Review of Adopt Dog Collar

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I volunteer at an animal shelter & bought these for the dogs there. The collar is nice but it is much thinner than I expected & the adopt writing is not real noticeable.

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This soft,comfy collar is around the neck of our dear little TinLizzie. The collar is well made,was accurately described and arrived very quickly. We could not be more delighted and we highly recommend this seller!

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This was bought as a gift for PibblesnMore Animal Rescue. I think it is great that rescue groups can make a wish list on Amazon so people can help purchase needed items for their rescue. Every little bit helps.

Quik Shade Outdoor Instant Pet Shade with Elevated Mesh Bed - Small Review

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Good shade, but the roof sags and collects water it also would be better with some overhang so the mesh lying area didn't get so wet in the rain.

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Excellent product to purchase if you need something that doesn't require any assembly whatsoever! This dog bed has a shade to protect your dog from the sun and can easily be taken anywhere. The item comes with a carrying case. Although my dog prefers another bed while being inside, this product is perfect for the outdoors.

Reviews of TRIXIE Pet Products Plastic Door for Flat Roof Dog House, Medium

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Once you put bedding in the house, this product is a little unforgiving when entering the house. I wound up simply cutting up some heavy duty cloth and making my own door. The product material seems to be the exact same material they use for industrial freezers. Overall, it is a solid product that I doubt will ever break but it is a little too ridged for my needs.

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Reviews of Potty Patch - As Seen on TV, Small, Color:Green

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Used with two small dogs. The dogs were using "pee pads" ocassionaly. They did their business ok but when the pad was washed it too a long time to dry the dogs would not go no the wet surface. Also, if used in a confined spot there was a stog urine odour even though it was washed daily.

We are back to the "pee pads" and the two Potty Patchs are back in their boxes.

Regards

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I was really hoping this would work with my 2.5-3 month old miniature schnauzer. The one pro that I found was that my puppy would consistently go on the potty patch and treated it like it was the grass. However the engineering of it is BEYOND terrible. I would like to think that most people know that puppies chew and bite and pull on things. If you are using this to train your puppy and can watch him/her at all times, it could probably work well. But if you are leaving her alone with the potty patch, it could potentially become a big terrible mess, like it did for me for the 2 weeks I tried it. My puppy pulled all three parts apart from each other because they were so easy to separate. The 2 top pieces seem to just sit and wiggle on the plastic bottom. I even tried creating little holes in the parts to tie them together. I also tried buying industrial strength velcro to attach the parts together and to the floor as well. My puppy easily chewed through the artificial grass each day when I returned home from work, she had chewed off another square inch of grass with the grass all over the room. The three pieces were scattered and the grass was flipped over. Inevitably it was poop and pee everywhere as well.

If anything I hope the makers of Potty Patch think of a way to use better materials and find a way to keep the 3 parts removably attached to each other. Another very important note: this is NON returnable/refundable.

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I should have known better....not worth the money. I could have boughten a piece of grass carpet and put it on a boot tray!

My dog is afraid of it because it moves all over the tray and makes noises. Maybe it would be OK for a puppy that you are just house breaking, but not a dog that is trained or used to something else.

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We bought this, excited our schnoodle and shih tzu would have a place to potty other than on our kitchen floor while we're gone. So far the parts all slide apart too easily, and the only use the Shih Tzu has made of it is to use it for a nap pad.

We've tried putting a pile of their poop on it and rubbing the top of it in a pee puddle of theirs, but they ignore it.

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I have a Lhasa Apso and a Shih Tzu who readily use "pee pee pads". They never even sniffed this waste of cash & the earth's resources. Save your money! The grassy portion slips and slides all over the plastic pieces... It is incredibly cheap, brittle plastic... And worst of all, after 3 months it was never used. Just pitched it into the dumpster yesterday. Glad to see it go!

Discount KONG Stuff'N Easy Treat, 8-Ounce

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This stuff is fabulous. I have a real chewer, and she knows how to break up the cookies almost immediately by throwing the Kong against the walls and into the air. By spraying some paste on the inside walls of the Kong, she has to spend some extra time with it, keeping her busy longer! They absolutely love this stuff I can hide them anywhere and they know the minute they enter the room that they're around. Wonderful product.

