Even My Dog's On Twitter
April/25/2009 03:11 PM Filed in: Twitter | Social Networking | Humor | Life of a Rock Star | Nicole Hanratty
When certain friends and family members in my life ask me, “What is Twitter?” I wonder how I know and they don’t. These people are not grannies in nursing rooms, they are young, hip and technologically advanced. (More advanced than me anyhow.) How can they not know what Twitter is? Even my dog is on Twitter.
Nope, I’m not kidding.
What doe she tweet about? Typically she likes to post information about her favorite treats, toys and napping locations. However, her mommy insists that she must also be philanthropic in her tweeting, so she posts tweets (and re-tweets) with information about doggies less fortunate than herself that need new homes. Sometimes she even tweets about outbreaks of illnesses in the news, such as Parvo, to remind pet owners that we need to keep our pets vaccinated and safe. Check out one of her recent tweets:
@SpoiledDog “RT @BigLapDogParvo outbreak at Pomona animal shelter; 50 puppies & dogs euthanized http://bit.ly/s87Bp”10:09 AM Apr 23rd from web
When @SpoiledDog opened her Twitter account she was worried she’d be the only dog in town, but to her surprise there are tons of canine friends to tweet with online! Check out some of them:
@daisythepug“I like the country a lot! No one yells at me when I fart because it already smells funny there.”
12:33 PM Apr 20th from web
@Rosie_Bassett“So many squirrels, so much to do...”
8:01 AM Apr 23rd from web
@olliethecorgi“Score! I had TWO breakfasts today..mom and dad just do not communicate well.”
4:35 AM Apr 22nd from web
@PepperTheDog“OK- Peppers gonna have a cat nap. cu all real soon. arf weiner sehn”
April 25th from web
@zekers“Morning walk find: garbage. Dude, a whole bag of it. I got a few tastes before mom threw it in the dumpster. She said I'll get sick. Humans”
9:34 AM Apr 21st from web
@Lilly_the_dog“Sniff Sniff...I smell a difference! My Pupparonis were replaced with the Lean version! Is someone trying to tell me something?? Grrr”
8:39 AM Apr 20th from web
So now you are thinking this Twittering has gone crazy and you’ve seen it all, right? You’re thinking Twittering dogs are strange. Well, you haven’t seen nearly half of it. @SpoiledDog also has friends from that aren’t canines. Check out the twittering bull who plays poker:
@LilYellowJacketOh, and did I mention @SpoiledDog’s Ninja Turtle friend on Twitter?
@RaphaelTMNTMy twittering dog has plenty of human friends as well. Some of @SpoiledDog’s favorite Twitterers are those who love to help her kind and promote animal adoption. Check out these pet friendly tweet peeps:
@adoptingapet
@animalshelter
@HOTLabRescueNow I realize that nobody ‘gets’ Twitter until they ‘get’ Twitter and that there is definitely a light bulb moment involved. But Twitter works to connect people in many different ways. In just the doggy world alone, we are getting the message out about shelter needs, rescued dogs that need homes, disease outbreaks, dog foods that work for certain allergies, and training tips. Twitter is helping spread the word about animal news and connecting new friends internationally!
You can sign up for your own Twitter account at http://www.twitter.com then get started by following me @LifeofaRockStar and my dog @SpoiledDog.
Au revoir for now...n
