Gracey’s Blog
Win $25 Gift Card to Target from Project Pet Slim Down
April 27, 2013 | Author Gracey
Does Your Cat Need Project Pet Slim Down?
My parents might say a lot of things about me like; I am mischievous, talkative and smart but one thing I am not, is a fat cat. I am the perfect 
weight for my body type. There was a time when I was a bit too thin when I was recovering from pancreatitis, but now I am wearing my 7 pounds well. My brother Mercy, well…. ok.. he is also at a good weight for his body type. Weighing in at 10.4 lbs. our doctors tell us he is in great shape. He is just a bigger cat than I am, bigger boned and he really is. He is not just saying he is big boned to try to cover up the fact that he might be a bit chunky from all of those treats my grandma gives him. But Mercy and I are in the minority of cats in the United States. Did you know that 55% of cats in the United State are overweight or obese?
In fact, it is not just cats, dogs too are overweight too even with all that in and out bathroom business and organized walking they do. It has gotten so out of control that there is now an Association for Pet Obesity Prevention and the 2011 Pet Obesity Study found that 93 million cats and dogs are considered overweight or obese.
Friends, it is time that we all face the numbers on the scale.
Because we might need a little help getting started Purina teamed up with Target to create Project:Pet Slim Down. Purina created this online program to help your cat and dog lose weight. Cats and dogs at a healthy weight enjoy happier lives and Purina made it a mission to help every pet parent enable their cat and dog to achieve that weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Internet Cat Video Festival 2013 Call For Entries Ends May 1
April 26, 2013 | Author Gracey
Enter your Cat Video Before May 1, 2013!
The call for entries for the Internet Cat Video Festival 2013 deadline is approaching. Make sure you get your feline film entered ASAP! Here is the link to enter your video. Cat Video Entry Click Here
Internet Cat Video Festival 2012 at the Walker Art Center
Feline Festival Phenomenon
Posted in Gracey's Blog | 
Tags: Cat, Cat video, Golden Kitty, Internet Cat Video Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota State Fair, Walker Art Center | 
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Remembering Mr. Collins. Dear Friend and Animal Lover
April 21, 2013 | Author Gracey
Remembering Mr. Collins.
Mr. Collins with Rerun wearing his “library shirt”
Something wonderful happened when we started The Tiniest Tiger’s facebook page. We met and became friends with many people that we would not have had the opportunity to meet without the power of social media. Our page was created to unite friends that love and care about all cats big and small. But we don’t limit our love only for cats, we care for all living beings. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Gracey's Blog | Tags: animal lover, Cat, Ghana, Library Science, Master of Art, Mr. Edward Milton Collins, Nigeria | 11 Comments »
Night Falls on The Tiniest Tiger’s Sun Room
April 8, 2013 | Author Gracey
It was a long cold winter here at my habitat. Long gray days, cold temperatures and snow, snow, snow. Spring arrived late even though the calendar clearly stated that the Spring Equinox was on Wednesday, March 20. In fact, Spring was so tardy in our area that our poor friend Punxsutawny Phil was at risk to be sued for his false prediction
How I spend some of my winter days
that Spring would arrive six weeks after he saw his shadow. An Ohio prosecutor suffering from cabin fever filed a criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog over his “prediction” of an early spring but dropped the charge admitting that Punxsutawney Phil had a “defense with teeth in it” .
Winter gets tiresome for me too at my habitat, because my dad is overprotective of the sun room during the off season. He is so protective he locks up the doors and refuses to let me out when the temperature dips too far below freezing. This is super upsetting because the sun room, is not only MY room, but it is my favorite room in my house.
This is where I spend time with Lazy Leopard and we visit with Bossy Backyard Blue Jay, the Maple Tree Squirrel, and many other wild friends. Sometimes I sit in front of the closed sun room doors and try with all my might to get my dad to open the doors. My dad is super stubborn though, he really is. Once he gets it in his head that it is too cold for me to be out in the sun room, there is nothing I can do.
Sometimes, when my mom and I are home alone, I get to sneak out into the sun room and nap in my heated thinking circle until my dad comes home and catches us in the act!
Posted in Gracey's Blog | Tags: Cat Power Tower, Equinox, Lazy Leopard, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil, Snow, Spring Equinox, sun room, Temperature | 6 Comments »
Ultimate Blog Party 13 Post & The Tiniest Tiger Hipster Giveaway
April 4, 2013 | Author Gracey
Welcome to The Tiniest Tiger’s Conservation Cub Club!
