{"id":14614,"date":"2015-06-03T00:10:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T04:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=14614"},"modified":"2015-07-22T08:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T12:20:45","slug":"blogpaws-and-my-cats-its-all-about-the-swag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/blogpaws-and-my-cats-its-all-about-the-swag\/","title":{"rendered":"BlogPaws and My Cats – It’s all About the SWAG!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Handsome, confident, and supremely cool – Rolz is the epitome of the purr-fect ambassador and spokescat for the awesomeness of BlogPaws swag! Seen here, he is claiming his favorite item – the “KittyKush” catnip grinder made by Trust Fund Pets, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m back from BlogPaws safe and sound and can\u2019t wait to tell you all about my experiences in Nashville! Trouble is, my brain and body have not yet caught up with my whirlwind adventures, so until I can regain a semblance of my sanity I thought I\u2019d share the reason why my cats don\u2019t give me the silent, indignant, \u201cHow dare you leave us\u201d treatment when I come home from traveling like they used to years prior to my blogging. In a four letter word \u2013 SWAG.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So here you go, in the spirit of sort of Wordless Wednesday, here\u2019s a photo glimpse into how my cats get to take advantage of the aftermath of BlogPaws! Enjoy and see you tomorrow for a special Thursday blog post in honor of Hug Your Cat Day.<\/p>\n

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When I first got home, the cats scattered because the sound of the suitcase rolling into the house scared them. About a half minute later, all was\u00a0well and they were\u00a0ready for what they already knew was\u00a0in my bag!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Since I got so much great stuff, it wasn’t just limited to my suitcase – my carry on bag was also full of swag and Jazmine takes the lead to help unpack it!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oh boy! Jackpot says Jazmine! Zee and Peanut are looking on, wishing she would hurry up and empty out the bag!<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the resident eldest cat who feels he deserves first rights, Zee is a bit perplexed once the bag is emptied out that he actually has to share what he believes should be HIS loot!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Resigned that he has to share, the others stop by to investigate all the goodies! Can anyone guess which of my cats is missing in this picture?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jazmine who was the actual swag from Global Pet Expo two years ago has never experienced a suitcase full of cat toys before! She was completely overjoyed to find out I had brought home a new retractable feather toy from the Jackson Galaxy collection. She loved her original one so much that she actually wore it out and we needed a new one!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yes Jazmine, it really is a new feather toy for you!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hmmm… better try to catch and kill it while you can!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Come on feather toy – let me at you!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ah-ha! Gotcha!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Aww… come on Zee… you were a kitten once too… don’t you remember?<\/p><\/div>\n

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All that great stuff… but guess what their favorite toy of all was… Yup – a tiny pom-pom ball. Just how does someone do a review of a pom-pom toy?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Thank you to all the wonderful sponsors for the great giveaways and a special thank you to Janet Blue from the blog The Cat on My Head<\/a> – she was the one who gave me the pom-pom toy. Thank you also to Jeanne Kudich of Random Felines<\/a>, Julie McAlee of Sometimes Cats Herd You<\/a>, and Teri Thorenstein of\u00a0Curlz and Swirlz<\/a>\u00a0– all of them were kind enough to give me goodie bags for both myself and my cats and we are all so very appreciative of their kindness and generosity. Oh, and a personal thank you to Kate Benjamin of Hauspanther<\/a> for sponsoring the Cat Lounge at BlogPaws – not only is she an incredible hostess, but she gave away some really great cat stuff, including the retractable wand toy from the Jackson Galaxy line that has made my Jazmine so happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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