Doggy Body Language

This is spot on!!


If you ever wished your dogs could talk to you... they can.  You just need to learn to speak their language!  


Jasmine's favorite pose is the "Hello, I love you" greeting stretch when I come home from work.  We run around a while.  (She has a squeaky bone in her mouth, and wants to be chased.)  (See "Overjoyed/ wiggly")  Then once she's run several laps around the coffee table, then it's time for the "I love you, don't stop" scratch.
  
Great chart.  This was made by Lili Chin.   http://doggiedrawings.net/

My Sweet, Loyal Dog

Last week, I had to go out of town for a few days.   

My roommate told me how much Jaz missed me, 

but I didn't realize quite how much until 

I saw her pictures!!

When I didn't come home at my normal time 

that first night,

 Jasmine planted herself on the couch arm.... watching the front door....

My sweet, loyal dog stayed there, waiting for me to come home.   

My roommate tried to explain that I would be back in a few days, and coax her to come to her room.  But Jaz still waited there!    

Poor dog!  Finally, around 3:00 am, Jasmine concluded that I wasn't coming home and went into my roommate's room to get some sympathy. (She won't sleep on my bed unless I'm at home with her.)    


What a sweetheart.  Now you know one of the many reasons why she's My Favorite Pup Jasmine.  <3

Best Friends Pet Care Finalist!! :D

I have exciting news!!!!  Jasmine was in the "Be Your Own Dog" video contest- sponsored by Best Friends Pet Care!  They asked people to submit a video to their facebook page that showcased their pet's personality.  


Here's the one I made of Jasmine:

And here's what was posted on their Facebook page today!!!

We have narrowed down the top ten finalists in the Be Your Own Dog Video Contest. These ten will receive a gift certificate for a free weekend of boarding at Best Friends Pet Care! One of these ten will also be awarded the Grand Prize- A billboard of their dog in their hometown. The Grand Prize winner will be announced on June 26th. Congratulations to the top ten (in no particular order):

-Jasmine's Personality
-Snickers Loves Bubbles
-I Keep Telling You It's a Cat Toy
-Possession is 9/10 of the Law
-Snow Jovi
-Sookie and Her Car Seat
-Chillaxin Like a Bulldog
-Roxi's Little Room
-Houdini Dog
-Max the Pug

WE MADE IT TO THE TOP 10!!!  :)  :)  :)   :)   

So... now we just have to wait patiently until June 26th to find out who wins!!  With so many cute dogs, it will be hard to choose!!   I'm just excited that we're even being considered!!  Pretty awesome!!!   :)

And the #BlogPaws Winner Is.....

I can't believe it's almost time for BlogPaws!!  And I had an extra ticket to give away!  We get one because we're a speaker.  (We're giving a presentation next Friday about "The Power of YouTube".)   But then earned a 2nd free one because Jasmine's video "Santa's Little Helper" was nominated for a "Best Video" award.  (If you remember the video from last December!)


If you have just stumbled across our blog, and have no idea who "My Favorite Pup Jasmine" is or that we make YouTube videos...
Here's a little sneak peak at our history...

So... back to the exciting part!   Last week, we had a raffle to help pick the winner of the FREE ticket to BlogPaws.   

And the winner is....

SUMMER!! 

Summer has a blog about crafts, recipes, and life.  
Check it out!  http://summerscraps.blogspot.com/

She also has 3 kids and 2 dogs who keep her busy!

When I wrote to Summer to tell her she had won, she wrote back:

"CJ I am so excited!!!!  Some of my friends are going to blogpaws but I wasn't going to be able to go because it wasn't it my budget.  That is so awesome that I was able to win the conference pass!!! 

Jasmine is such a cute dog and my kids just love her tricks.  I am so excited to be going to BlogPaws!  Thanks so much!!!!"


If you don't know, kids and dogs are my two favorite things ever!  


So of course, I wanted to hear all about her 2 pups!

MEET MAX and JACK!

Max is our German Shepherd.  He will be 2 in October.  His full name for any who are curious is Maximus Vanhelsing (named after a famous gladiator and vampire hunter) :)  Max is very loving and even though he is huge always wants to sit in my lap.  He is very loved and a bit of a sissy, but becomes quite protective when strangers are around.  He is fun and cuddly and lets our three children cuddle with him constantly.

Jack is our Jack Rat (part Jack Russel and part Rat terrier).  He will be 4 in July.  He is named after our most favorite pirate Jack Sparrow - yup we love movies around here.  Jack is a bit tempermental and even though he is sweet I keep him away from small children just to be safe.  He kind of reminds me of a cat - he will sleep the afternoon away or can be found sunning himself in a sunny spot in the house.  Sometimes I can't find him and he will be curled up and sleeping under a blanket. 

I haven't really blogged about my dogs on my blog and am considering it since they are part of the family as well.  

 

I can't wait to meet you Summer!!   CONGRATULATIONS!!!  See ya at BlogPaws!!!   :) 

Free Ticket to #BlogPaws!

As I'm sure you know, Jasmine and I are flying to SLC, Utah later this month to speak at the BlogPaws pet convention.  I'm giving a presentation about YouTube with my friends Lauren and Paige!  (Friday afternoon session)  Afterwards, we'll do a trick dog demo so people can see Jasmine and Paige live!





And fitting enough, Jasmine's blog was nominated for the "Best Video" award at the "Nose-to-Nose" awards at BlogPaws!   http://awards.blogpaws.com/   They are going to announce the winners at a red carpet ceremony on June 23rd.  Pretty fun!

The best part is... by being nominated as a finalist, Jasmine earned a free conference pass that I can give away!   So, if you are considering going to BlogPaws, let me know and I'll submit your name in the raffle!   (I'm going to do the drawing on Monday.)  You can leave your email address in the comments, or write to me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/MyFavoritePupJasmine


Even if you don't win the raffle, you can still get 20% off your conference ticket if you mention us.  (Because we're one of the presenters.)   Just use this code when you register:
BlogPaws2012-Speaker-Jackson-20 


It's coming up quick!!  Lauren and I are super excited about this!!  :)  If you do come, please come say hi to us!   It's going to be so much fun!  

WHO IS JASMINE? BlogPaws Intro Video

Many of you know Jasmine's history, but some of you do not.   Since we're going to be speaking at a pet convention next month called BlogPaws, I thought it would be good to make an introduction video!


Here's a little background on us:





Jasmine is a 6 year old Havanese who LOVES to do tricks!  I've had her since she was a puppy.  She is clicker trained, using positive reinforcement.  She loves to learn, because she enjoys the mental stimulation and she LOVES good treats!!


We've had a lot of wonderful adventures together.  I had no idea when I got this sweet little pup where it would all lead.  But... one thing just keeps leading to another... and here we are.  :)  And now she's been on TV all over the world.  I don't even know where we'll end up next! LOL.

Jaz's New Cards

It was time to get new business cards for Jasmine!  I finally ran out of the other ones. 
I have a friend who is a graphic designer, so she designed these really cute cards!


I got these in time to take with us up to the BlogPaws convention next month.  That way people will know how to get in touch with us if they want to.  On that back, I included my email address and all of Jasmine's links, in case they want to add us as a friend:  

My Favorite Pup Jasmine  :)

    Blog: http://www.myfavoritepup.blogspot.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyFavoritePupJasmine

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/MyFavPupJasmine

    YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/myfavoritepupjasmine