Skip to content

Please don't vote for me anymore - the Fido contest is not honest

Show Off Your Dog
  • KIPAWA says, "I want to thank all of my friends and fans who have voted for me on the Fido website. However, I pride myself with honesty and integrity, and this means I don't want to be part of the contest anymore. Here's why:

    1. The dogs on the front page are voted on the most. Pictures should be rotated on an hourly basis, otherwise the first dog registered will win.

    2. Fido says the dog with the most votes "MAY" have a chance to be in one of their ads. Fido is covering their a**es. I now think this contest is more about Fido getting people to click on their links than anything else.

    3. There's a 'work around' so you can do multiple voting in one day. Any honest dog will not win this contest via online voting.

    4. I believe the winning dog will be found at a Canadian city in person casting call. Any photo can be 'Photoshopped'. Fido execs will want a dog who is well trained to their needs. And not everyone will be able to get to a casting call.

    5. There is no way to delete my picture and information. Because of all of the above, all I am is really a Fido statistic.

    Yes, I should have figured this out beforehand, but I am only a young basenji who loves representing my breed. I was probably concentrating too much on what I was getting for supper the night I signed up. A big THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me. BAROOO!

  • When I went in to vote for Kipawa I thought "Wow, I have to do some digging to find him". These contests usually have been carefully thought out and have an agenda behind them that benefits the business. It brings traffic to their site and the contestants are the ones that really do that work for them by telling people "go here and vote for my dog".

  • Don't worry Kipawa, us b owners understand that b's arent perfect and they sometime make quick decisions without thinking them through!

    Better this dishonest contest than chewing the foam rubber out of the couch cushions!!!!

  • damn ,if that dont beat all… sorry to here

Suggested Topics

  • 6 Votes
    21 Posts
    5k Views
    ZandeZ
    @iris-shuman said in I would like you to meet "The 'Marvel'-ous Prince T'Challah" a/k/a Prince: Iris was born in December too Not much of a surprise when you think about it ! Basenjis in the Northern Hemisphere come in to season through September/October/November and whelp their litters November/December/January. A great many litters' arrivals cause the turkey to be put back in the oven on Christmas Day while the puppies are delivered ! Decrease the size of the photo and you will be able to show Iris to all of us. And do as Tanza suggests to Daureen - get her Fanconi tested.
  • Can't See me!

    Show Off Your Dog
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    19k Views
    TimesthemythT
    Not to brag (ok, maybe a little)….when we went to get professional photos done B wouldn't stop looking directly into the camera. They tried to get some natural photos but, nope, he'd immediately look back into it as soon as they were about to take it. The whole time he did that. They said they had never had that problem with dogs before and were pretty impressed by him. The problem I have is taking a photo where I can actually see his eyes and not the eye film.
  • It isn't easy being so handsome ;)

    Show Off Your Dog
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    4k Views
    BallinduhB
    What a handsome boy! :)
  • Loki didn't get the memo…

    Show Off Your Dog
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    2k Views
    TMartinT
    @Kipawa: When watching the first video, it seemed that Loki would only go as deep as he still could have his feet on the ground. But on the second video, it does look like he is swimming with the black dog. :) He likes to stay where he can still touch the bottom, but will swim out farther sometimes if a dog he is playing with goes deeper. We also live on a small lake and though he's gone in the dog park lake without reservation for months, he's always acted like a typical B with our lake, even when chasing the ducks out of the yard. Until today. My father-in-law and husband were tossing in bread and Loki's old kibble for the ducks and fish and wouldn't ya know it? In Loki goes, chasing ducks and eating the bread and kibble! And he went out farther than he's ever gone in the dog park lake, actually swimming out, but of course the ducks were faster ;)
  • Of course I don't like rain!

    Show Off Your Dog
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    2k Views
    P
    Beautiful Basenji Feet! Thank you for continuing to post the pictures.
  • Can't upload pics

    Show Off Your Dog
    10
    0 Votes
    10 Posts
    3k Views
    G
    Thanks…She is a doll. She is extremely active and keeps me hoping because she does not have siblings.... I had her at the park yesterday and we ran and ran. She was so tired last night I couldn't get her out of the crate to go outside. Finally...I wore her out.