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Mike Vick and MVP Talk

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

I want to thank everyone for the great response over the last few months. Word is getting out and support is greater than ever! YOU are speaking out against animal abuse, YOU are voicing your opposition against Mike Vick and the Eagles, YOU are working to make a difference! I thank you all!

There is MUCH talk about Mike Vick and the MVP appointment that might be coming. With all that talk I must prepare to help raise opposition that such a person below any moral character would hold such a prestigious place in the annals of NFL history.

If Michael Vick is even spoken of as an MVP potential candidate, I will raise opposition that will raise so much attention that the NFL, Humane Society and Mike Vick’s camp will have to notice.

Please stay tuned and know that your friend and advocate at The Official Vick Dog Chew Toy is engaged and ready to unload should the need arise!

Thanks again for your support and action!

Sincerely,

Darren Usher

President and CEO, Aim To Beginn, LLC

www.officialvickdogchewtoy.com

www.doglifegear.com

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The NFL, Mike Vick, Jobs, Life!

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Hello Vick Dog Chew Toy Fans!

Every now and then something comes out through the NFL that makes me think and question reality. I always have been and will be a sports fan. Sports, our favorite team, are the ONLY thing in life that we can love inconsequentially. Think about it. What is the absolute WORST that can happen if your team loses? Sad, mad, down for a bit, but nothing long term. No collateral long term damage is done.

I am watching the pre-game on ESPN just prior to the Jags Monday night game and they do a special on what the NFL should do to further protect its players from vicious hits. I am all for that; continue to make advances on equipment and safety devises. This is something every “employer” should be looking to do. However, the NFL, (at least according to ESPN), seems to want to take it a step further. Their idea of “protect” is to punish and limit the reality of the situation. This made me as myself a question: why is it that the NFL is the only organization that can attempt to eliminate the inherent risks of its profession?

Do firefighters get a pass when encountered with a dangerous situation? Do the police get to choose who they go after and under what circumstances? Do our Military hero’s get to choose the battlefield or their personal rules of engagement? DO OUR PETS GET TO CHOOSE THE OWNERS THAT SELECT THEM?

Here is my point: life is inherently dangerous. We all choose what we do for a living. We all have a choice to change what we do for a living at any time. Many of us do not get paid hundreds, even millions of dollars every year to face the dangers of our profession. Firefighters, police, military personnel receive a tiny portion of what pro athletes receive. In almost every case, the dangers that are faced are far more substantial and real than a hard tackle.

I do not want anyone to be injured doing what they have chosen to do. What I do expect is that you carefully evaluate the risks and make your decision based on the worst case scenarios. “Real life” is far more dangerous and harmful than “sports life”. Accountability is also far more severe in “real life” than it is in “sports life”. Do you think that you would be back at your job just a few years after you abused animals and lied about the severity or your amount of involvement?

I love sports, but I long for the old days. The days when real people played and held themselves accountable. Every profession has its bad examples, but it seems that they were few and farther between. Accept the risk, hold yourself accountable, be a true man or woman and represent your profession well.

What Vick and others have done with the character of the NFL and professional sports cannot be repaired. What the NFL is doing in order to attempt to limit inherent risks is yet another sign that we cannot accept the fact that life is a contact sport, so wear a chinstrap.

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Vick Dog Chew Toy Give Away Winner – Week 5

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Team,

We have a new winner in the Bark For Awareness Give Away! Congratulations to SPCA of Winchester! The great people associated with that Organization took advantage of a VERY tight race with Bama Bully Rescue and pulled out the WIN! SPCA of Winchester took 47% of the total votes, 927 in all, to win week 5 of the Bark For Awareness Campaign! Here is an overview of their efforts:

The SPCA of Westchester was founded in 1883 by Ossining resident Mary Dusenberry after she observed horses being mercilessly whipped and beaten as they trudged up nearby hills to deliver heavy loads of coal. Together with caring friends, she obtained land on which to build the Society’s first home and established a fund to be used to prevent cruelty to animals. The SPCA is still located on the same spot, making it one of the oldest landholders in Briarcliff Manor.

Please join me in congratulating our most recent Bark For Awareness Campaign winner, SPCA of Winchester! For their voting efforts they will receive 3 FREE Official Vick Dog Chew Toys, one for each TD scored against Mike Vick and the Eagles in week 5!

I would like to announce two changes that are coming up in week 6 of the Bark For Awareness Campaign, Season 2:

1) As many Organizations are aware, we had to cap the entries for Bark For Awareness Season 2 at 20. That left many great Organizations out. Through the first 5 weeks we have several Organizations that have yet to receive any votes, or have received very few votes. The purpose of the Bark For Awareness Campaign is to assist great organizations with the fund raising and exposure. My website receives several thousands of visitors monthly, which creates great exposure. However, those of YOU that are entered must compound that to awareness to your organization and efforts. If you are not actively using that exposure, I must allow other Organizations that want to use the Bark For Awareness Campaign as an effort to boost their efforts. Those Organizations that have failed to produce 10 total votes through the first 5 weeks of the Bark For Awareness Campaign will receive email notification of their disqualification. Those Organizations that have been waiting for inclusion will receive notification of induction to the Campaign and will have their site and bio listed on https://www.officialvickdogchewtoy.com

2) Week 6 will include Field Goals! One FREE Official Vick Dog Chew Toy for every TD scored against the Eagles, one FREE Official Vick Dog Chew Toy for every Field Goal scored against the Eagles! The Eagles fly out to the West Coast to face the Raiders. Anything can happen! Will the hated Mike Vick play? We will all have to stay tuned.

Thanks for all that entered in the Official Vick Dog Chew Toy Bark For Awareness Campaign 2. My decision to remove Organizations due to lack of votes is not an easy one. However, the goal of the Campaign has always been to increase exposure. There are SO MANY great Organizations across the USA. I want to spread the word as much as possible and give as many as possible the opportunity to announce their efforts through my website, blog, Facebook and Twitter channels. Tens of thousands view and visit, so PLEASE take advantage. We do this for YOU!

Sincerely,

Darren Usher

President and CEO, Aim To Beginn, LLC

www.doglifegear.com

www.officialvickdogchewtoy.com

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