Gizmo does Great Kamping!

We couldn't do K9Kamp without the support of our awesome featured bloggers.
Today please meet Gizmo from Terrier Torrent. Gizmo is a faithful Kamper...can't you tell?!

Gizmo is already an active pooch--he participates in many great activities and has a mom who keeps him fit and healthy. He even got the canine athlete seal of approval from Slimdoggy during a recent visit to BarkWorld!  So adding more activities onto his day was a challenge...but he did great! One of the specialties over at Terrier Torrent is geocaching.  What is Geocaching? I admit, I had to look it up to get a better understanding, but I discovered:
*It's like a treasure hunt using GPS
*A chache is a small, hidden containter
*It's a great activity to do with your dog!

Gizmo gets to run through trails, and sometimes without trails, helping his mom search for the hidden cache. What could be more fun?


Gizmo even went kayaking as a K9Kamp activity. Balancing on the kayak as it glides and rocks through the water is wonderful for your dog's core.  If you want to see what it might be like for you and your dog, don't miss the great video of Gizmo kayaking! I only wonder, there in Florida, did you see any alligators, Gizmo?

Thank you to Beth and Gizmo for participating in K9Kamp and being such great Kampers. I'll continue to feature more K9Kampers in future posts here, and also on Kol's Notes.
Keep fit with your pup--it's good for both of you!  See ya next K9Kamp!

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Keeping Up with K9 Kamp- Walk this Way

This month's Keeping up with K9 Kamp activity was to do something new with your dog. This could be as elaborate as geocaching like Gizmo and kayaking like Honey or something as simple as trying a new route when you walk.

For us, it involved walking...but with a twist.


Since we adopted Ike this month, Kelly has had to learn to walk nicely together with him. And that has been a real challenge!

So this month we've been practicing walking nicely with another dog along for the walk. Kelly always wants to get ahead, and gets anxious if Ike walks faster than she does. Or they get tangled up in each other's leashes. Or he wants to play or run and she wants to boss him around.

We usually start off with Kelly in the lead, but Ike is a bigger boy and walks faster, so sometimes he moves ahead. When Kelly gets anxious, I usually ask her to "sit" and distract her. If I pick up the pace, it only seems to heighten her anxiety. They key seems to be to keep her mind active. Sometimes we take an unexpected turn or change direction. Sometimes we jog for a stretch and then slow it down and walk.

Now the two dogs are doing nicely walking together. Ike is learning not to pull on his harness. Kelly is learning to share the sidewalk. We all take a nice morning walk, and an evening walk, and sometimes one in between as well. This is just one way of getting fit, healthy....and tired dogs.

Kol’s Notes and Peggy’s Pet Place and You Did What with Your Wiener are the official co-hosts of K9 Kamp, a fitness challenge aimed at fighting pet obesity. K9 Kamp happens a couple of times  year, however, we believe that canine fitness should be something you work on year-round. This is where Keeping Up With K9 Kamp comes in. Check out Keeping Up with K9 Kamp for a challenge on the first Friday of every month, and check back in with your results on the last Friday of every month.

FitDog Friday and hosted by Peggy's Pet Place, Slimdoggy, and To Dog with Love. Join the hop!

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A Parade of Dogs

Fit Dog Friday, hosted by Peggy's Pet Place, Slimdoggy, and To Dog with Love, is a weekly place to blog about ways you and your dog get fit and active together!

Here's a different way to get active with your dog--join a parade! 

Two dogs enjoy "canoeing" on the Boy Scout float.

  I saw these dogs in the Fourth of July parade in Clifton Park, NY yesterday. The parade route gave the dogs (those who weren't riding!) a nice workout. I worried about the heat and the hot pavement on their paws, but at the end of the route, the Mid-Hudson Tri-County Animal Rescue Services provided a dog cooling station with bowls and water available as well.

A chocolate lab joins the Scouts.

Patriotic girl and her pooch.

I think they were just walking along, but hey, it's a dog!

