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

Hikes in Upper Bidwell

We did a lot of hiking this last Winter and Spring in Upper Bidwell Park. Here's some photo highlights from the hikes.



Nothing like a great roll session after hiking.



Headed home



A collection of photos from Upper Bidell




It's our favorite hiking spot.



A nice little lake to cool off in after hiking.



The trail is steep and rocky.

Random Photos

We thought we'd put some silly pictures of us up.


Our friends Sophie and Sammy.

Chasing the ball

Nap time in the back of mom's car

Playtime!







Maybe I don't have this bed thing down correctly...

 

Can I please have the treat now?

 

Little dog, long trail

So, this hike happened back in March, but I'm just now being able to sit down and tell you about it. Mom and I had a special Mommy/Dogter hike. It was just our human friend Emily, Mom, and I. We left sister at home because we didn't think she'd like to  hike the entire 10 miles. Yup, you read that right! This little 8 year old dog hiked every step of the 10 miles. It was 4-paw drive for me. I got to smell some new, interesting things, and got a little dirt in the pads of my feet. And some great exercise!

Hittin the trail!

 

 

We hiked up to a place called Feather Falls. It's a 640 ft waterfall outside of Oroville, California. Mom made sure I wore my special hiking harness to keep me safe on the occasional unsafe sections of the trail. She had me clipped into her weight bearing harness with a 200lb load bearing carabiner . I tell you this so you know that she would never put me in danger.

 

Me in my harness, looking adorable.

 

 

After we visited the overlook, which had amazing views, but was a little high for my taste, we hiked further up the trail and had lunch at the top of the waterfall (in the picture below). Mom brought some kibble for me, but I talked her into giving me some of her turkey and carrots.



Taking a break at the overlook.

 

Even though it was early Spring, I did end up with a couple ticks. But Mom spotted them right away and flicked them off.  I swear, she must have checked me every 15mins all day long. Because of my flea/tick medicine, none of them actually bit me. They were just walking around my fur checking out possible real estate to grab a snack. But we wouldn't have ANY of that business!

Time to play catch up

We know we haven't posted as much as we should. We've just been having too much fun living life in the big city and playing at the dog park. We're going to try and catch up as best we can..starting..NOW!