Pet Products I Love
Below you’ll find a list of products that I actually use in my own home with my own dogs. We don’t list any products that we don’t actually use. Each product has been thoroughly tested and loved by our family before sharing for yours.
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I get a lot of questions on products we use, to make it easier to reply to those I sat down and made a list of our favorite items for our top asked-about categories.
I’m very picky about what I give my dogs; after lots of research and discussions with their care team of vets, we make sure they eat healthy, have treats they gobble up and love (even picky Maggie), and toys they love and last in our household of guest dogs too.
Some of the companies (like their favorite toys from Pet P.L.A.Y, the CBD Maggie takes, Skouts Honor, Ziwi, and Diggs has been kind enough to provide discounts and coupon codes we can pass down to you!
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Toys
We can never have enough toys in our house. I love to hide some toys and keep rotating them, that keeps them exciting and fun! Tough chewer? We have a blog post just for you!
Pet play toys
Fluff & tuff
Hear Doggie (silent squaker)
newspaper (roll and hide your treats)
Mental Enrichment Toys
KONG
- Durable Natural Rubber
- Various sizes and colors available
- Made in USA
- Fun to Chew
- Chase and Fetch
iDig Stay Digging Toy for Dogs
Endless fun, lets let the diggers dig. This my dogs all the time favorite toy. You can fit at least 6 digging panels inside it. These are not chew resistant, althoguh ours have had quite the beating. I do not recommend leaving this product out without supervision to make those flaps last even longer.
Puppy Toys
Puppies love to chew on things, it’s important we give them toys to help stimulate good behavior on items we want them to chew on, toys instead of our nice couch.
kong puppy
Ballistic Hide n Treat
KONG Puppy tire
petsatages antler chew
Petstages chew toy rings
Jax&Bones puppy rope toy
Crate Training Shopping List
Diggs Revol Dog Crate
Diggs Revol crate (and the Evolv) are the crates I use with my own dogs, I use it in our home, for guest's dogs that are over for training and it’s the crate I always bring to set with me.
Plastic Petmate Dog Kennel
Plastic dog crates aren’t an awful option. Before Diggs these are what I used inside my home.
Calmeroos Puppy Heartbeat Toy
Sleep Aid with 2 Long-Lasting Heat Packs, last 36 Hours Each.
Puppy All Breeds Anxiety Relief Soother
Dog Cuddle Calming Behavioral Aid for Pets
Treats
I use treats daily from training, rewarding behaviors and for mental enrichment.
Full Moon DUck training treats
Full Moon CHicken training treats
Pupford training treats
Blue-9 inspire training treats
NorthWest Natural treats
Treat Pouch
Probiotics + Oils
Both dogs are on probiotics. Puppies should be on them daily in my opinion as they love to put dirty things in their mouths and we need to keep them healthy. Probiotics have a ton of health effects for dogs. just like they do for us. Maggie is on them 3-5x a week to keep her gut healthy and stool formed. If either dog has an upset tummy I give double the dose that day and the following day. Here’s our favorites:
Nordic naturals fish oil
Honest Kitchen’s Goat Milk
Good Guts for healthy mutts probiotic
Grooming
Having poodle mixes I get a lot of questions on how my dogs smell nice and don’t have knots, here are our top products we use to keep them tangle-free, keep their smiles bright, and their paws clean. If you’re interested in Skout’s Honor’s products you can Use code ELLIS20 for a discount on their site.
Not on the chart below is the health test I do for allergens and gut issues, Use code Maggie for $20 off Petmedella.com. It’s hard to put into words what I learned on this test, I took a chance on it and was so blown away I ordered for myself and not long later it solved ALL of Rossi’s skin issues (that no one could answer). Maggie has some weird tummy issues that no one has been able to figure out. We did it! This taught us what’s going on, what wasn’t performing properly in her body and what items she is sensitive to (from food to plastic). We are now on the road to get her gut working at 100% and that is AMAZING.
Lastly, pet insurance is health-related and so important! Read more on pet insurance here.
Skouts Honor detanler
True Blue Detangler
Steel Comb – A must have
Slicker Brush
Chris CHristensen Slicker
Lick toy for during grooming
Books
Doggie Language
Perfect puppy in 7 days
The puppy Primer
Preventing seperation anxiety
Guide to resource guarding
Working like a dog coffee table book
For the Home
In our home we have lots of dog beds and it wouldnt be complete without one; our blog here has our favorite dog beds. Be sure to check out our blog post for a full list of products we recommend for keeping a house clean with a dog.