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All 3 of our dogs love the various vitamin-enriched "tasty pastes" available from Kong. Although they loved to chew on their Kongs before, we found that they really got into it when we inserted some of the paste into the cavity. All of them go "nuts" when we put down the "pasty Kongs" for them to enjoy and enjoy them they do!

I would highly recommend all of Kong's "tasty pastes" it's easy to use, doesn't seem to make any mess, and is a great extra treat for dogs. Our 3 give it "2 paws up"!

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WE loved this for our dog, at first. Unfortunately after a few uses, his abdomen became distended, he became flatulent (and very stanky, yes STANKY), and had loose stools. Not exactly something you want in a large dog. Peanut butter will be on our shopping list from now on; it's cheaper and works so much better.

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Let's get one thing straight first: dogs love this stuff. I mean they REALLY LOVE IT. Not just my puppy, but every dog in my office the second this stuff comes out, my desk is surrounded by noses that smelled it from across the office. And they want it so bad they'll watch wistfully as my puppy devours it, just a little bit, from his Kong. When he's done, they get in line to steal the Kong and the lucky one will spend several minutes working on it just in case there's any left.

By the end of the afternoon, I am choking on the odor that rises at regular intervals from under my desk in nearly visible clouds of pure dog fart stench. By the time we get home, even the puppy will stop in his tracks every few minutes and startle at his own rear end, not entirely sure what's going on back there but knowing it's probably not good. By the end of the evening I am swearing to myself once again that tomorrow, no matter how desperate I am to occupy him and get some work done, I won't give this stuff to the puppy and turn him into a 6.5lb tactical nuke.

I think today was the last time he'll be getting it, and the rest of the can is going in the trash. It's just not worth it!

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Every time I pick up the can of peanut butter goo, he completely loses his mind, and then quietly sits on the floor and eats it instead of chewing on everything else in the house. He's happy, I'm happy, and all for a couple of bucks a can.

Cheap Plush Puppies Squeakin' Animals Replacement Bees for Hide-A-Bee

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These adorable little bees are a cost-effective way to entertain any dog who loves a good squeaker. They will last indefinitely with light chewers, and need to be replaced periodically with moderate or heavy chewers. My doggie Quinn, a lab-border collie mix, loves his bees, and despite constant squeezing, I have never had him chew off a wing or a head, like he has on many other toys. It also takes him quite a while (weeks or months) to dig through to get the squeaker. These little buggers really last, and the squeaker sound is really cute, which comes in handy for anyone owning a lab.

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These bees are great for a dog to play with. They love to run around with them in their mouths. These are great for big dogs and small dogs.

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We have a papillon mix. She's not very big, but thinks she is. She loves to play and baby these all the time. These were replacements for the ones that came with the "hive". We rotated the bees but eventually she made holes in all of them.

They are pretty durable, but not as durable as the little squirrels by the same company. The seams on the squirrels seem a bit tighter and less vulnerable.

We are still happy with the bees our dog loved them to "death"!

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Anytime a dog toy is sold without showing a picture of the toy in a dog's mouth it is probably because the toy is absurdly small. This is one of those cases. Beyond that, they are sewn so poorly with such horrible stitching that isly squeezing them firmly is likely to rip them open. A very terrible product.

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We had the original bees and our dog loved them as a puppy. After a few years they finally developed a few tears. The replacement bees didn't last a day. They seemed to be a different material than the original bees.

Reviews of K&H Thermo-Pet Mat

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My cat likes her heated pet bed. However I have mixed feelings towards it. I bought the larger more expensive size thinking there might be more heated surface area but I think the heater units are exactly the same size for the small and the medium size bed. No where in the product page or even the manufacturer's page does it specify the heater pad size. The only real difference seems to be the fleece blanket surrounding the heater pad which is made from cheap material. In the medium sized bed the heater pad only fills about 1/2 the fleeced area. So my advice, buy the smaller cheaper bed.

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I decided to buy this heated pet mat over the others available on Amazon because the heating insert inside of it is the largest available for the price range. The heating element does in fact extend the full length of the pet bed, though it's only about half as wide. It does the job thoughwhen it is plugged in, the entire pad feels warm to the touch from the outside. The pad cover is also a softer, furrier texture than it appears in the product image.

Most importantly, my cat LOVES this mat. He seems to spend about 20 hours a day on it. He's getting old and arthritic and tends to get cranky when the weather gets cold. The continuous warmth of this heated pet mat has definitely cheered him up quite a bit.

