Happy Take a Walk in the Park (with your dog) Day and Giveaway!

Rocco escapes the elements in his nifty Petmate pop up tent

Did you know that this Sunday is National Take a Walk in the Park Day?

Neither did we until the nice folks at Petmate reached out to us with a terrific giveaway opportunity to help you enjoy your walks with your pups even more!

Read all the way down to enter our giveaway and see the nifty prize pack you can win from Petmate.

But first, here's five reasons why you should grab your pup this Sunday (or any day) and take a walk in the park.

Win a Petmate Bed, JW Treat Tower and Chuckit! Kick Fetch!

Here's a really fun giveaway with three products we love! 

We're giving away a Petmate fashion bed, JW Treat Tower and a Chuckit! Ground Pursuit -- Kick Fetch! All three are pictured at right, and as usual, dog not included! 

Read all the way down to enter. But first, here's a little bit about each item.

Chuckit! Ground Pursuit -- Kick Fetch --- What a fun toy! You can throw it, roll it or kick it and Rocco loves to chase it! It features indented welts that allow for easy pick-up, and we like it for both indoor and outdoor play. Indoors we try to keep in on the ground, however!

Petmate Fashion Bedding -- You'll win the size appropriate for your dog. Rocco is featured here on the small bed, featuring a bolster style with a lovely Jacquard striped fabric on the sides and a luxurious chocolate brown plush center.  The bed is machine washable and the insides have a cozy high-loft, recycled polyester fiber fill. This bed also comes in a larger cushion style, featuring a removable, machine washable cover. 

JW Treat Tower -- This fun, interactive toy gives curious pets a challenging reward as they learn to manipulate the wobbling tower to dispense the treats within. Each level of the tower can be adjusted to increase difficulty as dogs learn.

We filled our tower with Rocco's kibble and it took no time at all for him to figure it out! Rocco's pretty dexterous with his paws! Take a look!

Win a Petmate Fashion Bed, JW Treat Tower and Chuckit! Kick Fetch!

Enter via the Giveaway Tools widget below. Simply enter your name and email address to get started and you can enter as many or as few ways as you like. Good luck!

Disclosure: Petmate provided the prizes for this giveaway. All opinions expressed herein are our own.

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National Take a Hike Day 2013

Did you know that Sunday, November 17 is National Take a Hike Day?

Neither did I until I received a note from the nice folks at Petmate who alerted me to this special day.  We think this is a terrific idea, even if there does some to be some mystery around the real meaning of the day!

Anyway, we encourage you to get out and take a hike this Sunday. It'll be great for both you and your pup.

And if you do, you might run across something like this...

These are the falls from our recent hike at Fort Mountain.

While we were at Fort Mountain, we learned about this nifty program with Georgia State Parks and the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA). The two have teamed up to encourage healthy walks in the woods through the Pets RXercise program.

Through this program, you and your pet can get a free pass for a walk in any Georgia State Park by getting a "prescription" from your veterinarian. The prescription is redeemed for free parking, which is normally $5. 

Pets RXercise is part of the Georgia State Park System's Tons of Fun Fitness Challenge, in conjunction with the GVMA. The program is sponsored by Purina Veterinary Diets and Pfizer Animal Health.  You can read more about it here. We think it's pretty cool!

Getting back to Take a Hike Day, we also received some suggestions from Petmate for a few nifty items to take along on your hike!

• The Petmate Travel Bowls are collapsible, making them easy to take along and fit into small spaces so you'll always have a water or food bowl at the ready.
• If you're camping or picnicking, the Petmate Pop-Up Pet Tentprovides a shaded home away from home for pets. I think I could fit in there with Rocco! It's constructed from heavy-duty water resistent canvas and folds out in seconds. 
• And of course, don't forget the poo bags! The Arm & Hammer Bone Dispenser and Biodegradable Waste Bagsharness the odor-neutralizing and freshening power of baking soda and the biodegradable waste bags are made from corn starch.

The fun and games continue every Friday with FitDog Friday, the weekly Blog Hop brought to you by To Dog With Love, SlimDoggy and Peggy's Pet Place to promote a healthy active lifestyle for pets (and their people, too!) and to help combat pet obesity. Join in every Friday by linking up your FitDog story or visiting the blogs in the Hop.

UPDATE:  Old posts or new are welcome in the FitDog Friday Blog Hop! Please feel free to share any post you've written that helps promote a healthy active lifestyle for your pets. The more FitDogs the merrier!