by: Carol Bryant
Bev VanZant knows how to flatten a pet. And that's a very good thing.
If you blog about pets, you have probably heard about flat pets, but in the event you haven't, are coming to BlogPaws and want to be immersed in the culture that is all things flat pet, we wanted to give you a sneak preview. And if you aren't coming to BlogPaws 2012 in Salt Lake City THIS week, remember we are a year round community and social media presence that embrace that which is flat.
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Earthquakes and hurricanes can't keep pet bloggers from getting together! This weekend we had an overflowing event hall full of sponsors, bloggers, news media, dogs, cats, ferrets, guinea pigs, and...people. There was a LOT of hugging and laughter and frivolity with old friends meeting new friends and new bloggers making new friends.
Was there a hurricane - an earthquake? I guess so. We've been keeping up with it on the news - but BlogPaws went on as planned and rocked the ballroom and session rooms both Friday and Saturday.
Mind you, we were all watching the storm carefully. Some folks had to get home early - including our own Caroline Golon (who is home and fine) having travelled hundreds of miles with none other than the Rescue Ink bikers who spoke Friday morning. I'm sure she has stories to tell!
Watch for many stories about BlogPaws 2012 - session stories, sponsors stories, swag stories, meeting stories, food stories (oh yes there was cheesecake!), ferret stories, guinea pig stories, and stories of how even earthquakes and hurricanes can't keep the pet bloggers of BlogPaws away.
Here are some pics to whet your appetite - much, much more to come:
Heidi Ganahl - Keynote speaker Saturday morning. Inspirational and amazing!
Miah and BZTAT - art for a cause luncheon presentation
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Caroline here. Yvonne and Tom are livin' large at BlogHer in San Diego this weekend. I'm totally envious about this for many reasons but the biggest reason is that I would love to see the looks on people's faces when they see this group of Flat Pets moseying around the conference.
What's a Flat Pet, you say? A Flat Pet is a cut out photo of your pet, mounted on foam core with a little easel on back so your Flat Pet can stand upright and see everything going on around him. Flat Pets are perfect traveling companions because they are easy to transport, don't cost anything extra to fly and are allowed virtually everywhere. Plus, they're hilarious (at least I think so) and Flat Pet adventures and photos make great blog fodder. Just sayin'.
If you want to learn how to create a Flat Pet, don't miss Bev Van Zant's session at BlogPaws 2011, where she'll teach you how to create your own. Bev is the creator and blogger at Flat Tyler so she is the gal we want leading this session! AND the first 10 people who RSVP to me - caroline (at) blogpaws (dot) com - will be able to make their very own Flat Pet in the session. That's right, we'll actually be making 10 flat pets while the class observes. It's going to be awesome.
But back to BlogHer....there's a really nice contingent of the BlogPaws community in attendance and that alone would be worth the trip. But alas, the timing wasn't good for me so here I sit on my couch, getting fun photos emailed to me. Sigh.
Meanwhile...Tom and Yvonne are accompanied by Flat Wibby Wabby, Flat Chester, Flat Emily and Flat Olive. They could have at least taken a Flat Caroline, don't you think?
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