Saturday, September 5, 2009

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Book Reviewed by Children's Dog Books and Reviews Blog

High paw to my good friend Charlotte at Children's Dog Books and Reviews blog for the wonderful book review and for helping spread the fire safety message!

Charlotte is a mom, writer, speaker, dog trainer and founder of the Safety Sam Dog Bite Prevention Program. Firefighter Dayna and I will soon be interviewing Charlotte to learn more about the Safety Sam Dog Bite Prevention Program. We love learning about programs that help keep people safe!

To read the book review, click HERE.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Sparkles Helps Spread the Fire Safety Message on the New Teacher Resource Center Blog


High paw to the New Teacher Resource Center, for helping Firefighter Dayna and I spread the fire safety message! We had a great time working on this article for my friend Dorit's site, in which we share fire safety education tips for teachers.


Check out the article on the New Teacher Resource Center Blog HERE.

Thank you Dorit for helping keep children and their caregivers fire safe! You rock!


Sparkles

Way to go Tango!


My friend Tango is in Texas in training. Here's my good friend Kari helping him learn how to be a fire safety dog. I can't wait until he can help me teach fire safety! We are going to have so much fun!

















Thursday, September 3, 2009

Book Review by My Good Friend Zebee at Zooprise Party

Hi paw to my friend Zebee at Zooprise Party for the great review and for helping Firefighter Dayna and I spread the fire safety message!

Click HERE to read the review!

Monday, August 31, 2009

High Paw to my August Book Winner!

High paw to my Facebook Fan, Dottie Williams, for winning a copy of the children's fire safety book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog!

Our good friend, Dorit Sasson from the New Teacher Resource Center, is hosting a contest teachers. Teachers may enter a contest to win for an autographed and "pawed" copy of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. To enter, visit the New Teacher Resource Center blog to learn more!

To join my Facebook fan page, click HERE!

Good luck!

Sparkles

Monday, August 24, 2009

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog selected as "Book of the Week" by the Books Go Beyond Reading Blog's

Wow! Being a fire safety dog is so much fun, especially when you receive good news!

Firefighter Dayna and I are super excited that our book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, has been selected as “Book of the Week” by Joy Delgado’s Books Go Beyond Reading Blog.

What's cook about Joy's blog is that her blog explores books, like mine, that go beyond reading. If you have read my book, then you know that we have lots of fun learning about fire safety!

Joy also gave the book a great review! High paw, Joy, for helping us spread the fire safety message!

For those of you that may not know, my book has been credited for saving the lives of two children and their families . The more we can spread the word, the more children and caregivers we can help keep safe!

You can find the book Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog HERE.


Monday, August 17, 2009

You can have a chance to win a copy of the children's fire safety book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog!

Drawing for Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog & Firefighter Dayna Facebook fans on August 31st at noon. Win a copy of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog book and audio book. Join our fan pages to be entered into the drawing.

Sparkles' Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sparkles-the-Fire-Safety-Dog/58302653884?ref=mf

Firefighter Dayna Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Firefighter-Dayna/48990952627?ref=nf

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Visit with Congressman Boozman

I was so excited to see Congressman John Boozman at National Night Out last night at the Marvin Vinson Center!

Firefighter Dayna and I were glad to see our good friend, Congressman John Boozman. Congressman Boozman is one of our biggest fire safety supporters, and it was nice to say hello and catch him up on a few of the exciting fire safety projects that Firefighter Dayna and I are involved in!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog "Save" Page

Hi Boys and Girls! This is Sparkles!

Wanted to let you know that I have a brand new Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog "Save" page on my website! This page is now complete with newcast videos, testimonials, links to articles and more!

Visit this page to see how I have helped save lives!

To visit the page, click HERE.

If you have a story to tell, we want to hear from you! Have a grownup help you send me an email to sparkles@sparklesthefiresafetydog.com

Saturday, August 1, 2009

New Video of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog and Her Two "Saves"

In January 2009, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog and her book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, were credited with helping save the lives of two children and their two families.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Tulsa for the use of this video which documented the experience.