Don't forget to hop over to You Did What With Your Wiener today for the first Keeping up with K9 Kamp mini challenge! Chester and Gretel have fun in store for us.

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Around the Campfire, K9 Kampers Tell All!

FitDog Friday is sponsored by Peggy's Pet Place, Slimdoggy and To Dog with Love.

If time flies when you're having fun, we must have been having a lot of fun because K9 Kamp flew by in a wink of a puppy dog's eye!

1. How much fun did we have? How did Kamp go? What did you learn? In addition to our regular FitDog Friday blog hop, today's the day for all Kampers to post your results and link up. And if you didn't have a chance to join in the fun, link up anyway with any fit dog topic. Don't forget to check out all the activities that kept our K9kampers busy.

2. What? Awards too? Yup! All K9 Kampers were so amazing, on Wednesday we'll be announcing our annual Kamp awards! Last year we had awards such as Most Stylish Kamper, Abs of Steel Award, Most Creative Kamper, and more....see what you or your favorite bloggers won!

3. Still Time for Prizes! We've got a great K9 Kamp prize package for one lucky winner worth more than $200, from our sponsors  EzyDog, NiteIze, and Only Natural Pet Supply. There's a leash, toys, books, and much more. Entries close Tuesday June 25 at 12 NOON PST. Enter at http://peggyfrezon.blogspot.ca/p/k9-kamp.html or http://kolchakpuggle.com/k9kamp. We'll announce the prize winner on Wednesday.

5. How'd we do? So before we go, we'd love to hear from you--what worked, what didn't work? Any tips for how we can make K9 Kamp even more motivating and exciting? We'd love to hear your suggestions and are always working to make K9Kamp the best it can be.

6. See you in the fall! The next K9 Kamp will be in October. Everyone can join. See you then!

 2. Can't wait for Fall? We've Got Mini-Challenges! Kelly and Koly believe that fitness is a year 'round consistent need, not just a special occasion. So to keep the K9 Kamp fun rolling between Kamp Challenges we're excited to announce that You Did What With Your Wiener is joining our K9 Kamp Team with the new monthly "Keeping Up With K9 Kamp" mini-challenges! Mini-challenges will be easy ways to help you make sure your pet's fitness is on track. Visit FitDog Friday on the first Friday of every month to get the new challenge. Welcome Jessica, Chester and Gretel!

Join the blog hop!

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Wednesday Pet Roundup- Jun 18, 2013

Hi and welcome to Wednesday Pet Roundup!

*This month we've been getting fit with our dogs. We're so excited about how all our K9 Kamp Featured Bloggers andKampers are doing! Don't forget this Friday is the last day of Kamp. We'll be sitting around the kampfire singing kamp songs and reminiscing about all the fun. Join in the FitDog Friday blog hop on Friday to share your K9Kamp results.

*And don't forget to enter to win our great K9 Kamp prize package too, with leashes, glow in the dark toys, Dieting with my Dog books, and more, valued at $200!

* The Dog Time Petties awards are coming up, and there's a category for "Best Blog Post." If you liked my post, "When To Get a New Dog after Pet Loss" post, I'd be honored if you'd consider nominating it. To nominate:
1. Go to http://petties.dogtime.com
2. Click on Nominate
3. Scroll down to Best Blog Post
4. Paste this URL: http://peggyfrezon.blogspot.com/2013/04/when-to-get-new-dog-after-your-pet-dies.html
5. Click Submit Ballot
If you decide to nominate this post, thank you so much! At the same time, you can also nominate a rescue or shelter to win a Petties grant.

* Every pet is cute, and sometimes pets get messy too. If you have an adorable photo of your dog or cat or rabbit or ferret, you can enter it in Pruven's "Cute but Caught" photo contest for a chance to win Pruven pet products and a $3,000 gift card. In addition, Pruven will donate to the Greg Biffle Foundation which benefits animal advocacy.  Enter the contest at http://www.pruvenpet.com/cutebutcaught.

