November Bark Box

BARK BOX! BARK BOX! BARK BOX! BARK BOX!

We sure do love our Bark Box! It the most exciting day of the month! For those who don't know what bark Box is let us tell you. It's a special box that comes once a month filled with goodies and toys! Ours usually comes in the 3rd week of the month.

November's Bark Box

Here's a list of what we got this month:

Pet Qerks: What a fun little toy!!! We've been playing with it pretty rough for the last couple weeks and it seems to have held up for the best part between our tug-of-wars. And best of all, the squeaker still works!

Your Dog's Diner: Organic goodies in a packet to make puppy meatloaf?! You better believe it. We haven't had this yet.. Mom says she's going to make it for us for Thanksgiving. :-)

Baker's Best: These were some of the best, and yummiest treats we've had! They were a big BIG hit with both of us. We loved the goat flavor. The only drawback? They were stinky!

Fruitables: These were 8 indiviual small bags of treats of different flavors, including blueberry, bison, pumpkin, and apple. Since I have higher food standards than my garbage disposal of a sister Katie, I only liked the bison ones. I turned my nose up at all the other flavors. But her, she inhaled all of them. Such a weird dog she is.

Superior Farm: yum! yum! yum! Another huge hit from this bark box. Mom felt safe letting us eat these since they weren't greasy like pig ears, but she watched us carefully. She didn't have to watch long....we both finished our ears in less than 10 mins.

Katie's Big Day

Wow! What a fun, adventure filled day I got to have last week! Daddy came home from his night job and sister just wanted to sleep in bed next to him, So I got Mommy all to myself for the whole day!

We started off by going to the local farmer's market. I wasn't allowed in the food isles, so Mom left me with a friend who tends to a booth on the outside of the food isles. Mom doesn't know that I got a few extra treats and a ton of attention. 

At the Farmer's Market in my cute sweater!

After the Farmer's Market, we went to North Rim Adventure Sports  to check out some clip-less pedals and clip-less shoes. Mom said she was going to let Santa know which ones she wanted. Gosh, I sure hope he brings me some extra treats for being such a good girl!

Then we strolled all around downtown Chico, checking out the sights, ate lunch, and talked to tons of people. They came up to mom telling her how cute I was and how much of a good girl I am (did you hear that Santa? I've been good!!). 

And perhaps the best part of the day, was going to Dutch Brothers! Mom always lets me sit in her lap when we go to the drive up because they give me cookies. It was a super fun-filled day! I hope I get to do it again really soon. 

Where's my cookies?

A little whip cream, please.

October BarkBox

WHAT?! We're actually posting this on time?! We should get a treat for this!

October BarkBox

So, this BarkBox wasn't a Grand Slam like our past ones, but hey, you can't catch every ball that's thrown your way. We still were thrilled by it's usual yummy contents, but found it a little lacking in pizazz. Here's what we think so far.

Aussie Naturals:

This is an interesting concept toy. It's like a stuff-less plush toy, with a rope down the middle of it, and a squeaker in the tail. As the ever present toy aficionado, I can tell you this will stimulate all of your pups senses the same way it did mine. Oh boy, I have had so much fun with this toy. And it seems fairly Boston proof with that rope down the middle of it! This was my favorite thing in the box this month. 

Wagatha's:

Oh, BOY!!! Organic biscuits?! That taste like PIZZA?! YES, PLEASE! These are super yummy and smell great! our mom really likes the fact that they are organic. And we sure love the taste! We even create puddles of drool when we see these come out.

Plato:

We used to get the salmon strips in our breakfast every monring, but now our food is a higher quality, so we don't need it. But when we saw the duck treats, we were happy. Be warned: They stink. They have a 50/50 success rate in our pack.

VetraCare Pet:

Gosh, we hope we never have to use this liquid bandage spray. But Mom put it in our travel bag just in case the time ever comes.

September BarkBox!

IT CAME! OUR SEPTEMBER BARKBOX CAME!

We love getting our BarkBox in the mail. September's BarkBox held up to its usual awesome expectations!

What we get? What we get? What we get?

 

Here's our reviews of this BarkBox:

Quaker Pet Group: (the blue squeaky toy)

We enjoyed this toy, while it lasted. Which wasn't very long. We were able to completely de-stuff it within a week and tear it totally in half within 4 weeks. So while it says "Chew Guard Technology", it wasn't rip/de-stuff proof. It also had a ultrasonic squeaker that didn't bother mom and dad's ears. However, the squeaking device was very very small and could have easily become a choking hazard if your pups weren't supervised while destroying their new, fun toys.

Barkworthies: 

These were a big hit with the pickier eater between the two of us (Maggie), however, I (Katie) seemed to develop an allergy to something in the treat which resulted in a swollen eye that ultimately got 2 scratches on my cornea from me scratching at it. Maggie LOVES these treats, they are nice and soft and full of flavor. These have become special treats just for her.

The Honest Kitchen:

We haven't tried this yet, but it can be made either hot or cold. I think we might save it for a nice cold, rainy day.

