Wow! The By Nature Organics giveaway ended up with 288 entries just before the deadline ended last night!!

I want to say a very HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this contest. What a fantastic response!! If it was up to me, everyone would have won something. And I’m so glad I didn’t have to choose a winner based on your great pet trick stories! Some of your pets have just as much personality as ours!

Jennifer’s cat really impressed me: My cat’s best trick is getting the food cupboard open, dragging her food out, unclipping the bag, and pigging out. All without waking us up. And she’s blind! Cat: 1, Humans: 0.

Caroline in NH’s comment just made me go, “Awwww.” She said: My Border Collie’s best trick is going out to get our elderly Australian Shepherd when it’s time to come in. The Aussie is mostly deaf and nearly blind, and doesn’t hear us call the dogs inside. She runs out and “tags” him, and he follows her in. She is also a fiend at catching tennis balls in mid-air!

Winner #1 is…

Entry 237: Susan Smith

Her dog’s trick: My dog can sit and roll

Winner #2 is…

Entry 66: Shala Darkstone

Her cat’s trick: Hi, my cat’s best trick is to bring us a cat toy in her mouth as a gift while meowing loudly (usually in the middle of the night when we’re trying to sleep). Thanks so much for the giveaway!

Congratulations to both winners who will be contacted soon by email. If for some reason they do not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.

Many thanks again for all the great entries, making me laugh, and letting me know that we’re not the only ones with crazy pets!