One of my favorite events in Raleigh happens every October. It's the Dog Olympics at the North Carolina State School of Veterinary Medicine. I used to take my little American Eskimo mix, Chelsea, and watch her whoop up on the Labrador retrievers in the retrieving competition. Imagine my pride when she tied for 2nd amongst a big group of dogs whose name alone implied they should have beaten her.
I love that we have the vet school right here in the Triangle. I have taken my dogs there multiple times and always received phenomenal care. Our chocolate lab even presented with a good learning opportunity because he had some weirdo eye condition from where he pulled too hard on the leash. I sound proud, but I was actually embarrassed that he was so rude on a leash. Of course, we had only had him about 2 weeks at that point, which would be a great excuse if he wasn't still rude on a leash 18 months later.
Anyway, without disguise of a smooth segue, we have a copy of Animal Planet's Emergency Vets, a new game for the Nintendo DS that lets children play as a veterinarian in 15 vet mini-games. They can care for 30 different animal species cleaning teeth, grooming them, and even examining x-rays to diagnose problems.
Standard giveaway procedures apply. Earn an entry for each of these:
1. Leave a comment telling us about your pets.
2. Post a link on your blog about our little giveaway; leave another comment with the link.
3. Tweet a link to the giveaway; leave a comment with a link.
4. Follow us on Facebook; leave a comment letting us know.
Entries remain open until 11:00 PM on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. A winner will be chosen at random after the contest closes. Please make sure we can contact you in case you are the winner.
Good luck!
We have one pet - a dog - and he's actually MY first pet ever! I never thought I'd be one of "those" people who gush and go on and on about how SMART and INTELLIGENT and SWEET my dog is...and here I am! I'll spare you the droning but you've gotta know - he REALLY is the best :)
Posted by: ~vee | June 14, 2009 at 05:42 PM
We have 4 fish (3 neons & a sucker fish) because my hubby's best friend was bound and determined to get rid of... er, generously give us one of his fish tanks. The Kid takes care of them pretty well for a 5 year old.
My nieces would LOVE this game! We don't have a DS, but they do. Although maybe I could use it as my excuse to get a DS! ;-)
I already follow you on Facebook and I just tweeted about your cool contest! http://twitter.com/Nominimom/status/2169898353
Posted by: No Minimom | June 14, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Oooh, what fun! We've always had dogs. We have fish right now, but the kids still love 'em!
Posted by: WhyMommy | June 14, 2009 at 06:26 PM
I am currently without pet due to lack of land but oh, how I miss my Bonnie. She was a dog. Actually, she was the best dog EVER!
Posted by: Nita | June 14, 2009 at 07:09 PM
I have a 10-year-old grey kitty named Toby. We have been together since our bachelor days. He loves me a little too much, I think. :)
My 8-year-old niece is obsessed with dogs, and of course she has a DS. She would love this game!
Posted by: Jill | June 14, 2009 at 07:26 PM
We're currently trying to figure out our next pet. We lost our cat last year and my 6-year-old is clamoring for another pet. I think this game would help my daughter get an idea of what is really required in taking care of a pet.
Posted by: denise | June 14, 2009 at 08:50 PM
I grew up with a cat but haven't had a pet since then. Darn allergies.
Posted by: Radish | June 14, 2009 at 08:58 PM
I don't have a pet now, but we are looking forward to getting another dog when my youngest son is older.
Posted by: Kelly | June 14, 2009 at 10:17 PM
We just got our first family pets today- a brand new aquarium with four fish and two ghost shrimp! My daughter is so excited :)
Posted by: Two Lines On a Stick | June 14, 2009 at 10:54 PM
We have our Mille...she's a red-headed cockerspaniel and we just adore her.
Posted by: NicoleB | June 14, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Darby and Freda are our blue heelers and they are part of the family.
Posted by: Beautifully Unique | June 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Nope no pets here, wait to kids and a husband count? Seriously though we had a dog but she passed away when my 1st child was 1 week old my husband and son have been working VERY hard at trying to convince me to get another one.
Posted by: hf | June 14, 2009 at 11:20 PM
My cats died recently at age 16. I lived with them longer than I even lived with my parents. I still think I'm going to see Casey curled up under my desk or Capote waiting at the front door when my keys jingle. And swear I still feel them curled up at my feet in the middle of the night.
Posted by: ilinap | June 15, 2009 at 09:54 AM
Tell you about our pets...well..we have a full fish tank..and a baby kitten..and my kids keep a dog at my mom's house, and the dog just had 2 puppies.
Posted by: Jo | June 15, 2009 at 11:19 AM
We have a dog and a cat - dog is Trilla, cat Mr. Pickles. And funny timing for this entry as just this week they seem to have become the best of friends. They are both outdoor pets (allergies) and usually being together....well, it wasn't pretty with one of them eventually moving off the deck with a disgusted look on their face at the other. But now they spend their lazy summer days snuggling together (it isn't too hot here...yet) and generally getting along. They were even seen doing some sweet nuzzling of each other this evening.
Posted by: BMom | June 16, 2009 at 01:00 AM
Whew - I'm in just under the wire!!
Sounds like a very cool game! We have one cat, Audrey. When we got home today there was a note from my FIL who stopped by while we were gone and said he found poop on the couch (believable) and pee on the rug (absolutely not. that was vomit. she's bulimic but does not pee outside of her box. just sayin...)
Posted by: Becki | June 16, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I think I'm going to miss the cutoff, but I totally have a DS and that sounds like fun. Well, maybe next time.
Posted by: becky | June 17, 2009 at 02:55 AM
Huh. Totally thought that would show my west coast time.
Posted by: Becky Scott | June 17, 2009 at 02:55 AM
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Posted by: Secureestimate | December 04, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Our chocolate lab even presented with a good learning opportunity because he had some weirdo eye condition from where he pulled too hard on the leash.
Posted by: Term Papers | January 26, 2010 at 04:38 AM