THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Are you Ready for the LUCY BOWL?

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Are you Ready for the LUCY BOWL?

The best Bowl Commercial this year may just be on Hallmark's Kitten Bowl!

This commercial will change the way America looks at cats and dogs forever.

Lucy Pet Foundation's groundbreaking #DogsVsCats football game commercial airing on Super Bowl Sunday, will feature the most high-tech CGI ever done using animals, and is bound to be among the most discussed ads of the year.

The Director of the commercial is Sam Nicholson, one of Hollywood's most acclaimed visual effects Wizards, known best for Heroes, 24, The Walking Dead and Star Trek I. The commercial will draw attention to the 80,000 pets euthanized each week in shelters across the US, due to overpopulation.

Take a look at the teaser Lucy Pet Foundation’s #DogsVsCats football game commercial--real dogs and real cats in a real football game.

https://vimeo.com/116935043

Pet's (including our favorite-- Gilligan at Wag's Ahoy) were entered in a contest to win $500 for their favorite animal rescue group with a photo of their pet with a #TeamDog or #TeamCat sign (sort of like the "dog shaming' posts) with winners getting not only prizes but a chance to be a CGI dog or cat on TV.

The dogs and cats who win the contest were announced this last week on the Home Family Show on the Hallmark Channel . Let's all go share the news about the upcoming ad and remember why we are doing it. For the rescues like me who would have been euthanized were it not for the efforts of people who care.
Abby the Lab (sorry, you're cute, but I'm #TeamDog)

This post was brought to you in an effort to raise awareness about Lucy Pet Foundation's upcoming ethical pet population campaign. Lucy Pet Foundation provided all images and information about the commercial.  If you'd like information to share online-- contact bloggers@lucypetfoundation.org and request more information!

3 comments:

MurphyJanuary 20, 2015 at 7:04 PM
We'll have to check that out! Make sure you check out the upcoming Dance and marathon!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley
ReplyDelete
Replies
UnknownJanuary 21, 2015 at 2:47 AM
We need to go have a look at the teaser right away!!
Wally & Sammy
ReplyDelete
Replies
easyweimaranerJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:27 AM
I will take a look at the teaser, that sounds great!
easy Rider
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Welcome to The Book of Barkley and the Blogville dog blogging community. This blog was created for more memories of Barkley as well as updates on our Lab Rescues that have joined our household since Barkley left us.

Stop in and say hello. However, comments from strangers offering business links will NOT be posted. I

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

FIVE STARS

No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and forensics which is like TV but without expensive suits or cleavage. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later. Her fifth book "True Course - Lessons from Life Aloft" was a #1 best seller at Amazon 24 hours after publishing so I think she has been bribing you all with treats.

Abby - Mom's Lab Assistant