Don’t tell Gus, but we’re suspending a week of Word Whiz Wednesday in order to share something exciting with you! A couple of weeks ago we blogged about Gus’s knowledge (and love) of the word “liver treat”. You can read the full post here. Gus has been devouring liver treats for years and PureBites kindly sent us samples to share with our blog friends. Cool, right?!
PureBites sent along four of their freeze-dried treats: Beef, Cheddar Cheese, Ocean Whitefish and Chicken Breast…all made with only one ingredient. Even though Gus would like to keep these all for himself, we decided it’d be more fun to share the goodies with TEN of you! Just do us a favor and don’t tell Gus we’re sharing. He’d never forgive us. 
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As you can see, I went a bit overboard snapping photos. M teased me about how long my “liver treat photo shoot” took this weekend. I have no problem admitting it was an absolute blast. I could happily make a career out of snapping photos of liver treats. PureBites, call me. Gus says I’ll work in exchange for an unlimited supply of treats.
I played with the aperture setting for the next photos and was pleased with how they turned out *takes a bow*. Slowly but surely we’re starting to get the hang of our DSLR. Hopefully we’ll master all the settings before our travels later this year!
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Here are the nitty-gritty details on how to snag samples of all four of these PureBites treats:
- Comment on this post and share with us your dogger’s nickname
- Gus has TONS…here are a few: Buster Brown, Gussers, Gussie, Mister, Mister Nosey-Pants, Monsti (short for monster) and many more!
- Gus has TONS…here are a few: Buster Brown, Gussers, Gussie, Mister, Mister Nosey-Pants, Monsti (short for monster) and many more!
- U.S. entries only
- We apologize to our international friends! We are shipping all these packages ourselves and our heads nearly exploded trying to determine the international shipping rules. To our friendly Canadian neighbors to the north, if you are familiar with Canada’s import rules, let us know. We’ll call the USPS tomorrow to see if we can get more information so you can be included!
That’s it…Easy peasy! We’ll enter all the comments into Random.org Sunday evening, update this post and notify the ten winners via email. Although not mandatory, we’d love for you to like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter. Additional information on PureBites can be found on their website, Facebook page or Twitter account. Thank you, PureBites!
We couldn’t possibly post without including a Gus photo, so we’re including one of our all-time favorites. This was taken right after he’d been given a bath and a nice warm blow-dry. Since this is a family friendly blog, we tastefully photoshopped a little paw print over his you-know-what. We wouldn’t want to be accused of puppy pornography.
Disclosure: This post was not sponsored by PureBites nor did we receive any compensation. The product review we posted here was based solely on our opinion and experience with PureBites liver treats.
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UPDATE: We put the comment names in Random.org and have our winners! The winners will be contacted via email. Thanks so much for reading!
**Disclosure: Comment #3 is my lovely brother, Steve. We will be sending their adorable doggers treats + the 11th commenter!**
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- steve at gangs of new yorkie
- Angel @ Life with LuLu & Wally, too
- Steve
- sagechronicles
- Snoopy and Annette
- Mayzie
- raisingdaisy
- Aleksandra
- *tara
- Debby & Kirby
- A
- Sabrina’s Pug Tails
- lolabelles
- Roxana
- tiffy40
- Heather C Cox
- Noodles
- Trixie, Lily and Sammy-Joe
- HoundDogmom (Sherri)
- Jasmine Cream Golden Retriever
- Vicky
- Kirby
- Barbara
- Pip
- CindyLu
- Opie and Opie’s Mom
- Kari
- Helen
- Carrie Boyko
Timestamp: 2011-01-31 02:10:31 UTC
tiffy40
January 26, 2011
Great post… Tiffy likes liver treats as well. One of Tiffy’s nicknames is “Whoey” or “The Who” because when she was a puppy she reminded us of one of the Whos from Whoville in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. Thanks Gus for sharing your treats!
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Love it! I bet she did look like a Who…we always say Gus has Grinch feet because of his crazy paw hair.
Angel @ Life with LuLu & Wally, too
January 26, 2011
haha! Love the pic of Gus! The pawprint cracks me up! :p
And great job on the DSLR photos. The depth of field is awesome! Don’t you just love messing around with that thing and seeing what it can do??
