Review: True Chews from Chewy.com!

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Today we are doing a review of True Chews from Chewy.com!

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“Open it, oh Thumbed One!”

The lovely folks at Chewy.com sent us 1 bag of Lils pig ears and 1 six inch bully stick to try.

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The Lils pig ears are for dogs 20 lbs and under. In our case they made the perfect sampling size!
There were three ears in the bag plus one teeny tiny one.

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They’re a pretty decent size. I bet a small dog would be in heaven and get lots of chewing time from it. Lassie and Petal finished them off in under 5 minutes. They LOVED them. I loved that they’re made in the USA. But the little hairs still on the ear made me cringe. My dogs have had pig ears before (usually when I take them to a pet store and they snatch one off the shelf or I tell them to “pick something!” That’s what they usually go for), but I’ve never noticed little hairs. Then again, I’ve never looked too closely either. 😉

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They’re a very messy treat. I was glad I had Petal and Lassie (trust me he got some, in fact, he got 2 of the 3; I just didn’t get any decent pictures) eat them on the kitchen floor/their dog cot.

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“Licking crumbs off the floor is a little difficult with an overbite.”

I gave the bully stick to Petal, since Lassie got 2 of the 3 pig ears.
It was a very thin little bully stick and it only lasted her about 8 minutes! Six inch bully sticks usually last my dogs somewhere between 20-60 minutes depending on thickness (yes, I hear you giggling ;P).

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Thin little bully stick.

These bully sticks would be perfect for little dogs/dogs that aren’t strong chewers at all. They wouldn’t be worth the money for us though. I expect the pricey chews to last a minimum of 20 minutes. This didn’t even last half that.
On the plus side, I didn’t notice any smell and I sat right next to Petal as she ate it.

Lassie & Petal give the pig ears 3 1/2 out of 4 paws up for deliciousness and being made in the USA. They’re a little pricey though.
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Petal gives the bully stick 1 paw up. It was tasty and made in the USA, but it was gone in a flash; not for strong chewers.
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While I wouldn’t buy True Chews’ bully sticks for my dogs, I would happily buy any of their other treats, and I do think their bully sticks would be the perfect size for soft chewers/small dogs.

Of course Chewy.com still has all our love. Our package arrived promptly and the goodies were packaged well.
The dogs get excited when a package from Chewy.com comes. Even the cats come running to see if it’s their usual order of food.

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“Hey, I know that Chewy bloke! He sends me food!”

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Discloser: I was sent one bag of True Chews Lils Pig Ears and one six inch True Chews bully stick from Chewy.com for review purposes. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Black & White Sunday: Missed you

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 Last night’s view. Pretty darn adorable right?

I went out of town for the weekend and got back yesterday afternoon. I was only gone two nights, but I still missed my crazy Collies. I think they missed me too. Petal curled up and laid next to me all. night. last night. It isn’t unusual for her to sleep with me all night, however it was a little unusual for her to sleep so close to me (close enough to prevent me from getting up all night, which was fine by me) all through the night. She wanted to be absolutely sure that I wasn’t going to go anywhere. 😉

My dogs make me feel so loved.


Today we are participating in the Black and White Sunday blog hop hosted by You Did What With Your Weiner, Dachshund Nola and My Life In Blog Years.

Twins!

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(Dobby image source) 

They’re identical! ;P

My parents have been calling her Dobby.
“Dobby want a sock?” Mom says. Penny licks her face.

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I’m sure you’re all probably wondering why she’s still here.
Penny will be staying indefinitely. My sister wants to keep her.
It’s a long story that doesn’t belong on this blog. 😉 But basically: Penny needed a new home, we were going to find that new home until Sister #2 said she wanted to keep her and would take care of her.
And that’s that.
Dobby Penny will stay.
Might be nice to have a house-elf around.

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Silliness

A little silliness for your Friday.

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Brought to you by Penny and Petal!

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Penny still holds Petal’s tail in order to keep up.

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Penny is also learning ballet!
(She’s also working on gaining a few more pounds).

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Petal uses her Sonic Bark!

It makes your tongue loll out and your eyes go all wonky.

I’ll leave you all with one last picture…

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Happy Nightmares.
😀

(Petal looks like that because Penny just chomped on her booty, just in case you were wondering).

Review: Devotion spray from Viva La Dog Spa

Today we are reviewing Devotion dog spray from Viva La Dog Spa!

Viva La Dog Spa makes— yes, you guessed it: dog grooming supplies such as shampoos, conditioners, sprays, and more.
Viva La Dog Spa has a fun and pretty French look and a adorable Poodle mascot, Lilly Claire.
Their products are made with Solar Power and their bottles, labels, bands and pumps are recyclable! They also pre-cycle whenever possible. You can read more that here.

A little about Devotion and what it was named for:
“Because there’s no one more loyal than your dog, we named our new designer fragrance, DEVOTION. DEVOTION is not only the main characteristic of our dogs, it’s our promise to them too – to be devoted! It’s a relaxing blend of soft floral scents that’s both playful and feminine. Imagine a light mist of fresh flowers with the soft, clean scent of raspberry on a warm day. It’s a winner!”

Our bottle of Devotion arrived wrapped up sweetly.
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It comes in a decent sized bottle at 6 Fl. Oz. The bottle itself has a simple and pretty look.
Pretty also describes the scent. It’s a very pretty scent. It smells so pretty that I refrained from using it on Lassie. He says it’s bad enough I named him “girl”, I don’t need to go and make him smell like one too. 😉

It smells nicer than most human perfumes. I’m tempted to use it on myself.
In fact, I did. I sprayed a bit of it on each wrist, just to sample it before I sprayed it on Petal. I have really sensitive skin and I didn’t want to spray something I could potentially be allergic to on Petal, seeing as I’m often rubbing my face against her fur and kissing on her.

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Unfortunately the scent only seems to last about two days.
It took a few tries to get the spray nozzle to work that first time, but after that it has worked like a charm! Although, it doesn’t spray the way I was expecting it to. It doesn’t drench Petal or come out in a stream or anything, it just doesn’t come out in the really light, but wide spread, misty spray I expected it to. Because of this it only covers a small area of fur, but if I rub it around I can get it to cover a larger area.

I haven’t had any severe reactions to it, but (and it very well may be just me, I am sensitive to some perfumes, so I’m keeping that in mind), it is strong at first. Petal doesn’t always appreciate it that much when it first goes on, but after I rub it in it doesn’t seem to bother her. I never use more than one spritz.

The ingredients of this fragrance are no where to be found. They’re top secret. So this spray may or may not be a suitable fit for dogs with allergies.

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Pretty little bottle, isn’t it?

Our over all rating of Viva La Dog Spa’s Devotion spray:
I give it 4 out of 5 hearts; it smells so pretty, but initially it’s rather strong (so it may not be a good choice for the really sensitive type). I almost feel funny about spraying it on Petal because it smells so much like a human perfume, LOL.
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Petal gives it 2 1/2 out of 4 paws, ’cause that first spray sometimes makes her sneeze a big sneezie.
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To be perfectly honest, unless someone directly asked me about it (“Your dog smells so good! What did you use? Where can I get it?” for example), this wouldn’t be the first grooming splash/spray I would recommend.

Check out Viva La Dog Spa to learn more about them and their products.
You can also find them on Twitter and Facebook.

Discloser: I was sent one bottle of Devotion pet fragrance for review purposes. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.