To learn more about this story, click HERE.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog featured in NFPA® Sparky® Activity Book


Wow! I am so excited to be in Sparky's Activity Book for the National Fire Protection Association®! I am a big fan of Sparky® and want to thank everyone at NFPA® for including me!

I am so excited to be included in their "About Dalmatians" section in which they featured a real fire dog.

To learn order the activity book or to learn more, visit the NFPA® website HERE.


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Fire Safety Videos, Games and Activity Sheets


Hi boys and girls!

Be sure to visit the Sprout webpage to find fire safety games, coloring sheets and videos!


Click HERE to go to the Sprout webpage!

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Thank you to the Kids Firefighter Blog

High paw to the Kids Firefighter Blog for including information about Firefighter Dayna's fire safety site! The kids Firefighter Blog is a great source to find Kids Firefighter activities, gear, toys, videos, games and events on the Internet.

To visit the blog, click HERE.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Giving is so much fun!


Giving is so much fun! Recently Firefighter Dayna and I donated 25 copies of our children's fire safety book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, to The Great Sprout Tuck-in. The copies were signed by Firefighter Dayna and "pawed" by me.
There are alot of children out there without books, and we wanted to help my good friends at Sprout with this very important cause!
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For those of you that may not be familiar with Sprout, they are the first 24-hour preschool network created for children ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers. Sprout is available on TV, on demand and online. Firefighter Dayna, Spanner and I love Sprout and helping share fire safety messages after Fireman Sam on Sprout on Demand and online.
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Sprout is also collecting new pajamas along with new books for the Pajama Project . Pajamas and books will go directly to children in need all over the country, including those in foster care who are waiting and hoping to be adopted. Isn't that so awesome?
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To learn how you can help make a difference or for more information on The Great Sprout Tuck-In, visit their website HERE. To learn more about my book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, visit HERE.
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Giving is so much fun!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

High paw to my friends at FireRescue1.com!


High paw to FireRescue1.com for adding my fire safety blogs to their blog and for sending out the notice to their over 60,000 members! Wow, you guys are awesome!

I was so excited to meet some of the staff from FireRescue1.com at FDIC in Indianapolis in April.



xxxxxxxxxxxxxSparkles with FireRescue1’s Gina Ciccarelli



xxxxxxxxxxxxxSparkles with FireRescue1’s Jennifer Hickerson

To visit their blog, click HERE. To see the awesome newsletter that went out to their members, click HERE.


Thank you so much for helping us spread the fire safety message!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Governor Mike Beebe Video

Wow! Yesterday was such a big day! Below is a video of me meeting Governor Mike Beebe. It was really nice meeting him and I am so happy that he helps keep everyone in Arkansas fire safe. High Paw!




Thank you, Governor Beebe, for all that you do to help keep Arkansans fire safe!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Today I met Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe


Today I was so excited to meet Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. Governor Beebe was so nice and Firefighter Dayna and I had the best time!

To see more pictures, please click HERE.




Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Fire Safety Efforts Mentioned on the Floor of Congress

Recently Congressman John Boozman mentioned our fire safety efforts on the floor of Congress. We are thankful to Congressman Boozman for his support over the years in helping us keep people fire safe.



To see the C-Span article click HERE.
To learn more about the 2009 NFPA Fire Safety Educator Award, please click HERE.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Sparkles in May/June Issue of DogSport Magazine

I was so excited to see a review of our book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog in this months issue of DogSport Magazine! The review is in the DogSport Magazine's Bookshelf section on page 90.