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BEWARE! I measured the heating element inside the pad. It's only 10" by 14" instead of the 14" x 28" of the pad.

What a ripoff!

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This is the best thing I've ever purchased for my 16 year old Chihuahua. Our house is impossible to heat, and our little dog was always cold in the winter when we have to be out of the house. He can't cover himself up in his bed. We would come home and find him shivering in his bed. This heated pad works exactly as advertized. Now we find him stretched out and warm in his bed, when we come home. I wish I had known about this wonderful product years ago!

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Very quick shipping, and a great price. Maybe next winter it'll be colder, as I haven't turned it on a whole lot. But the dog likes the mat, and when it's turned on, the heat is very gentle.

Lee's Kritter Keeper, Large Rectangle with Lid, Colors may Vary Reviews

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The dimensions for this keeper are actually smaller than what they say. Instead of being 14.5" it's only 12, which makes a big difference. I had a much smaller keeper before, so the new room makes all the difference. All in all, I wish it was bigger, but I'm happy with what I have.

edit: My mouse has started eating through the cover! Within 20 minutes she almost got through the entire thing. I put some duck tape on the hole and it seems to be holding up well. Just thought I'd warn you!

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Pro...the price for three gallon size is great

Pro...It's made in the USA

But...

Con...It's made of very thin plastic and cracks easily so I would not get this to hold fish. I barely bumped the Kritter Keeper and it put a crack at the bottom which means you have to be VERY CAREFUL when you clean this thing out in the sink to not bump it.

So I would not recommend this to hold betta fish or any fish at all since it cracked so easily.

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These are essentially the same thing as the plastic terrariums sold in your local pet store for about the same price.

The plastic is very clear and you can see everything inside. The ventilated lids allow for great air circulation and will prevent humidity build up inside.

When I first got these I was concerned that the ventilated plastic lids would break easily, but after using them for several months I have found them to be surprisingly durable.

I ordered several of these, and what is great about them compared to glass tanks is that this plastic variety are stackable. When not in use I can stack a whole heap of these things together and save a lot of storage space, something I can not do with the glass versions.

My only complaint is that the connection where the lids snap on is very tight, and it causes a loud snapping noise and a bit of vibration when you take them off. This may or may not disturb the creatures you have inside, in my case it did. This is a minor complaint though, these are an incredible value.

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Does what I need it to do. I got the large one and it done fine to keep my baby dumbo rats in. Had no issues out of it and I have had it for several months.

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This tank holds around 3.8 gallons, making it great for a betta or hospital tank. However it arrived with a cracked bottom corner, so it will not hold water. I'm not sure whether or not it was damaged during shipping or not, but either way I am not spending the money to send it back.

Super Pet My First Home Deluxe Multi-Level Pet Home with Casters Review

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I did quite a bit of research and shopping around for a home for my 2 rats, and I might add that I am a first time rat owner. I read books, looked on the internet, and shopped at pet stores near my home to see them in person. I highly recommend this cage for rats. It offers them plenty of space to run around and they love the levels. It is really neat looking too and encourages me to keep it clean (dailty cleaning) as I love the look and design of it. Originally I was concerned about the spacing of the bars, but my rats are only half grown and the bars are close enough that they cannot escape. As with other cages with the plastic shelves, you might find that they are urinating on the shelves which can be messy if they walk through it. I have found that if I add more bowls, toys, boxes, etc. to the shelves that they will more likely use the bottom part where the litter is. I keep a bottle of Nature's Miracle nearby for daily wiping up, another product I'd recommend as it's safe for use around pets.

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I love this cage! I have two little chinchillas, Giggly Puff and Gaia, and they both just love hopping around on the four levels as well as the ramp, the slide, and the tube thing. I feel like a lot of the other cages at the pet store are a lot smaller and just as expensive. This cage really is a good deal. I especially like the wheels that make the cage easy to move so I can vacuum underneath it or just move it around my room. I think the only critique I could say is that it is sometimes hard to clean the flat, plastic panels because of the ridges and such. Bottom line: this is really a good cage for that price. Other animals besides chinchillas, that would do well in a cage like this would be ratties or ferrets.

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I like this cage so much that i bought it twice! Not because it broke, but because I donated my first one when I decided having rat companions was too hard (they don't live long enough.) Well, being ratless left a big gaping hole in my heart which was so much harder than losing them, so I got another cage and a few more ratties.

