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Enter to win! #DogKarma Sponsor: A Barkers Dozen

October 1, 2011 Filed Under: #DogKarma

This summer I had a blast doing a STAY event at A Barkers Dozen in Webster, NY, and Argo and Stella were thrilled when I came home with hand-made gourmet dog treats for them.

A Barker’s Dozen is such a great addition to the community in the greater Rochester area.  They do fun bring-your-dog events to benefit local dog rescues and charities.  And they have the most adorable dog treats.  If you’re in Rochester, you can bring your dog to the store for a visit, but if you’re not in Rochester, your dog can still enjoy A Barkers Dozen treats from their online store.

And, to support #DogKarma, A Barkers Dozen is donating $40 worth of hand decorated dog treats to the prize pack!

About A Barkers Dozen:

“A Barkers Dozen™ is a one-of-a-kind dog bakery located in Rochester, NY that specializes in hand-made gourmet dog treats customized to your specifications. We offer fully customized treats for those special events to help you stand out including logo treats and custom cookie cutters.

 All of our treats are wheat, corn and soy free and are made using only human-grade ingredients and rolled to a thick 3/8″. Everything is made to order using the freshest ingredients — ensuring they not only look beautiful, but taste great too!”

You can follow A Barkers Dozen on Facebook and Twitter.
This post is a part of the #DogKarma Prize Pack to encourage dog rescue!  But you don’t need to rescue a dog to enter!  If you’re not planning to adopt a rescue dog in the near future, you can still enter.  If you win, the Good Karma necklace is yours to keep, and we hope you’ll donate the dog goods to your local rescue to help them with their amazing efforts to help dogs find forever homes.
To enter:
  • Leave a comment below telling me about your pet’s favorite food.  If you don’t have a pet, tell me about your favorite food.
  • For an extra entry, post or tweet about a rescue dog in your area who needs a home, (use the hashtag #DogKarma) then come back and post a link to the entry.  A sample tweet is here. 
Photos by LuminariaPhotography.com


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  1. treatsdrinkslove says

    October 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    I wish I could say I’m a great dog mom and never let my girls have “people” food but…

    My lab mix adores bbq chicken, although her most famous food incident involved her dragging a cookie sheet of pizza off the stove and onto the floor and finishing it off!

    My beagle, who thinks everything is food, will attack a cup of coffee like there’s no tomorrow! Obviously, coffee is NOT good for dogs so I have to be super careful, but she is stealthy!

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  2. treatsdrinkslove says

    October 1, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Special shout-out to find Sponge Bob a home: Don’t you want to give this sweet pea a great home?! http://www.facebook.com/carebullies?sk=app_191978024178524 #fb

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  3. Leslie says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    My Bronco’s favorite foods are his peanut butter dog cookies and pig ears!

    Reply
  4. Leslie says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    http://twitter.com/#!/lezlarina/status/120173565566914561 Pluto, Terrier Mix,Bay Area. Loves to play!

    Reply
  5. Kay says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    I often think that Emma is just a small goat masquerading as a chihuahua. She will eat nearly anything that doesn’t eat her first! Sometimes that can be a very bad thing too.

    When still a small puppy, Emma ate the entire backs of 4 hardcover books. Autographed ones, of course. Dust jacket, hard cover, glue…all. Now my bookcases have cardboard cut to fit each of the bottom shelves. No more book-eating here! ;)

    We have to watch her constantly when we walk her, she will eat anything she comes across. She cannot seem to tie being ill afterwards to the junk she eats.

    Of course she’s not a picky eater when it comes to dog food. She also loves her daily crunchy bone treat.

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  6. Vanessa says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Rufus loves, loves peanut butter. He goes into a trance when handed a frozen peanut butter kong. He also really loves pizza (the only time his begging gets out of control), and apples.

    Reply
  7. Kay says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    Take a look at GaGa. She’s a min pin mix & available for adoption. Saving Grace Pit Bull Rescue is another local organization that just took in multiple dogs from a different puppy mill seizure.

    http://twitter.com/#!/KMondayMartinez/status/120175160690094082

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  8. Kylie and Jimmy says

    October 1, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    My two rescues will eat just about everything and anything! Kylie’s got a strange addiction to lettus, which she taught to Jimmy too. But if you open a bag of cheese, you better plan on sharing!
    -Ali

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  9. TwoTailswithMattandAli says

    October 1, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    I am new to the twitter thing, but I think I tweeted it right! LOL
    -Ali

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  10. TwoTailswithMattandAli says

    October 1, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    I am new to the twitter thing, but I think I tweeted it right! LOL
    -Ali

    Reply
  11. 15pawsmom says

    October 2, 2011 at 3:51 am

    My 4 girls are all rescues, and each of them came to me with different issues. Because good nutrition is a huge concern for me, I follow the advice of my awesome vets, Dr. Mary Nan and Dr. Joy, and feed them Canidae.

