Real-world notes from a two-pet home with a shepherd mix and an indoor tabby.
A real-world report on the FURminator Large Dog Undercoat deShedding Tool after nearly six months of weekly brushing on a sixty-pound shepherd mix who sheds like it is his job.
Six weeks of testing the FURminator deShedding Tool against the SleekEZ deshedding stone in a two-pet home with a heavy-shedding dog and an indoor cat.
A plain-spoken look at what a deshedding tool actually does in a two-pet house, from the couch to the laundry basket.
Real-world notes from a two-pet home with a shepherd mix and an indoor tabby.
A real-world, step-by-step plan for surviving shepherd-mix shedding season, from a two-pet home in central Illinois.
Six months of weekly grooming with the FURminator on a shedding shepherd mix, plus everything I wish someone had told me before I bought it.
After months of daily use in a two-pet household, here's what the Veken 95oz cat water fountain actually does for a picky indoor tabby, a shed-happy shepherd mix, and the person who cleans it.
Two pet fountains, two materials, one picky cat. What I learned running both in a real two-pet house.
Ten real-world reasons a Veken cat water fountain got a picky indoor tabby drinking more, from a two-pet home in central Illinois.
Real-world notes from a two-pet home where the picky cat finally drinks more water.
Five steps that got our picky indoor tabby drinking from a fountain, plus the mistakes I almost made along the way.
Five months with the Veken Cat Water Fountain in a two-pet house: the pump noise, the cleaning routine, the filter schedule, and whether Pepper ever got over her suspicion. Honest notes from a kitchen counter in central Illinois.
Six months of daily chewing, stuffing, freezing, and fetch with a 60 pound shepherd mix named Biscuit. The honest long-term report.
Which KONG survives a big dog? Real notes from a two-pet home with a shepherd mix who chews with conviction.
Why a stuffed, frozen KONG Classic is the toy that actually quiets a bored dog, from a two-pet home in central Illinois.
Six days of rain, one bored 60-pound shepherd mix, and the stuffable rubber toy that finally gave him a job to do.
Five real-world steps for stuffing a KONG that lasts longer than four minutes, from a two-pet home with a sixty-pound shepherd mix who used to eat flip-flops.
Six months with the KONG Classic in a two-pet home. The mess, the hair, the durability, and whether this famous red rubber toy is worth the hype.
Six months of twice-weekly use on a shedding shepherd mix and a tabby who owns the couch. The honest version, including the parts that did not work.
After a year of running both across the same couch, the same car seats, and the same work pants, here is which pet hair remover wins, and which one I would buy again.
Real-world notes from a two-pet home: why the reusable ChomChom Roller outlasted every sticky sheet we ever bought.
One shepherd mix, one indoor tabby, and a whole lot of fur. Here's what actually worked at my house.
A five-step routine for a two-pet house, tested on a couch that used to look like a fur farm.
A no-spin look at the ChomChom Roller after months of daily use in a two-pet home: what it actually picks up, what it misses, and who should buy one.
Five months with the SmartCat 32-inch scratching post, told from the living room it saved. Pepper approved, Biscuit bumped into it, and the couch survived.
I put a 32-inch SmartCat post next to a budget MECOOL post in my living room for eight weeks. Here is what survived, what wobbled, and which one Pepper actually uses.
A tall sisal scratching post is the single most useful piece of cat furniture I own. Here are the ten reasons it has kept my couch, chairs, and curtains from becoming confetti.
One picky indoor tabby, one 60-pound shepherd mix, and the post that finally saved the couch.
Pepper ruined one couch cushion before I figured this out. Five steps, no punishment, and the SmartCat post finally stuck.
Six months of real-world notes on the SmartCat scratching post: what holds up, what sheds, and whether a picky cat will actually use it.
A real-world report on the FURminator Large Dog Undercoat deShedding Tool after nearly six months of weekly brushing on a sixty-pound shepherd mix who sheds like it is his job.
Six months of weekly grooming with the FURminator on a shedding shepherd mix, plus everything I wish someone had told me before I bought it.
After months of daily use in a two-pet household, here's what the Veken 95oz cat water fountain actually does for a picky indoor tabby, a shed-happy shepherd mix, and the person who cleans it.
Five months with the Veken Cat Water Fountain in a two-pet house: the pump noise, the cleaning routine, the filter schedule, and whether Pepper ever got over her suspicion. Honest notes from a kitchen counter in central Illinois.
Six months of daily chewing, stuffing, freezing, and fetch with a 60 pound shepherd mix named Biscuit. The honest long-term report.
Six months with the KONG Classic in a two-pet home. The mess, the hair, the durability, and whether this famous red rubber toy is worth the hype.
Six months of twice-weekly use on a shedding shepherd mix and a tabby who owns the couch. The honest version, including the parts that did not work.
A no-spin look at the ChomChom Roller after months of daily use in a two-pet home: what it actually picks up, what it misses, and who should buy one.
Five months with the SmartCat 32-inch scratching post, told from the living room it saved. Pepper approved, Biscuit bumped into it, and the couch survived.
Six months of real-world notes on the SmartCat scratching post: what holds up, what sheds, and whether a picky cat will actually use it.
