Automatic Feeders
PetSafe Automatic Dog Feeder Review: 6 Months of Set-and-Forget Mealtimes
Six months in, this timed feeder still delivers Duke's meals on schedule. Here is what works, what needs cleaning, and who should skip it.
Missed meals and a cat that would not stop begging, fixed by a feeder that runs on a schedule instead of on our memory.
Six months in, this timed feeder still delivers Duke's meals on schedule. Here is what works, what needs cleaning, and who should skip it.
I fed my dog from both for six weeks. Here is what the upgrade actually changes, and where a plain bowl still wins.
A timed feeder keeps mealtimes on schedule, measures the portions, and covers the meal you would otherwise forget. Here are ten reasons it earns a spot on the counter.
Missed meals and a cat that would not stop begging, fixed by a feeder that runs on a schedule instead of on our memory.
A plain-spoken, step-by-step walkthrough for getting a dog or cat on a dependable feeding schedule with an automatic feeder, from the spot on the floor to the weekly clean.
I ran the PetSafe 5-meal, 40-ounce feeder for eight months with a food-obsessed Lab and a picky senior cat. Here is what actually happens, including the jams nobody mentions.
Six months with the Litter Genie XL+ pail taught me where it beats the kitchen trash can, how long a refill really lasts with two cats, and the small annoyances the product photos skip.
Two cats, one litter box, and a year of scooping into both a plain trash can and a Litter Genie XL+. Here is what actually kept the smell out.
A Litter Genie pail traps the smell of used litter at the box, cuts trips to the trash, and makes scooping a job you will actually keep up with. Here are ten reasons it earns a spot beside the litter box.
How a sealed litter pail took the smell out of our laundry room and kept it out.
A plain-spoken, step-by-step plan for scooping, sealing, and cutting litter box smell, built around the Litter Genie XL+ pail that fixed our laundry room.
Six months of daily scooping into the Litter Genie XL+. It locks the smell away, it ends the trips to the kitchen trash, and the refill is the part nobody warns you about.
Six months with the FURminator large long-hair deshedding tool on a 7-year-old golden retriever: how much loose fur it really removes, how to use it without hurting your dog, and who should skip it.
Two grooming tools, one long-haired Golden, and six months of brushing. Which one actually controls the shed, and when the cheaper rake is the better buy.
Ten plain-spoken reasons a deshedding tool cuts the fur fight down to size, from a practical pet owner who has used one on a Golden Retriever for six months.
A plain-spoken story of a golden retriever, a lint roller in every room, and the deshedding tool that finally got the loose undercoat off the dog and out of the house.
A practical, step-by-step routine for using a deshedding tool on a long-haired dog, from the first tangle-free pass to the post-bath finish.
An honest, no-hype look at the FURminator deshedding tool after six months: how much fur it really pulls, the pressure mistake that irritates skin, which coats it suits, and who can skip it.
Six months of daily naps on the FurHaven Jumbo XL with a 74-pound Lab who has arthritis. What held up, what did not, and whether it is worth the money.
I put a Furhaven Jumbo XL orthopedic bed up against the flat cushion beds I used for years. The difference showed up in a week with a stiff 68-pound Lab.
My 12-year-old Lab started dreading the hardwood floor. Here are the ten reasons an orthopedic bed changed how he rests, and which dogs should have one.
Our 12-year-old black Lab circled and sighed every night, then a FurHaven orthopedic bed changed his routine. This is how we found it and what happened next.
A plain-spoken, step-by-step guide to buying an orthopedic dog bed for a senior pet, from measuring your dog to checking the foam, the shape, and the washable cover.
An honest look at what the FurHaven orthopedic dog bed does and does not do for a stiff older dog, after months of real nightly use.
Six months with the MidWest 36-inch single-door iCrate on a growing 61-pound lab mix: how the divider panel makes house training faster, how it holds up to daily use, and who should buy a different crate.
I bought the cheapest crate I could find for my 55-pound dog, then replaced it with a Midwest iCrate when the latch bent. A year of daily use later, here is what the extra money actually buys.
Ten plain-spoken reasons a dog crate earns its place in your home, from house training to a calm den of their own, from a practical pet owner who crate-trained a rescue Lab with a MidWest iCrate.
A plain-spoken story of a yellow Lab puppy who would not settle at night, and the sturdy folding crate with a divider panel that made crate training finally click.
A real crate, a divider panel, and a steady schedule. Here is the exact routine that got our rescue hound comfortable in his Midwest iCrate in about three weeks.
After a year with a 60-pound rescue, here is the honest truth about the Midwest iCrate: the sizing, the latch, and who should buy a different crate.
Six months in, this timed feeder still delivers Duke's meals on schedule. Here is what works, what needs cleaning, and who should skip it.
I ran the PetSafe 5-meal, 40-ounce feeder for eight months with a food-obsessed Lab and a picky senior cat. Here is what actually happens, including the jams nobody mentions.
Six months with the Litter Genie XL+ pail taught me where it beats the kitchen trash can, how long a refill really lasts with two cats, and the small annoyances the product photos skip.
Six months of daily scooping into the Litter Genie XL+. It locks the smell away, it ends the trips to the kitchen trash, and the refill is the part nobody warns you about.
Six months with the FURminator large long-hair deshedding tool on a 7-year-old golden retriever: how much loose fur it really removes, how to use it without hurting your dog, and who should skip it.
An honest, no-hype look at the FURminator deshedding tool after six months: how much fur it really pulls, the pressure mistake that irritates skin, which coats it suits, and who can skip it.
Six months of daily naps on the FurHaven Jumbo XL with a 74-pound Lab who has arthritis. What held up, what did not, and whether it is worth the money.
An honest look at what the FurHaven orthopedic dog bed does and does not do for a stiff older dog, after months of real nightly use.
Six months with the MidWest 36-inch single-door iCrate on a growing 61-pound lab mix: how the divider panel makes house training faster, how it holds up to daily use, and who should buy a different crate.
After a year with a 60-pound rescue, here is the honest truth about the Midwest iCrate: the sizing, the latch, and who should buy a different crate.