{"id":4921,"date":"2015-02-07T02:15:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T07:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/?p=4921"},"modified":"2015-02-07T02:06:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T07:06:51","slug":"celebrating-1st-blogiversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2015\/02\/07\/celebrating-1st-blogiversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating My 1st Blogiversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2015\/02\/07\/celebrating-1st-blogiversary\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5379\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"dogs, designer dogs, yorkipoo, yorkie poo, blogiversary, sepia photography, puppy\" width=\"551\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk1-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk1-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sadiesepiablogiversaryflshbk1-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe that exactly one year ago today I started the YourDesignerDog Blog! It feels like just yesterday my little puppy Sadie and I had lots of cute photos but nowhere to share them all. Then I discovered the world of pet blogging. I never imagined a year ago what an amazing, rewarding journey this would become. Sadie and I have met (both in person and virtually) many wonderful, kind-hearted people. I&#8217;ve learned more in this past year than I ever expected, about blogging, web design, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2014\/02\/21\/cant-take-anymore-again\/\" target='_blank' >social media<\/a>, advertising, photography, dogs, animals in general; the list could go on and on. Sadie and I have had many exciting adventures I never would have undertaken before starting this blog. So today, on my first blogiversary, I&#8217;d like to share some of\u00a0YourDesignerDog&#8217;s vital statistics of the past year. And don&#8217;t forget to scroll to the bottom for a little giveaway to thank all you loyal\u00a0readers for your support!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve\u00a0published\u00a0327 posts.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve left me over\u00a01,900 wonderful comments.<\/li>\n<li>All those spam bots\u00a0out there have tried to leave over\u00a043,000 spam comments.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve shared 828\u00a0adorable photos of Sadie.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been blessed with over\u00a05,500 subscribers\/followers on all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2014\/02\/21\/cant-take-anymore-again\/\" target='_blank' >social media<\/a> networks combined.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve helped to give out over $2,500 in cash and prizes to loyal readers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now for the giveaway! Starting today until midnight 2\/14\/15, you will have the chance to win one of four Jolly Awesome Pet Tag gift cards. Each gift card contains the value of one set of tags. <a title=\"Get Creative with Jolly Awesome Pet Tags!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2014\/10\/24\/get-creative-jolly-awesome-pet-tags\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click this link to check out my review of their photo pet tags<\/a>. Then enter my giveaway in the box below. Four winners will be randomly selected from qualified entries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_ec8mylsj\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/c6592ade7\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"c6592ade7\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script>\u00a0 This post is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/category\/categories\/sepia-saturday-2\/\" target='_blank' >Sepia<\/a> Saturday blog hop hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/ruckustheeskie.com\/\" target='_blank' >Ruckus the Eskie<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/sumskersandearlskers13.blogspot.com\/\" target='_blank' >Earl&#8217;s World<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Ruckus the Eskie Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ruckustheeskie.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vkiCzxDOkos\/Ure_Ds12wXI\/AAAAAAAAEks\/kOTcx7H-kTw\/s1600\/sepia_saturday_blog_hop_badge_200.jpg\" alt=\"Ruckus the American Eskimo Dog Blog\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=251234\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><!-- end LinkyTools script --><br \/>\nThis post is also part of <a href=\"http:\/\/rascalandrocco.com\/\" target='_blank' >Rascal and Rocco<\/a>&#8216;s Pet Parade blog hop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Pet Parade Blog Hop\" style=\"width: 200px; margin: 0 auto;\"><a href=\" http:\/\/www.rascalandrocco.com\/p\/pet-parade.html \"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-NqNDjKSmtPM\/UzO-YPAirhI\/AAAAAAAAP7Q\/tzdKpNpeOGw\/s200-no\/New+Pet+Parade+button+200x200.jpg \" alt=\"Pet Parade Blog Hop\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- start InLinkz script --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ndocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.inlinkz.com\/cs.php?id=493551&#038;' + new Date().getTime() + '\"><\\\/script>');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- end InLinkz script --><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I can&#8217;t believe that exactly one year ago today I started the YourDesignerDog Blog! 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