PLUS SIDE

-Easy to clean!

You can order extra shelves (or make your own) which the LOVE.

-They love climbing up and down the sides which is good exercise.

-can't beat the price!

-If you buy this cage from Amazon & there is any problem with broken/missing parts they are SO GOOD about replacing the item with a new one (plus free shipping!), and if need be, call customer service & tell them you need them to send a new cage before you send back the defective one back so your critters have a place to live in the mean time.

MINUS SIDE

-Not good for small (still growing) rats because if they want to, they can squeeze between the bars, which have a one inch spacing. I never had this problem but I take in harder to adopt rats & i think they know a good thing when they find it!

-Needs to be retrofitted for ill/older rats because it can be hard for them maneuver from landing to landing through the hole in the shelf (when my female Little Roo developed inoperable groin tumors I was constantly worried for her so I ordered her a Critter Nation.)

This is a great RAT cage!

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I was skeptical about purchasing this cage after reading the reviews from the people that had bought this cage for their ferrets. After looking online for a couple of days and not being able to find a cage of this size that had the plastic shelves, ramps, slide etc close to this price I decided to give it a try. I am very glad that I did. This is a great cage for the price. The deep plastic base is geat along with the caster wheels for easy moving. Skittles my three year old female ferret loves this cage. She has so much more room to play and it is tall enough that when she lays in her hammock she can see out the window that her cages is next to. She is petite and agile and after helping her go down the ramp and spiral slide a couple of times, she now uses them with ease. The holes in the plastic shelves and the tunnel are 3 3/4" wide so you can determine if your ferret is to big to fit through them mine has plenty of room. There are two doors on the front both of which are 10 1/5" wide by 9" high and one door on the top that measures 10 1/2" wide by 17" high. I use a a kitten litter pan that fits through the door fine but I can see where some of the other litter pan sizes would not work. I drilled a small hole on the top of the litter pan and attached a snap clip to easily secure it to the cage. With the three doors I have plenty of access to clean the shelves. I can also see where the shelves would sag if there was a heavy animal on them. To bad the manufacturer does not use wire support under the plastic shelves (I think a person could do so themselves if needed). All in all I am happy with the purchase and Amazon had the best price plus free super saver shipping.

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My husband and I bought this cage as a new upgrade for our chinchilla. Overall it's a decent cage and it was easy to put together (though difficult to clean). We left out the ramps, slide, and all of the extra stuff. However, I'm now wishing that we had done a bit more searching for something without plastic platforms (we were in a rush for various reasons...no excuse I know!). Our chinchilla has very easily torn through the edges of the platforms, and obviously it isn't healthy for anything to eat plastic, especially chinchillas. It didn't matter how many chew things or how much exercise we gave her, she kept right on eating at the plastic. We just ordered some wooden platforms to replace the plastic and I'm hoping they will attach fine to this cage so that we don't have to buy a new cage completely. If not then I suppose we'll try to sell it, chewed platforms and all.

So if you're considering this for a chinchilla I highly recommend against it. You definitely want to go for something that has wood and/or metal instead of plastic. I honestly don't know what I was thinking with this purchase, other than that I wasn't!

Guardian Gear Stainless Steel Pet Water Bottle Review

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It does the job I was looking for. Yes it does drip when you tip it upside down but I bought this for when I go to dog parks, hiking, or walks so I could care less if it drips a little outside because I hate caring about a bowl and my dog took right too it very easily

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Don't waste your money on this. The ball doesn't seal well enough to prevent leaking. The water just pours out. Complete waste of money.

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The Guardian Gear Stainless water bottle is a great idea if it worked. The bottle leaks and it is constant. I felt that every time after filling with water the top never screwed on correctly. I researched further and it seems all the bottles with the roller balls leak.

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This was a good idea for a water bottle....but it leaks way too much water. I have dogs of all sizes and they were actually afraid of this water bottle. Also the ball is for a larger dog....if you have a small dog they will have to worry about drowning.

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This water bottle is pretty sturdy and easy to carry around. It's great for when I know that my dog needs some water but I don't have a bowl or cup for her. I don't think she gets quite enough water from it though, I know she would drink more if she had a bowl. But at least it's something! Also, the extra clip and cord around the top are very much in the way... just had to take it off.

