No-Pull Harnesses

rabbitgoo Harness Review: Months of Walks With a Beagle Mix Who Pulls
Walking Gear

rabbitgoo Harness Review: Months of Walks With a Beagle Mix Who Pulls

Eight months, two walks a day, one 28 pound beagle mix with a nose that overrules everything. What the front clip fixed, what it did not, and the straps I still check.

rabbitgoo vs PetSafe Easy Walk: Which No-Pull Harness Is Better?
No-Pull Harnesses

rabbitgoo vs PetSafe Easy Walk: Which No-Pull Harness Is Better?

Eight months with the rabbitgoo, a neighbor's Easy Walk, and the tradeoffs that matter on a real walk.

10 Reasons a Front-Clip Harness Helps Dogs That Pull
Walking Gear

10 Reasons a Front-Clip Harness Helps Dogs That Pull

Eight months on a 28 pound beagle mix with a nose that runs his whole body. What actually changed, and what I would skip.

How a No-Pull Harness Gave Me My Walks Back
Walking Gear

How a No-Pull Harness Gave Me My Walks Back

A retired school bus driver on the collar that cinched, the front clip that changed the walk, and the two weeks it took to stop bracing her shoulder.

How to Stop Leash Pulling With a No-Pull Harness
Walking Gear

How to Stop Leash Pulling With a No-Pull Harness

Eight months of twice-daily walks with a beagle mix who used to lunge at every mailbox. What actually worked, in the order I would do it again.

rabbitgoo Harness Honest Review: What Works and What Does Not
Walking Gear

rabbitgoo Harness Honest Review: What Works and What Does Not

Eight months, two walks a day, one 28 pound beagle mix who lunges at every scent he finds. Here is the version of this review nobody handed me in the aisle.

Chew Toys

Benebone Wishbone Review: Months of Chewing by a Beagle Mix
Chew Toys

Benebone Wishbone Review: Months of Chewing by a Beagle Mix

Six months, one chew toy, and a dog who has destroyed everything else in the basket. Here is what held up, what did not, and who this size actually suits.

Benebone vs Nylabone Power Chew: Which Lasts Longer?
Dog Gear

Benebone vs Nylabone Power Chew: Which Lasts Longer?

Six months in the basket by the couch, and a neighbor with the other one. Here is how the two actually stack up for a dog that chews every night.

10 Reasons a Durable Chew Toy Is Worth Having
Dog Gear

10 Reasons a Durable Chew Toy Is Worth Having

Six months of evening chewing on one Wishbone, and the kitchen table finally got a break. Ten plain reasons a tough chew earns its place in the basket.

The Chew Toy That Saved My Table Legs
Chew Toys

The Chew Toy That Saved My Table Legs

Six months, one chewed table leg, and the only chew that has stayed in the basket.

How to Redirect Destructive Chewing With the Right Chew Toy
Chewing and Chew Toys

How to Redirect Destructive Chewing With the Right Chew Toy

Not a training lecture. The exact order I did things in, starting with the week I wrote down every single time Murphy chewed something he was not supposed to.

Benebone Wishbone Honest Review: Is It Really Worth It?
Chew Toys

Benebone Wishbone Honest Review: Is It Really Worth It?

Six months, one beagle mix, and a kitchen table with teeth marks in it. Here is what the Benebone Wishbone actually did and did not do at my house.

Dog Beds

Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed Review: Months of Daily Naps
Dog Beds

Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed Review: Months of Daily Naps

Four months, three washes, and one dog who finally stopped sleeping on the couch.

Bedsure Orthopedic Bed vs a Standard Dog Bed: What Is the Difference?
Dog Beds

Bedsure Orthopedic Bed vs a Standard Dog Bed: What Is the Difference?

One is a bag of loose fill with the cover sewn shut. The other is a foam slab you can unzip. Four months with a 28 pound beagle mix tells you which one he actually sleeps on.

10 Reasons an Orthopedic Dog Bed Is Worth It
Dog Beds

10 Reasons an Orthopedic Dog Bed Is Worth It

Four months with the Bedsure orthopedic bed in the living room corner, and ten reasons it never made it to the closet.

The Dog Bed My Murphy Finally Stopped Ignoring
Dog Beds

The Dog Bed My Murphy Finally Stopped Ignoring

Four years of a dog sleeping on my couch, and the bed that finally ended it.

How to Wash an Orthopedic Dog Bed Without Ruining the Foam
Dog Beds

How to Wash an Orthopedic Dog Bed Without Ruining the Foam

The cover goes in the machine. The foam never does. Four months, three washes, and the one mistake I nearly made in the laundry room.

Bedsure Dog Bed Honest Review: The Good and the Flat Spots
Dog Beds

Bedsure Dog Bed Honest Review: The Good and the Flat Spots

Four months, three cover washes, and one beagle mix who finally got off the couch. Here is what the listing does not tell you.

Grooming and Shedding

FURminator Review: Months of Taming Year-Round Shedding
Grooming

FURminator Review: Months of Taming Year-Round Shedding

Three months, twice a week, one beagle mix who sheds in every season. What actually changed in the house, and what the tool will not do.

FURminator vs Slicker Brush: Which Handles Shedding Better?
Grooming

FURminator vs Slicker Brush: Which Handles Shedding Better?

