Friday, December 21, 2012

Pooches: Pittie Posse Secret Santa Reveal

While we originally started our blog to show our families that we weren't crazy for adopting pit bull-type dogs, we love how it has helped us meet an amazing community of like-minded dog owners. We were extra excited when our friend at Our Waldo Bungie coordinated a Pittie Posse Secret Santa gift exchange among some fellow bloggers (2nd annual!).
The exchange includes 10 pitbull-based blogs, including: Pittieful Love, Love and a Six-Foot Leash, That Touch of Pit, Two Grad Students and a Pittie, Kate with a Camera, Our Waldo Bungie, Peace, Love, Fostering, A Heartbeat at my Feet, Two Kitties One Pittie, and us!
The pups were extra excited when this Pittie Posse Package arrived in the mail. Of course, Miss M needed to investigate:
We were so excited to see our Secret Santa was none other than Heartbeat at my Feet out in Nashville. They are the cutest family sharing adventures in volunteering and fostering. Their current foster Cooper is one smiley pup who is unbelievably currently still available (hint, hint).
We were floored to find this handpainted gift of our pups. The photos don't even do it justice:
They commissioned this ornament from a woman, Lori Wegenka, who paints them in her craft room in her spare time, and rents space at this local shop in Tennessee. It is based on a photo from our blog, here. 
How cool is that?
As if that wasn't enough, they also included a slew of pitbull stickers and treats for the pups. The best part is the proceeds from the treats benefit Animal Rescue Corp's latest rescue: Operation Broken Chain. You can read more about this amazing effort here.
We were so excited to receive such an amazing gift. Thank you so much, Heartbeat at my Feet!

Meanwhile...we sent out a package to one of Miss M's crushes, way out in Baltimore.
Check out handsome Chocko from Pittieful Love to see what we sent them (this is a hint!) and follow the Pittie Posse chain.
We are so excited for the upcoming holiday and break, and while we may slow down our regular posts, we will keep regular updates on our Facebook Page. Besides posting things we don't get to on our blog-- like this never before seen photo of Mr. B laying on Miss M!--we have an exciting and unanticipated reveal we will be able to share on our Facebook page in a few days.
We hope everyone has a great holiday!

Also:
Last year's Pittie Posse reveal (Check out how proud Mr. B is with his gift!)
Three pitties balancing treats
The pooches balance a total of 20 treats on all of their arms!

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

That ornament is A.MAZ.ING! I love it!

Now....about this big reveal???

jet said...

yes the ornament is amazing!

Two Kitties One Pittie said...

BEAUTIFUL! That ornament is incredible... wow. And the photos of the pups with the treats are adorable. I'm still working on Zoe to do the "leave it" command with the treats on her paws. She can do it -- but then she starts literally shaking because the effort to restrain herself is so difficult! :)

Kate said...

That ornament is AWESOME!! All the gifts this year are just so great. I love doing Secret Santa :D

Luv My Rosie said...

The ornament is great! What a thoughtful gift!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Wonderfully unique and thoughtful!

SherBear said...

this is the coolest Secret Santa group ever!! and that ornament - wow, just beautiful! I will be following the chain today :)

Anonymous said...

Oh my Gosh. Seriously?! That ornament is amazing! How thoughtful and cool (and beautiful!)
Love it!

And Chocko LOVES his hoodie:) He sends kisses to Miss M and daps to his homeboy, Mr. B!

SherBear said...

The hoodie you guys got Chocko was AWESOME!!! Nala is going to be jealous when she finds out all the rest of the pitties are wearing them (I will be getting her one soon if there isn't one under the xmas tree for her!)

Unknown said...

What an amazing gift!! Can't wait to see what the big reveal is. Merry Christmas to all ♥

Anonymous said...

what a fun idea!!

Debra@Peaceabull said...

Oooh, that ornament is incredible! Skipping from blog to blog is the best way to spend a Friday morning at work! :-)

liliana876 said...

The ornament is beautiful!

Unknown said...

The ornament is simply FANTASTIC!! I know you loved it! So pretty!!!

Anonymous said...

Wow, that's a pretty cool ornament! She did an excellent job!

Laura and Hans said...

That ornament is amazing! I've had so much fun reading all the Secret Santa posts, what great gifts you all gave and received.

Boss Mare Eventing said...

Lovely ornament!

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you liked the ornament - I thought Lori did an AWESOME job on it! I like how you said we "commissioned" it, it makes us sound all fancy. :-) LOVE the hoodie you got Chocko too, well done! Hugs from Nashville!
~Laura, Dave, Oscar & Cooper

Kristine said...

Oh wow, what a lovely and thoughtful gift! It's been exciting watching all the great things people have come up with. You all are a very creative lot! Not that this surprises me.

Happy holidays to you and your furry crew!

Sara @ LiteraryLima said...

Wow, I can't believe how beautiful that ornament is! Makes we want to cry! I would love to get one commissioned for my guys, such a great idea. Have an amazing Christmas and will definitely be keeping my eye on the FB page to see what's up...:)

Emily said...

The ornament is very impressive! I saw someone else who had one done recently and it's just amazing!

Two French Bulldogs said...

what a cool ornament!!
Benny & Lily

parlance said...

The ornament is just great. What a skill it is to be able to produce something so lovely. I followed your hint about what you sent, and I guess your recipients will be thrilled also.

Wyatt said...

What a cute ornament.
Merry Christmas!

Wyatt and Stanzie

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous and special ornament! :D

Wishing all of you a most wonderful Holiday! :D

Waggin at ya,
Roo

Anonymous said...

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Alice said...

That ornament is beautiful!! And the first photo is my favorite! So cute. I love coming back to your blog.

A Wonderful Dogs Life said...

That's an amazing ornament. It captured their likeness perfectly. I also like finally knowing what the B and M stand for. Whew! That always boggled my brain wondering.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas.

Emma

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