Discount Deluxe Little Dog Bark Control Collar

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I had a really bad experience with anti-bark shock collars nearly ten years ago. My last dog was extremely stubborn and while the collar deterred his barking for the first few days, he did what the enclosed instructions stated he might do and became 'bark happy' during the second week to 'test' the boundaries of his training. Well, the instructions advise that you remain consistent and continue use of the collar during the 'test' phase, which I tried to do but I eventually gave in and trashed the collar when he started to develop sores on his neck. I then tried the citronella spray collar, but he was also one of those dogs who learned that if he laid down and turned his head to the side he could bark non-stop to 'empty' the cartridge completely, freeing him to then bark as he pleased. Gosh he was a pain in my butt!! Miss that lil guy :).

Now my new pup has been a lot easier to train overall and he knows he's not supposed to bark when you're in the room. If he does start barking, a firm 'No' or a loud hand clap is often enough to stop him however, if I'm upstairs or out of the house he immediately jumps onto the back of the sofa to bark out the window at all the other neighborhood dogs, who love to bark right back. As soon as you re-enter the room or he hears you coming, he'll immediately dive for his dog bed and sit there prim and proper as if he'd been sitting there all along. The first day I put this collar on him, I stepped outside to give it a quick test and instead of the non-stop barking I'm accustomed to hearing as soon as the door closes, I heard one bark then silence. I immediately went inside to make sure my lil' buddy wasn't too traumatized from the experience but he just sat there with a 'nothing unusual going on here' look on his face, followed me to the kitchen for a little treat, and has not barked again since. Because he's not as defiant as my last dog and he seemed to respond so very well from just one corrective response, I have high hopes that this collar will get the job done.

It seems to me as if they've made a lot of improvements from the shock collars I remember years ago. One of my concerns was that my dog is a very itchy lil fellow (no fleas, allergies or mites he just likes to 'scratch, scratch, scratch' a few times a day) and the older collars would send a shock from any type of vibration it interpreted to be a bark. My last dogs collar would sometimes go off if you tapped your nails on it or bumped it into something. This collar claims to use 'the most reliable bark detection available' in that it uses both vibration and sound sensors to discriminate each bark from other external noises. Static correction is only administered if both the vibration from the vocal chords and the sound from the bark match the same criteria. So far, so good I have not observed any instance of the collar going off from his play time or his personal 'scratching' time.

I also like that the collar has built in software that tracks the number of corrections needed to reduce and eliminate the number of nuisance barks. There are 10 levels of static correction and the software will increase or decrease the correction intensity as needed (it goes into greater detail of how this works in the manual).

And lastly, I appreciate the built-in safety feature ensures that the collar will automatically shut off for 3 minutes if your dog barks 15 times or more within a 1 minute and 20 second period. I've heard some dog's initial reaction to the corrective measure might be to 'yelp' and that could create an ongoing cycle of corrective feedback for the wrong behavior. You're trying to stop nuisance barking, not correct them for being too startled to make the connection that they need to stop barking. Perhaps this would also minimize the potential of sores from developing as they had with my last dog who would bark 8 hours straight without even so much as a flinch to the static response he was receiving.

One concern I do have is that the collar will retain the correction level for your dog, even after the collar has been turned off (which you're supposed to do whenever it's not in use to prolong battery life). If you have multiple dogs, make sure you're using the same collar on the same dogs each time. Page 7 of the instruction manual explains how you can also reset the Correction Level back to 1. I would recommend doing this even if you think the collar is brand new because you never know if it had somehow been returned/previously used.

On a final note Model PBC00-10782 is the same collar but is marketed as the "comfort fit" version. It has a rubber/plastic collar as opposed to the nylon collar but many of the reviews indicate that the firm shape of the collar makes it very difficult to size it properly around their dogs neck especially with smaller breeds. I don't know why it would be considered a more comfortable collar... it just looks like it would be uncomfortable! The nylon collar is the one I have and is the one I'm writing the review for Model PBC00-12726. My dog is a 7.5 lbs male shihtzu and it fits him perfectly, no problems.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this training collar but I wouldn't expect it to be a one size fits all solution. No one training method will work 100% of the time but this has definitely been working well for me and my dog.

