Product Reviews
a. The Amazing Dog Trick Kit
($17) • ChronicleBooks.com
Looking for something fun to do with your dog on those warm summer nights? Canine training is a good way to build a bond and teach your dog simple obedience and impressive performance feats. This kit and accompanying book provide techniques for simple commands like “down” or “sit,” to more extreme and impressive tricks such as “walking backward” and “crawling like a spy.” Written and compiled by pet expert Steve Duno, the kit also includes a flying disc, a training clicker and bell, and even recipes for making scrumptious reward treats.
b. Paws & Claws Pet Vet for Nintendo DS
($28) • THQ.com
Tired of your old DigiPet? Well try your hand at the newest form of interactive pet pampering with Paws & Claws Pet Vet video game for Nintendo’s handheld platform, DS. Rated E for everyone, this entertainment-focused simulation game allows you to design and jump-start your own veterinary clinic and treat a motley crew of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, birds, guinea pigs and even Cockatoos. The game is strategy based and requires basic reading proficiency but it teaches players rudimentary veterinary medicine.
c. The Zilo-Pet Brush
($30) • Frieling.com
The summer allows your dog to explore the great outdoors. The Zilo-Pet Brush tackles one of the major pitfalls of playing outside–pungent odors. This innovative yet simple brush works to eliminate foul aromas from your dog’s coat by using a combination of plastic and metal bristles and a built-in moisture sponge that neutralizes smelly molecules. By filling the brush with tap water and gently massaging your dog’s coat, odors disappear in a natural and pet-friendly fashion.
d. Soggy Dog Super Absorbent Towel
($22-$32) • FarFetchedInc.com
For dogs that like barking in the rain or rolling in the mud, a rubdown with the Soggy Dog Towel is the perfect way to greet your four-legged friend as he enters your clean house. This ultra-absorbent towel comes in two sizes and features built-in pockets for your hands that provide extra grip and control during drying time. The towel can be flipped inside out for extended use and is machine washable. It’s also available in a Soggy Paws style made exclusively for spot cleaning.
e. Tuffies Pet Toys
($15-$30) • MyDogToy.com
Dogs that know how to gnaw aren’t fooled by poorly made chew toys. For the dog that yearns for something to keep him occupied, there are Tuffies, the “world’s ‘tuff’est soft dog toy.” This extremely durable line of chew toys is made to withstand the sharpest of teeth, the strongest jaws, and the most persistent and determined of dogs. Featuring four layers of nylon, PVC, and soft fleece, and sewn together with seven rows of stitching, these toys were tiger-tested and dog-approved. The toys come in all shapes and sizes, and are sold in different scales of toughness to meet your dog’s individual challenge.
f. Health Mutt Yapper-tizers
($6 per pack) • ModDogStudio.com
What better way to reward your dog for good behavior than with a little treat here and there. Yapper-tizers are bite-size treats marketed toward small dogs or to be used as rewards for training larger dogs. Made with all-natural ingredients, these treats come in three different flavors–chicken, cheddar, and veggie–and are nutritious while also being dog-approved. Our dogs wouldn’t settle for just one and, most likely, neither will yours.
($17) • ChronicleBooks.com
Looking for something fun to do with your dog on those warm summer nights? Canine training is a good way to build a bond and teach your dog simple obedience and impressive performance feats. This kit and accompanying book provide techniques for simple commands like “down” or “sit,” to more extreme and impressive tricks such as “walking backward” and “crawling like a spy.” Written and compiled by pet expert Steve Duno, the kit also includes a flying disc, a training clicker and bell, and even recipes for making scrumptious reward treats.
b. Paws & Claws Pet Vet for Nintendo DS
($28) • THQ.com
Tired of your old DigiPet? Well try your hand at the newest form of interactive pet pampering with Paws & Claws Pet Vet video game for Nintendo’s handheld platform, DS. Rated E for everyone, this entertainment-focused simulation game allows you to design and jump-start your own veterinary clinic and treat a motley crew of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, birds, guinea pigs and even Cockatoos. The game is strategy based and requires basic reading proficiency but it teaches players rudimentary veterinary medicine.
c. The Zilo-Pet Brush
($30) • Frieling.com
The summer allows your dog to explore the great outdoors. The Zilo-Pet Brush tackles one of the major pitfalls of playing outside–pungent odors. This innovative yet simple brush works to eliminate foul aromas from your dog’s coat by using a combination of plastic and metal bristles and a built-in moisture sponge that neutralizes smelly molecules. By filling the brush with tap water and gently massaging your dog’s coat, odors disappear in a natural and pet-friendly fashion.
d. Soggy Dog Super Absorbent Towel
($22-$32) • FarFetchedInc.com
For dogs that like barking in the rain or rolling in the mud, a rubdown with the Soggy Dog Towel is the perfect way to greet your four-legged friend as he enters your clean house. This ultra-absorbent towel comes in two sizes and features built-in pockets for your hands that provide extra grip and control during drying time. The towel can be flipped inside out for extended use and is machine washable. It’s also available in a Soggy Paws style made exclusively for spot cleaning.
e. Tuffies Pet Toys
($15-$30) • MyDogToy.com
Dogs that know how to gnaw aren’t fooled by poorly made chew toys. For the dog that yearns for something to keep him occupied, there are Tuffies, the “world’s ‘tuff’est soft dog toy.” This extremely durable line of chew toys is made to withstand the sharpest of teeth, the strongest jaws, and the most persistent and determined of dogs. Featuring four layers of nylon, PVC, and soft fleece, and sewn together with seven rows of stitching, these toys were tiger-tested and dog-approved. The toys come in all shapes and sizes, and are sold in different scales of toughness to meet your dog’s individual challenge.
f. Health Mutt Yapper-tizers
($6 per pack) • ModDogStudio.com
What better way to reward your dog for good behavior than with a little treat here and there. Yapper-tizers are bite-size treats marketed toward small dogs or to be used as rewards for training larger dogs. Made with all-natural ingredients, these treats come in three different flavors–chicken, cheddar, and veggie–and are nutritious while also being dog-approved. Our dogs wouldn’t settle for just one and, most likely, neither will yours.
