Two weeks ago my awesome sister who runs the blog KittyClysm nominated me for a blogger recognition award! So thank you so much to her for nominating me for it!
I have really enjoyed running Pets Overload and absolutely love the cat/pet community. Everyone here is so awesome and everyone has the most adorable pets!! So to be part of the community and able to share my favourite blogs is an honour.
Let’s get to the awards!
THE RULES ARE:
Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog
Write a post to show your award
Give a brief story of how your blog started
Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers
Select 15 other bloggers you want to give this award to
Comment on each blog and let them know you have nominated them and provide the link to the post you created.
A BRIEF STORY ON HOW MY BLOG STARTED:
My blog started for a number of reasons:
- I lost a lot of photos of Beau a while back when my phone malfunctioned due to a factory defect that I was unaware of. At this time, I hadn’t backed up any of my files because I thought I was safe… guess what folks, you should always back up your files. Unfortunately, we lost a lot of photos of Beau from when we first got him and photos from night visits he had with us. (Since he was a stray.) So, I thought… why not open a blog that’s dedicated to all my little ones so I always have an online archive of their lives and everything that happens in our little zoo!
- I used to work at a pet shop where a number of customers asked to see my little ones and asked me to review products or talk about the pet nutrition that my training taught me. (Although the second is something I’m less comfortable with as nutrition is so specific to your pets’ likes/dislikes, health conditions, and caloric needs.) So, I set to specifically review products our store held, so customers could get an honest opinion versus an up sales pitch by other employees.
- I wanted to learn from other bloggers and pet owners. Reading blogs is one thing, but I’ve learned that sharing my pets specific needs has helped raise their quality of life. Given Beau’s needs (the fact that he has weight issues, the fact that he’s very picky/has some allergies, and the fact that he has Pica to name a few.) The comments that I get on post such as these are extremely helpful, especially because a number of pet parents have been through the same struggles. So thank you to everyone who has helped over the past few months!
2 PIECES OF ADVICE TO NEW BLOGGERS:
- Be honest in your posts. I know a while back Twitch escaped her tank and I was so embarrassed. I was talking to my partner about how scared I was to post about it, but it was so comforting to know that other pet parents have had their little ones escape. A lot of times we have to learn on the spot, especially with new pets, so to be able to share our experiences is so important and helpful to new pet owners!
- Don’t be afraid to reach out to other blogs! The pet community is very tight knit and it’s an awesome one to be part of. I know I love getting e-mails and comments from my readers asking me about how my little ones are doing and I love reaching out and checking up on other folks’ pets. It’s important to reach out! It shows that you care and that you’re here for a community!
15 BLOG NOMINEES:
This was hard to do, but now’s the time that I share some of my absolute favourite blogs!
- The Island Cats
- The Swiss Cats
- Eastside Cats
- 15 And Meowing
- Stunning Keisha
- Mickey’s Musings
- Hairballs and Hissyfits
- Brian’s Home
- Hailey and Zaphod
- Marg’s Animals
- angelswhisper2011
- Three Chatty Cats
- William of Mass Destruction
- The Cat on my Head
- Gorogoro & Nikoniko
It’s hard not to mention more and 15 is very limited. Honestly, I’m subscribed to 86 blogs (crazy, I know!) But I’ve been loving my time looking at all of the amazing blogs that are out there. I’m so excited to discover more and always make it a point to visit the blogs of our commenters! We also recently started an awesome friends page and I will be updating that as often as possible!
Thank you again Elise for voting me for this awesome award and congratulations to the 15 blogs!
Who are your favourite blogs?
Johnny
Congrats on the nice award and thanks for sharing with us! It’s nice to learn more about you too!
No worries Brian! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 We definitely love your blog
Thanks so much for nominating us. I will put together a post about it all. That was very nice of you to do. I enjoy doing the blogging and getting to know cats and dogs all over the world.
Thanks again.
No worries Margaret! We absolutely love the blog, and I agree, getting to know cats & dogs all over the world has been awesome!
Congrats on your well deserved award! You always have really great pictures, and that’s great advice for bloggers, new & old!
Aww thanks Annie! That’s very sweet of you! I’m glad we have you reading & checking out the adoooorable photos 😉
Congrats on the award! It’s always great to learn more about fellow bloggers. And thank you very much for the shout out!
Of course! We love reading your blog and you definitely deserve recognition!
Concats for the award and thanks for nominating us. If you’re on FB, you might want to be part of the Cats With Blogs closed group if you’re not already. Yes, the Cat Blogosphere is very close and willing to share what we know.
No problem at all Cathy! It’s well deserved! And I will try to join that right now!
Awwwwwww, thanks for the award 🙂
We enjoyed learning more about you too and we certainly need to visit more.
We really like the cat(pet) blogging community too.
It is very supportive and friendly.
Concats on the award for you too.
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Absolutely! It’s a great community to be part of! And yes, stop by whenever you get a chance! We love seeing you around here 🙂
Congrats!
Thanks Mary xo
Blogging is so much fun…and a great way to share your furbabies with the blogosphere. Thanks for passing this award onto us!
Absolutely! And no worries at all 🙂 We love your updates <3
Congrats. 86 blogs really isn’t bad when you consider I’m subscribed to 200+ blogs or more.
Oh man Crystal, I can totally see myself getting there one day :’)
Congrats on your well deserved award. And thank you for nominating me, but your sister beat you to it 🙂 I am honored though. Nice to learn more about you and how your blog came about. I like your advice to bloggers too!
Haha, yes she was telling me, but it’s still nice to give a shout to our shared favourite blogs! 🙂
Concatulations on your Blogger Recognition Award, Beau and (furr)family and Thank You so much for the nomination. We feel very honoured to share this Award with you and will blog about it asap. Double Happy Pawkisses to all of you 🙂 <3 <3
Aww thanks Little Binky & Granny! We love you both so much <3
Concatulations on your award ! Thank you so much for nominating us ! We enjoyed learning more about you. We’ll blog about it in the next weeks. Purrs
Yay! And no problem at all! You already know how much I love your blog <3
ConCats on your award. And you’re right, sharin’ is carin’. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Aboslutely! <3 And thank you 🙂
How nifty to come back from vacation and finding a present in my inbox! Thank you very much for the nomination…a first for us! I will complete my assignment soon, I promise! I enjoy your blog! Your honesty shines.
<3 You're too sweet! We absolutely love your blog too. I'm so glad to be a follower of your blog <3
Congrats on the award, Yep, learned the hard way to back things up too. Now I have three backups of everything, good to have back up for back ups haha We know how there is no one size fits all diet indeed. Have to buy 3 different dry foods for 2 cats due to allergies and bowel issues. But oh well, do what we have to do indeed.
Oh man. We’ve been there. Beau had to eat 3 different types at one point, but we found out he was allergic to two out of three, even though we were promised they were sensitive diets. :’) Oh kitties!!
Concats on your award! And thanks for nominating us, too. We’ve been a bit slow on the draw this past week or so but should catch up soon. Thanks again!
No worries at all! <3
Concats on your award!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Congratulations on your award! And wow, thank you so much for nominating us. What an honor!
I love sharing stories with other like minded bloggers, who know how important our fur kids are. I agree it’s scary to share embarrassing experiences. But I’m always grateful that blogging friends here are so supportive 🙂
Agreed! It’s been such a great experience so far, and I can’t wait to do more and more of it!
Thank you very much for the award. We are just catching up after some time away. We appreciate it.
No worries at all!