January BarkBox Review and giveaway

Those of you who follow my blog will know I am a big fan of BarkBox, and in fact I found out today I was one of their first ever customers when they launched 13 months ago.

Each month you receive a box with 4 - 6 items in it. They include a variety of items, all of them a surprise until the box arrives. Check back through my previous blog posts to see previous box contents.

My dogs know they get a box each month, and I let them rip open the box. This months box must have smelled extra good as it didn't take Bluey long to open the box and pull out the first treat.

The first treat was a 100% beef bully stick from Barkworthies - these have been included in the box before and are a huge hit with my two. Luckily I was able to break it into two so they could have half each.

The next item was a 'wee-nut' from Ruff Dawg, it's a rubber toy made in the USA and you can stuff it with treats.

The yumzies are all natural, grain free treats from Nootie, my two have had these in the past and again are huge huge fans of them. Hopefully they will enjoy the peanut butter flavored one.

How cute is this toy, apparently he is called Elton the Octopus and he is from Jax and Bones, not only do they make cute toys, they donate a portion of each sale to  The Rescue Train - an organization that is dedicated to saving animal lives.

When you sign up for your BarkBox you select the size of your dog, small (0-20lbs) - this is the size I get each month, medium (20-50lbs) or large (50lbs+). You then have three subscription options. You can pay monthly which is $29 a month, or you can pay up front for 3 months which is $23 a month, or you can go for the 6 month subscription which works out at $18.20 a month, this is the option I go for. BarkBox also donate 10% of all proceeds to local shelters and rescues, I'm not sure which ones, as I couldn't see anything on their site, but they do send an update email each month (which I must confess I don't read!) so it maybe featured in there.

They have also launched a new service where members can get 25% off popular products for a limited time.

Anyone who wants to sign up can use the following link and they will receive $5 off their first box
 https://barkbox.com/r/6YgR2CIKcw/

Now on to the main event, BarkBox have kindly offered to give one of my readers a free box (or $29 off a 3 or 6 month subscription).

The giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. All entries must be submitted using rafflecopter (below)





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Disclaimer:  BarkBox was not provided to me free of charge, I am a paid subscriber. The opinions expressed are all mine and I was not required to provide a positive review in return for the prize for the above giveaway.

July Bark Box

It's the pups favorite time of the month again when they love the mail man :)

I loved the new design on the edge of the box, Bluey was super eager this month, and was quick to start tearing up the box to open it.

Once open both dogs were eager to look inside, the fancy blue packing ended up everywhere!

As usual the first item we tried was the edible treats - just realized I didn't take individual photos of the items, so apologies.

The treats were YumZies from Nootie they were BBQ flavor treats and a nice handy size to be used as training treats too. As you can see both dogs loved them and were eager to try more.

The second edible item was a Spinz Bone from Precision Pet this kept my two quiet for a good 20 mins, with me switching it between dogs periodically. It is an edible chew toy that moves so its harder for them to chew, it is also good for teeth and fresh breath.

The IncrediBubbles from Pet Qwerks were an interesting item, they are basically bubbles that are safe for dogs, sadly my two weren't interested in them at all, not sure the peach scent/flavor is very appealing to dogs. I will try them again outside one afternoon.

 Bluey enjoyed playing with the T-Bone steak squeaky toy from Petprojekt - it's the closest he will probably ever get to a real steak!

We also received some poop bags from Metro Paws which will come in very handy, especially having two dogs.

Finally we received a $10 off coupon code for PetFlow Which is a site that delivers dog and cat food and treats, I checked it out but they don't currently stock the food I purchase, so I have emailed them to see if they have any plans to stock it, as the delivery sounds like a great idea, and you can select a delivery schedule too, so you don't need to remember to go buy food.

Thanks again BarkBox for another great box of goodies.. Don't forget if you sign up at www.barkbox.com and use the code SASCO020 you will get $5 off your first box. Go on  - treat your puppy :)

Next month we may attempt a video blog post for the Bark Box