If you have pets and your household is anywhere near similar to mine, then you include them in your holiday festivities, hang stockings for them and include gifts under the tree for them. My furbabies are just as much a part of my family as any other member.
Since the start of the pandemic, I have lost two of my precious dogs (unrelated to the pandemic, but rather age) and now it has become just me and my baby boy, Chewie. My daughter has also rescued two furbabies of her own, so now I consider myself a gramma to them both, Zelda and Scooby-Doo.
I’m not gonna lie, my daughter and I both think Scooby-Doo favors his gramma over his mommy. Since the pandemic started in March 2020, I’ve been permanently working from home full-time and I get the pleasure of doggy-sitting my grand-furbabies 5 days a week while their parents go to work, and I absolutely love it. With so many sets of paws running around the house, I want to make sure I have amazing and delightful pet-friendly products in my house, not only for my own baby boy, but my furry grandbabies as well.
If you are looking for some amazing gift ideas for pet lovers or even items for your own furbabies at home, we have so many options to share, it’s amazing!Let’s start with great, nutritious food to feed them. I can’t think of anything more beneficial to my dogs health than food from PetPlate.
Every day at feeding time, all I have to do is head to the fridge and Chewie is standing right there waiting for his daily portion of PetPlate foods. With so many flavor choices including Barkin’ Beef, Chompin’ Chicken, Tail Waggin’ Turkey, Lip Lickin’ Lamb Power Packed Pork and Lean & Mean Venison, he gets a great variety of taste and enjoys them all, although Lean & Mean Venison seems to be his favorite.
About PetPlate
At PetPlate, they don’t make dog food. They make food for dogs. Their meals are made with high-quality, human-grade, whole food ingredients, which are more bio-available than fillers and other low-quality ingredients. They prep and cook our meals in USDA kitchens, the same way human food is made. Every meal is hot-filled to ensure safety and flash-frozen to lock in freshness.
I also keep tasty treats on hand for a special reward, or a “Just Because” moment. Chick Apple Sausage Bites are high in protein. Tummy Ticklin’ Digestive Cookies are great for gut and digestive health and Joint Jumpin’ Mobility Cookies are great for joint support. This is especially great for Chewie as a bigger dog, I want to make sure his joints are well cared for and keep him as active and youthful as I can, for as long as I can.
PetPlate offers fresh, at-home deliver of their products in freezer packed boxes and need to be refrigerated upon arrival. You can estimate your meal plan based upon your dogs breed, age and weight. All ingredients are simple, clean and 100% real ingredients that are safe for pet consumption. All food is cooked for safety then flash-frozen to maintain freshness. As a bonus, all packaging is BPA free and recyclable.
You can start your PetPlate purchase online and customize your order for your pet(s) today.
My Pet DIY Drinking water Test Kit
I live in a community where we run on city water. I want to make sure that the water I’m giving not only to my family, but the dogs as well, is safe and contains no harmful chemicals. A great way to test your water is with Safe Home My Pet Water Test Kits.
About Safe Home
Chris Meyers, the president and CEO of Environmental Laboratories, Inc, is the leading scientist behind these water tests. He has more than 40 years experience in the study of and testing of drinking water for quality. These tests are made for everyday people like me to test the water in my own house. Most noteworthy, Safe Home Test Kit is the only water test kit brand that has the Good Housekeeping Seal. Plus “The Spruce” choose The Safe Home ULTIMATE Drinking Water Test Kit as the best overall test kit in the USA for 2020! Therefore these test kits are easy to use, and award winning!
MY PET WATER QUALITY TEST KITS are designed to test water sources utilized by domestic animals and are produced by Safe Home, the exclusive brand of water test kits to earn the Good Housekeeping Seal. See ‘Real Customer Experience’ included with this product, to learn more.DO-IT-YOURSELF TESTING for 20-different parameters. Test results are applicable to all sizes and breeds of domestic animals. Whether they live in our homes or on our farms & ranches, we should know what’s in our animal’s water. See list of ‘Parameters Tested’ with this kit.
You can test any freshwater source such as Tap Water, Well Water, Filtered Water, Ponds, Lakes, Rivers, Streams, Rainwater and more. Each kit contains 108-testing mechanisms for a total of 1,208 tests. Includes tri-lingual instructions. Not designed to test aquariums or saltwater environments.
A portion of each test kit purchased is donated to various animal rescue programs. You can purchase a test kit directly from Safe Home’s Site, Amazon, Home Depot, Menards, and Walmart Online.
As we have transitioned our home into a more tech-friendly home, long gone are the landlines we used to use for phones. A great and quick DIY feature that helps hide those old phone jack outlets on the wall is with Hi-Jack.
Hi-Jack is the smart way to hide and make use of that unsightly wall jack. The patented bracket/decor design takes seconds to install. Frame, shelf and hook: all in one! Great for hanging pet leashes, keys and eyeglasses. Enjoy one of the 6 included artful inserts or drop in your favorite 4×6 photo.
• Easy to install
• Hi-Jack bracket slides over existing jack (included)
• Hi-Jack frame slides over bracket
• Fits on most jacks, and blank plates
• Hollow back design brings bracket as close to wall as possible
• Adjustable: Slides left/right on jack to fit in tight spaces
• No Jack? Still works! Screw our bracket to any wall
Purchase includes:
• 1 Hi-Jack bracket
• 1 frame decor unit with shelf & hooks
• 6 artful inserts
You can include a photo of your pet to spruce up the décor. Hi-Jack is available online for purchase.