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Well, the lil fella did eventually 'test' the boundaries of his collar and I'm glad to say that it still continues to deter him from barking. I would never laugh at the discomfort of my pet but I have to admit his little experiment cracked me up. He sat down right smack in the middle of the living room and made one very loud "Brrrufffff!". Wasn't barking at me or at anything in particular, just to himself. There wasn't a wimper or any outward appearance of discomfort and after a moment passed, he let out a second loud "Brrrufffff!". This time, no wimper, but you could see he was really bracing himself when he let out his third and final "Brrrruffff!" and his little legs flew right out from under him. He just picked himself right up like nothing had happened and walked into the kitchen to eat his dinner, lol.

I'm also excited to comment on how much more well behaved my lil guy is "overall" since I've introduced this collar to him. It's like night and day. He's still fun and playful but he no longer mouths hands or growls during play time, he's far more 'attentive' during training, he stays 'nearly' perfectly still during grooming (before he'd try and bite/play with the brush or refused to lay on his back so I could brush out his chest), he no longer "hugs" house guests and he spends more time just sitting with me on my lap like the lap dog I had hoped for :). I'm certain that this is a direct result of him no longer barking (maybe barking at the neighborhood dogs was show of aggression that in turn spilled over to his behavior?) and not something else as I haven't changed any of his other routines (feedings, walks, grooming, play time, etc). This has been an outstanding purchase for me and I couldn't be happier. I would however like to eventually wean him off this collar so that we're not dependant on it. Not sure how to go about that so if anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you!

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As if this review wasn't long enough, but I thought this would be extremely helpful information to share. About three months ago it seemed my bark collar was no longer 'working', at least not quite as well. My lil' fella started barking again when I wasn't in the room, though not as much as he would with the collar off. I noted the few times he would bark while I was in the room, the red indicator light on his collar was not going off even though the battery light was still flashing green. I first tried trimming his neck hair very short but it made no difference. Last week I finally broke down and bought a replacement battery thinking that maybe it was getting weak although the green light was still flashing and again, no improvement. I was a bit upset thinking I'd have to purchase a new collar altogether because it seemed that this one was now defective but I then noticed something I hadn't before... the device was no longer completely centered on my dogs neck like it had been when I first started using it. It hung off the center of my dogs neck to the left by about one inch. I tried making it more snug to get it to stay centered but it would still move 'off center' once he started to move about and making it more snug seemed unreasonable. I then tried loosening it up quite a bit more thinking it might 'hang' better around his neck but even then it would end up off center. I finally thought to readjust the placement of the buckle that you use to adjust the collar size (over time, I had resized the collar several times to accommodate his longer and then shorter coats between groomings and the buckle migrated closer and closer to the device itself if that makes any sense). Apparently, the buckle has just enough weight to affect where the device falls on your dogs neck at least on a small dog it does. It took a lot of fussing with but I eventually found a sweet spot, which for my dog, falls some place between the device itself and a bit closer to the latch that locks the collar together. Now the device hangs perfectly center on his neck once more and is working like it had when I first started using it. On a plus side, I now have two batteries... Hopefully I'll save someone else the frustration and expense of a new battery or worse, a new collar!

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We tried spraying bark collars and ultrasonic bark busters. They both worked at suppressing our little terrier's bark urges for a short time until he learned to ignore them. The spray collar needed to be refilled daily and the batteries only lasted a few weeks. Eventually it didn't stop him from barking. The ultrasonic device was completely ignored after a few weeks.

We then tried a larger 6v shock collar that was just too painful for him. Then we tried this little 3v collar and it works great.

Pro: The dog doesn't bark much any more and he doesn't scream in pain when corrected.

Cons: The on/off switch is a little cumbersome to use and the batteries are not rechargeable but they have not needed to be replaced yet after using it for two months.

It is the best bark control device for a small dog that I have found.

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My small mixed-breed rescue dog would not quit barking at anything that moved and there seemed to be nothing we could do to get her to stop. We have a small fenced in area and a doggie door so my three small dogs can come and go as they wish. Every time one of the neighbors would go outside to mow or even talk Tinker would start barking and the only way to get her to stop was to lock her in the bedroom if we were home. I bought this collar for $99 at PetSmart after one of my neighbors threatened to call the police if I didn't do something about her. As soon as I put it on her she seemed to be a completely different dog. She must have tried barking at some point when I wasn't near and she learned quickly there was a penalty for barking as I barely heard a sound from her for several days. Even though the other two dogs I have would bark when I came home she would remain completely silent. After a week I heard her bark only once or twice when some strange dogs came into the yard. Watching her I did not see any sort of discomfort after a bark but it was like she knew she had a limit. We had tried a cheaper bark collar on a different dog about 10 years ago and it wasn't near as smart as this collar is. That one would go off just from the vibrations of the dog running up the stairs and we had to quit using it. Tinker seems just as happy as before but a lot quieter, we are happy it works, and our neighbors are very happy that they can enjoy the outdoors again without being subjected to the unending yapping. I would diffinately buy it again and I am even thinking of getting one for each of the other 2 dogs because even though they don't bark near as much it doesn't seem fair that they get to bark still and Tinker doesn't.

