We thought it would be fun to go a little Oprah here at Imperfect Women and share our Favorite Things with each other. When we started discussing it we found out that there were so many things we all loved that we decided to do categories. In the last installment, we covered cleaning products. This post will be all about pet products.
Lily@IW – Metro Pet Vacuum/Blower
I purchased mine, about 14 years ago. Back then, they were only sold as blowers and did not vacuum. The one I have still works great. At the time, I had a four dogs, including a poodle and an older Golden Retriever. Poodles can easily mat and are a bit high-maintenance when it comes to grooming. And, even though my groomer used a lot of TLC, a visit took a toll on my Golden. I was also tired of loading four dogs into the car to drop off on the way to work. I signed up for a dog grooming class, invested in the materials and now take care of my pets at home.
A good blowout is essential and gets much of the dead hair off. This blower is powerful. You can see the water and hair shooting off the dog. Be warned, it will blow everywhere, I do mine outside as long as the weather allows. It was perfect for my poodle. It completely straightens the hair to turn them into a soft and fuzzy furball. It’s also handy for blowing up inflatables. I’ve used it on camping trips to fill the mattresses and it inflates my child’s pool in just a few minutes.
Pam@IW – Waggin Train Chicken Jerkey Tenders
I have had three dogs and by far this has been their favorite treat. They are made of premium chicken fillets, high protein and 97% fat free. My dog is allergic to beef so this is a perfect treat for her! They come in a resealable bag so they stay fresh.
This is our dog’s favorite toy. She treats it like it is her baby and has to have it by her side or in her mouth at all times. She sleeps with it. It has a squeaker and a great bounce and she will spend hours chasing it ( that is if you can get it away from her). We buy boxes of these because when she loses one…..no one can rest until it is found or we give her a new one.
Ann@IW – The Flexi Comfort 3 Retractable Tape Leash For Dogs.
This leash is perfect for walking our border collie. Ours extends 26 feet and uses a tape, instead of a cord, so that there is little chance of injury if for some reason it got caught. The handle is comfortable to hold and the button for stopping or keep the leash short is easy to operate. While it is not good for running with her, and should not be used where there is a danger of her running into a road, it is perfect for letting her explore the woods, hiking trails, open fields, and along farm roads. It’s also the best leash to use when she gets to watch a cross-country race.
My favorite dog toy! This is a long plastic arm used to pick up a standard tennis ball and throw it across a yard for a great game of fetch. Winnie the Border Collie loves that I can throw a ball a respectable distance now. I like that I never have to touch her slobber, muddy, wet tennis balls with my hands. We get higher quality exercise-time with this ingenious invention.
Anya@IW – Goodlife Catnip Recipe Delights
Cats are notoriously finicky. They also like to play mind games. Spend $10 on a new treat that you are convinced your cat will appreciate this time – be prepared for disappointment, my friend. Once your cats know you really want them to like it, they will be sure to dismiss it with a haughty turn of the head. “You failed again” their look seems to say. Well, somewhere along the way, we happened upon a treat that even our cats can’t pretend to detest. They are regular old catnip treats. Not expensive or organic or anything special. They look just like the other 47 brands of treats we have tried in the past with no luck. Go figure. All we know is we now have a surfire way to lure kitty to us when we need to give her flea medication. Plus, we are pretty sure our cats really like us now. They really do!
Jennie@IW – Neater Feeder Cat Bowl
I sure do love my cats. There are a few things I don’t love, though: cleaning the litterbox, dealing with the occasional beastie brought in from the outside, and cleaning up spilled cat food. One of my cats is particularly fond of sticking her paw in her dish and scooting it around, sloshing water and/or spilling dry cat food all over the floor. Fun! For her anyway. Me, not so much. So I love these dishes. They are harder to move (though not impossible), and contain a dish below to catch water spilling through the holes in the top. The semi-enclosure keeps dry food inside the feeder, not on the floor. These are a little pricey, but worth every penny if you, like me, prefer not to have to sweep or vacuum every day around the cat food dishes.
What about you? What are your favorite pet things?
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I love the launcher. I want one. My favorite thing for my puppy is the long tunnel that’s made for children. He loves the darn thing.
The one thing I know for sure is that my dog has some definite favorite things, but the sad thing is none are specifically marketed to pets. They are as followed
1. My mom’s bed, actually my bed for that matter if he’s downstairs
2. Our couch
3. Our pillows
4. Our dinners, especially when its chicken
5. Our attention
6. Our car
Spoiled Spoiled Spoiled dog
Scoopfree automated litterbox: scoopfree for 2 cats for 2 weeks
Jennie,
Where did you find that cat bowl? I so need one!
LOL, that’s cute Brandy.
I want to get the Good Cuz balls. I want to see our little dog go mad as he won’t be able to get the squeaker out. He loves them so. If a toy has a squeaker, he destroys it immediately to get the prize inside. A lot of times he’ll run around w/the squeaker showing off his trophy, bonus points if he still can make it squeak.
Lynn, they are available at Amazon. Love them!
I love the RapidBath Deluxe Dog Bathing System. With back problems it’s hard to bend over to shampoo my dog and the Rapid Bath is one of the best and most convenient product I’ve ever seen and used. Just pop in a cartridge which comes in extra clean or an allergy shampoo and away you go. It reaches deep into the coat no matter how thick their fur is and my dog is clean and fresh and I can bath him in half the time that it takes to hand wash him.
By the way whose dog is that? I’m totally in love with it. That’s the breed I’ve owned most of my life until recently but I’m anxious to have another again. They are such great “lap” dogs.
I would be lost without my “Chuck It Ball Launcher”. I can throw my dog the ball without too much stress on my shoulders which are damaged through time. As soon as I lift that chuck it up my boy gets all excited because he knows it’s play time.
Pill Pockets! Love them. It’s so much easier to get medication to my pet by just stuffing his pills in a Pill Pocket and they come in different flavors for the picky pet. Basically they are a treat with a hole in the center to put the medicine into, close the top with your fingers and he chomps it down in a jiffy.
Brandy,
We have a very spoiled baby girl also. Her favorite spot is a spare bed.
Joy,
I believe that is just a stock picture. I love pill pockets too. They have worked really nice for us in the past also.