Happy Thanksgiving from the Hounds in the Header!

This month's Hounds in the Header are Lucy (beagle) and Stella (lab mix). These two know what dreams are made of, especially with Thanksgiving right around the corner! Lucy and Stella will be sharing their turkey dinner with their owner Christie, of pineapplesugar and moxiegrace.

On behalf of the whole pack, the Etsy Beagles Team would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We will be showcasing our items for our "Happy Howlidays" team challenge/blog giveaway from Wed., Dec. 8-Sat., Dec. 11. Please visit our blog to vote in our giveaway, and see all of our team's holiday...er, howliday team challenge entries!

Halloween Treats blog giveaway WINNER!

The Etsy Beagles team gives a big Paws Up to the voters in our Halloween Treats team challenge/blog giveaway! The lucky winner is My Menu! Here is a photo set from my Flickr showing the judging process in action: http://www.flickr.com/photos/17124653@N03/sets/72157625184006466/

Flash was obviously excited about choosing the winner (um...or maybe just excited about getting the dog treat from the bottom of the bowl)!

MyMenu, please contact Kerrie at her Etsy shop, Cody's Creations so she can get your mailing address and ship your collar. Don't forget, the prize is a collar of your choice from her shop, so you may want to copy paste the link for the listing when you contact Kerrie.

The Etsy Beagles Team will be holding our next team challenge and blog giveaway in early December, so please check our blog again. I know we will have another great prize to offer!

Etsy Beagles "Halloween Treats" Team Challenge!

The Etsy Beagles team presents our fall challenge! All treats; no tricks! Check out the following Halloween Treats made by our team members. There’s sure to be something you would love to treat yourself to! The proceeds from most of our team challenge items include a partial or full donation to each team member’s favorite animal org./charity. We know the animals in the organizations we sponsor could use some treats, too!

Etsy Beagles Halloween Treats:

Frums Glass Menagerie: Howling Coyote Beaded Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58531422/howlin-coyote-black-orange-glass

MsAnomaly: Your Guardian; Carved Jasper Owl Pendant On Stone Necklace

http://www.etsy.com/listing/57288574/your-guardian-carved-jasper-owl-pendant

AnnieKDesigns: Trick or Treat Halloween Runner - Fabric by Alexander Henry

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58540935

Codyscreations: Midnight Rider Collar

http://www.etsy.com/listing/53515769/midnight-rider-dog-collar-small-to-xl

RockyMountainGiftCo: Large Halloween Trick or Treat Bag

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56440070/large-halloween-trick-or-treat-bag-etsy

Little Paper Boutique: Orange Thank You - Set of 8 Greeting Cards

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55046707/orange-thank-you-set-of-8-greeting-cards

CiaoHound: Carrot and Oats Homemade Dog Treats

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58581896/carrot-and-oats-homemade-dog-treats

Kookyhandbags: Boo Halloween tote

http://www.etsy.com/listing/31920274/boo-halloween-small-tote-bag

Here's how to enter: First, visit the entries from the shops linked above for a close-up view of our challenge entries. Then, come back here and post to tell us your favorite challenge item and/or shop (the item doesn't have to be from your favorite shop and vice versa). And that's it! You're entered. Contest begins Wed., Oct. 13th, and ends on Sat., Oct.16th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen randomly from all entries on Sunday, October 17th.

We'll announce the winner here on our blog, so make sure you check back to claim your prize, one dog collar of your choice from team member Cody'sCreations!
If you're the winner, contact Kerrie with your mailing address, via her Etsy shop. Winner will have until Wednesday, October 20th to contact Cody'sCreations to claim their prize. If winner doesn't claim prize before that date, we'll select an alternate winner, who will then have until Sunday, August 1st to claim their prize.

*One entry per person. Only those in the U.S. are eligible to win. Sorry, Beagles Team members, you aren't eligible to enter this contest. Thanks for looking at our entries! MsAnomaly and the Etsy Beagles Team

News Flash (heh-heh) on fall team challenge!

Flash would like to spread the news that the Etsy Beagles Team will be holding our Fall team challenge soon! There will be a thread running in the Etsy teams and Events Forum from Wed., Oct. 6th - Sat., Oct. 9th, which is where team members can post their challenge entry listing. The theme for this fall's challenge is "Halloween Treats." Anything halloween-related is fine, even using Halloween colors (black and orange). Hoping to see lots of great entries in the challenge thread! The blog giveaway will be here, on the Etsy Beagles blog, Oct. 13th-16th. Please check back to see all our "Halloween Treats" challenge entries!

Goodbye, Summer

This month I wanted to do a special Hounds in the Header to pay tribute to dear Lily and her beagle brother Wilson. Sadly, Lily was struck by a car and has left us to be at peace over the rainbow bridge. Wilson, we know you miss your sweet sister and best friend, as does the whole Etsy Beagles team. Summer is drawing to an end, but Lily will always be romping in the green grass and resting in the warm sun. I extend sympathies from the whole team to our dear team member Amanda of Beagle Beads, who I know misses Lily very much. I love this photo of Lily and Wilson, side by side in the beautiful green grass. Their peaceful reflective pose reminds us that seasons come and go, but our precious dogs will be always by our sides, and forever in our memories and our hearts.

It's Back To School Time! Meet Franklin, Our Studious Hound in the Header

Where did Summer go? Whether sending kids off to school again, sending our furbabies to obedience school, or both, it's back to school time! Our Hound in the Header this month is Franklin. He is quite prepared to study hard and go to the head of the class! Hmm, could he actually be a professor rather than a pupil? He certainly looks wise in his glasses! Franklin shares his home (and no doubt his vast knowledge) with our Beagles Team member PoshRe-Creations. Posh's Etsy shop has lovely OOAK reclaimed/repurposed furniture and home decor. Wow! Posh and Franklin are both so clever; first lesson is to check out this great shop! Extra credit is given to those who click on all our shop links! It's the best way to see the talents of the members of the Etsy Beagles Team! ;D

We Have A Winner!

Here is a link to the video and photo of the winner of the Etsy Beagles Team's Lazy Days of Summer blog giveaway!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17124653@N03/sets/72157624456828703/

The video should be viewed first, so click on the thumbnails in the flickr set! Congratulations to fromMarz, the winner of CiaoHound's Ultimate Doggie Brownies! Please contact Shari through her Etsy Shop before Wednesday, july 28th, so she can get your mailing address and send your prize! Paws Up to all our voters!