Since today is Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to have a little contest honoring the love we have for our pets. But there’s a little twist. I want to hear your best story of unconditional love. This is for all the pet parents with “behaviorally challenged” animals. Tell me something that your pet does that drives you absolutely crazy and, of course, why you love them anyway. You must also send a picture of your pet(s).
Entries are due by Monday, March 1. Please email your story, picture and contact information to contest@fidojournalism.com. The winner will receive a free FidoJournalism Pet Photography session* and an 8×10 print.
We ran this contest two years ago and had a great response. Read the touching winning entry from Katie and Brice and view images from their session with new puppy Otter McGee.
We have too many stories to count in our house (and fully acknowledge our mistakes in training), so here’s a few to give you some more ideas:
When Cooley was a puppy, he used the wood baseboards and door frames in our dining room as his personal chew toys. He destroyed them. Several months later, we thought his wood obsession was licked until one day we came home and found all four corners of our coffee table chomped off.
One night we came home to find a stack of books on our coffee table shredded to bits and our sofa practically overturned. These books had been on the table for months without incident.
One night, at 11pm, Jingles cut his foot requiring emergency surgery and a cone around his head to keep the bandaged area clean and dry. Well the cone didn’t deter him, and we tried everything – bitter spray, duct tape, etc. We had to make several unplanned visits to the vet for rebandaging (at $50 a pop).
Currently, our newest rescue dog Cooper is still a little shy, and makes us go outside and chase him in from the back yard. This is tolerable most days, but when there’s 30″ of snow on the ground…
Of course we love our little family and they are all so sweet with our two-year-old son. We always leave the house by saying, “Be good Jingles. Be good Cooley. Be good Cooper,” knowing full well we could come back to a scene like this:
I think our stories are relatively tame, so I can’t wait to hear your best stories!
* – session must take place within 60 miles of Takoma Park, MD on a date I have available.
by Stephen
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