Happy Barksgiving!

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