* Speaking of contests, we had winners!
The Possibility Dogs by Susannah Charleson- Chris R, Sandy W, Angela C
Natural Balance Fat Dog food- Melissa M
Bumperpet t-shirts- Gizmo G, Deanna T
toothbrush- Deborah D

I hope you all are having a great week!

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FitDog Friday- What Activities do you do with your Pet?

Do you have a special activity you enjoy doing with your dog? That's what the folks at Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and Foundation, a pet insurance company who also supports pet rescues across the country, wanted to know. And to discover some great ideas, they went right to the source...pet bloggers. We are honored to be featured in their recent article, Favorite Pet Activities.

8 Active Pet Parents. Dozens More Fun Outdoor Pet Activities.

Peggy’s Pet Place - peggyfrezon.blogspot.com



we even got a badge for contributing!



The post includes some of Kelly and my favorite activities, and other great bloggers with their favorite things to do, such as
Bike Riding with Poochie Project,
Dancing with Peaceful Dog,
Weave poles with Two Collies and a Mutt,
Geocaching with Terrier Torrent,
or Hide and Seek with Miley's Daily Scoop!

Is your favorite activity included?

**Don't forget, K9 Kamp continues this week. Check out last week's exercise to do with your dog from our K9 Kamp Fitness Trainer, K9 Fit Club! And this week's exercise, on Kol's Notes!And don't forget to enter our Rafflecopter for a prize package valued at $200!


FitDog Friday- cohosted by Peggy's Pet Place, Slimdoggy and To Dog with Love, is a great way to highlight positive activities you're doing with your dog. Join the blog hop!







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Wednesday Pet Roundup- Look Where we See Fit Dogs!

Hi and welcome to Wednesday Pet Roundup, K9 Kamp Edition.

Look where we found dogs getting fit:

* Dog in the Gym: Here's a great exercise you can do along with your dog, from K9Kamp Official Trainers, K9 Fit Club!

Diana Ozimek and Zeus

* Dog in the Kayak- Honey is helping her mom get fit by joining her in the kayak!

Pamela and Honey, Something Wagging this Way Comes

* Dog on the Agility Course: The To Dog With Love team is practicing their moves.

Rocco flies through the tunnel!

* Dog on a Trail- Charlie is an expert hiker and backpacker!

Photo: A Novice In All Things

Dog in the Woods- Kolchak explores the great outdoors.

K9Kamp co-coach Koly

* Have you been using your Slimdoggy app? It's a great companion to K9Kamp. You can track your dog's daily activities and calories burned, as well as how many calories they're eating. One cool tool is the GPS tracking. You can click, take a walk, and the app automatically tracks how far you've gone and how many calories you've burned your walk. No need to do any head-numbing calculating yourself. The app's food list is also impressive. Click on your dog's food and you'll see how it ranks from 1(low) to 10 (high) pawprints, how many calories per cup, and the list of ingredients. Our dog food, Innova Senior Plus ranked 9.9 pawprints! yay!

There's also a Slimdoggy widget available for your website! We have ours here.


* Don't forget the Grrrreat K9Kamp prizes! Enter for our prize package worth $200! Prizes include:

Nitelze glowing LED fetch ball

Spotlit LED collar light

EZ Dog Vario6 Leash


EZDog Fold-a-Bowl

Only Natural Pet chemical free pest tag

Kol's Veggie snacks
Kol's Green bean crunchers

Dieting with my Dog paperback book

Dieting with my Dog Guide to Weight Loss and Maintenance e-book (coming soon!)

and more toys!  Enter for our prize package worth $200!


Full Disclosure: K9 Kamp is sponsored by Ezy Dog America, NiteIze and Only Natural Pet, who are providing the prizes for our winner. All links to these companies are affiliate links, but no other compensation has been provided.

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K9 Kamp- The Challenge

Welcome to K9 Kamp, sponsored by Peggy's Pet Place and Kol's Notes! We're so excited that you've joined us. K9 Kamp is open to EVERYONE, and we're going to have a great time!

