We rock, if I do say so myself, and of course our supporters rock, which goes without saying!...do me a favor, anyone reading, go watch http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/iamunseen.html. I hope this will convince you that what we are doing is needed, and convince you to help!
Plans for the event are well underway...we've got the location, and a nearby newspaper just picked up the unofficial 'yes' from the township authorities for us to use the park, and will be doing a story on it for Sunday's paper. We also did an interview on a radio station in Illinois yesterday.
We only have 4-6 prospective contestants. I don't get it, who wouldn't want to win a new car? What's wrong with being bored to death? It's not like they have to jump off a building or anything to get it...just stay chained the longest. It's the boredom that will kill you, nothing else...but go figure.
If you want to be a contestant, you have a great chance of getting in, so now's your opportunity! I wish I had a new car that was totally free...that would be awesome, wouldn't it? Go to the site at http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org and get the contestant form on the left. We will take care of getting you here...food, and water, so it won't cost you anything but some time off work. If you don't work, all the better! You aren't doing anything anyway, so come on down...you're the next contestant on Chain Off 2006.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
We have a Venue for Chain Off 2006! Who Wants to Win a New Car?
Well, knock on wood, we have a venue for the event! it's a great park, Leidy Park, in Mundy's Corner, PA...everything is a go except for the formalities, and we have to make sure we have liability insurance in place...so here's hoping! We'll know for absolute sure by Tuesday...he has to run it by the lawyer, and they have to waive the no dogs policy for the park.
Funny thing, Joe, the guy who runs the park, called me and asked me if people would be going to the bathroom in public...on the port-a-potty...I was confused, because aren't port-a-potties always in public? But turns out he thought they would just be using those little potties that sit by the bed or whatever so someone doesn't have to go to the bathroom. Oooi! Can you imagine that? That would be really gross. I said, no way, they will each have a port-a-john, I guess that is the proper term, who knew!
NOW, we have the car in place, an Aveo, and we have the location...now we NEED contestants! Who wants to win a new car? All you have to do is stay chained the longest...if the contest runs longer than a week, we will start elimination games. If you want to sign up to be a contestant, (even if you don't have a dog at this point we'll consider you!) go to the website at http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/home and click on the Be a Contestant link.
Oh, and people to film the event would be great too.
Funny thing, Joe, the guy who runs the park, called me and asked me if people would be going to the bathroom in public...on the port-a-potty...I was confused, because aren't port-a-potties always in public? But turns out he thought they would just be using those little potties that sit by the bed or whatever so someone doesn't have to go to the bathroom. Oooi! Can you imagine that? That would be really gross. I said, no way, they will each have a port-a-john, I guess that is the proper term, who knew!
NOW, we have the car in place, an Aveo, and we have the location...now we NEED contestants! Who wants to win a new car? All you have to do is stay chained the longest...if the contest runs longer than a week, we will start elimination games. If you want to sign up to be a contestant, (even if you don't have a dog at this point we'll consider you!) go to the website at http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/home and click on the Be a Contestant link.
Oh, and people to film the event would be great too.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Dang, Time Flies!
I can't believe it's been a week since I blogged...my, how time flies! Meanwhile, I look like hell...must be some kind of astrological thing where I'm extra accident-prone all of a sudden, because I currently have a black eye and a scrape on my face...from two separate incidences, both involving the same rotten rottie.
First, he's now decided to pee everywhere, after two weeks of being very good, not sure what's up with that...so I was trying to show him where he peed on the entertainment center so I could tell him, "no, pee outside," and I slammed my head against the corner of it, cutting my browline, and blood was pouring out everywhere.
I panicked! I felt bad because it was just me and the kids there, and I knew I was scaring them...but I started freaking out, there was so much blood...after I got up to the bathroom sink and got some cold water on it, I saw it was a very small gash, and felt like an idiot...
Then, a couple of days later, mother's day morning actually, the same dog scraped his paw across my face, so now I have a brush burn on the opposite cheek. I also almost wrecked into a lady who had her turn signal on but didn't turn...yikes!
Maybe I'm just so stressed about trying to make Chain Off work, that I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing. Last night I dreamed that I convinced Howard Stern to chain himself out for two days, but then the contest started and I didn't have any doghouses, or chains, or contestants...and I was going outside and just grabbing doghouses and bringing them in from people's yards...and grabbing contestants from people just walking by...ugh.
