BarkBox and Love With Food: February

Just in case you're curious, here's what we got in February's BarkBox:

 To be brief, the Egon and Gozer loved the Wet Noses cookies, but I have to break them up very small for Gozer because he has trouble chewing them (not the cookies' fault). They love the Get Naked  antioxidant sticks. They loved both toys, but destroyed the newspaper in less than two days. The subscription still proves to be more than worth what we spend on it, and the periodic Bark Blitz sales that go up on the site for members have saved us a lot of money on our favorites. In the last sale, we ordered two more antlers, two more Angus Power Bars, and an extra Hurley bone.

Here's Love With Food's February box:

We've tried everything but the Tomato Basil tea. We're a little scared. Our favorite so far was the Jer's squares. Wow. The variety that came in our box was Toffee Break, which is basically peanut butter wrapped in crunchy toffee wrapped in chocolate. We ordered more immediately. It was the first time we'd reordered a Love With Food item, and we'd enjoyed a lot of them, so that should tell you something. We're still liking this box, too. It's convenient to dump it in our snack bin and know we'll have something fun to munch on when the urge arises.

Barkbox: January

Here's what we got:

Egon loves all of these! When we first gave him the Barkworthies curly bully stick, he sat and chewed it for over two hours straight. He's run around with the Weenut and Elton the Octopus for a couple days now, and so far both have stood up to serious chewing and fetching. Two days doesn't sound like much, but he's destroyed other toys in less than five minutes, so I'll take this as a good sign. Egon's really enjoying the Yumzies, which are training treat size, but they're a little too chewy (read:time-consuming) to use for actual training sessions, so we'll use these as small standalone rewards or for "find" games. They're perfectly sized for stuffing in the Weenut, so there you go.

BarkBox starts at $17/month, and contents vary based on dog size.

Update: This was Elton after a week and a half:

At least now we know.

BarkBox: December

1. Holiday Feast Treats by Bocce's Bakery.
2. Oatmeal Shampoo by Fresh Dog.
3. Holiday Moose toy by Simply Fido.
4. Red Velvet Cake Mix by Puppy Cake.

BarkBox starts at $17/month. By some gift from the Groupon gods, we're currently getting it for $10.
 This was a simple, straight-forward box. Egon loves the toy and the treats. We haven't had a chance to try out the shampoo or the cake mix. Puppy party, anyone? I thought the contents of the box were very nice this month. I love BarkBox because it saves me money and trips to the pet store, while allowing Egon to try a vast array of treats and toys that we would never have the time or energy to seek out on our own. (And even if we had the time or energy, would we want to order unfamiliar food or toys that he may or may not like? I will answer that rhetorical question for you. No.) This month fit the bill. Happy.

BarkBox: November

BarkBox is a monthly subscription box for dogs, containing treats, toys, and grooming items. It starts at $17/ month.

This month's box was just awesome. Egon loved all of it. He can't put the moose antler down. We're going to have to order a new one as soon as he finishes it. The smoothie kept him occupied for a good half-hour. He's been gnawing on the Bionic and it's not showing a scratch, which is a big surprise and relief, considering the state of most toys that have come through the house. We discovered that we can stuff chunks of DogsBar into it, and we don't have to freeze it. It keeps him as busy as frozen peanut butter would, which should be an expression that everyone uses. A win all around. We're so glad we found out about BarkBox.

October BarkBox Reveal

I was not going to make it a thing, but after months and months of resistance, I'm kind of obsessed with subscription boxes now. In addition to the awesome having-to-go-grocery-shopping-ever eliminator Out of the Box Collective (which you're probably sick of hearing about), I've started subscribing to BarkBox, Love With Food, and MistoBox. Last week, I went off the deep end and added PopSugar Must Have, Celebrate Crate, and Hammock Pack to the mix, which coincided with my finally getting off the waiting list for Stitch Fix. Hooray! More on this stuff later, but let me assure you that I will not allow any of this to become clutter. It's more a function of my hating to shop.

Anyway, this is the stuff that BarkBox sent Egon this month:

In the picture at the very top, you can see the cute wool snake toy from Lollycadoodle. Egon loved it. Unfortunately, he also shredded it into a cotton-candy-like consistency within an hour. I think this may be a beagle issue. The beagle I had as a kid also had an uncanny knack for ripping open sturdy toys. I'm sad because it was an adorable toy.

We also got Clean Teeth Gel from Tropiclean, some really cute Poopy Packs from Metro Paws, a full-size bag of Turkey Trail Blazin' Bitz from Feelgood Treat Company, a prescription discount card from Honest Discounts, and an AMAZING doggie toy from Moody Pet that's a mustache on one side and a ball on the other, which is supposed to result in dogs running around wearing giant rubber mustaches, which is a laudable goal, to be sure.

As far as I can tell, the MSRP of the items in this box total $32.57.  One month of the box goes for $29, which drops to $17.50 a month when you sign up for six months. Not bad at all!