I’m beyond proud to share that my fourth book, The 50 Yard Challenge: How a Simple Act Became a Nationwide Movement, has won its first award of the year — FIRST PLACE in the Nonprofit category at the Independent Press Awards. This book tells the story of how one simple act of

Today was truly one of the greatest honors of my life. I want to sincerely thank Governor Kay Ivey for the incredible invitation and for recognizing both myself and Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service during her State of the State Address. To be acknowledged by the Governor of

Another day. More cullings. I'm broken 💔. Don’t know what more to say or do 😢 These killings are blatant contempt of court, happening in full view, without shame or fear. It feels like this is exactly what the authorities want, to exhaust us, to break us, to silence us. And

I welcomed Rodney Smith Jr of Huntsville to the Capitol for my state of the state address. He spends his days mowing lawns across our country with a focus on helping the men and women who served our nation…our veterans. President Donald J. Trump, let’s get this fine gentleman to the White House!

I often get asked about Andre the Giant. Many of our longtime supporters will remember him. Would you believe he’s now 16? He started the program at just 7 years old! In fact, he’s one of the reasons the 50-Yard Challenge exists today. Let me share his story. It all began on

Article written in regards to the recent mass cullings that are occurring. Do give it a read and please support the Pakistan organisations that are literally drowning due to the sheer scale of these murders viewsnewsnow.com/outcry-over-pa…

Can’t believe it was Peter’s FIRST full season on the road… SOOO many memories! One more to go! 🐾🏈

💙 Small Business Love Needed 💙 This month has been a tough one for us, and your support truly means everything. If you’ve ever shopped small, shared our posts, or cheered us on, thank you! We’re excited to welcome new brands to the shop, including: Jolly Pets, Wagboards,

Admin Post:🚨 I'm sitting here disappointed, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off. Edmonton's property taxes jumped 6.9% for 2026, but my residential street is still treacherous with impassable ruts of ice and snow after this brutal winter dumped way more snow than normal

Will you beagle our valentine? 💘🐶 Our Valentine’s Day merch is out now! All profits go toward saving animals! Use promo code PUPPYLOVE at checkout for 10% off! 💖🐾 Spread love. Save lives. Shop now at shop.bfp.org ✨

Team Servicerottie🇨🇦🐕‍🦺🦽 This is so outrageous on so many levels. Wake up City of Edmonton and Andrew Knack! What does it take to help those with disabilities? You never know you may be in that same situation someday. 😔 Have some plans in place to help that snow removal or exemptions to rules. Please

Admin Post: They're finally plowing our street!! Of course there's no way I'm going to skip this opportunity to do some desensitization work with Kenji. He's a very confident puppy but those plows are big and loud. From a distance they didn't bother him but as they approached the

🏈 THE LINK IS LIVE!!! Get your squares and we will add you on the board! After the board is filled we will post the final board with everyone’s names/numbers. Get ready for a fun night!!! zeffy.com/en-US/ticketin…

Can we ask for a little love today? 💘 Our Valentine’s Day collection is live, but truthfully—it’s been very quiet around here.If you were thinking about spoiling your pup this Valentine’s Day, now would mean the world to us. Valentine’s collection link is in the comments if

Penny’s "Best in Show" win is making Dobermans the new "it" breed, but here is the reality: too many Dobies end up in shelters because owners didn't do their homework. Unlike labs or herders, Dobermans were bred to work directly with humans (famously for tax collectors!). They

Benefits of crate training your dog: (besides saving your sofa if you have a chewer) they won’t be afraid if they get sick. I call it the comfort cave. Kiefer called it his. 🥹

We’re officially adding a State Signup Leaderboard to the Raising Men & Women website! ( will be live later today) This leaderboard will show ALL 50 states — ranked in real time based on how many kids have signed up for the 50 Yard Challenge since 2016. As new kids sign up,

Thought this might be of interest to you CanadianBlackBear🇨🇦 (CanadianPenny🌈) Thank you, Canada 🇨🇦

This afternoon, after finishing a lawn where my riding mower unexpectedly broke down, I found myself staying much longer than planned and completing the job with my push mower. When I finally finished, I was getting ready to head down the hill to two other lawns nearby, but

For the past two weeks, I’ve been hard at work developing a brand-new app for the kids in our program. The app will allow them to submit photos of each lawn they complete, track their progress, and see an in-app leaderboard featuring the top 10 kids submitting lawns. A little