Three months with a FURminator on a 28 pound beagle mix, and an honest look at what a slicker brush still does better.

10 Reasons a Deshedding Tool Beats a Regular Brush
Grooming

10 Reasons a Deshedding Tool Beats a Regular Brush

Ten minutes twice a week on the back patio did more for my floors than four years of brushing ever did. Here are the ten reasons, in the order I noticed them.

The Tool That Ended My Dog Hair Problem
Grooming

The Tool That Ended My Dog Hair Problem

Three months, twice a week, ten minutes at a time on the back patio. Here is what actually changed and what did not.

How to Reduce Dog Shedding With a Deshedding Tool
Grooming

How to Reduce Dog Shedding With a Deshedding Tool

A retired bus driver, one beagle mix, and three months of Tuesdays and Saturdays on the back patio. Here is the routine that actually cut the hair on the couch.

FURminator Honest Review: What It Does and Where It Falls Short
Grooming

FURminator Honest Review: What It Does and Where It Falls Short

Three months, twice a week, one 28 pound beagle mix. What the FURminator actually removed, what it left behind, and the four things the five star reviews never mention.

Feeding

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Review: Months of Slower Mealtimes
Feeding

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Review: Months of Slower Mealtimes

Two months of every single kibble meal going through one bowl with a maze in the bottom. Here is what changed, what did not, and the one chore it added to my night.

Outward Hound Fun Feeder vs a Regular Bowl: Is Slow Feeding Worth It?
Feeding

Outward Hound Fun Feeder vs a Regular Bowl: Is Slow Feeding Worth It?

One bowl is a delivery system. The other makes Murphy work for his dinner. Two months of twice-a-day use, and the honest split on which one earns its spot on the kitchen floor.

10 Reasons a Slow Feeder Bowl Helps Fast Eaters
Feeding

10 Reasons a Slow Feeder Bowl Helps Fast Eaters

Two months of every kibble meal in one bowl, from a woman who watched a beagle mix inhale his dinner for four years first.

The Bowl That Slowed Down My Gulper
Feeding Gear

The Bowl That Slowed Down My Gulper

Two months of twice-a-day meals in a maze bowl, and an honest accounting of what it did and did not fix.

How to Slow Down a Fast-Eating Dog With a Slow Feeder
Feeding

How to Slow Down a Fast-Eating Dog With a Slow Feeder

Five steps that actually worked on a 28 pound beagle mix who used to finish dinner in under a minute, plus the two things I got wrong in the first week.

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Honest Review: Does It Hold Up?
Feeding Gear

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Honest Review: Does It Hold Up?

A two-month honest review from a beagle mix owner who bought the Outward Hound Fun Feeder Slo Bowl to slow down dinner.

All Reviews

rabbitgoo Harness Review: Months of Walks With a Beagle Mix Who Pulls
Walking Gear

rabbitgoo Harness Review: Months of Walks With a Beagle Mix Who Pulls

Eight months, two walks a day, one 28 pound beagle mix with a nose that overrules everything. What the front clip fixed, what it did not, and the straps I still check.

rabbitgoo Harness Honest Review: What Works and What Does Not
Walking Gear

rabbitgoo Harness Honest Review: What Works and What Does Not

Eight months, two walks a day, one 28 pound beagle mix who lunges at every scent he finds. Here is the version of this review nobody handed me in the aisle.

Benebone Wishbone Review: Months of Chewing by a Beagle Mix
Chew Toys

Benebone Wishbone Review: Months of Chewing by a Beagle Mix

Six months, one chew toy, and a dog who has destroyed everything else in the basket. Here is what held up, what did not, and who this size actually suits.

Benebone Wishbone Honest Review: Is It Really Worth It?
Chew Toys

Benebone Wishbone Honest Review: Is It Really Worth It?

Six months, one beagle mix, and a kitchen table with teeth marks in it. Here is what the Benebone Wishbone actually did and did not do at my house.

Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed Review: Months of Daily Naps
Dog Beds

Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed Review: Months of Daily Naps

Four months, three washes, and one dog who finally stopped sleeping on the couch.

Bedsure Dog Bed Honest Review: The Good and the Flat Spots
Dog Beds

Bedsure Dog Bed Honest Review: The Good and the Flat Spots

Four months, three cover washes, and one beagle mix who finally got off the couch. Here is what the listing does not tell you.

FURminator Review: Months of Taming Year-Round Shedding
Grooming

FURminator Review: Months of Taming Year-Round Shedding

Three months, twice a week, one beagle mix who sheds in every season. What actually changed in the house, and what the tool will not do.

FURminator Honest Review: What It Does and Where It Falls Short
Grooming

FURminator Honest Review: What It Does and Where It Falls Short

Three months, twice a week, one 28 pound beagle mix. What the FURminator actually removed, what it left behind, and the four things the five star reviews never mention.

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Review: Months of Slower Mealtimes
Feeding

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Review: Months of Slower Mealtimes

Two months of every single kibble meal going through one bowl with a maze in the bottom. Here is what changed, what did not, and the one chore it added to my night.

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Honest Review: Does It Hold Up?
Feeding Gear

Outward Hound Fun Feeder Honest Review: Does It Hold Up?

A two-month honest review from a beagle mix owner who bought the Outward Hound Fun Feeder Slo Bowl to slow down dinner.