On the bright side, I had a wonderful Mother's Day. The kids took me out to breakfast, used their own money to pay for it, which I really enjoyed. Then we went to the batting cages, and played mini golf before dropping them at their dad's. It was funny, everytime they started to bicker (Rocky was there too, and I might as well have a third child) I would say, "I intend to have harmony on Mother's Day." (I've been listening to Wayne Dyer's cd's on intention, very good!) Well, everyone would calm down then, so I was really happy it was working.
Then, while playing mini golf, Brynnan had a meltdown (she's only six) because she wasn't getting 2's on every hole. She was crying and having a fit, and I said "I intend to have harmony on Mother's Day." She continued to sob, saying through her tears, "I don't even know WHAT harmony IS!" haha. THAT was funny!
First, he's now decided to pee everywhere, after two weeks of being very good, not sure what's up with that...so I was trying to show him where he peed on the entertainment center so I could tell him, "no, pee outside," and I slammed my head against the corner of it, cutting my browline, and blood was pouring out everywhere.
I panicked! I felt bad because it was just me and the kids there, and I knew I was scaring them...but I started freaking out, there was so much blood...after I got up to the bathroom sink and got some cold water on it, I saw it was a very small gash, and felt like an idiot...
Then, a couple of days later, mother's day morning actually, the same dog scraped his paw across my face, so now I have a brush burn on the opposite cheek. I also almost wrecked into a lady who had her turn signal on but didn't turn...yikes!
Maybe I'm just so stressed about trying to make Chain Off work, that I'm not paying attention to what I'm doing. Last night I dreamed that I convinced Howard Stern to chain himself out for two days, but then the contest started and I didn't have any doghouses, or chains, or contestants...and I was going outside and just grabbing doghouses and bringing them in from people's yards...and grabbing contestants from people just walking by...ugh.
On the bright side, I had a wonderful Mother's Day. The kids took me out to breakfast, used their own money to pay for it, which I really enjoyed. Then we went to the batting cages, and played mini golf before dropping them at their dad's. It was funny, everytime they started to bicker (Rocky was there too, and I might as well have a third child) I would say, "I intend to have harmony on Mother's Day." (I've been listening to Wayne Dyer's cd's on intention, very good!) Well, everyone would calm down then, so I was really happy it was working.
Then, while playing mini golf, Brynnan had a meltdown (she's only six) because she wasn't getting 2's on every hole. She was crying and having a fit, and I said "I intend to have harmony on Mother's Day." She continued to sob, saying through her tears, "I don't even know WHAT harmony IS!" haha. THAT was funny!
Sunday, May 07, 2006
People Thrown Out of Restaurants, Whining Dogs, Whining Kids
OK, I just read an article about a family who got thrown out of a Chinese food all you can eat buffet for wasting food. This article made netscape news! Who the hell cares? Well, OK, I guess I did because I went to read the article, haha. But it's funny, because I chained myself to a doghouse the last two years for 33 hours straight, and barely get local news for it. It's a bizarre world we live in...
Speaking of food, now that Rocky isn't living here, he's taking me to restaurants, NICE restaurants! Last night I had the best tiramisu I've ever had. Oprah said it's the best dessert in the world, so I keep trying it different places, and have yet to be impressed. However, LAST night, I had awesome tiramisu, and NOW I get it...ummm. I could definitely eat that every week.
So I told Rocky that I really like him taking me out to fancy restaurants. If ONLY he had a home to go with it. Puts a bit of a damper on the overall enthusiasm. lol.
Both the dogs and my kids whine all the time. What's that about? I bought an EASY button from Staples yesterday, I needed it because we were doing a booth where we weren't wanted, and it was really getting me down...so I thought the EASY button would help. I was right, it did! LOVE that thing...
DDB's up to $5,000 of the $30,000 needed. Chain Off 2006, here we come! Now, we need contestants...get your apps in now before it's too late.
Speaking of food, now that Rocky isn't living here, he's taking me to restaurants, NICE restaurants! Last night I had the best tiramisu I've ever had. Oprah said it's the best dessert in the world, so I keep trying it different places, and have yet to be impressed. However, LAST night, I had awesome tiramisu, and NOW I get it...ummm. I could definitely eat that every week.
So I told Rocky that I really like him taking me out to fancy restaurants. If ONLY he had a home to go with it. Puts a bit of a damper on the overall enthusiasm. lol.