Ok, I can’t even count all the names my two have! It’s a wonder they even know what their real names are.. LOL! Here are the ones we use the most:
Wally: Walter, Sir Walter, Wallaford, WallyWog, Wog, Wogger, The Wogfather…
LuLu: Louise, Lu, Sugarpop, Chicken Noodle, Doodle, Babygirl…
Thanks for sharing with us!
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
I am cracking up over these, The Wogfather is absolutely hilarious and Babygirl is so fitting for sweet Lulu.
Angel @ Life with LuLu & Wally, too
January 27, 2011
He is definitely the man in command around here. LOL!
And I can’t believe we forgot to add Wowwee to our list!
Pip
January 26, 2011
I LOVE Pure Bites!
Your pal, Pip
A
January 26, 2011
I’ve never heard of PureBites, but I can’t imagine Scout not liking them (that would be a first!). Scout’s many nicknames include Scouters, Scoutimus Maximus, and Little Bit.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Oooohhh…Scout would love them. The liver treats are super stinky, which is what I think attracts Gus to them so much. Scoutimus Maximus is an awesome nickname!
Carrie Boyko
January 26, 2011
Freeze dried treats are a personal fave at our house–great for keeping the nose going in the right direction at agility or any other training game. I’ve not heard of this brand before, but sure will watch for it. Thanks for sharing the info.
*tara
January 26, 2011
Our dogs generally get the exact same kind of milkbone treat over and over and over again. I’ve never heard them complain, but I’m sure deep down inside they’re thinking, “Why does Mom never give me anything but dry milkbone? Often broken in half? At least give me the whole treat, ma…”
My favorite nickname for our pug Tandi is Tandikin Slowwalker. In another life, she was destined to be a Jedi.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Tandikin Slowwalker *giggles* that’s a great nickname. Yeah, Gus always gives us the wtf look when we break his biscuits in half too.
Roxana
January 26, 2011
Gus is too cute! We are going to have to check someo f these treats out. Chunyo’s nicknames are Chun, Chuny, Chuny-woonie, Chunyito.. Thanks for your nice comments on our site.
http://chunyoscorner.wordpress.com/
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Chuny-woonie…love it! You’re most welcome, we love finding new dog blogs, especially ones with lots of photos. It inspires us to take more photos of Gus!
Snoopy and Annette
January 26, 2011
Hey Gus,
You’re mum sure is pretty nifty with that camera, you’re pics from your trip are gonna be great!!
I think I’d love to try the new treats so I’ve got my paws crossed that I might win!!
I have lots of nicknames, here’s a couple of my favourites – Dad calls me Snoop Dog and the boy next door calls me Snoopinator!! Cool, hey?!
Your buddy Snoopy
http://www.snoopysdogblog.com
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Snoop Dog is exactly what I was thinking! Now I’m picturing Snoopy with cornrows and lots of bling *chuckles*!
Sabrina's Pug Tails
January 26, 2011
Although I’m Canadian, I just had to comment on your post and the great pictures you took.
I took a DSLR course this weekend that went over all the awesome manual settings on my new camera. Although I still have a lot to learn, this course really helped ease many of my fears about “breaking” the camera.
Sabrina only has a couple nicknames: Snorty Pug, Princess Snuffalup-a-lot
To anyone who has never bought their dog freeze dried liver treats, both Sabrina and our cat Shinobi highly recommend them.
Sabrina would walk to the ends of the earth and back for a mere sniff of liver treats. I’ve used them when I want to take pictures of her doing things that are out of her comfort zone, like sitting on the Wii board, standing on the kitchen counter, looking relaxed while perched on a cold rock etc.
Of course, when the liver treats come out, Shinobi always makes sure he gets his fair share, even if it means pushing dogs out of his way to get them.
Loving your blog,
Sabrina’s mum
http://www.pugtails.net
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Very cool that you took a course! I’ve been meaning to do that since last May when we got the camera and still haven’t. How about a blog post teaching us all what you learned?!
So glad to hear we’re not the only ones who use liver treats as a bribe!
raisingdaisy
January 26, 2011
What an ADORABLE photo of gus!!! He’s so fluffy! And what a nice thing for PureBites to do! Okay, here are some of Daisy’s nicknames: Little Miss Muchness, Puppy (plain but true!), Pooper-Scooper (‘nuf said…), Nut, Cheese Doodle (when she’s missed a bath…), Fluff-ball or Fuzzer-Nutter (right after a bath), Cutie… but the term we use most is AWWWWWW! LOL!