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I have two 13 pound shih tzu bichons and let me tell you, they can get yippy at times. I have bought 2 other bark collars that did not work at all. Then, my dog trainer recommended this collar. Lo and behold, it works! You don't even have to set this collar on any level, it automatically does that. The only thing I recommend is if you have 2 dogs, always put the same collar on the same dog because it remembers the previous level of correction. It works by automatically increasing the level of correction until the dog stops barking, then remembers the last level of correction that the dog stops barking on. It has been very effective for both of my dogs and I'm impressed. It's finally quiet around here! One last note, this thing is very light weight and small and fits perfectly on the dogs neck.

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As opposed to other similar products this collar is specifically designed for a small dog. Our maltese is only 9 pounds and proportionally it fits very well. The electronics are sophisticated enough that each small appropriate bark is not responded to with a correction. If the dog's barking is sustained she gets a correction. My only difficulty is keeping the small unit centered on her neck without making the collar too tight, but other than that the product works well and I would recommend it.

Review of TRIXIE Dog Club House, Large

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The only reason this got 1 star is because I had to rate it....This hunk of junk lasted a whole week! For the price that I paid for it, this thing should not have fell apart and been ruined so easily.....Highly recommend not buying, especially for a dog that is active and moves around! The floor of this did not fit tight at all and moved around because the planks that have to be placed are too small.....save your money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dogs house was exactly as advertised. Exactly as expected. Perfect fit for our dog. Superbly made. Very happy. Highly recommend.

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We ordered the large sized house for our 60lb. lab. Everything seems fine with the house except that it is a little on the small side for that size dog. The research I did showed it was appropriate for up to 70lb. so I thought it would be ideal for my dog. Not really. She has to duck a little to get in the door and there really isn't a lot of room for her to get turned around in the house itself. It will be cozy in the winter to keep in the heat, but again, it's smaller than I thought it would be. I can't imagine it would work for a 70lb. dog at all! If you have a dog bigger than 50lbs, I would go with the extra large instead of the large size.

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We purchased this for our three friendly feral cats and they love it. Easy to assemble, cozy and warm with lots of room. I highly recommend this. I must say though that it may not be good for heavy weight dogs as the floor unit is not of heavy weight material.

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It's not bad, nicely designed, easy to put together, comes with all the hardware you need, and has pre-drilled holes to make it simple. The materials seem decent, bolts, screws, hinges. The top is covered in some sort of gravel where some small bits may shake loose initially. The wood itself leaves a lot to be desired as it's quite thin and brittle. One of the side edges has slight damage from where the lid scraped against it. The sides need to be squared up a bit so the lid sits properly once closed. One of the plastic feet broke off when wood splintered apart where it was screwed in because I dragged it rather than picking it up. It easily screwed back in a different position where the wood wasn't split. It gets a star knocked off for the material, but honestly, I'm not sure I could do better for cheaper.

While it's supposed to be weatherproof out of the box, I added another coat of Rust-Oleum 207008 Marine Spar Varnish 1-Quart to every piece before I put it together since it will be exposed to rain. If you decide to do this, make sure you do it in a well ventilated area and give yourself extra time for it to dry and air out before letting your pets use it. I didn't get the TRIXIE Pet Products Plastic Door for Flat Roof Dog House, Large either but we'll see after the rainy season starts.

As a dog house, I'd be a little skeptical about using this for a 50lb+ dog. I think it best to heed the other reviews if you have a bigger dog or one that likes to destroy things.

As a litter box enclosure, it works great for this. It can fit a Nature's Miracle High Sided Litter Box and Litter Genie Plus Cat Litter Disposal System with Odor Free Pail System, Silver with room to spare. The hinges seem to be okay with frequent lifting, locks in place with a soft click (both hinges lock), and unlocks easily with a gentle tug. For those of you with big (or lots) of cats, the plastic mortar tub from Home Depot (similar to Maccourt At2606 26"x20"x6" Plastic Utility Tub) will fit inside but there wouldn't be room for much else.