Both the dogs and my kids whine all the time. What's that about? I bought an EASY button from Staples yesterday, I needed it because we were doing a booth where we weren't wanted, and it was really getting me down...so I thought the EASY button would help. I was right, it did! LOVE that thing...
DDB's up to $5,000 of the $30,000 needed. Chain Off 2006, here we come! Now, we need contestants...get your apps in now before it's too late.
Friday, May 05, 2006
$4,000 Raised out of $30,000!
Hey, in 4 Days we've Raise $4,000 for our Chain OFF 2006! I think that's NOT too shabby...especially in light of the fact that we could not find a major sponsor for our event. We've had to take it to the people, those who love their dogs...and all we need is another 9,000 people to send us $3 each! Could you be one of those people? Who the heck can't afford $3?
If you don't know what I'm talking about, read previous blogs, or check out the site at http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org. We're holding an event in which 15 people will live chained to doghouses until one of them is left...that person will win a new car! This will be HUGE.
So come on...if you love your dog, did you know that there are as many as 10,000 dogs that look JUST LIKE YOUR DOG living chained outside at this very moment? (unless it's one of those tiny guys, then probably not as many...) If you love Akitas (my breed), shepherds, collies, rotties, pits (with horrendous logging chains), labs, retrievers, beagles, coonhounds, setters, newfoundlands, etc....and every mix thereof...there are hundreds of thousands of these guys living chained today and every day. For life. Unless we put a stop to it!
So get up and help...send us $3 (or MORE, if you like!) to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA, 16684 or you can donate online at www.dogsdeservebetter.org. Help us raise awareness today for something that should have been stopped centuries ago!
OK, now, on the personal side...did you know Rocky is STILL living in my driveway in his car? How funny is that? I have to say, at 42, I thought I'd seen it all...but I was wrong. He is helping greatly with Chain Off, all free to DDB of course, and mowing grass for showers...so hey, it's a win-win situation at this point!
Now, as long as God keeps providing money for the mortgage, which he-she always does, we're good to go...Oh, and God, I'm working on that worthiness for more money, so you can start sending it ANYTIME! (subliminal message from God...buy Tammy's art at http://www.littlegirllooking.com.) haha.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, read previous blogs, or check out the site at http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org. We're holding an event in which 15 people will live chained to doghouses until one of them is left...that person will win a new car! This will be HUGE.
So come on...if you love your dog, did you know that there are as many as 10,000 dogs that look JUST LIKE YOUR DOG living chained outside at this very moment? (unless it's one of those tiny guys, then probably not as many...) If you love Akitas (my breed), shepherds, collies, rotties, pits (with horrendous logging chains), labs, retrievers, beagles, coonhounds, setters, newfoundlands, etc....and every mix thereof...there are hundreds of thousands of these guys living chained today and every day. For life. Unless we put a stop to it!
So get up and help...send us $3 (or MORE, if you like!) to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA, 16684 or you can donate online at www.dogsdeservebetter.org. Help us raise awareness today for something that should have been stopped centuries ago!
OK, now, on the personal side...did you know Rocky is STILL living in my driveway in his car? How funny is that? I have to say, at 42, I thought I'd seen it all...but I was wrong. He is helping greatly with Chain Off, all free to DDB of course, and mowing grass for showers...so hey, it's a win-win situation at this point!
Now, as long as God keeps providing money for the mortgage, which he-she always does, we're good to go...Oh, and God, I'm working on that worthiness for more money, so you can start sending it ANYTIME! (subliminal message from God...buy Tammy's art at http://www.littlegirllooking.com.) haha.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
30 Days to Raise $30,000!
OK, folks, it's time to get serious. By now you must know about our Chain Off 2006 contest, if not, check out www.dogsdeservebetter.org.
Since we haven't been able to find a sponsor for our event, we've determined that either we at DDB are the world's WORST salespeople (and we are), or potential sponsors for our Chain Off 2006 event find us too 'risky' to sponsor.
In either case, we CANNOT and MUST NOT let that stop us from holding an event that in and of itself could bring our issue MORE AWARENESS in two weeks than its gotten in the 4 years since our inception! Isn't that worth an investment of $30,000?
To put it in perspective, $30,000 could buy us vetting for 100 chained dogs. Which would be great, as we are always in need of vet money, but then where would we put them? At this point foster homes are a more valuable commodity than vet money! And, we would only be putting a band-aid on the issue. We need awareness, legislation, and education more, so that people are motivated to take responsibility for their OWN dog. We need them to realize it's not ok, and it's not accepted by our society. This event would help change minds.
