Smiles ready…cameras set….it’s time for ‘Grin to Win’ 2013! Help us find the 2013 Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet! Submit a photo of your grinning pet May 1-21, 2013. You can enter online or by bringing a photo of your pet to the nearest Chuck & Don’s location and registering in person.

Each Chuck & Don’s store will have a winner! All store winners receive a $50 Chuck & Don’s gift card and a $50 Chuck & Don’s gift card donated to the animal welfare organization selected at the time of their photo submission.

Then each store winner will be entered in the Chuck & Don’s 2013 Happiest Pet Contest. The pet in the winning photo receives a $250 Chuck & Don’s gift card, will reign as the 2013 Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet for one year and be featured in Chuck & Don’s marketing materials!

Complete rules can be found here.

So polish up those pearly whites and get your cameras snapping – let’s see those photos of your smiling pets! We’re grinning from ear-to-ear in anticipation!

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Back in May, we announced our ‘Grin to Win’ contest to select our Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet of 2012 winner.

Participants were asked to submit a photo of their grinning pet to their favorite Chuck & Don’s store, with each store selecting a winner.   The winner from each store was then entered into the voting for the Happiest Pet of 2012.

The results are in, and we are excited to announce the results of our Grin to Win Contest and reveal our Happiest Pet of 2012!

Individual store winners will have been sent a $50 Chuck & Don’s gift card as well as having a $50 Chuck & Don’s gift card sent to the winner’s choice of selected animal welfare organizations.

Photos of our individual store winners are featured on our Facebook page.  As you can see, our judges had a very difficult time selecting the overall winner, but our voting process is complete and we are delighted to announce that BUDDY from our Eagan, MN store is the Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet of 2012.

Buddy will receive a $250 Chuck & Don’s gift card, will be featured in the summer Barkin’ Mews newsletter and will reign as Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet until May 31, 2013.

Congratulations to all of our individual store ‘Grin to Win’ contest winners, and to Buddy, Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet!

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Here’s your final reminder! Our Grin to Win contest ends Tuesday, May 22^nd, 2012. If you think you have the ‘grinningest’ pet you will want to make sure to snap a picture and bring a printed photo to your nearest Chuck & Don’s store.

A winner selected from each store will receive a $50 Chuck & Don’s gift card and have a $50. gift card donation made to one of the animal welfare organizations selected from this list.  Each store winner is automatically entered as a contestant in this year’s Happiest Pet Contest. The winner of the Happiest Pet Contest receives a $250 Chuck & Don’s gift card, will be featured in the October, 2012 edition of the Barkin’ Mews newsletter and featured in a We Make Pets Happy Blog post. The winner reigns from June 1, 2012 until May 31^st, 2013.

In order to be eligible to win, each photo must include your name, your pet’s name and breed, your phone number, street address and email address.

Winner is announced May 28^th on the We Make Pets Happy Blog.

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Lights!

Cameras!

Action!

No, we’re not getting ready to make a Hollywood movie, we’re preparing for the Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet for 2012. The ‘GRIN TO WIN’ contest runs May 1^st through May 22^nd, 2012.

What’s involved?

Simply submit a printed photo of your grinning pet to your Chuck & Don’s store. In order to be eligible to win, each photo must include:

• Your name
• Your pet’s name
• Breed
• Phone number
• Street Address
• Email address

One winner is selected from each of our stores. That winner will receive a $50.00 Chuck & Don’s gift card and have a $50.00 Chuck & Don’s gift card donation made to an animal welfare organization.  Each store winner will then be entered as a contestant in the Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet Contest. The Happiest Pet Contest winner will not only receive a $250.00 Chuck & Don’s gift card, but will be featured in the October Barkin’ Mews newsletter and will be featured in a post on our We Make Pets Happy Blog. The winner will reign as Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet from June 1^st, 2012 until May 31^st , 2013.

Good luck – let the snapshots begin!

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This is HappyDogGeno writing this post. You may remember last year Dad held a Happiest Pet contest. He got the idea from me, because I’m always so happy!

The winning video was submitted by Aly Jabrocki and her dog, TeeVee.

I checked in with TeeVee the other day to see how he has been doing. He said he has been enjoying his weekly agility classes a lot, plus getting ready for disc season this summer. Lots of conditioning, including swimming and long distance fetch. He sure loves his tennis balls!  Mostly he and his mom, Aly, have been relaxing a bit and taking lots of trips to the dog park.