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Internationally bestselling author of three novels as Allie Larkin and THE PEOPLE WE KEEP. Look for HOME OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS @gallerybooks May 2025

“Larkin abandons the typical story arc in favor “Larkin abandons the typical story arc in favor of a more naturally flowing up-and-down journey that basks in beautiful moments like a slice-of-life story. Whether it’s banter at the bar Freya’s working or a leaking roof that is simply one more thing than she can possibly handle right now, the characters and their experiences are so real and pure that their joys and sorrows are amplified tenfold.” 

So honored by this AP review of Home of the American Circus! 

https://apnews.com/article/home-american-circus-allison-larkin-book-review-79ea3d1fdb69ef16232a8dfb7d148ad6

#homeoftheamericancircus #booksbooksbooks
I’ve seen a bunch of references to Home of the A I’ve seen a bunch of references to Home of the American Circus as my second novel. It’s actually my 5th! Before The People We Keep, under the name Allie Larkin, I wrote three books: Stay, Why Can’t I Be You, and Swimming for Sunlight. Here they are in their various editions with some of their translations! (And @justjuliawhelan also narrated Stay and Why Can’t I Be You, if you’d like to listen!)

Fun fact: That gorgeous dog on the hardcover of Stay was actually our dog Argo, and I took that photo of him when @duttonbooks couldn’t find the perfect photo of a black German Shepherd. #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram
Pub Day Part One. The thing is, it’s really hard Pub Day Part One. The thing is, it’s really hard to be a creative person in the world, and the blessing, the salvation, the joy of it is the community around art: the writers who will call an emergency novel Zoom meeting when you’re stuck on a draft, the ones who roll up their sleeves and make sure your words are saying what you intend to say, the one who writes an interview to promote your book in the local paper, the reader who captures pictures of the event and makes a reel, the bookstore saints who plan a meal based on the story and serve blue and yellow cupcakes and sing happy birthday to your book on launch day, the readers who show up and get books signed and ask great questions and tell stories about their lives. That’s book magic. And thanks to @townecenterbks (especially Judy and Stacey although I know there are bookstore saints behind the scenes too) and @reneewritesnovels and @woolfmania and @cassandra.a.dunn and @lindalattelessons @aneedleinmybookstack and everyone who showed up to Read it and Eat, I will never ever forget the pub day for Home of the American Circus. You all made it so special. Thank you! I love you. I’m so grateful to be part of the community of writers and readers. ❤️🐘
@deborahblakeauthor RIGHT BACK AT YOU! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I will be back on Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I will be back on the grid tomorrow! I love you all so much and I’m so grateful for your support! 😘😘😘 #homeoftheamericancircus
Well, here we are on the eve of Pub Day for Home o Well, here we are on the eve of Pub Day for Home of the American Circus! 

You know that classic bit of writing advice about how you’re supposed to write the book that scares you? Well, for a long time the thought of actually writing and sharing Home of the American Circus scared the heck out of me. I spent many many years collecting ideas for this book, terrified by the thought of how deep I’d have to dig to tell this story the right way. The book is firmly fiction, and the characters are all my imaginary friends, but the setting and themes are literally and figuratively close to home for me. Freya’s story isn’t mine, we have different life events and demographics, but I understand her sense of grief and loss and floundering and hope on a cellular level. And of all the characters I’ve ever written, the way her mind works is the closest to how I think and feel. It takes place in the town where I grew up. And I think when you read this book, you won’t know my life story, but you will know the tenor of my heart. I grew up as a kid with undiagnosed ADHD in a place where I didn’t fit, frantically trying to look normal, believing it was the only way anyone would love me. Always falling short, terrified of failure. And then in my early twenties, I dropped out of college and worked at a biker bar and made such a huge mess of my life that I was forced to build myself up again brick by brick—this time knowing that failure isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a person. That as long as you can find the strength to try again in one way or another, falling flat on your face is not the end of the world. And I learned that the only way to truly feel loved is to be yourself and see who’s up for loving you in your natural form. The people I keep taught me that. And even though it scared me, this was a book I needed to write, it’s the work I’m most proud of, with characters I love the most. So sharing it doesn’t feel like the end of the world at all. Just the end of the world where I have not shared this novel set in ny hometown with a character who has a heart like mine. #misheardlyrics #rem #homeoftheamericancircus #awkwardguitar #itstheendoftheworldasweknowitandifeelfine
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