$30,000 would buy us 60 billboards. This could saturate one county or city of the country pretty well, but then what about the rest of the country? We need a nationwide event that will help the WHOLE country, not just a small part of it.This event would help change minds.
We could buy 200 fences with $30,000...once again, it would be great, but it's a band-aid. We need awareness, legislation, and education more. This event would help change minds.
$30,000 couldn't even begin to touch a national print ad campaign, or tv commercial compaign. To be effective those would both take 5 times that much money just to get started!
So, SINCE we've CONVINCED YOU of the importance of holding our Chain Off Contest, and we are apparently the world's worst salespeople, we must bring our plea to you, the individuals who love their dog. Picture your dog out on a chain for even one day. If that thought is repulsive to you, know that there are as many as 10,000 others that look just like your dog, your breed, your baby, living chained out there right now. In other circumstances, that could and would be YOUR dog living out there today. Please, don't turn a blind eye to this issue. Your dog, your favorite breed is as affected as the others.
So what can you do?
It's simple: All we need is 10,000 people to send us $3 each. That's it!
Surely, surely, there are 10,000 people out there in the U.S. who believe that dogs should live inside with the family and love dogs enough to give $3? Please DON'T prove us wrong, or we will indeed be heartbroken.
So, here's the plan:
You send $3 to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684 (or send via the paypal link below). You make sure two of your friends send $3 to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684. If they don't want to be on any mailing list, (which we DON'T sell, btw), they can just mail 3-$1 bills in an unmarked envelope (yes, it WILL still need a stamp), and they can remain anonymous.
If you're reading this, you care enough to make this happen...so please, stand over your friends to ensure that the envelope makes it to the mailbox. The road to hell is paved with good intentions!
So, now that THAT's out of the way and you've put your $3 in the mailbox (you did, didn't you?), we have a couple fun contests to encourage you to seek event sponsors (we don't give up easily!):
1. The Biggest Failure
Everyone hates to fail, right? So that's why none of us ask as much as we should. Helen Mueller, who just stepped up to help us with the event, told us something very memorable. She said "Every NO I get, I say, good, that means I'm ONE STEP closer to my YES!"
In this contest, we will make it fun for you to fail, and fail BIG! Whoever gets a NO from the most famous person or company will win their name and photo on the website, as well as a selection of their choice from our cafepress store (up to a $50.00 value.)
So far Tammy Grimes has the biggest star-power NO, from Jason Reitman, director of the recently released movie "Thank You for Smoking". When asked if he could sponsor, he replied, "I love my dogs, but I don't have time for this right now." (Don't have time to write a check? Hey, at least he responded.) So, Jason Reitman is the current star to beat! BTW, a no reply doesn't count...you have to receive an actual NO. If we had $1 for every time we received no response to a request for help, we would have our training center built by now...
Rocky Shepheard has a NO from Animal Planet, who said it sounded like a great idea, but they just weren't interested. So on the corporate side, beat Animal Planet.
Just download this letter, and send it or your own letter plea (since ours doesn't seem to work!) to as many stars/companies as you possibly can. When you get a NO, forward it to Tammy@dogsdeservebetter.org. We will compile a list of our NOs; the board of directors will vote on the best NO, and one of you will WIN for being the biggest failure. Pretty cool, huh?
2. The Biggest Success
If one of you actually SUCCEEDS to find a major sponsor where we've failed, not only will we KISS your feet, but we will pay to bring you to the event if you'd like to come, put your name, photo, and story on the site, and give you three items of your choice from our cafepress store.
3. The Biggest Gatherer
Whoever gathers $3 donations from the MOST people and forwards them to us will win their name and photo on the site, plus an item of their choice from our cafepress store. Just use this form in .pdf to gather names and $3 (or MORE!) donations, and send them in to us at P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684.
That's the plan. If you have questions, or you DO happen to succeed, call us immediately at 814.941.7447. We'll start the party right away...you're all invited!
Since we haven't been able to find a sponsor for our event, we've determined that either we at DDB are the world's WORST salespeople (and we are), or potential sponsors for our Chain Off 2006 event find us too 'risky' to sponsor.
In either case, we CANNOT and MUST NOT let that stop us from holding an event that in and of itself could bring our issue MORE AWARENESS in two weeks than its gotten in the 4 years since our inception! Isn't that worth an investment of $30,000?