Each year we've issued a fitness challenge for you and your dogs, and we have to admit they've gotten pretty creative. This year we've decided to make our challenge just as fun, but more flexible. We believe that fitness should be an everyday focus, but it means something different to everyone. You should do the things you and your dog love to do together. But we won't let you off THAT easy!

THE CHALLENGE:
 Get active with your dog in the way of your choice, 30 extra minutes at least 3 times a week*
AND Our THEME for you to focus your challenge activities around is summer sunshine! The weather is turning nice (when it's not too hot!) and it's a perfect time to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and boundless possibilities with your dog.

Possible Activities:
Walking
Running
Agility
Swimming
Training exercises
You name it!

(*Please consult your veterinarian if you have ANY questions about your dog's health or fitness capacity. Adjust times to you and your dog's needs...for some senior dogs or dogs with certain conditions, it may not be safe to get active for as long, while dogs who are already active may require more.)

C'mon Mom, let's get moving!

Okay so simply decide upon your activity or activities, keep track of your progress, and report in on ANY FITDOG FRIDAY and link up to let us know how it's going. Then, on June 21 come back on the last day of Kamp and share your results. How did it go? What worked for you? What didn't work?

What else is going on?
*We'll feature posts on fitness and nutrition to keep you going.
* 14 Featured Bloggers will also be posting about their Kamp experience on their blogs
* We'll introduce you to our 14 Featured Bloggers in longer interviews throughout the year!
* Our Official Trainer, K9 Fit Club, will offer exercise instruction How-To's for you to follow along
* Don't miss special tweets and tips that might pop up on social media
*Oh yeah, and we have a great prize package valued at more than $200 including:

An EzyDog Vario6 Leash & Fold-a-Bowl

A NiteIze LED glowing fetch ball & collar charm

A Natural, chemical free pest tag (can be used on its own or in conjunction with a traditional flea/tick preventative)

A copy of my book Dieting With My Dog

A bag each of Kol's Veggie Snacks & Green Bean Crunchers

An assortment of active toys, such as ball, frisbee, tug etc.
How do I enter the contest?
JUST VISIT OUR RAFFLECOPTER ON OUR K9KAMP PAGE TO ENTER!


Those Featured Bloggers Must be pretty special. Who are they?

Pocket & her Dad from Small Tales: the big adventures of tiny terrierists

Pamela and Honey from Something Wagging This Way Comes

Snoopy & Annette from Snoopy's Dog Blog

PupFan, Bella & Tavish from I Still Want More Puppies

Pam & Oskar from Pet Blogs United and the Daily Oskar

Jodi, Sampson & Delilah from Heart Like a Dog

Liz and Daisy from Woof Woof Mama

Steve, Jack & Maggie from SlimDoggy

Diane and Rocco from To Dog With Love

Jackie & Rita from Pooch Smooches

Cinny, Baby Pom & JR from Whirlwind of Surprises

Jessica, Chester & Gretel from You Did What With Your Wiener

Beth & Gizmo from Terrier Torrent

Emma and her Mom from My GBGV Life

We love getting fit and healthy with our dogs. We're looking forward to an awesome K9Kamp this year. Hear that whistle blowing? Time to get moving! Feel free to leave a comment and let us know why you are joining in, and what activity you are planning on doing to keep fit?

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Announcing the 3rd Annual K9 Kamp!

Welcome to FitDog Friday! What goes hand in hand with FitDog Friday better than our annual, exciting, super fun and healthy Koly and Kelly's K9 Kamp! Many of you have participated in the past, and we're gearing up for lots more to join in the fun this year!

What is K9Kamp? A blogging event to motivate and encourage exercise and bonding with our dogs (and yes, at least one cat has participated in the past too!)  There's no packing your bags, no traveling to Kamp--it's all done online and you can do it in your own comfort, in your own time. It's easy--we issue a fitness challenge, and you and your dog participate on your own. Then come back and blog about the results. (Open to non-bloggers too. We'll tell you how.)

























