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Wordless Wednesday: Happy Howl-o-Ween

Boo! October 31, is Halloween, and we want to acknowledge everyone who is dressing up their pet and maybe even going out trick-or-treating with their non-human pack members. Be safe and be sure to share your goodies with us. BlogPaws loves treats!!! BlogPaws community member, Ann Staub, says Nibblet the Rat wants everyone to have a fab Halloween!

Now let's get to hopping! Every Wednesday, BlogPaws hosts Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. This is a good way to meet new bloggers, engage with those you now, and get some incoming traffic to your blog. Join the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop by posting your own Wordless Wednesday photo on your blog, link up below, then start hopping! Visit and leave comments on other blogs and make some new blogger pals.

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Featured BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday photos are randomly chosen each week from photos posted by BlogPaws Community members. Please DO NOT E-MAIL your photos. If you're not a member, join here: BlogPaws Community Center. It only takes a minute. ; )

Not sure how to do a blog hop? Here you go: How to Join a Blog Hop - BlogPaws Tutorial

Halloween Fire Safety Hints From Sparkles The Safety Dog

This video from Firefighter Dayna and Sparkles was posted on YouTube several years ago but the message is as important then as it is now, especially with Halloween on the horizon. Fire safety should always be a concern! Keep those little trick-or-treaters in their fancy, frilly costumes safe around pumpkins (which may have candles in them) and also keep your pets safe on Halloween. 

 

Do Titles of Blog Posts Matter?

by: Carol Bryant

A rose by another other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare penned it and The Bard is quoted centuries later thanks to his content and his titles. Sounds a bit like what bloggers need to keep in mind, doesn’t it?

I tend to write my post and then come back to refine, or mostly, define my title. I talk to other bloggers who say they need a solid title from which to launch their content. Either way, the way you write what you write and how you summarize it into 50 or so telling characters can make or break a really good post. Here’s how you can make the most of your blog post’s title, thus attracting more views:

BlogPaws Asks... You Answer!

We just love getting to know the pet lovers and pet bloggers that frequent BlogPaws. This week we'd love to know what, if anything, you will be doing with or for your pet for Halloween. Will you be dressing him or her up? Have you gone to a costume party? Do you make special spooky doggy treats to celebrate the day? Does your family think you're a bit kooky for the time and effort you expend on your pet's holiday apparel? We'd love to hear all about it! 

Preparing You and Your Pets For Hurricane Sandy

by: Carol Bryant

One wonders if the weather forecasters had Frankenweenie on their minds when they dubbed the huge storm expected to hit the East Coast. It is ominously, and in homage to Halloween, called “Frankenstorm.” Puns and names aside, this storm could do some serious damage.

Meteorologists expect a mess combining high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow to the west beginning early Sunday, peaking with the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday and lingering past Halloween on Wednesday.

I never thought I’d have to evacuate my residence in an emergency situation. In the past, I’d counseled others via the written word on how to do it and even had an “emergency plan” of my own in place. I just never thought I’d need to implement those best laid plans.