To put it in perspective, $30,000 could buy us vetting for 100 chained dogs. Which would be great, as we are always in need of vet money, but then where would we put them? At this point foster homes are a more valuable commodity than vet money! And, we would only be putting a band-aid on the issue. We need awareness, legislation, and education more, so that people are motivated to take responsibility for their OWN dog. We need them to realize it's not ok, and it's not accepted by our society. This event would help change minds.
$30,000 would buy us 60 billboards. This could saturate one county or city of the country pretty well, but then what about the rest of the country? We need a nationwide event that will help the WHOLE country, not just a small part of it.This event would help change minds.
We could buy 200 fences with $30,000...once again, it would be great, but it's a band-aid. We need awareness, legislation, and education more. This event would help change minds.
$30,000 couldn't even begin to touch a national print ad campaign, or tv commercial compaign. To be effective those would both take 5 times that much money just to get started!
So, SINCE we've CONVINCED YOU of the importance of holding our Chain Off Contest, and we are apparently the world's worst salespeople, we must bring our plea to you, the individuals who love their dog. Picture your dog out on a chain for even one day. If that thought is repulsive to you, know that there are as many as 10,000 others that look just like your dog, your breed, your baby, living chained out there right now. In other circumstances, that could and would be YOUR dog living out there today. Please, don't turn a blind eye to this issue. Your dog, your favorite breed is as affected as the others.
So what can you do?
It's simple: All we need is 10,000 people to send us $3 each. That's it!
Surely, surely, there are 10,000 people out there in the U.S. who believe that dogs should live inside with the family and love dogs enough to give $3? Please DON'T prove us wrong, or we will indeed be heartbroken.
So, here's the plan:
You send $3 to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684 (or send via the paypal link below). You make sure two of your friends send $3 to P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684. If they don't want to be on any mailing list, (which we DON'T sell, btw), they can just mail 3-$1 bills in an unmarked envelope (yes, it WILL still need a stamp), and they can remain anonymous.
If you're reading this, you care enough to make this happen...so please, stand over your friends to ensure that the envelope makes it to the mailbox. The road to hell is paved with good intentions!
So, now that THAT's out of the way and you've put your $3 in the mailbox (you did, didn't you?), we have a couple fun contests to encourage you to seek event sponsors (we don't give up easily!):
1. The Biggest Failure
Everyone hates to fail, right? So that's why none of us ask as much as we should. Helen Mueller, who just stepped up to help us with the event, told us something very memorable. She said "Every NO I get, I say, good, that means I'm ONE STEP closer to my YES!"
In this contest, we will make it fun for you to fail, and fail BIG! Whoever gets a NO from the most famous person or company will win their name and photo on the website, as well as a selection of their choice from our cafepress store (up to a $50.00 value.)
So far Tammy Grimes has the biggest star-power NO, from Jason Reitman, director of the recently released movie "Thank You for Smoking". When asked if he could sponsor, he replied, "I love my dogs, but I don't have time for this right now." (Don't have time to write a check? Hey, at least he responded.) So, Jason Reitman is the current star to beat! BTW, a no reply doesn't count...you have to receive an actual NO. If we had $1 for every time we received no response to a request for help, we would have our training center built by now...
Rocky Shepheard has a NO from Animal Planet, who said it sounded like a great idea, but they just weren't interested. So on the corporate side, beat Animal Planet.
Just download this letter, and send it or your own letter plea (since ours doesn't seem to work!) to as many stars/companies as you possibly can. When you get a NO, forward it to Tammy@dogsdeservebetter.org. We will compile a list of our NOs; the board of directors will vote on the best NO, and one of you will WIN for being the biggest failure. Pretty cool, huh?
2. The Biggest Success
If one of you actually SUCCEEDS to find a major sponsor where we've failed, not only will we KISS your feet, but we will pay to bring you to the event if you'd like to come, put your name, photo, and story on the site, and give you three items of your choice from our cafepress store.
3. The Biggest Gatherer
Whoever gathers $3 donations from the MOST people and forwards them to us will win their name and photo on the site, plus an item of their choice from our cafepress store. Just use this form in .pdf to gather names and $3 (or MORE!) donations, and send them in to us at P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684.
That's the plan. If you have questions, or you DO happen to succeed, call us immediately at 814.941.7447. We'll start the party right away...you're all invited!
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