May. Spring's in full bloom, the sun is starting to shine, and the misery of the winter has started to fade. It's the perfect month to treat your pup to a box of goodies, hand-picked for you so you don't have to mull over the hundreds of toy and treat options available on Amazon for hours and rack up a £100 basket within the blink of an eye. Fortunately, for the weak-hearted (like me) who struggle to narrow their options down, a myriad of companies now offer monthly surprise boxes for dogs to ensure your beloved pet is never short of a special treat come payday, for being such a wonderful friend throughout the month. The Pawsome Box is one of these monthly boxes, who will provide a monthly box of 5-6 items uniquely chosen to suit your pooch. These could be anything, from toys, to accessories, to treats, or even healthcare products, from only £14.90 per month! In my box, I received two packs of treats, two toys, a water bottle and a lead. A perfect combination for a day out, we promptly put them to the test. TREATS The two packs of treats provided in the box, were a pack of Chew 'n Snack Tripe Strips, and some Snackys Ham-flavoured, bone-shaped treats. Both of these serve as perfect training treats for us, as they are soft enough to be broken up into tiny pieces. Simba is not a picky dog when it comes to treats, who immediately scoffed the lot, so I cannot determine how palatable the more selective dog might find these. For this reason, he may not be the best food tester... TOYS The box also contained two toys; a plush toy shaped like a luggage bag, and a rubber flip flop toy. Simba's a serial plush toy destroyer, who sometimes attempts to consume the stuffing which means his access to the toy is limited. He loves rope toys, so the flip flop will become a staple in his toy box. We may even take it on our next beach trip, just for the irony! "Nooo, give me the bag, I want to go on holiday!" "Do these shoes make my feet look small?" ACCESSORIES & OTHER The final two products were a convenient, portable dog water bowl and bottle combination, and a strong red lead. We've been meaning to acquire one of these bottles for a while, and receiving one in time for the summer (providing we get one warm enough to require refreshments) was just perfect. The lead has a subtle texture to the webbing, to create a checkerboard pattern. It's surprisingly comfortable to hold, despite not being as soft to the touch as you'd expect. If you'd like a box just like it, be sure to use my personal promo code ukbbt9fy for £5 off of the cost of your first order!
Thank you for reading, Milla & Simba
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2/4/2017 2 Comments Chuckit! Ultra BallsYou either love them, or you love them. There's no in-between.
As a matter of fact, we love them. We will not depart for our daily walk unless I've got a chuckit ball thrower clasped in my hand, with one of their amazing rubber Ultra Balls tucked snugly into the holder. These balls are durable, bouncy, and by far the easiest to find in among a pile of leaves, in a bush, floating atop a body of water; you name it, you'll see your chuckit ball there. Chuckit have a wide range of fetch toys, and though I started on their regular tennis balls, it only took one game of fetch with one of their Ultra Amazing Ultra Balls to convince me to abandon the old one in the cupboard. With Simba being a spaniel, I have a tendency to chuck the ball in a random direction, and I expect him to find it. Often, he loses it, and gallops around in circles for ten minutes, nose glued to the ground as he works to find his favourite toy. I, on the other hand, have usually spotted the vibrant orange ball within 30 seconds, and am forced to wait impatiently until he picks up on the scent after racing past the ball seventeen times. Paired with a launcher, you can launch these balls up to 26m away from you - and it's no lie, the launchers really do what they say on the tin! Oh, and did I mention - they're not only amazing on land, but they float, too!? Although the balls are pricey (at upwards of about £7 for two balls), and relatively easy to lose (we've been through two in a matter of 10 months- and this was due to user error rather than a fault of the product!) they are worth every penny you pay for them! Below are some photos of Simba with his beloved ultra ball. Milla & Simba |
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