Here's what the DogSport staff had to say about Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog:

"Sparkles is a Fire Safety Dog from Clarksville, Arkansas that travels with firefighter Dayna Hilton teaching fire safety messages to children all across the United States. Together the two have reached millions of children and their caregivers. The National Fire Protection Association, in 2007, stated that there were more than 1.5 million fires reported in the United States, with 3,430 civilian deaths and 17,675 civilian injuries and Sparkles and Firefighter Dayna hope to change these statistics, one presentation at a time. Sparkle's tail wags in excitement about learning and teaching fire safety together and riding in the big red fire truck! Dayna begins this book by highlighting important words or phrases that should be explained to children much like she begins her presentation when visiting local elementary schools. This book teaches the most important fire safety information that children should be learning at a young age to be prepared in case of a fire emergency. The photos help to illustrate what is being taught and Sparkles participates as well, crawling and getting low. Children are also taught how firefighters will keep them safety and whey the wear "special clothes" in a fire. This is a wonderful learning tool for children! Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog literally is a brilliant quick and easy read for children. Not only will they learn the importance of fire safety, but also by using the beautiful Dalmatian dog in colorful pictures throughout the book, it almost guarantees this becoming a child's favorite book to read and re-read all the while re-learning the importance of fire safety. Reading gives children skills in hangling complex thoughts, ideas and teachings. DogSport Magazine recommends.... every classroom investing in bringing this book into elementary schools to help in teaching fire safety. "

Hi paw to everyone at DogSport Magazine for helping us spread the fire safety message! You guys rock!

Monday, May 4, 2009

New Video

Hi boys and girls! Here's a new video that my good friend Pat made while we were at FDIC. Firefighter Dayna and I just loved meeting all of the boys and girls that stopped by to say hello! Maybe someday I will get to meet you too!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sparkles' Trip to Indiana

I traveled to Indiana to attend the Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis with Firefighter Dayna. We had the most amazing time, seeing old friends and meeting new ones!


Posing outside the Indiana Conference Center

On Wednesday, Ifinally had the opportunity to meet Jake the Fire Dog. Jake teaches fire safety in Michigan. What a cool dog!

Sparkles and Jake pose for pictures.

On Thursday, Firefighter Dayna and I were at the National Volunteer Fire Council booth.


Saturday we were at the IFSTA booth.


To see more pictures from our big adventure, click HERE.

Monday, April 20, 2009

New Newscast Videos Released

We just received these news videos are from Sparkles' visit to Celia Clinton Elementary School on February 24, 2009. To read more about Sparkles' and her help in saving the lives of two children and their families, click HERE.





Sparkles is headed to Indianapolis!


Sparkles is Headed to Indy!

Come visit Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog at the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis at the Indiana Convention Center. Please see the schedule below. Hope to see you there!






Thursday, April 23rd
National Volunteer Fire Council
2-5 P.M.
Booth 91

Saturday, April 25th
International Fire Services Training Association
9-12 A.M.
Booth 2450

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Come see me in Russellville!

Firefighter Dayna is going to be reading an excerpt from our book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog from 6:54-6:59 at Hastings Books in Russellville (AR). Hope to see you there!


Monday, April 13, 2009

Coloring Page Sent by Justin


Hey Justin! Thanks for sending me a picture of you
with your coloring page! We love it! You did a great job!

Would you like to send us your coloring page of Sparkles? You can get your very own coloring page HERE! Send it to sparkles@sparklesthefiresafetydog.com and we'll post it on our blogs!

New Paw Signing Poster

I am so excited and can't wait for the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis! Firefighter Dayna and I will be at the IFSTA and NVFC booths.

We hope to see you there!

Friday, April 10, 2009

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Coloring Page

Get out the crayons! The new Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog coloring page is here! Click on the picture below to print off your copy and start coloring away!


Thank you to PBS KIDS Sprout for the use of their drawing!
You can find more fun coloring pages, by going HERE.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

New Coloring Page!

Click on the picture of Firefighter Dayna to get your coloring page!


You can find more fun coloring pages, by going HERE.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Having Fun on the K9 Magazine Website

You can create your own cover on the K9 Magazine website with your pet. Here's what our "cover" looks like:

Vote for our cover HERE.

Create your own custom K9 Magazine cover using your photos! click here

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Hey Kids! Hope to See You in Little Rock April 18th!

Hi boys and girls!

I can't wait to participate with Firefighter Dayna in the 2009 Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock, April 18th!

Click on the picture on the poster to learn more! I hope to see you there!

Sparkles