Have a lovely West Coast day – it’s snowing like mad here!
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Fuzzer-Nutter…love that one, especially after a bath!
Kari
January 26, 2011
Oh wow those look yummy. Right now our favorite nickname is for Big Carl, we’re calling him Senor Chaos!
Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com/
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
I bet he had a different nickname after he punched you in the face with his paw! :p
Noodles
January 26, 2011
Hi Gus,
You sure look cute all GUSsied up!
I have a lot of nicknames
Noodles, Noods, Noodle-ee-oh, Sweetie-petey, Peanut, Punkin, PinHead (Thx Auntie T), Baby, FurBaby, and my all time favorite, Garbage Disposal Dog.
Love Noodles
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Sweetie-petey is a great nickname for sweet Noodles. We call Gus, Pumpkin Head a lot…pretty close to Punkin!
Jasmine Cream Golden Retriever
January 26, 2011
Jasmine is still a puppy and she is still getting new nicknames already.
Jazzy, Jazz,
Jazz mania,
Jazzercise,
Jasmine the friendly Ghost,
Puppy,
Jasmine the white flower.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Jazzercise! Hilarious! How about, DJ Jazzy Jeff?!
Aleksandra
January 26, 2011
these treats look amazing!! as for our nicknames . . .
Chick (his real name is Tyson): Tybo, Tybones, Mr Chick, Bunny, Pinky
Lollie: Lolita, Lolstar, Swiss Miss, Miss Lady, Lol, Squirrely Girl
Both together: The Net (as in, “the best friends network”), Pupwiches, Tybos, Little Chickens
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Pupwiches is awesome…Chick will need another friend to complete the pupwich once Lollie is adopted!
Steve
January 26, 2011
I feel like friends and family of Gus are ineligible for the drawing. But what if Chubbs commented?
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
I’ll add an 11th if your name is drawn. Chubbs is in! BTW, an entire blog written from Chubbs’s point of view would be hee-larious! Southern drawl and all!
This also makes me think of all the names we called Debbie: Debbers, Debster, The Stir. Awww….Debs!
Opie and Opie's Mom
January 26, 2011
Opie likes chicken ANYTHING! He likes liver as well, but Chicken…yeah man. Opie’s nicknames are as follows: Opie Dopie, Dawgins, Mr. Dawgins. Mr. Furry Pants. Perrito Demonio, Bouge-ah, Honey Dog, Dawg! Crazee Dawg, and Mic-Gre-Opie ( Mama calling out the names of all her children until she hits the right one. ) Oh and Stink Dawg and Mud Dawg.
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Furry Pants! I can totally see Opie as Furry Pants…love it
sagechronicles
January 26, 2011
Treats. Any treats. Just treats. (that’s my mantra). Well, they have to be good one; healthy ones; yummy ones. And those all fit the bill!!
Mom calls me Sager-Wager-Pager; SWP (for short); brat; BRAT; Momma’s little sweetheart (I think I’m sleeping then).
Sage
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
SWP…awesome! Don’t you love how we turn their one-syllable names into multiple syllables with nicknames?!
Sage, I have a feeling you are your Momma’s sweetheart 24/7
Trixie, Lily and Sammy-Joe
January 26, 2011
The photos look great… especially the one of Gus, of course! Here are our nicknames…
Lilly: Lilly-Billy, Illy, Il-Bil, Little One, Lil.
Trixie: Trixie Pixie, Trix, Scruffy.
Sammy-Joe: Sam, Samsonite, Joe-Sammity, Samuel Joseph, Sam-Bam, Jammy-Toe. (LOL!)
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Oooohhh…I’m loving Samsonite, it sounds so distinguished!
CindyLu
January 26, 2011
Wow! Those photos are fantastic!! (Assuming you got the call by now from the company! ;D)
CindyLu goes by a few…Princess, Pretty Girl, Baby…and especially CindyL00Whoo (sing-songy, of course!)
Adore the photo of Gus, he is SUCH a cutie!!
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Every time I’m on your blog I think of “CindyLooWhoo”. Love it!
