Book Giveaway: The Best Ever Astrological Guide to Your Dog

Congratulations the the winners, Paul, Cass, Kari of HoundGirl.com, and Amanda!

I have here four copies of a very fun book that I would love to give away to dog lovers!  It’s called SUNSPOT: The Best Ever Astrological Guide to Your Dog by Laurie Birnsteel. Readers have given it 5 stars on Amazon, and I absolutely adore it. Don’t know your dog’s birthday? This book would make a very thoughtful gift this holiday season for someone who does.

Although I don’t know the exact birthday of my dog, who was rescued by a friend of mine when she spotted him wandering on a road nearly getting hit by cars, I’ve always celebrated it in August. I don’t know why. This would make him a Leo, and I was shocked when this book absolutely nailed him based on his pretend birthday. Maybe there’s a reason why I chose August!

According to Birnsteel, my Leo dog’s positive traits are ambition, bravery, cheerfulness, passion, and proudness. His negative traits include being bossy, cowardly, nosey and pretentious. Huh? Both brave and cowardly??  Exactly. My dog is a Catahoula, a dog known for being headstrong. He needed a bit of rehabilitation when I first got him: he was apt to bark and lunge at people outside our car when he was in it, and lunge at other dogs. He would drag me around at the end of his leash, holding on for dear life.

But with training, I’ve discovered the real Mr. Blue. He used to bark and lunge because he’s a bit insecure, not mean. He’s very anxious walking in the dark. He’s easily startled. He gets nervous when dogs bark at him. A crack of thunder turns him into a shaking puddle of mush that only cuddling can cure. And even though the neighborhood Rottweiler broke free from her owner’s leash–twice–so she could charge Mr. Blue, attacking him and taking him down at the neck (luckily Mr. Blue was not hurt either time), Mr. Blue continued to stand his ground, looking her straight in the eye whenever they passed each other on the street. He is indeed both brave and cowardly, as well as almost everything else the author described. (I now work with him on every walk to ensure he pays attention to ME, not other dogs, for everyone’s safety.)

Rules:

The winner must be 18+ and have a US mailing address. The winner will be chosen at random via random.org and be notified via email. Winner will have 3 days to accept their prize. Entries accepted until 12 noon EST on Friday , Oct. 15, 2010. For up to four entries:

Four winners will receive a copy of this book. To enter:

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Good Luck! Woof!

This contest was sponsored by Turner Publishing, who supplied the prizes stated above.
No compensation was given to GoFetchGifts.com in relation to this giveaway.