Contests

How did your dog change your life? It’s not a simple question, and there isn’t a simple answer, but Best Bully Sticks knows you have poignant and weighty words to say about your special four-legged family member. BBS is asking you to tell a story about how your dog altered your thinking about life or even how you live.

By sharing your story in Best Bully Sticks If It Weren’t For Fido Essay Contest, you could:
-Have your essay published on the BBS Blog
-Win Free Bully Sticks For A Year or other great BBS Prizes
-Have BBS donate to the Animal Rescue/Shelter of your choice

To Enter:

1. Like Best Bully Sticks on Facebook.

2. Submit a typed, 1,000 word max submission to the Offerpop App.

3. Submission must be creative non-fiction and address the prompt “If It Weren’t For Fido”

4. Submissions will be up for voting by others. The 3 most voted on Essays will receive BBS Gift Cards valued at $100, $50 & $25. BestBullySticks will also reward one essay with the Grand Prize of Free Bully Sticks for a Year. This prize will be determined by a panel of BBS Judges. Grand Prize also includes a donation to the Animal Organization of the winner’s choice. All winning essays will appear on the BestBullySticks Healthy Dog Blog.

Quick Rules & Regulations:

• Must be a fan of Best Bully Sticks to enter or vote
• One submission per rescue
• Entires must be turned in by 5pm est, May 17th, 2013
• Entries must address the topic outlined.
• No Voting Exchange Votes
• No Votes from Duplicate, International, Children or Pet Facebook Profiles
• BestBullySticks does use an application that requires “granting access.” We do this to monitor any cheating or foul play during the contest.
• It is up to each person to remind those voting for them about these rules and regulations. We do not wish to dock a for an entry because someone voting for them isn’t playing by the rules.

How To Stand Out In A Crowd: Essay Writing Tips

Stick to the theme of the contest. You may have an amazing essay in the bottom drawer of your desk, but if it doesn’t cover the contest theme, it’s not going to win.

Don’t feel the need to parrot back the exact wording of the contest theme in your essay. For example, if the theme is “What was the most important day in your life?” try not to begin the piece with “The most important day of my life was…”

Check your spelling and grammar. It may sound silly, but PLEASE read your entry multiple times before you submit it. As many as one in five entries has multiple misspellings.

Avoid clichés.

BestBullySticks.com Pucker Up, Pup is over! here are our winners! 

Overall Winner

Dog: Cutty
Owner: Courtney Starr Arlt

Kisses for...

My Doggy Friends

Dog: Lola
Owner: Lauren Blann
Brick, NJ

My Mom & Dad

Dog: Cooper
Owner: Debby Higgins
Townsend, MA 

Cooper and Daddy!

My Favorite Things

Owner: Barbara Ann Story

There's nothing like a Mothers love. 

ATTN ANIMAL RESCUES & SHELTERS! Upload a photo of a dog who is the "Best Sport" of your animal organization and you could win a $1.7K donation!

Round 1 has begun and is the only time you can upload your photo! Rounds 2, 3 & the Super Howl Final will strictly be voting! Rescues will win monetary donations in each round!!

For more details and full rules, check out the photo charity contest! In each round rescues will win! 

Santa Paws is coming town! And to mark his arrival, BestBullySticks.com has hidden Santa’s presents for you to find! Ten gifts are littered around BestBullySticks.com and our social media sites. Follow Santa Paw’s 10 clues to find the 10 gifts! If you find all the gifts you could win Free Bully Sticks For a Year!

Read the contest Rules and Regulations before you begin! Then start the Secret Santa Search!

How it Works
1. Follow each clue to where you think it's leading. All wording in clues is very important. All answers to clues are found within BestBullySticks.com or social media pages. You'll know you got it right when you see a numbered Santa Paws Present within a product posting or category! Gifts can be anywhere on the page!

2. Gather the URLs (Web Addresses to each). These will be your answers.

3. Put URLs in 1-10 numbered format.

Submitting Your Answers
Submit your answers in numbered format (1-10) IN ORDER to the OfferPop App here: http://bit.ly/VwWsW4. We won't count unnumbered or misnumbered entries. Answers should be the web address of the page where the Santa Paws Gift appears! Entries must be in December 10th @ 5pm EST! Only one entry per person.

Winning
Only U.S. Residents, 18 years and older are eligible for winning. If a person or organization has won a BBS Contest in the last year, they will not be eligible for the prize. If more than one person finds all 10 Santa Paws Gifts, we'll pick a random winner. Winner will receive Free Bully Sticks for a Year! (360 6” Odor Free Bully Sticks) We’ll announce and contact the winner personally on Monday, December 10th as soon as the contest is over.  If you are not contacted, please assume you have not been selected for the grand prize. We will also announce the winner and the correct clues on the BBS Blog and on Facebook. 

Example Clue & Answer
#1 Clue: “Easy Enough: Just Go Home!”
Your submitted answer:
1. Homepage: www.bestbullysticks.com

SECRET SANTA SEARCH CLUES!

Clues
1. Hung from the tree, or nestled in a stocking, this bully stick is a sweet treat for any pooch!

2. Bright, shiny & new! If that’s what you’re looking for, this page has got what you need!

3. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by keeping up with this Social Page’s great festivities!

4. Santa Paws says, “Forget Rudolph! I’m putting these on my reindeer the next time it’s cloudy out!”

5. Sorry, Santa Paws! Even though your Reindeer are quite handsome, this daily feature is just for the dogs!

6. On the 6^th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me: A 10% Discount for a Referral!

7. If your dog is Walking in a Winter Wonderland, make snowflakes a fashion statement!

8. Don’t let them fool ya. Reindeer are really short and fuzzy.

9. How does Santa Paws get all of his ideas for Christmas? Probably from your pins and boards.

10. Santa doesn’t get the Sunday inserts, but he is always up for a good deal! 

When you've found all 10 gifts, make sure to enter your answers (just web addresses!) in numbered (1-10) format to the OfferPop App! http://bit.ly/VwWsW4