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Stylish Pooches can now hit the road in high fashion!  The Outward Hound Mobile Home Collapsible Crate combines outstanding quality with clever features such as tie-flap windows and a removable fleece pad.  This crate is ideal for travel and when you need to contain your pooch during Outward Hound adventures!

For non- aggressive Small and Medium sized dogs,  dimensions are 19.75″ H x 18″W x 24″ L.  Available in 3 fashionable prints!

For a better view watch this short video showing our crates:

Here are some shots of the Mobile Homes in detail:

Several months back I received a personal email from the director of an under-funded, over-crowded, open-admission dog shelter (Butte Humane).  What really got my interest was the “enrichment” program they have created for their dogs. We figured our Puzzle Toys would be a prefect fit for this program. We know our dog toys are not indestructible but we believe dogs love soft toys more than harder materials that often go unplayed with. We’ve designed our Plush Puppies to be more durable than other plush toys, and I thought this would be a great test to prove the durability of our toys.

The letter I received from Lyndsay, the coordinator of the shelter, is below. She also posted short video of the actual dogs in action.

Dear Kyjen,

Thank you so much for your generous donation of dog toys!  The staff, volunteers, and especially the dogs and puppies of Butte Humane Society have been having such a wonderful time with them!

Since we are a small, over-crowded, open-admission shelter our dogs get really stressed while they’re here.  We’ve implemented a kennel enrichment program to keep the dogs as calm and happy as possible while they are in our care and waiting for their Forever Homes. Part of this program is the “Toy Trolley” which gets rolled out every morning to distribute toys, chewies, and bones to our pooches to play with or chew on for the hour before we open to the public. This hour is their “Quiet Time” to settle down in their kennels and have some productive mental stimulation

Each morning when a volunteer brings out the Toy Trolley the dogs get SO excited and your wonderful toys have had them just jumping for joy (as you can see by the video)!  The humans here have been thrilled too, since the toys are so durable there’s less clean up to do afterward. Logan – the first dog in the video – is a master of demolishing his plush toys within about ten seconds of receiving them, but low and behold! An hour after he got his first Tuff Grunt it was still in one piece! Since our shelter has such a tiny budget for enrichment for our animals, having these durable toys that that dogs love so much has been wonderful for everyone.

The Chicken Ball Buddies have been special favorites among our Missouri fight-bust Pit Bulls. One pup (Apple- who has since been adopted) made it quite clear to us that he just could NOT leave his foster home without his special chicken, and Pete (the tan Pit rolling around in his Dogloo in the video) obviously loves his too!

Thank you so, so, so much again for the toys!
Lindsey Lieberman
Canine Services Coordinator
Butte Humane Society Chico, California
www.buttehumane.org

O’Mally is addicted to Plush Puppy Hedghogs.  It’s well known around the Kyjen office to that Kim’s dog is a junkie.  He’s always seeking out hedgehogs — and at the Kyjen office there are plenty of hedgehogs around, from the various stages of top-secret product development to our extensive current line-up.  He plays, sleeps and does anything he can to get them.  He’ll even carry two at a time around in his mouth.  The other day he saw a top-secret prototype on top of a cabinet in my office, he came in a whined with his eyes fixated on the hog he wanted until he got it — fortunately I still have the blueprints for that prototype.  He’ll even go “shopping” in the warehouse — perusing the shelves of toys and prototypes until he spots one that suits his fancy. See O’Mally in action in this short video:

If your dog hasn’t yet tried a Long Body Squeaker Mat, it is about time he did!  The secret behind the durability of the Long Body Squeaker Mat is strength in numbers — the number of squeakers that is. Sixteen squeakers in two rows of 8 line the back of these cute characters.  If your dog kills one squeaker he still has 15 to go!

Long-lasting squeaks isn’t the only reason dogs love these toys. They love to carry and shake the long, floppy bodies in their mouths. This long, flappable shape taps right into a dog’s natural instinct as a hunter.

For reader’s of this blog (for the next 3 days) we’ll take off 1% for each squeaker in a Long Body Squeaker Mats — 16% off. Use LONGBODY16 to get 16% off our original series Long Body Squeaker Mats (Gator, Cow, Mallard, Wiener Dog) in our store.

