Yark is about bringing function, style and exceptional quality to the canine world. And when I happened across the colorful, fun and stylish collars, leashes and even loungers that they sell I just knew I wanted to share them with all of you!
You can fetch these fun products and more from Yark. 
Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post, nor do I own any of these products – just simply wanted to share with you my latest find!
I deny all involvement in this mess.
Well, I guess until you get caught on video with bubble wrap stuck in your teeth! My bad.
P.S. Don’t forget there is still time to order one of my Adventure Awaits T-shirts for Christmas and to benefit the Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue! Hurry before it’s too late!
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Barkbox, but all opinions are my own.
Happy Thanksgiving Friends! What a wonderful day to celebrate and be thankful for all that you have and today I am thankful for my lovely lovely readers!
And also for Barkbox….
…oh yes, my lovely lovely Barkbox that appeared at my door packed with all the goodies I need to stuff my face this Thanksgiving day!
I’m so excited to get cooking, well ok, mostly get eating…but you know what I mean!
And thanks to Barkbox I even have a happy little chef to help me in the kitchen this year. Although I totally have my eye on him as I caught him sneaking some of my beef stew already!
If he behaves perhaps I’ll let him lick the after dinner plates with me.
But you know, the real fun always comes after the big feast, when everyone hunkers down on the couch to snooze off all that turkey and stuffing and mashed potatoes.
And comfy clothes are also a total MUST! Happy Thanksgiving Friends!
If you want to fetch your dog a Barkbox Subscription to be excited about too, make sure you use coupon code AMMO5 for 10% off!
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Barkbox, but all opinions are entirely my own!
Disclosure: This review and giveaway is brought to you by Hagen.
My new friends at Hagen recently sent me a fun package of goodies to try, and oh boy, I bet you can imagine my excitement when these showed up at my door!
First up we had these natural treats from the Zoe and Hagen Heritage line.
Zoe Treats Key Features :
Hagen Heritage Key Features:
Next up we had the Tasty Bones in a Peppermint Dental Bone (on the left) and Venison Gourmet Edible Bone (on the right).
The Dental bone is made of a tough nylon and flavoring and is designed to help clean teeth while your pet chews on it. I haven’t gone to town on the Dental bone just yet, but mom says from the look and feel of it it will likely hold up to my tough choppers.
As you can see I made a b-line for Gourmet Edible Tasty Bone.
The Gourmet range of edible bones comes in a variety of flavors and is made of starch based biopolymer, food grade coloring, and synthetic flavoring. Hagen claims that it is perfectly safe for your pet to ingest small fragments that will pass through your dog’s system harmlessly.
I think the key word here might be small fragments.
Seeing as how I’m what mom labels a “tough chewer” (seriously I can devour even the toughest of toys in mere minutes), I started to break off some fairly large chunks of the edible bone rather quickly.
Mom was worried I might choke on some of the bigger pieces I was breaking off, so I think this bone may be better suited for a dog that isn’t as strong a chewer as I am. But I guess my enthusiasm for the bone proved how yummy it tasted!
But there was a toy in my Hagen goodies that was definitely going to hold up to some rougher play, the Zeus Bomber!
Bomber Key Features:
The Zeus Bomber comes in two sizes, Medium (7″) and Small (4.5″) and as you can see the one I received was the larger size.
Since the medium was just a bit too heavy for me to play with Mom said we should gift it to my bestie Trooper. And let me tell you, Trooper LOVED IT! He could of played with that thing for hours!
Although once I caught wind that we would be gifting it to Trooper mom caught me running around the house with it from room to room – trying to prove that it wasn’t in fact too large for me to play with! Perhaps I’ll have to ask for the small size for Christmas! *wink*
You can check out all these products and more at Hagen.
And now for the best part….
TWO LUCKY WINNERS WILL WIN A PACKAGE OF GOODIES FROM HAGEN
(Edible Bone, Natural Treats & Zeus Bomber)
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 12/2/14 12AM EST. Open to USA & CANADA residents only. Only two winners. Winners must claim their prizes within 48 hours of being notified or prize will be forfeited. Good luck!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Hagen, but all opinions are my own!