Heather C Cox
January 26, 2011
ok, so our dog’s name is Haley…..but over the years a new name has been added to it every once in a while…….its too long to go into detail how it all came about BUT here is what we call her at the moment: HaleyOmaleyOmollyOgollyOgeezalouisaOlicoricebrownSHLIMA
yeah its a mouthful! lol
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
OMG…that it is a mouthful! I’ll admit, I just said that name out loud about five times
Helen
January 26, 2011
Spike and Dru will not enter this contest since we just won the chew toys and we don’t want to seem greedy; well Spike does but Dru and I are holding him back. I am so impressed with your pictures where you were playing with the aperture. I have had my DSLR for about 4 years now and still use the point and shoot. I must make time to figure out the manual settings. Gus’ picture is priceless. Love the privacy patch.
Barbara
January 26, 2011
Trixie and Minnie have several names – Boo Boo, Who’s My Girl?, Bonkhead, Pookie, Trixie Dixie and Minner Minner Chicken Dinner.
All stupid, I know.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
No way…I love them! I’ve had Minner Minner Chicken Dinner ever since I read this!
Vicky
January 26, 2011
Darby has several nicknames…some printable, a few not so much
Our current favorite is Doodlebug.
Katie
January 26, 2011
My personal fave nicknames for Gus: Monsti ponsti pants, the Gusmeister Chronicles, Mr. Barry Manilow, Poopers and Muffintop
HoundDogmom (Sherri)
January 26, 2011
Stopping by from the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. Gus is adorable and we can see why he loves those treats. They look yummy for sure and I know the hounds would love to try them. We have several names. Cleo – The Round Hound; Winston – Whinnie butt, handsome boy; Amiee – All about me, happy britches (she does little dance when she had to potty or comes in side). We call it her pee pee dance to go outside and happy britches when she comes back in.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Happy britches…that one is hilarious! Gus does a happy dance when he comes in too…we might have to copy you on that one
Kirby
January 26, 2011
Some of Kirby’s nicknames are , my guy, bud, Kirbs and my favorite, the Kirbmeister! Those treats look yummy! Gus’s pic is adorable!
Kirby and I selected you as a stylish blogger award stop by my blog and pick it up!
Kirby and his mom
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Kirbmeister…love it! Sometimes we call Gus, Gusmeister
Debby & Kirby
January 26, 2011
Gus is just too cute in that pic – love the paw! Your pictures just get better and better! I’ll have to check out this DSLR thing you keep talking about. Kirby hasn’t ever tried freeze dried treats. He has a lot of nicknames, worse than a child! Kirbs, Kirby bear, Master Kirby, Kirby Wirby, rug rat, munchkin man, puppaloo, and a few that really sound silly so I won’t mention them.
According to Gus
January 26, 2011
Awww…we’d love to hear the silly ones! Kirby Wirby is my favorite…so cute
Mayzie
January 27, 2011
Ohmidogness! I’m pawsitively DROOLY here! I’ve never heard of those things but GOSH, they look DEE-lish!
Okay, I have a few nicknames, too. Let’s see: Mayzie Lou Who, Baby Girl and Crazy Mayzie (which I’m not, by the way). Brudder Ranger’s are Doodle, Dude, Buddy and Boo.
I didn’t know you have a Facebook page. I’ll have to make mom go do that after she gets home.
Wiggles & Wags,
mayzie
lolabelles
January 28, 2011
Since we own our own Homemade Dog Treat company we will respectively decline your offer of free treats (they look awesome and we LOVE they are all natural!) but we did want to share Lola’s nicknames!
Gina Lolabridgada-Lolabella-Lolapop-Lolabug-Lolabelinni
Thanks for letting us play! Ha!
steve at gangs of new yorkie
January 30, 2011
boy-oh-boy-oh-boy… Gus, thank you for sharing the treats!!! Your puppy picture is awesome, by the way!
Most used nicknames: Stheve (my tongue hangs out all the time so I have been told I have a lisp. I doubt it though), Stevie, Steven, Stevenson, Teeve Teeve, The Kid, Estive (with a Brazilian accent), The Tongue, The Beggar, Pidao (portuguese for beggar), Nutso, Esteban, Estevao.
When I really, really go nuts: El Fabuloso Chimpoxit (also my Lucha Libre wrestler name).
Every now & then I commit terrierist acts & my parents call me some other names. I was going to type them down but my mom is reading over my shouder (grrrrr, no privacy). I call that censorship!
Cheers!
Steve
Sila
February 7, 2011
OH! Gus is UBER cute in the after-shower photo!