Thanks for the entries in our first blog giveaway contest! We appreciate your time and effort to share your funny dog stories with us. Since this was our first contest and all the entries were funny, everyone who entered is going to get a free ‘Funnies’ Squeaker Mat! Stay tuned for more giveaways and contests on this blog. We did vote on the top three and here they are:

Mikala Semerad:

Our French bulldog Marvin has a funny reaction to electronic devices that make noise like my computer’s fan and neck massagers. I received a heat/massage mat for Christmas and every once in a while I lay it on the bed and turn it on to relax. The other night, my boyfriend was playing with the settings, turning it on and off (and of course Marvin was on the bed because he’s a spoiled baby), when Marvin began pouncing on the mat and “digging” at the little vibrating devices. We’d turn it off and he’d sit and stare. Then we’d turn it back on and he’d pounce like a cat. Then off. Stare. Then on. POUNCE! DIG!! Stare, pounce, stare, pounce. It was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. We had to make him get down and sleep in his kennel because he wouldn’t relax and go to sleep. I’d be perfectly happy to reproduce it and record a video of it for you. 

Also, I just wanted you to know that Marvin loves playing with his 16-squeaker squirrel toy and his little squeaky rubber chickens. Thanks for the great toys!

Lindsey Shogren:

This summer my husband and I moved across country. My Boston Terrier absolutely cannot stand car rides and will cry and pant the whole time, unless she is allowed to stick her head out the window (and I won’t let her stick her head out unless we are going slower than 15 mph, so there is lots of crying). We decided that we would try some mild sedatives to see if that would relax her on the long journey. On day 5 of our trip and after many hours of crying dog, we hit some major road construction and were stuck going about 5 mph. Since we were going so slowly I decided that I would roll down the window and allow her to stick her head out. The mixture of sedatives (that hadn’t seemed to have had much effect till then) and fresh air must of hit her pretty hard because the next thing I knew she was almost limp hanging halfway out the car window (I had a good grip on her harness so she wouldn’t fall). Every time I would try to roll up the window and pull her in, she would start crying and whining! So my husband and I gave in and let her spend the next 45 minutes while we were stuck in construction drunkenly hanging out the car window. Wonder what the construction workers were thinking. After we got through the construction she was content to sleep for the rest of the day curled up in her little bed in the back seat, which was the best (and pretty much only) sleep she got the whole 11 day trip.

Clare and Michael Romero:

Our dog Romeo loves his dollies. We call all his stuffed animals dollies. Sometimes he loves them a little bit too much. Here is an example. We somtimes take Romeo to doggy day care to let off some steam and play for a day. When Romeo gets home after a day running around with the other dogs, he is a little bit excited. He likes to grab his nearest dolly and run around. Then he places his dolly on top of his dog bed. Then he scrunches his dog bed up and humps it with his dolly on top. It really is a sight to see and causes a huge laugh from my husband and me everytime!

Thank you to all everyone who entered! The winners will be contacted shortly so they can receive their  ‘Funnies’ Squeaker Mats.

Entering a Kyjen Retweet-to-Win Contest is easy!

How to Enter:

1. Contest will be announced in a blog post in conjunction with another contest, promotion or announcement. To enter, just retweet the contest link and designated #hashtag to your Twitter account. The URL, #hashtag and an example tweet will be provided in the blog post to make things simple. Or, you can retweet @KyjenKyle’s contest tweet directly from twitter (follow him here)
2. Messages can be rewritten on Twitter, as long as the #hashtag and URL are included. Alternative short URLs (like bit.ly) may be used, but we will verify they resolve to the correct contest link.
3. Any retweets, or messages we believe to be spam will not be eligible for the contest.
4. The Winner(s) will be announced on our blog and in our twitter stream. @KyjenKyle will ‘follow’ the winner(s) so you can then respond via DM (direct message) if you ‘follow’ back.

How Winners are Chosen:

1. Winners will be randomly chosen from eligible entries.

Who Can Enter (eligibility):

1. US residents over the age of 18 only.
2. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology.
3. We will disqualify entries whose authorship and copyright is called into question and cannot be verified.
4. Employees, partners and vendors of Kyjen and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.

Using #hashtags:

If you are unfamiliar twitter and with using hashtags on Twitter, see this helpful page: Ultimate Guide to Twitter Hashtags (not affiliated with Kyjen). If you’re completely new to twitter, here’s another more basic tutorial: Newbie’s Guide to Twitter (not affiliated with Kyjen).

Add a #hashtag keyword to the beginning or end of your tweet. So an example would be something like this: “Awesome new contest on Kyjen Blog(URL), #KyjenContest”

Deadlines

Deadlines for entries will be stated in the official blog of the contest. We reserve the right to end a contest early or extend the deadline.

