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with Frugal Dougal

Frugal Dougal
Frugal Dougal needs your nomination for a Shorty Award!
I am a little dog with a big heart who started the pawpawty 24 hour charity events with mai pals to help animals all over the world.
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What's your best tweet?
Anipals you are amazing we reached target for the #pawpawty charity, thank you from the bottom of my doggie heart
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What are six things you could never do without?
Bones, Treats, Tennis Balls, Dirty Socks, Bacon Beer and mai pals ohh thats 7 well I am a dog I can't count
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
I help raise funds for animal shelters and charities across the world by arranging virtual #pawpawty events which have raised over $23,000
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What's your favorite Twitter app?
TweetGrid because it allows us to follow the tweet stream of the #pawpawty events in real time, real fast, real fun
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Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter Of course ( use both but can get my paws around twitter easier)
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What was the funniest trend you've seen?
uksnow, because the rest of the world thinks we are crazy to be talking about the snow, but you know how much we like to talk weather !!
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What feature should Twitter add?
Easy to understand world time zone so you can see what time zone your twitter pals are in!
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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
I wish every shelter had a twitter feed so they could show the world all of the adorable animals that need our help & support
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What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
Non really, we love BOL= Barkoutloud, MOL=Meowoutloud, and my current favourite is QOL=QuackoutLoud, from mai pal @georgetheduck
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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Everyone who cares about animals so together we can change the world for animals one paw at a time!!
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
Blonds with laptops, Blonds with Teeth whitening products, Blonds with free Gas Cards, Blonds with not much on.... you get the message???
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Why should we vote for you?
So that we can help even more animals across the world and give them all a better life, one paw at a time
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Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#asafehomeforeveryanimal , #allpuppyfarmsclosed , #freenipforcats, #freedogtreatsforlife, #everlastingcarrotsforrabbits
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What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
I have met so many interesting people from all over the world, but find @allthesausages bot a bit fattening to follow
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Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#pawpawty - its the tag we use every time we have a 24 hour charity event
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How do you make your tweets unique?
Check out the #pawpawty hashtag and you will see how we make the 24hour event a hilarious day of fun and games all over the world
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What inspires you to tweet?
Mostly the great 'anipals' I have met on twitter and of course all of the people who do care about animals, together we can make a difference
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Just look at my total tweets and I think you will find the answer mai pals!
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Be yourself, tweet from the heart, say something interesting, care about others, join in, and above all have fun.
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How long can you go without a tweet?
Hmm maybe a few hours if I have a big bone or a squirrel to chase, have done plenty of 24 hour tweetathons though for charity
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What question are we not asking here that we should?
What is your favourite things to chew or scratch!
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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
All the ppl who are using twitter to help animals on a local & global level, either to find homes , find lost animals , raise funds
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Why'd you start tweeting?
To see what all the fuss was about, am so glad I did because I have met so many caring, funny, weird, wonderful tweeters
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
I have become much more aware of the plight of animals in shelters, abandoned or just badly treated... oh and of course I get sore paws
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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Raise money for animals in need, oh and actually converse not just tweet at people, engage, engage, engage you might enjoy it !!
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How will the world change in the next year?
We will start to realise the power of the individual and the community to make a difference in everything we do
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What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Just RT'ing others tweets, #hashtag jacking, trying to sell sell sell, not engaging, and saying nasty things about animals
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What will the world be like 10 years from now?
I hope that it will be a better place for animals, that puppy farms will no longer exist oh and can someone invent the everlasting bone!!
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