Super Hurrah for Mary! The winner of The Tiniest Tiger Hipster! Don’t wander far, we will be hosting other exciting giveaways soon.
The Tiniest Tiger’s Conservation Cub Club where small paws are uniting to make a big difference!
Forest Scented Worlds Best Cat Litter Giveaway
April 3, 2013 | Author Gracey
Forest Scented World Best Cat Litter Giveaway!
Congratulations to Laura, Kathy, Raine, Elena and Verna! Thank you to everyone that participated. We will have another great giveaway soon. xoxox Gracey
The new Forest Scented Worlds Best Cat Litter allows me to bring out my inner tiger and pretend I am in the forest. Because all cats can be little stinkers from time to time, cat parents are sure to appreciate the fast clumping action of this litter and the super fast absorbent quality too that stops the odor before it gets a chance to spread throughout the house.
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Win Some Spring Green! Can You Find the $50 Frog?
March 11, 2013 | Author Gracey
Which Frog Has the Luck of the Irish?
Which Frog Found the Pot of Gold?
It has been a long, cold and snowy winter here in Ohio. Last night though if we listened super close we could hear the sweet sound of the Spring peepers. If you live in the central and eastern parts of Canada and the United States, you know that this frog chorus means spring is just around the corner. These tiny little amphibians are rarely seen. They hang out in wooded areas and grassy lowlands near swamps or ponds. They have excellent camouflage as they are tan or brown in color with dark lines that form an X on their backs. They are nocturnal, hiding from their predators during the day but come out at night to dine on beetles, ants, flies and spiders.In the middle of March, the nighttime chorus swells from the male Spring Peepers looking for a mate and for the rest of us it means that winter is over.
Which Frog is the $50 Frog?
So now that Spring is ready to pounce on us, Lazy Leopard and I thought we would have some fun with our Can You Find the $50 Frog contest. One of these super cute little frogs is hiding a bit of green for one lucky member of The Tiniest Tiger community.
Here is all you have to do
Posted in The Tiniest Tiger Contests | Tags: Biology, Canada, Chordata, Flora and Fauna, Frog, Ohio, Spring peeper, United States | 81 Comments »
Pennies for Pets A Story of Love
March 9, 2013 | Author Gracey
St. Rose Catholic School’s Pennies for Pets Project
In early December the students in Mrs. Lucas’s 3rd Grade at St. Rose Catholic School began the Pennies for Pets Project inspired by me, Gracey The Tiniest Tiger. The children wanted to do something for members of our community that share their lives with cats and dogs. Mrs. Medaugh, the school’s librarian sings in the choir with my mom and when Mrs. Medaugh heard about my idea, she got super excited and coordinated the entire project with Mrs. Lucas and the children began to collect their pennies.
Blankets Knotted with Love
Posted in Gracey's Blog | Tags: Cat, Catholic School, Christianity, Connecticut, covered in Cat Hair, Kitten Assoicates, Ohio, Pennies for Pets Project, Pet | 5 Comments »
BlogPaws Social Media Awards Accepting Nominations!
March 6, 2013 | Author Joanne McGonagle
Nominations are Open for the 2013 BlogPaws Awards!
Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 BlogPaws Awards. I would be honored if you would consider nominating our The Tiniest Tiger’s Conservation Cub Club for Best Blog Writing and for Best Meow Blog.
Best Blog Writing
Best Humor Blog
Best Meow Blog
Best Cause Blog
Best Facebook Design
All entries will be judged on their expertise, creativity, and performance by a panel of industry professionals. Finalists will be announced on March 15, and winners will be announced at the BlogPaws 2013 conference
Nominations are open through Friday, March 8.
Click here to nominate The Tiniest Tiger
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Posted in Gracey's Blog, Joanne's Blog | Tags: Best Blog Writing, Best Meow Blog, BlogPaws, Social Media Awards | 1 Comment »
“Will Kitty Play With It?” Win Your Own Home Version
February 17, 2013 | Author Gracey
A Game Show for Cats!
We cats are super smart with minds of our own. You already know that we won’t just play on demand like our canine pals. So Friskies created a new Game Show for Cats called Will Kitty Play With It? Here is an episode from the show with our cousin Rosie. She is being put to the test with a plastic bottlecap ringlet thingy. What do you think? Will Rosie Play with it?
Let’s find out.
Home Version of the Game Show for Cats
Posted in The Tiniest Tiger Contests | Tags: Cat, Friskies, Games, Multi-Cat Homes, Pet, Recreation, Video Games, Will Kitty Play With It?, YouTube | 14 Comments »