At my instigation (sometimes you have to help your human) Dad decided to have the contest again! This year the happiest pet will reign from June 1, 2012 until May, 31, 2013 and receives: $250 Chuck & Don’s gift card, will be featured in “We Make Pets Happy Blog”  the October Chuck & Don’s Barkin’ Mews newsletter and in various other places.  Stay tuned for details!

Happy Dog Geno

Send me a Tweat Please!  @HappyDogGeno

Get it — “tweet”  … like “treat” …  *grin*

Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet, TeeVee, likes to sing along with Dolly Parton songs when he’s in the car.

You may recall that during the month of May we were on a mission to find Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet. We had a video contest, and asked that you submit the videos to our Facebook page.

We saw a lot of happy pets as there were a lot of happy pet videos submitted during that month. The video with the most ‘likes’ was the winner, and that winner was Aly Jabrocki and her dog, TeeVee. You can see their video here.  You can also see TeeVee on our website.

TeeVee now has a year long reign as Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet. A press release is being prepared and TeeVee is also featured in the summer edition of Barkin Mews®, our quarterly newsletter (which should be out later this month). During his year long reign, TeeVee receives a monthly 20 pound bag of his food, Orijen , free for that year.

In addition, TeeVee and Aly received a free photo session and 8 X 10 picture from Paul Maynard.

Congratulations TeeVee and Aly!

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During the month of May we set out to find Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet. We asked you to submit your video to our Facebook page and the video with the most ‘likes’ would be the winner.

We thank everyone who submitted their wonderful videos – we saw a lot of happy pets! Our Facebook following voted for Aly Jabrocki and her dog, TeeVee. To see their video, click here.

Here’s what Aly and TeeVee have won”

• A year long reign as Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet
• An official press release and possible TV appearances
• A feature in Barkin Mews®, our quarterly newsletter
• A feature on our “We Make Pets Happy” blog http://www.wemakepetshappy.com/
• A year’s supply of food
• A photo session of Aly and TeeVee taken by professional photographer Paul Maynard and an 8×10 picture.

Thanks again to everyone who submitted their videos and for helping us find Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet.

And, of course, congratulations to Aly and TeeVee!

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The Merry Month of May is a wonderful time to celebrate the joys that pets bring us. Here at Chuck & Don’s we have a special reason to celebrate.  Back in May, 1990, we opened our first store in Eagan, Minnesota with the slogan ‘We Make Pets Happy’.

THIS May we are looking for Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet. Help us celebrate National Pet Month by showing us what makes your pet happy! Get creative! The prize is a year’s worth of food and the coveted title of Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet for a whole year! Can your pooch sing, dance or do the tango, or is your cat trickier than Houdini? Or, maybe your pet just enjoys being with you.  The winner will be chosen by our Facebook community, so don’t take this task lightly. We’re looking for creative examples of whatever makes your pet happy.

Here are the details:

• Between now and May 31^st at 11:59 CDT capture a video of YOUR happy pet and post it to our Facebook page. You must first “Like” our page to post your video.  Once you’ve “Liked” our page, just click the “Video” link at the top of our page, and select “Upload Video.”  Facebook will then walk you through the remaining steps.

• The video with the most ‘likes’ by May 31^st at 11:59 CDT wins a full-year of pet food FREE (one 20# bag or equivalent of dog food per month or one 10% bag or equivalent of cat food per month).

Winners Receive:

• The year-long reign as Chuck & Don’s Happiest Pet includes an official press release and possible TV appearances

• A photo with your pet taken by professional photographer Patrick Nau in Minnesota or Paul Maynard in Colorado.

• Feature in Barkin Mews®,  our quarterly newsletter

• Feature on our “We Make Pets Happy” blog

Stipulations:

• You must “Like” our page on Facebook to post your video or to vote on posted videos

• To vote on the videos submitted for ‘The Happiest Pet’ contest, cast your vote on Facebook by clicking ‘Like’ for the video of your choice. ‘Likes’ cast on other sites where the video may be posted  do not count as a vote in our Facebook contest.

• Videos must be submitted between now and May 31^st at 11:59PM CDT. Voting concludes at 11:59 PM on May 31, 2011. The video with the most “Likes” at that time wins.

• Videos containing inappropriate content of any type will be removed and disqualified. Appropriate content is at the sole discretion of Chuck & Don’s and all decisions are final.

What’s not to “Like” about this  search for the happiest pet? Your pet may be the winner!

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