Life Unleashed

When you’re allowed to live unleashed from restraints, life is full of adventures. As you gain independence through life, roaming and exploring becomes an opportunity to expand your mind, test your limits, and experience new things. Through life’s adventures, it’s best to have a loyal friend by your side, and who’s more loyal than your dog? There are so many memories we make with our pups, and most of the best are those out in the world, experiencing new things together. Whether your memory is a hike with the most breathtaking views, or out on the beach watching the sunset, we want to hear how you and your best furry friend live life unleashed!

So, we’ve partnered with our friends at Halo Collar, whose mission is to give every dog the freedom to live life unleashed. Together with Halo Collar, we ask you to share a story about a memory that you and your dog have made together. Focus on the adventures you share and priceless moments you’ve experienced together—and maybe even include a photo or two of your pup so we can appreciate them!

Judges

Ken Ehrman - Founding & Managing Partner, is a technology and safety visionary, who has spent 25+ years pioneering IoT innovations. As the founder of I.D. Systems (now PWFL:NASDAQ), he has 40+ patents that have revolutionized efficiency and worker safety for the biggest and most demanding companies in the world. He is now leveraging his industry relationships and expertise to bring best-in-class safety solutions to dogs and dog lovers.

Michael Ehrman - Founding Partner, spent 24 years as CTO of I.D. Systems. With his unparalleled knowledge of wireless devices and systems, Michael has 30+ patents and has launched 100+ innovative IoT products, currently in use on over 500,000 industrial and commercial vehicles around the globe. He is Halo’s technology leader, putting his proven, world-class design practices and solutions into your dog’s Halo.

For your story to be eligible, it should be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until January 28, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.

The Life Unleashed Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.

To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.