For our walks around the neighborhood, I like to attach the dooloop to Chewie’s leash. It’s a great way to tote the “messes” I clean up along the way and not have to worry about them.About dooloop
The dooloop® leash/backpack accessory holds your dog’s bags of poop for you. Super easy to use and convenient, it’s made of non-toxic plastic, comes in fun colors to mix and match, #loveyourwalk and leave no trace.
The dooloop is made in Maine with non-toxic, BPA free, biodegradable plastic, has zero-waste packaging and is assembled by hand. Convenient and light-weight, the dooloop makes your life easier while being kind to the planet. Dooloops come in 7 colors, lobster red, millennial pink, matcha green, charcoal, lilac, bone woof and new blue.
- QUICK AND EASY TO USE: one hand, no fiddling or juggling. Bags glide on and off without hassle until proper disposal. No more bags left on roads or paths. “It’s very easy and to use and with 2 dogs I need easy.”
- CONVENIENT: Walking your neighborhood or out on a hike, this attachment lets you forget about the doody. Zero difficulty managing used waste bags. “When we walk our two dogs, there are always arguments about who scoops the doo and who carries the doo. We don’t like arguments.” It’s true, no person likes clasping a bag of poop.
- MADE IN THE USA – Proudly made in Maine with the goal of supporting local industry. Purchase of dooloops supports a woman owned, small business.
- COLORFUL, LIGHTWEIGHT, FLEXIBLE, – Strong, not-forever plastic, snuggly holds several bags in all weather. A carabiner or keyring is recommended for extra security. “It is very lightweight; it does not add weight to the dog leash. In the winter, it will be invaluable when wearing gloves because I won’t have to be extra careful that I haven’t accidentally dropped the filled poo bag.”
You can purchase this at pet stores, retailers that carry pet products, dooloop’s Website and on Amazon.
These dogs sure are active, youthful and spry. Chewie will be three very soon and is entering his young-adult years. Scooby is several months behind as just a little over two years old. These boys are the best of friends and keep each other playing and active off and on all day.
Zelda is a Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix, and for the most part, lays around most of the day as most Chihuahua’s do, but ever-so-often, she joins the boys in playtime and holds her own quite well. The boys seem to know she is the queen of the couch and keep their distance when she is not in the mood for rough play. For stimulation and enjoyment, SodaPup is a great source for toys and treats.
About SodaPup
Not all dogs, and not all dog parents are alike. At SodaPup, they’ve created unique collections to appeal to different audiences. Their toy brands include USA-K9, Industrial Dog, Spotnik, MuttsKickButt, and, of course, SodaPup. They’ve also launched a healthy dog treat brand called Harvard’s Finest. Like their toys, Harvard’s Finest treats are produced in the United States from safe and healthy ingredients and they work perfectly with their treat dispensing toys.
What I love about SodaPup toys is their durability and lasting material. Chewies favorite toy is the SodaPup Cupcake. It’s great as he is a power chewer. Another thing I have found is that it’s great for his separation anxiety he has. I rescued Chewie at 4 months old from a family who kept him outside all of the time, so to say he has FOMO is an understatement, at times. Giving him rewarding treats in his SodaPup toy is a great way to distract him when I step out to church, the store or other errands that I cannot otherwise take him on.
SodaPup come in variety of sizes and can be purchased through their website.
Chewie is a mixed breed with Australian Shepherd and Australian Cattledog. He has longer hair that requires regular grooming and upkeep. You can imagine what my vacuum canister looks like each time I sweep the floor, but it’s worth it as he has the best, shiniest coat possible.
For those grooming moments when I want to brush his hair, the best way for me to accomplish that is with HandsOn Gloves.
About HandsOn Gloves
At HandsOn, they take an innovative, revolutionary approach to solving problems with the goal of producing the highest-quality products for the world’s top trainers and athletes, to the everyday animal lover. The perfect combination of scrubbing nodules on fingers and palms. Your gloves will not slip or fall off even when wet and soapy. Best de-shedder on the market and it simply and easily releases accumulated hair.
HandsOn Gloves handy innovation offers a helping hand to groom and bathe your pets, keeping fur shedding to a minimum and their bond with your family – to a maximum.
The gloves are also multi-purpose as they remove pet fur from car vehicle seats, clothing and home furnishings.
HandsOn Gloves were designed with comforting scrubbing nodules and hypo-allergenic, bio-friendly components clinically proven to be safe for use with humans and animals. The gloves work wet or dry allowing for the perfect combination to clean, bathe and massage your pet. Users will find their animals wanting to come closer at groom time and will enjoy traveling with their pets.
HandsOn Gloves are a revolutionary concept that reaches far beyond the traditional curry combs, mitts and shedders on the market today. Wet or dry, they won’t slip or fall off while providing you and your animals with a more thorough and enjoyable bathing and grooming experience.
HandsOn Gloves come in variety of sizes and can be purchased through their website.
We have added these Pet Products to our Warm Wishes Christmas Gift Guide!