What products would you like to see reviewed?
To start off the new section, I thought we could make a thread on some products people would like to see reviewed. This way, if someone sees something they have, they can start up a separate thread on said product. We can also use this thread as a sort of "Table of Contents" to link to the product reviews. 
Is there a specific toy in mind you were thinking about getting your pup? How about that nifty pack for when you take your furbaby hiking? A waterbowl you've been tempted to get? Post some items that you'd like to hear about! Feel free to link to the item you are talking about, that way we can see exactly what you're looking at!~
Is there a specific toy in mind you were thinking about getting your pup? How about that nifty pack for when you take your furbaby hiking? A waterbowl you've been tempted to get? Post some items that you'd like to hear about! Feel free to link to the item you are talking about, that way we can see exactly what you're looking at!
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When I eventually get my little guy, & take him hiking [ which, I am SO loving right now haha ] I definitely want him to have a pack [ for when he's older ] so he feels like he has a job to do
I don't think I'll be of any help. But, if you decide to review , I do have some input on that product. Great idea. It stays on straight - even with the dogs shanagins - BUT, we've had it 4 weeks and it's already starting to fray....AND we only use it once a week.
Tuli is 30 lbs.
Ah well.
Thanks for the info though guys
I love the Ruffwear products and so does Beebe (shiba). I got her an Approach pack and we spent 4 days hiking near the Olympic National Park. It held up in Alpine meadow trails, glacial streams, tide pools, steep forest trails, over boulders, over foot wide log bridges, up and down the mountains (and so did the dog). The pack was great! One of their models also has a water bladder feature, but I think it was too heavy for the Shiba in addition to her other loads. The pack transfers the weight so it is carried over the dogs shoulder area instead of over the back and I love the padded chest strap feature, which looks like a martingale on a horse, and keeps the strap from choking the dog while scaling a steep incline. The belly straps are also padded (unlike the Kelty Chuck Wagon) and also unlike the Kelty Chuck Wagon, will not work themselves loose with movement. There is a great handle strap for lifting the dog over logs/pitfalls. The pack holds enough food but you should port the water (or water filter/tabs). She carried her own 1st aid kit wherevever we were hiking (a must out in the Tolgie Woods!) A good rule is that a dog can comfortably carry about 10% of it's own body weight for longer hikes if it is done growing. As for smaller dogs not holding up as well as larger breeds on long hikes/trips, well, Shibas are designed to be outdoors and to be moving, so they are excellent hikers if you observe the same rules and safety measures that apply to all dog hikers.
Have fun!
Dude, this guys just rolling in the dough.
As for the pack, I think its a great pack. ;D Toby obviously loves his very much. If I ever get another dog ( especially a Shikoku ) -- I might try out the other one. :0
**edit** it's only rated with 3 stars (goes up to 6) :oP ... knew it had to be some kinda crappiness hehe
I think that link explains it all. He is making a $killing$ with his Petco line.
Is this better than other foods out there? I suppose yes, compared to Beneful or something like that, but it could be better, or more specific in the ingredient department. I am worried about the fat content, the apple ing., grain content, and the added salt to name a few.
and the ingredients for his adult formula (revert to dogfoodproject.com to analyze the ingredients):
Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Barley, Organic Peas, Organic Oats, Organic Brown Rice, Chicken Fat preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (a natural source of Vitamin E), Natural Chicken Liver Flavor, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salmon Meal, Dried Eggs, Organic Apple, Organic Whole Flaxseed, Organic Carrots, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Proteinate, Calcium Iodate), Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Yeast Culture (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae), Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract and Fermentation Solubles.
Crude Protein (min) 26.00%, Phosphorus (min) 0.90%, Crude Fat (min) 13.00%, Glucosamine (min) 150 mg/kg*, Crude Fiber (max) 3.50%, Chondroitin Sulfate (min) 75 mg/kg*, Moisture (max) 10.00%, Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min)...2.00%*, Calcium (min) 1.00%, Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.28%*
This is what I have been using since I got Koji. He's done well with it. I assume I'll switch to the adult formula once Koji reaches 12 months.
http://www.castorpolluxpet.com/store/natural_ultramix/natural_ultramix_puppy_formula
And I supplement with one of these with mixed in with each meal.
http://www.primalpetfoods.com/canine/formulas/canineChicken.htm
P.S. In going to C&P's website, I see that Ceasar's food is being marketed by these guys. Could C&P be the manufacturer? That's a shock if true.
True, but if doing so gets more people to switch from feeding their dogs crappy food to something more nutritious, it's not such a bad thing. Everybody wins -- Caesar, the dogs, their owners (who get healthier dogs), and yes, the company that makes it. I don't have a problem with that. No harm, no foul.