Fido's Freebie Friday is Jumping!

Rocco flies over a jump at last weekend's agility trial

It's time again for Fido's Freebie Friday, the weekly blog hop for pet-related giveaways!

Rocco's been busy with agility trials these past few weeks, so we've been using lots of treats as rewards! Check out our VitaBone treats giveaway for a chance to win some yummy treats for your dog as well as all the goodies in the Fido's Freebie Friday giveaways listed below.

You can enter them all or add your own! We make it easy by linking them up all in one place.

Here's how to participate

The rules for Fido's Freebie Friday are super simple. Here's all you need to know to link up:

• You have up to 45 characters to describe your prize and include an end date
• Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts with prizes for pet products or services, including pet-related or pet-themed items for owners. Use your specific post url to link up.
• Or simply enter the giveaways that interest you for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Fido's Freebie Friday opens each Thursday afternoon for linkups at 4 p.m. ET, and renews each week at the same time with a new listing. Link up anytime during the week!

Your hosts are DogTipper, CatTipper and To Dog With Love.

Good luck!

Individual rules of entry and guidelines for winning may apply to each listing. DogTipper, CatTipper and To Dog With Love take no responsibility for the legality of the rules governing the listings on other sites and giveaways that are posted here. We simply provide this forum as a gathering place for pet products to be offered. Fulfillment of each giveaway is done by the blog conducting the giveaway, not by the hosts of this giveaway hop; please contact the giveaway host with any questions regarding a giveaway or giveaway prize.

Positive Reinforcement with Vita Bone Treats and Giveaway!

Rocco keeps his eye on the prize -- a tasty Vita Bone biscuit!

This post is sponsored by Vita Bone. I am being compensated to spread the word about Vita Bone Biscuits and Chewys but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. 


Ever since Rocco was a young pup, we've used positive reinforcement training to help turn him into the fine young dog and athlete he is today!

Positive reinforcement is about rewarding your pup when they perform a behavior you want them to do, rather than punishing them for an unwanted behavior. Imagine if all you heard was no-no-no all day. It would probably put you in a bad mood (at a minimum) and likely make you mad at the world! 

The same thing goes for your pup. Rewarding your pup for a desired behavior goes a long way in increasing the bond and trust between you and your dog and it encourages your dog to exhibit that good behavior again and again.

How to train with positive reinforcement

We've trained everything from tricks and agility to good manners using positive reinforcement and we like using rewards like USA-made Vita Bone treats to reward for a job well done! 

Here are some of our favorite and most useful behaviors we've trained using positive reinforcement.

• Instead of jumping at kitchen counters, give your pup an acceptable alternative behavior. Rocco is trained to go to his place -- a comfy bed in the corner of the kitchen -- where he can safely observe all the kitchen activity. He gets lots of treats and praise for going to his place.
• Train a similar behavior for pups who jump on guests at the front door. When the doorbell rings, reward your pet for lying calmly on a cushion near the front door. Practice with a friend -- ringing the doorbell and opening the door -- before real guests come to call!
• Does your dog bark or lunge at dogs walking by? Keep your dog's eyes on you by holding a tasty treat and saying "watch me". Reward their attention on you. You can add "look at that", pointing to the cause of their barking and then reward a quick head turn back to you.

Rocco and his friend Sophie couldn't resist the box of Vita Bones that arrived at our door, dragging the box into the living room and trying to open it while I wasn't looking! Who do you think "did it"!

Even good dogs get into mischief! But who could resist a box full of Vita Bones Biscuits and Chewys! Tip: Use a Vita Bone treat to get your pups to focus on you while taking photos.

More about Vita Bone and how to win some!

Vita Bone Biscuits and Chewys are made in the USA by a family-owned and operated company since 1972.  The Biscuits are made with natural ingredients and are fortified with 23 essential vitamins and minerals. Vita Bone Chewy sticks are a softer, meaty treat made with real meat.

Rocco loves them both... a LOT! It's easy to break up both the biscuits and the chewys into smaller Rocco-sized training pieces so we've used them recently as rewards at an agility trial and look what happened....!

Rocco earned LOTS of ribbons for qualifying runs at last weekend's USDAA agility trial

We'll be stocking up on more Vita Bone treats before our next trial!

To find Vita Bone near you,use the Vita Bone store locator and then get some coupons for both Vita Bone Biscuits and Chewy Treats. They're currently distributed mostly out west and in the midwest, but I hear they're in the process of expanding their distribution. If you can't wait to try them, you can order now on Amazon and also enter our giveaway below!

Enter via the Giveaway widget below for a chance to win a Vita Bone prize pack.

Good luck!

For more about Vitabone: 

Facebook: facebook.com/anivitabone

Twitter: @vita_bone

Instagram: @vita_bone

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It's a Three Havanese Fido's Freebie Friday

Rocco and his Havanese pals Nicky and Sophie

It's time again for Fido's Freebie Friday, the weekly blog hop for pet-related giveaways!

Rocco had a busy week last week, playing host to his Havanese pals Nicky and Sophie. And as you can see, Havanese come in all sorts of pretty colors! They're all staring me down here because they were taste testing Vita Bone treats.  And the verdict is,  they are very yummy! 

Check out all the goodies in the Fido's Freebie Friday giveaways listed below, including a giveaway for Vita Bone dog biscuits and chewys! You can enter them all or add your own! We make it easy by linking them up all in one place.

Here's how to participate

The rules for Fido's Freebie Friday are super simple. Here's all you need to know to link up:

• You have up to 45 characters to describe your prize and include an end date
• Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop is open to posts with prizes for pet products or services, including pet-related or pet-themed items for owners. Use your specific post url to link up.
• Or simply enter the giveaways that interest you for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Fido's Freebie Friday opens each Thursday afternoon for linkups at 4 p.m. ET, and renews each week at the same time with a new listing. Link up anytime during the week!

Your hosts are DogTipper, CatTipper and To Dog With Love.

Good luck!

Individual rules of entry and guidelines for winning may apply to each listing. DogTipper, CatTipper and To Dog With Love take no responsibility for the legality of the rules governing the listings on other sites and giveaways that are posted here. We simply provide this forum as a gathering place for pet products to be offered. Fulfillment of each giveaway is done by the blog conducting the giveaway, not by the hosts of this giveaway hop; please contact the giveaway host with any questions regarding a giveaway or giveaway prize.