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Are You Ready for a Few Happy Mishaps & Prizes?

by Chautona Havig · 2 Comments

Mishaps off the Mainland released this week and our pets are celebrating. Super Bunny? Ugly and pretty sweaters? Adorability abounds! via @chautonahavig

mishaps off the MainlandThis week, Mishaps off the Mainland released.  Seriously, guys. You want to check out this book about a sassy dog groomer, the dog that ran away, and the guy who ran away with her heart!  To celebrate launch week the authors got together and “groomed” our pets for a sort of online pet pageant. Whether it’s a cute dog, a plucky chicken (work with me here), or a cuddly bunny, we’ve got the pet for you.  Check out each day and see what prize you can win.  Gift cards, ebooks, paperbacks, audiobooks–we’ve got ’em all.  SCORE!

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Are You Ready for a Few Happy Mishaps & Prizes?

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First up, Meet Neville!

mishaps neville

We got this little guy from our local animal shelter.  He was only ten weeks old and tiny. They said he wouldn’t get very big because he’d had such a stunted life.  See, his parents were strays. He and his siblings had no socialization at all until they were nabbed by the shelter guys and given a second chance.  #7daughter fell in love.  We were told he’d take weeks to warm up to us.  In twenty-four hours, he was inseparable from my daughter or me.  However, he still gets nervous around tall people.  He wants to like them, but… well…

Still, the minute they sit, he’s happy to go up and meet them.  Who knows what’s going on in that crazy brain of his.

As you can see, Neville LongBarkem is not so little anymore.

Here is Neville’s entry into the pet parade:  The Ugly Sweater Contest (he’s never going to forgive me. Just look at that face).

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Note: we bribed him with treats up there so you could see his festive sweater.  No villages were harmed in the making of this Dogzilla photograph. 😉

But, of course, you want to get your entry in for ALL the giveaways!

Note: not all links will work BEFORE the date listed, so be sure to come back to get those votes in!

Tabitha Bouldin -November 24, 2020

Carolyn Miller -November 25, 2020

November 26, 2020- (That’s today and here!)

Melissa Wardwell  -November 27, 2020

Kari Trumbo – November 28, 2020-

Rachel Skatvold November 29, 2020

Sandy Barela & Celebrate Lit Publishing! -November 30, 2020

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  1. Ava Kinsey says

    December 1, 2020 at 1:02 am

    For the bonus entry, I put Tabitha’s cat’s name which is Quinn. But, of course, you know that I know about Neville, cutest dog on the West Coast!

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  2. Lori Smanski says

    November 28, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Aww Neville is adorable. He looks like he is a lover. Yup when a dog finds its particular person, they let you know. So cool that he chose your daughter and you. Have fun with him. Thanks for sharing a little about him.

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