When is K9Kamp? This year we're trying something new. Instead of four intense weeks with a different challenge each week, we're hosting K9Kamp a few times a year, with more time to complete one challenge. Our first K9Kamp is Friday May 31-Tuesday June 25. You'll see us all over Blogville!

What are Featured Bloggers?  Everyone can join in the fun, without signing up or any commitment. In addition, each year a dozen or so brave bloggers volunteer to commit to the challenge and share their results on their blogs through our K9Kamp blog hop.
 This year, in addition to your hosts  Peggy's Pet Place and Kol's Notes we welcome these fantastic Featured Bloggers:
Small Tales- Foley Monster and Pocket
Something Wagging This Way Comes
Snoopys Dog Blog 
I Just Want More Puppies
Pet Blogs United
Heart Like a Dog
Woof Woof Mama
Slimdoggy 
To Dog with Love
Pooch Smooches  
Whirlwind of Surprises
You Did What With Your Wiener
Terrier Torrent
My GBGV Life

We are also beyond thrilled to announce our new Koly and Kelly's K9Kamp Official Trainers:
K9Fit Club!

Are there prizes? You bet! Prizes for blogging and for participating, with an exciting package of leashes, toys and more worth more than $200! Stay tuned to learn more.

Are you joining K9Kamp this year? Our challenge will be announced on FitDog Friday, May 31st. Don't miss it!



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Welcome to K9Kamp!

Ready for some fun? It's K9Kamp!!

What is K9Kamp?  
An exciting opportunity to walk, play and get fit with your dog, and connect with other bloggers.

How do I join?
It's EASY! No registration, no fees, no time-consuming commitment. Just look for the challenge posted on this blog and on Kol's Notes every Friday from May 18 through June 8. Then, at your own convenience, complete the challenge with your dog. You and your dog will walk, jump, tug, chase and more! 

If you blog, you can blog about your results, and join in on our K9Kamp Blog Hops every Thursday. Just tell us about how you and your dog enjoyed that week's challenge. 

If you don't blog, feel free to leave a comment and tell us how you did. Our first Blog Hop is this Thursday, May 17th--if you blog, we'd love to have you write a post about why you're joining k9kamp (and it doesn't have to be for all 4 weeks, just as long as you want to try to get fit and have fun with us!) and link up to our linky, you will find it here Wednesday night.

Are there Prizes?
But of course! You'll get a chance to enter our drawings for dozens of great prizes! Leashes, collars, tags, dog books, and toys, toys, toys! Here's just a few:

Busy Buddy Rip and Tug Ball

Nike Sports Band

leather collar from Design A Collar

Books including this one (blush!)

We even have 8 special featured bloggers who have committed to participating in ALL 4 challenges and blogging about their journey.You'll meet them here this Thursday.  I can't wait to introduce them all to you!

And Kol's Notes and Peggy's Pet Place will be blogging about diet and fitness tips during the week too. Plus look for us on Facebook and Twitter @peggyfrezon and @kolsnotes and the hashtag #k9kamp to keep up with all the fun. Join me on Facebook too!

So are you ready? Kelly, Brooks and I are excited to see you at K9Kamp!

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Fitness Fun with K9Kamp

Is blog hopping the most exercise you and your dog get together?
Then it's time to join the 2nd annual Koly and Kelly's K9Kamp!
Yup, we're back and we're better than ever!

K9Kamp is an interactive fitness challenge event for bloggers and their dogs. This year the event runs from May 14- June 14. Peggy's Pet Place and Kol's Notes post one exciting fitness challenge each week for 4 weeks.

These challenges are easily adapted for beginners to experts. No registration required. No difficult rules or extensive time commitment. Try one or all! Have some fun with your dog!

You'll even have the opportunity to be entered into contests for awesome prizes like dog toys and training books, and our end of Kamp GRAND PRIZE package!

We already have several FEATURED BLOGGERS committed to participate in all four challenges and blog about their experience, and we have openings for just a few more! Could that be you?? If you're interested leave me a comment here or email me or Kol's Notes, and we'll get in touch.

I hope to see you all there!
Peggy & Kelly 
Jodi & Kol

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