17 April, 2013

Paw Bag - April, 2013

 

My dog came home from doggie hospital yesterday (he has diabetes) and we had a little treat waiting for him.  His first Paw Bag!  Just the thing to cheer him up.  Paw Bag is a bi-monthly bag for dogs (they do one for cats as well) that costs $39.50 + $6.50 for shipping and includes toys and treats.

He's got some shaved patches of fur in odd places and he's looking a bit comical at the moment so a treat was in order to take his mind off it.  This bag was especially good as only one of the items was edible (my parents dog tried that one as ours is on a special diabetic diet) so he could enjoy almost everything.

Here's what was in the bag (everything was full size):



Woodland Crackler

Well, a "woodland crackler" turned out to be a surprisingly ugly bright pink bunny that makes a cracking sound and has a squeaker in it.  My dog was interested in the squeaker but didn't like the crackles.  He actually retreated under my desk to hide until I put it away.  He would have been happy if I'd just worked the squeaker for him but he didn't want to get anywhere near the bunny himself.

Gingerbread Man

As this is furry and had a squeaker in it my dog was extremely interested.  I think this was his favourite from the bag. It comes under the "something to destroy" category of toy which he always thinks is fun.

Barney's Bakery Treats

I got the "Doggy Donuts" which looked good enough for humans to eat.  The ingredients were good enough for humans to eat as well, they even used free range eggs which I highly approve of.  We gave these to my parents dog to taste test as ours is on a special diet now.  I can report that they were considered extremely delicious.

Organic Rope Ball

This was very sturdy and looks like it would stand up to even a large dog doing quite a bit of tugging on it.

Wuff It All Natural Soap

This looks very nice and was packaged beautifully.  I can't try it until my doggie's hair has grown back a bit, he's missing three big patches and two smaller ones so he looks quite undignified at the moment.  It's a nice big bar and I'm quite curious to wash my dog with a bar soap as I've never done it before, we've always used shampoos.

Chuck a Duck Flyer

My kids were very keen to have a go with this product.  They picked it out straight away.  It's a rope ring with an unattractive cartoon duck attached to the centre designed for throwing and fetching.  My dog quite enjoyed it too, but I think the kids enjoyed it more.  The idea of throwing a duck was considered pretty amusing.

Dental Loofah

I used to give Dentastix before the "special diet" thing happened so if my dog agreed to chew on this it would have made a good substitute.  He sniffed it politely and had a bit of a chew, but clearly preferred the gingerbread man.

And that's the Paw Bag.  Might make quite a good gift for someone hard to buy for who really loves their dog (or cat).