Road to BarkWorld With Compliments from @NaturalBalance

Thanks to Natural Balance Pet Foods, attendees of BarkWorld Expo 2011 will receive a copy of the first book in The Adventures of Precious the Dog children's book series.

Precious and Lizie play hide and seek is the first book in the series.

We'll have a few of the second book on hand at the conference.
Precious and the Rabbits Run and Hop.

Happy 9th Birthday Precious (Video)

Precious celebrated her 9th birthday on September 22, 2011. Every year Precious get's to do all of her favorite things on her birthday. This year was no different. First we started at one of her new favorite parks for squirrel chasing. Next stop The Dog Dish, Then a quick trip to doggie daycare at Pooches Tulsa, Last but certainly not least. Petco. Best birthday ever?! Perhaps. Here is a video montage of her special day. Set to a unique version of the birthday song.

Road to BarkWorld 2011 Adventures with PocketFinder GPS Vehicle Locators

@Imajackrussell & @Partyaficionado

Social media savvy Precious the dog  will be test driving new 2012 Subaru Foresters from Tulsa  to BarkWorld Expo 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 29 outfitted with PocketFinder GPS Vehicle Locators that allow fellow attendees and pet lovers to follow @imajackrussell @frankieElPerro  @PagetheBC (and their owners) along the route.

Once activated, the PocketFinder devices can pinpoint a pet on a satellite map that can be viewed over the Internet via a computer or web-enabled smartphone. PocketFinder easily attaches to automobiles, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, jet skis—virtually any powered vehicle.

For BarkWorld, a special account has been created that pet lovers across the world can access to follow the Subaru adventure. Click on PocketFinder’s banner from the BarkWorld website www.barkworldexpo.com or sign in from www.pocketfinder.com User ID: barkworld, Password: password. 

PocketFinder Vehicle is $189.95, with a monthly service charge of $12.95 for online access. Also on Sept. 29, Location Based Technologies, Inc. will host a free live demonstration of PocketFinder units during a special webinar from 1:30 pm-2:15 pm PDT.  Register at www.pocketfinder.com. 

Road to BarkWorld 2011: Subaru #BarkNRide

Thanks to BarrkWorld Expo Sponsor Subaru.  Precious and I will be riding to BarkWorld in style tomorrow.

We'll start our 2011 #BarkNRide journey early Thursday morning and should arrive in Atlanta Thursday evening.



First stop.  The works at Petco grooming.   All clean and ready to ride!

Happy Birthday Precious!

It's hard to believe that Precious is 9 years old today!  










It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our little Christmas gift.
And since Precious somehow knows it's her birthday, she's giving me the Let's GO!  look.

She always has an adventure on her birthday, so we're off to explore.

Look for a few tweets @Imajackrussell today for a chance to win one of Precious' books.

In the mean time, here's just a bit of the Precious story!

September is National Guide Dog Month

Not only is September Precious' birthday month, (22) It's also National Guide Dog Month.  

Our friends at Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance have teamed up with Eva La Rue and Omar Miller, stars of TV’s CSI: Miami, along with Petco and Independent Retailers nationwide in support of National Guide Dog Month. This September, Natural Balance will participate in a month-long effort to celebrate National Guide Dog Month by raising $1,000,000 and awareness for Guide Dog Schools across the country. Help us to change a life: Guide dogs provide the visually impaired with safe mobility, loving companionship and the independence to explore new places.



Every seven minutes someone in America becomes blind or visually impaired. Natural Balance Pet Foods is committed to the cause of Guide Dog Programs that empower the visually impaired with the life-changing gift of a guide dog. We are dedicated at both the national and local levels to raise money and awareness in support of the transformational power of guide dogs.


Precious will be tweeting all month using the #NationalGuideDogMonth hashtag, and we'll be taking a few trips to Petco to purchase some of the goodies.

Visit The Natural Balance website to learn how you can help. 

Can you tell that Precious is a fan of Natural Balance treats?