Legal Mumbo-Jumbo:

To enter, you must be a U.S. resident, age 18 or older. Only one comment per person per giveaway post. Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded. Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid (email addresses are never public). Winners will be contacted within three business days after the date of notification of such prize.  If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. Employees, partners and vendors of Kyjen and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.

Kyjen reserves the right to change, modify,  alter the prize,  deadline or any rules for the giveaways.  Any changes made will be announced on theKyjen Blog and will be effective on the following day.  Kyjen will not be responsible for any inaccurate information submitted by giveaway entries such as invalid email addresses, and shipping addresses.

More questions?

See our Contact Us page for methods of contacting us with your questions.

There are two ways to win!

We’re looking for a few good dogs! To help launch our new line of Funnies Squeaker Mats, leave a comment telling us why you think your dog is funny (official entries must be a blog comment). Or retweet this contest with the correct URL and hashtag to be in a random drawing (See tweeting details below the main contest).

The three funniest comments as judged by our staff will win one of our new Funnies Squeaker Mats.

Video entries are acceptable, please provide a brief description and link to the video’s URL.

Please do not post materials that you are not the original author and copyright holder.

Contest deadline is 3/22/10. Winners will be notified by 3/24/10.

Please see our Comment-to-Win contest rules for restrictions and details.

Retweet-to-Win

We will randomly select one winner from tweets on twitter with the #hashtag: #kyjenfunnies and a link to this contest blog post (eg. http://bit.ly/kyjenfunnies )  Here’s a 136 character tweet that fits the bill: Kyjen giving away new dog toy “Funnies” to top funny dog stories (retweets can also win) http://bit.ly/kyjenfunnies #kyjenfunnies

You can also retweet this tweet from @KyjenKyle to be eligible.

Retweet winners will be notified in @KyjenKyle’s twitter stream and on this blog. We will ‘follow’ the winners so we can direct message you if you also follow us. You must 18 years old and a US resident, for Retweet-to-win contest rules and details see this page.

Entering a Kyjen Comment-to-Win Contest is easy!

How to Enter:

1. Contest will be announced in a blog post, just use the comment form below the post to respond to the contest’s requirements (ie “Comment to Win”) before the stated deadline.  If you have a video response posted online, give a brief description and place the link to it in your blog comment. Videos cannot be embedded in the comments.
2. We may require additional verification you are the original author of your comment or video. Please do not post materials that you are not the copyright holder.
3. Winners will be contacted by email, so be sure to include your email address in the comment form (not visible to the public). See ‘How Winners are Chosen’ below for more details.
4. Comments left on Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites are appreciated, but will not count as official entries — please duplicate your comments on the official blog post of that contest.
5. We reserve the right to remove any comments we find offensive or in bad taste.
6. No Purchase necessary. Offer void where prohibited by law.
7. We are not responsible for website malfunctions that may result in the loss of your entry in transit before it is posted to the blog.

How Winners are Chosen:

1. Winners will be chosen on the date specified in the official blog post of the contest and notified via email. Winners will be selected according to the criteria stated in the official blog post as voted by the Kyjen team (or guest judges if so stated).
2. We will make every effort to contact the winners via their provided emails within 3 business days of the closing of the contest. However, if the email of the winner is invalid or found otherwise ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected from the pool of eligible entries.
3. Each Winner’s name, city and state will be announced in a follow up blog post, and may be used in promotional literature by Kyjen in the future. Anonymous winners are not eligible for prizes.

Who Can Enter (eligibility):

1. US residents over the age of 18 only.
2. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology.
3. We will disqualify entries whose authorship and copyright is called into question and cannot be verified.
4. Employees, partners and vendors of Kyjen and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.

Deadlines

Deadlines for entries will be stated in the official blog of the contest. We reserve the right to end a contest early or extend the deadline.

Legal Mumbo-Jumbo:

To enter, you must be a U.S. resident, age 18 or older. Only one comment per person per giveaway post. Duplicate comments and anonymous comments will be discarded. Please make sure that the email address in your comment form is valid (email addresses are never public). Winners will be contacted within three business days after the date of notification of such prize.  If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. Employees, partners and vendors of Kyjen and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.

Kyjen reserves the right to change, modify,  alter the prize,  deadline or any rules for the giveaways.  Any changes made will be announced on the Kyjen Blog and will be effective on the following day.  Kyjen will not be responsible for any inaccurate information submitted by giveaway entries such as invalid email addresses, and shipping addresses.

More questions?

See our Contact Us page for methods of contacting us with your questions.