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BarkBox Hosts Rescue Month All October

So, here’s the summary before I get into the details: BarkBox is hosting several initiatives to get homeless pets adopted. One of them is through folks like me who are set up with an affiliate link. For the month, they’ve raised the discount I’m allowed to offer to 15% off a subscription AND have added a $5 donation for every box purchased in October to cover adoption fees for shelter partners.

And their partners are FAB! There’s a list of more than 15, but they have so many that tie into Pit Bull Awareness Month! Here are a handful that strike a chord with me:

  • Ambassador Pit Bull Rescue
  • Big Dogs Huge Paws
  • Bully Paws Pit Bull Patriots
  • NEW YORK BULLY CREW
  • Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary

OH! And if you want the October box – I hear it’s going to be quite spooky – today’s the last day to place that order, otherwise you’ll start up in November.

September BarkBox

 

So, here’s another initiative: BarkBox is offering free three-month subscriptions to adoptable dogs shared by their partners all month. Hey! I’m a partner! 🙂 I’m going to be going to my shelter to photo some of the darling adoptable dogs to share and tag on Instagram to hopefully get them into homes. How exciting is that?!?!

BarkBox Rescue Month

If you’ve been debating a subscription, this is a great time to do it because you’ll be helping dogs find their forever homes while spoiling your pups! The box pictured above, btw, was the September box we received. The only thing we didn’t love was the pennant squeaky toy since it’s not a durable option, so that went into our shelter donation bag. Everything else was spot-on, and that football is still intact, if you can believe it! (You can also request “allergy-friendly” and “power chewer” subscriptions after you place the order… just forward your order confirmation to support(at)barkbox(dot)com requesting that special version.)

One last time, my affiliate link to get you 15% off a subscription!

I seriously can’t wait to get into the shelter and snap pics of darling dogs who are looking for their homes. I’ll be sure to share them as I go! In the meantime, have a lovely weekend! So much to come next week… Stay tuned! 🙂

10 ways to celebrate National Pit Bull Awareness Month

October is National Pit Bull Awareness Month!

Image via National Pit Bull Awareness Day
Image via National Pit Bull Awareness Day

Started by Jody Preis, founder of Bless the Bullys, National Pit Bull Awareness Day (October 26) inspired a month-long celebration of all things pit bull. This year, she writes, “For NPBAD 2013, we’re putting a BIG emphasis on all the dedicated owners and  advocates out there.  We know that behind every good pit bull is an OUTSTANDING pit bull advocate making the best of every opportunity to show off this incredible breed!!”

Love it!

Here are 10 ways you can celebrate National Pit Bull Awarness Month! (Hint: Some of them don’t even require you to get out of your chair!)

  1. Are you on Instagram? Search #nationalpitbullawarenessmonth (I know… it’s a lot of typing) and click lots of hearts on the pics that come up! An easy way to spread the love for the event!
  2. The goal behind the event is awareness, so start spreading! If you have a pit or pit mix, post cute pics on Facebook and tag them as #pitbull.
  3. Tweet cute pit pics or anti-BSL messages with the hash tag #nationalpitbullawarenessmonth! Retweet others’ positive messages. Spread that awareness!
  4. Post the link that lists awareness events around the country to all your social media channels and encourage everyone to attend! Here, I’ll make it easy! Copy and paste this: http://www.nationalpitbullawarenessday.org/
  5. No event near you? If you start now, you could probably pull something together, even if it’s just a small gathering at your house. Simple way to host: Offer tea, cookies, and mingling while a darling slideshow of pit bulls plays on your computer or TV for a suggested donation of $5 to go to your favorite pit bull rescue. And if it were me, I’d put bowties on my dogs. Just saying. 😉 Or, check out this list of event planning ideas!
  6. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper dispelling common myths about pit bulls. Check here for some great resources on how to go about this.
  7. Does your city/town/province have BSL in place? Take this month’s campaign as an opportunity to write to your councilmembers, urging them to reconsider. Be polite, and take an educational approach. Here’s some useful info that you could adapt into writing.
  8. Conversely, if you’re lucky to live somewhere where BSL isn’t on the books or – even better – has been turned down or – even better still – has a leader who is outspoken against BSL, send them a thank you note!
  9. Start a National Pit Bull Awareness Month board on Pinterest! I’m going to be working on mine later today, and whooo boy is it going to be CUTE!
  10. Find a National Pit Bull Awareness Day event near you and attend on October 26! Take your friends and family!

Anything else you can think of to spread the pit bull love? I’m sure you guys are more creative than I, so please share any other ideas or let us know which of these steps you plan to take in the comments below!!