Bark Off/Crazy Critters Review/Giveaway

If you’ve ever had a dog, then you know that caring for a dog can be similar to caring for a child.  We have had 2 cats and a dog in the past, and sometimes I think they were more work than our boys.:)  Not really….anyway, all this to say that I don’t have pets at this moment in time, but my reviewers below, who do own pets, are also giving their fair and honest review of the following products, so if you really want to know how the Bark Off works or how the Crazy Critter holds up, read their reviews.Bark Off is a tool that is used to help stop annoying barking.  It’s actually bark activated.  It can easily be mounted in the area where your dog normally roams, and when he barks, it emits a high-pitched sound that only your dog can hear; it’s safe, so it won’t hurt either you or your family’s hearing.  It’s a tool similar to those that are available to get rid of mice.    This gadget has a range of 20 feet, so it will probably only work for your own dog.For me personally, I would love to have tried this when we lived in California.  We had a dog that lived behind us, and our cats would constantly taunt him.  Well, that just made the barking worse.  I think that something like this could have come in really handy, especially considering the fact that we lived in a close duplex style building with close-quarterd back yards.

I can’t honestly say if this product works, but I do like the fact that it’s humane, meaning that it’s a more humane approach to teaching your dog not to bark all the time.  Some people use shock collars; some use a newspaper to swat their dogs.  This just uses a sound, and it can be adjusted for sensitivity; it has a high/low switch.  Right now you can purchase Bark Off for $10, which is quite reasonable, in my opinion.Now, Crazy Critters is a very cool product and genius, if I do say so myself.  Our dog loved to chew on things, and when I was younger, my mom would give our dog an old shoe to chew on; but he always made a huge mess with it.  Even indoor dogs with kids around will get ahold of a stuffed animal and chew to their heart’s content, messing up both the stuffed animal and the house in the process because of all the stuffing that pours out of the teethmarks.Crazy Critters is a chew toy that has no stuffing whatsoever.  We received the Raccoon, but they come in a Fox style, as well.  The critters are very soft, as well as long and sleek.  They have 2 squeakers, one in the head and one in the tail.  They’re actually 22 inches long.  They make a great chew toy because they’re strong and durable, plus you don’t have to worry about having stuffing and fluff fly all over your living room rug.  My boys even love this Crazy Critter.  Jaden actually didn’t want to let go of it for the first couple of days.

You can purchase the Crazy Critter for $10, which again, is definitely reasonable, when compared to the price of dog toys in pet supply stores.

You can actually win both a Bark Off and a Crazy Critter! You can enter to win by doing one or more of the following; just be sure to leave a separate comment for each way that you enter.  I’ll draw the winner, via random.org, on Wednesday, August 18.  This giveaway is open to U.S. only.  Good luck, and have a wonderful day!

1. Visit Bark Off, and let me know what your pet would love most about this product.
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(Disclosure: I received a Bark Off and a Crazy Critters, free of charge, from Bark Off and Crazy Critters, for the purposes of this review.)

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