P.S. Don’t forget, today is the last day to enter my Puller giveaway for a fun toy for your dog!
Recently my mom decided to dip into the idea of “buying in bulk” (you know like Sam’s Club and Bj’s Wholesale) after she read a post on one of her favorite blogs about a company called Boxed. She liked it so much that I’ve decided to share the fun we had with it (as in this is not a sponsored post) incase it might interest some of you.
My mom says Boxed seems to be the way to go to shop in bulk because there are no membership fees, you don’t have to go to the store and lug all those heavy items to and from the cart, and the prices even come out cheaper when my mom compared them to places like Amazon. Plus shipping is free on your first order, and on subsequent orders when you meet a minimum for your area (mine is $60).
Boxed even carries a few pet items as well. And while they don’t have a huge variety right now, they did say they add new products all the time.
But really I wanted to share Boxed with all of you because there is one major benefit to shopping with them…..
…..the boxes!! Seriously, you’ll never guess how much fun one of these big boxes can be.
Yea, lets just say I’m hoping mom shops from Boxed more often.
If you’d like to get your dog some big boxes to play in too you can use the code ZKB8A and save $20 on your first order from Boxed.
Disclaimer: This is NOT A SPONSORED POST, I just thought it would be fun to share my boxed adventures and thought some of you might enjoy hearing about this great website. Coupon code is a special referral code for all my friends.
Every day my best friend Trooper is just a wee bit closer to being able to move into his new house on the farm. I know, I know, I’ve been saying that for years…..but this is definitely going to be the year!
Especially since I’ve been around the lend a helping paw! Just check out the video below of me collecting the trash into a nice little pile….
Watch this video on instagram.
I’m a pretty enthusiastic helper, as you can see.
Trooper on the other hand never looks thrilled about helping out. But honestly, I don’t blame him….he’s been helping everyday for years!
Don’t worry buddy, the work will be done soon (we hope), and you’ll be able to nap in your new house!
I even kept the bed warm for you!
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Chewy.com
Recently I went to my annual vet check-up, and while I got a clean bill of health (yay!), my vet did suggest I get back on the teeth brushing bandwagon.
Truth be told, I sort of fell off that bandwagon a while ago. I know, shame on me.
While I wouldn’t consider myself a “difficult” patient when it comes to teeth brushing, it’s not exactly easy to brush them.
I blame it on a tiny little mouth, and the fact that I have these clumsy paws. It just ends up being sort of awkward.
So when my friends over at Chewy.com sent me some of these TropiClean Fresh Breath +Plus Advanced Cleaning System Dental Dog Treats I was excited to try something yummy to clean my teeth instead.
Since mom always checks the ingredients on my treats first she was glad to see they were safe: Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Chicken Flavor, Cane Molasses, Chicken, Gelatin, Ground Flaxseed, Water, Poultry Fat (Preserved with mix tocopherols) Sodium Bicarbonate, Lecithin, Parsley Flakes, Green Tea Extract, Sorbic Aced (preservative), Blueberry Powder, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Rosemary Extract.
So, let’s give these treats a whirl, and get my lovely smile back to pearly white!
Only time will tell if these chews will help to clean up my teeth, but I’m going to try my hardest to keep up with the regime, especially since it tastes so good!
To help aide in my new adventure towards whiter teeth, mom also purchased me some of this Clean Teeth Gel made by Tropiclean.
Key Benefits
No toothbrush required is my favorite benefit, and mom says the ingredients aren’t so bad either: Purified Water, Natural Derived Alcohol, Natural Mint, Glycerin, Natural Cleanser, Carbopol, Chlorophyllin, Green Tea Leaf Extract.
I’ll be sure to give you all an update next month on if my teeth are any whiter and brighter!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Chewy.com, but all opinions are my own. And while they did send me a package of Tropiclean dental chews, I did purchase the clean teeth gel on my own.
