Black and White Sunday: The Cosmo Eye

It's our first time participating in the Black & White Sunday blog hop hosted by You Did What With Your Weiner, My Life in Blog Years and Dachshund Nola.

Cosmo looks pretty much the same in Black and White, except his whites are whiter and his blacks are blacker! Next time we'll try something a little different!

Let's see what everyone else is up to in Black and White!

Wordless Wednesday: Agility Havanese!

Photo by In Motion Photos

Cosmo Havanese enjoys some agility fun on the dogwalk obstacle!

For more Wordless Wednesday fun, head on over to the BlogPaws Blog Hop!

Meet & Greet Party Blog Hop with DogTipper / CatTipper

Our pals at DogTipper are hosting a meet and greet party of sorts to introduce their new CatTipper site (maybe we'll just call it a cattail party). And just like you would do at any party, Paris and John from DogTipper are asking all of us to introduce ourselves, share a little small talk, and then party hop on over to each other's sites!

Cosmo and Diane at BarkWorld Expo

So here goes... I'm Diane Silver, by profession a writer, public relations and social media consultant. I live in Atlanta with Cosmo Havanese, the inspiration behind To Dog With Love.

It actually all started a couple of years ago when I put Cosmo on Twitter as a little social media experiment. Next thing I knew we were part of an amazing community of pets and pet lovers, and helping raise funds and awareness for animal rescue organizations on Twitter.

Cosmo and Diane at the Reindog Parade

I started To Dog With Love last July to provide a platform to share our adventures and stories about the fluffy side of life in more than 140 characters, including:

• Travel -- Cosmo's been to Italy twice now
• Agility -- the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
• Products we love
• Reviews and giveaways
• Helping the animals who need it most

And now, to play a little party icebreaker game, here are some Little Known Facts  (LKF) about me and Cosmo.

About Diane

• Was a sports writer in Michigan, then a publicist during 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
• Traveled the NASCAR circuit for 7ish years (for work, not as a groupie... not that there's anything wrong with that)
• Bought a backyard for Cosmo (with a modest house for me that I renovated)

Cosmo shares some love at BlogPaws 2010

About Cosmo

• Was one of the first "anipals" on Twitter @CosmoHavanese
• Has attended every BlogPaws and BarkWorld Expo event and plans to keep his string alive this year
• Now an agility dog, started his performance dog career in conformation

Where you can find us after the party:

- To Dog With Love on Facebook

- To Dog With Love on Twitter

- Cosmo Havanese on Twitter

- Cosmo Havanese Facebook personal page

- Cosmo Havanese Facebook fan page

- Diane Silver on Twitter

- Cosmo Havanese on YouTube

What are some of your LKFs? Leave them in the comments below! Then, let's go Pawty Hopping! 

Get Your Holiday PawPawty ON!

The monthly fundraising PawPawty on Twitter typically supports one animal shelter a month. But this month we're doing something a little bit different. We're raising funds for the six shelters who are being supported by the second annual Santa Paws Drive. So come on down and have some fun and help the anipals who need it most! The Pawtying lasts until 2 p.m. ET tomorrow (Dec. 12)!  Just follow the #pawpawty hashtag on Twitter or go here for more info. 


The six Santa Paws Drive shelters include three in the United States, one in Canada, one in the UK and one in Tenerife:

• Animal Rescue League in Laurel, MS
• Big Dog Ranch Rescue in West Palm Beach, FL
• Harmony House for Cats in Chicago
• K9 Tenerife, located off the coast of Africa
• Southern Ontario Animal Rescue in Canada
• Chestnut Cat Sanctuary in the South of England

Santa Paws drive is taking donations until Dec. 20, because shelter pets deserve some holiday goodies too and the elves need time to deliver them! You can donate through our Santa Paws Drive widget in our sidebar or go here to get more info. 

AND, to put you in a holiday mood, here's a preview of our PawPawty playlist. Cosmo Havanese will be in the DJ booth tomorrow from 10 - 11 a.m. ET! Pawty ON!

                            

AND, since it's Saturday, it's ALSO time for the Saturday Pet Blogger Hop! Come on down and hippity hop! 

Pet Blogger Hop and Football Saturday: Go Blue!

In a special football Saturday edition of the Pet Blogger Hop, Cosmo is helping his Michigan Wolverines get ready for the Big Game.

TOUCHDOWN!