Primal Pet:

These were another huge success in our pack! Even the picky one LOVED these. Just be sure that if you're small like us, you're mom and dad break them in half as they are a little on the big side and a potential chocking hazard.

Barkworthies (AGAIN!)

These bullystick flakes were PERFECT for topping our food. For me, Maggie, it gave me an extra special reason to actually eat that boring old kibble mom and dad insist on feeding me, while the quality of the food is superb, it is far below my princess requirement standards. But with a little of these sprinkled in, I was fast to gobble up my food!

BarkBox 1 & 2



BarkBox? What in the world is a BarkBox one might ask? It's a wonderful box that comes once a month that is full of treats, toys, and surprises for us pups! It's available in 3 different sizes (Small, Just Right, and Big & Bold) and you can be billed once a month, every 3 months, or every 6 months. OH, THE OPTIONS!!!! Get your parents to click on this link: HERE and use the biggest, roundest puppy eyes you have to get them to order these boxes for you!  Everything in the boxes is either natural or organic AND made right here in the USA! We held out posting about our first BarkBox, in case its awesomeness was a fluke. It wasn't a fluke at all! It's really awesome! Here's what we got in our first and second BarkBox.



Opening our first BarkBox



What did we get?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month 1:

1. Heartland Premium.  This was a HUGE hit with both of us. The vertebras were small enough that we didn't crack our teeth. We were supervised at all times while we enjoyed this yummy, meaty vertebra. Also...this was an "outside" only treat because it was slightly messy (not to mention slobbery afterwards).
2. Bowser Beer: Beer for pups?! It actually isn't really beer, it's a beef based drink with vitamins in it. And while I liked it, my picky sister Maggie didn't enjoy it.
3. Puptato Chips: Well OF COURSE you need chips when you have beer! But these  were better than chips, they were dehydrated sweet potato slices. Again, it was a 50% approval rating by the same tasting crew (us!)
4. Whole Life: What else goes great with beer and chips? If you answered "burgers!", you're right!!!!! These are bite size dehydrated sirloin burgers that are the perfect snack size. These were a HUGE success in our pack.
5. Calm K9 Wafers: These came in handy during the forth of July. While they might be a little stinky, they are all natural and really seem to work...even for a super energetic Boston Terrier, such as myself.

We love our BarkBox!

Month 2:

1. R2P Pet (Squaker Toy): It squeaks! It bounces in all directions! I LOVE IT! This is a really fun toy that I, Katie, really enjoyed. My sister isn't a big toy playing dog, so she doesn't care. There is one issue, the velvet on the exterior of the ball comes off kinda easily in my mouth. It's not a choking hazard or anything, just kinda messy. At least Mom and Dad can easily find where I went potty! That's gotta be a good thing, right? (pssst.. I really like my grey one..it matches all my other toys and my food dish. Pretty cool, huh?!)
2. Barkworthies: Who doesn't love a good bully stick?! These guys are made from grass fed cows and without antibiotics! We both absolutely love these! Sister, Maggie, often doesn't like to give hers up when Mom and Dad take them away. Again, we are always supervised when we have these, make sure your parents supervise you too!
3.  Max&Ruffys: Organic training treats that again have about a 50% approval rate in this pack. Can you guess which one of us didn't like it? Yup, Maggie didn't like it. She only likes meat and cheese. But I loved these organic banana and coconut treats! More for me! Yippeee!
4. No Grainers: Yeah! Another treat that both of us love! Maggie likes the fact they are soft and made from chicken. She tends to like softer treats....and chicken...she really likes chicken. These do have a little bit of a stinky odor in the bag, but they tasty super yummy.
5. Mr. Barksmith's: It was nice that while Mom and Dad enjoyed their ice cream on these hot Chico, California days that we got to enjoy frozen fruit smoothies. We really enjoyed our banana flavored one. We even shared the same smoothie nicely.  The other really neat thing about these is that your parents don't need to put them in the freezer until you are ready to eat them. So if you're going on a weekend trip to Grandma's, make sure they throw a couple smoothies in your duffle bag, ok?
6. Safemade: The PERFECT flexible bowl for water or food. And the great thing?? It's made from human-safe SILICON, not plastic! So if you're like me and break out in puppy pimples after being around soft plastic, this is the bowl for you. It's also FREEZER and OVEN safe! YES!!!! You read that right. Your folks can even go onto the website for free oven and freezer treat ideas...make sure you supervised by your Mom and Dad's internet use...too much time on the computer or smartphone isn't healthy. If they've been on there too long, go get a slobbery ball and roll it under their feet.  Hey, everyone has to be healthy and play, right? We thought so.

Month 2 goodie haul.

So that's BarkBox! We'll be sure to let you know what we get every month and tell you what we think. We really REALLY encourage your parents to sign you up for BarkBox. Until next time, make sure your water bowl stays full, you have treats on the shelf, and most importantly, have fun every day! <3 Katie and Maggie