Over the weekend we held the last of our series of horse events at the farm for the season. I’m always the bestest of helpers, see there’s me guarding the arena equipment before the show starts!
I take on many duties when event day arrives – here’s me and Trooper helping to set up the food booth.
I also help to direct people to the Secretary table – where they need to sign up for the event.
But my number one job on event day is always the meet and greet committee. I’ve had lots of practice with this being a shop dog!
Welcoming everyone with a friendly tail wag is always top priority!
Every year I host an Epic Halloween Party at my house, where all the party goers are required to dress up within a certain theme. This year’s theme was dead people, as in celebrities, historical figures, or characters that are no longer living or met their fate in a movie or tv show. As you already know, I dressed up as the American Icon, Evel Knievel.
Dad decided to dress as Bernie from Weekend at Bernie’s and Mom was Ellie from Up.
One of these years we keep saying we’ll all dress up as a group costume – maybe next year will be the year!
I was really excited when my best friend Trooper showed up to my party though, dressed as the equally as famous, Rin Tin Tin.
Well before my time, I did have to google a photo of him – but he sounded like a pretty cool dog!
And just like most dogs, Mr. Rin Tin Tin had a thing for Evel Knievel helmets – mostly because my head resembled one great big tennis ball!
You know it’s going to be a good party when Rin Tin Tin and Evel Knievel have a wrestling match before it even gets started!
My party ended up being a smashing success – even if I did have to wait in the refreshment line exceptionally long!
And by the end of the night, this Evel Knievel was pooped! I better rest up though, because it will be time for my annual Halloween Party again before I know it!
Disclaimer: This review and giveaway is brought to you by Ruffwear. This post also contains affiliate links.
I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween weekend, I know I sure did. I’ll be back later this week to share my Halloweenie adventures with you, but today I wanted to share with you a new product that I’m very excited about!
Ruffwear’s new Front Range Harness is great for everyday wear, and a snap to put on your dog.
It has an aluminum V-Ring on the back for easy leash attachment, I also use mine in the car and it easily attaches to my seatbelt.
It also comes with a reinforced webbing attachment on the front so you can attach a leash there for additional control or training.
Mom and Dad also liked how there was padding underneath the buckles in the back, which makes it quick and easy to put my harness on without the risk of the buckles pinching my skin.
Another cool feature is the hidden ID pocket. Inside the little flap that says ID is a tether so you can attach your dog’s identification, then neatly tuck it into the pocket. It’s great for the hiking trail so you don’t have to worry about your dog’s tags getting caught on things.
And for the sake of never having enough ways to keep your dog safe, the inside of the harness also has a handy tag that you can write your dog’s name and phone number on, should they ever get lost (or should you ever loose your super cool new harness).
The Ruffwear Front Range Harness comes in 4 fun colors – Pacific Blue (which I’m wearing), Twilight Gray, Alpenglow Pink, and Campfire Orange.
If you follow me on Facebook, you may have already noticed that I’ve been wearing my Front Range Harness for all of my most recent adventures! It’s quickly become my favorite go – to walking harness.
And even though typically I prefer a harness that doesn’t go between my front legs, this one doesn’t seem to incumber the way I walk and I actually quite enjoy wearing it.
But wether I’m hiking the trails, or taking a stroll through town it’s comfortable enough to wear everywhere I go!
You can fetch your own Front Range Harness from Ruffwear for $39.95 in a variety of sizes for big and small dogs.
And now for the best part….
ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL WIN A FRONT RANGE HARNESS FROM RUFFWEAR!
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 11/11/14 12AM EST. Open to USA residents only. Only one winner. Winners must claim their prizes within 48 hours of being notified or prize will be forfeited. Good luck!
Check out all my other reviews of some great Ruffwear Products!
–Roamer Leash
–Summit Trex Boots
–Swamp Cooler
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Ruffwear, but all opinions are my own!
P.S. Don’t forget, today is the last day to enter my Kentucky Bluebird Giveaway for a Crate Pad!