Reviews of PetSafe Extreme Weather Door, White

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We purchased this to replace our old, battered dog door. The difference is incredible! This dog door is well made and also looks nice. Basically it made our old dog door seem like an open window... the floor is much warmer now and so is the whole room. We have a german shepherd, boxer and mini poodle the shepherd is on the larger side and had us a little worried she wouldn't fit through, but she did. Keep that in mind if you have a large dog, it says "up to 100 lbs" on the box. My shepherd is probably right around 100 lbs.

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I purchases a PetSafe door six years ago when our dog was a puppy. It has done what it was supposed to. The flap has shrunken now so rather than simply replace the flap, I thought I would upgrade to the "extreme Weather Pet Door." After all I do live in the Rockies and sometimes I've wanted more barrier between inside and the great outdoors than a single plastic flap.

My assumption was that this more expensive version would be the same quality as my original PetSafe Door. Was I fooled. Rather than carefully machined aluminum, this 'extreme' door is light weight plastic. Rather than snug fit, the pieces more or less fit together. To quote the instructions. "Note: Corners may not meet..." "Tape corners of inserts for easier installation"

There were two extra pieces of plastic included with the door that if you snip to size are an essential part of the installation process, in fact required to hold the various other plastic inserts together. These two pieces of plastic are not illustrated or mentioned in the instructions. I was lucky enough to notice them before the door was fully installed.

The cutting guide and template is about the right size, I think, but there are no dimensions specified for the hole. There is no warning that if you make the opening a fraction of an inch wider than the template, say cut on the outside of the pencil line you have drawn, the hole you've cut will not be hidden behind the plastic frame of the contraption.

The original aluminum door I purchased six years ago had a slide in panel that allowed one to securely lock the pet door and prevent strangers from wandering into the house. This new downgraded version has a snap on panel that will unlikely resist a firm kick from the outside without popping off.

What was once a quality product has been downgraded significantly. Any reviews written on older products do not apply. The hole required for this 'extreme' version is slightly larger than the older aluminum single flap door. As a result once you realize that you prefer to reinstall the older model, it's too late, the hole is too big for the old version to fit in.

It's sad to see a good company that once manufactured a quality products change so much. I was not surprised to read on the bottom of the box, "Made in China."

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This is a great product. I live in TX and it keeps the heat / Cold / Wind from coming in the house unlike the other dog doors that have only one flap.

This door needs a locking function! Its big so even my kids go through it. That would not stop a criminal!

I am creating a bar that can attach to the screw holes to allow me to drop the bar accross the hole. This at least would make it harder for someone to squeeze through.

Great price from Amazon and as always on time ship.

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We like this door and it does seem to work well, but be advised that the template we got with the large size door was apparently sized only against the flap opening itself, and was not large enough to accommodate the entire insert frame of the dog door. We had to cut an extra two inches out of the bottom of the kitchen door to make it fit. Luckily, we had some space to work with. My husband is a mechanic and carpenter and knows what he's doing, so it's not like he can't read plans and attacked this job with a pair of salad tongs and a nail file. The paper template shows that the outside edge of the template is to be used when cutting the opening for the large door, but again, be aware that you're going to need more space than that to make the assembled frame fit. Also, the thermal flap does not attach and detach quickly. If you're going to use the thermal flap only in the winter and leave it off during the summer, you'll have to take the outside face off the dog door, unscrew the thermal flap, and reassemble the plastic face again twice a year.

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I bought this door about a year ago to replace a single flap door that let cold air in and blew open in heavy winds. This door was a pain to assemble and install without falling apart and I had the door on sawhorses. After installation the best adjusting I could do and still had small gaps on sides of both doors that let in plenty of air, not so good, and it also blew open just like a single flap,(wife was not impressed either and I had to hear about it all winter). I used sticky velcro (the fuzzy side) to give the door something to seal against, I tried all kinds of things to no avail, I should have returned it right away. After about year of the weather and sun (Installed on west side of House) beating on the outside flap it is all curled up and does not even seal it has 1/2" gaps on the sides and I think should have lasted much longer than it did. The inner flap is a joke, the hinge point at the top is so stiff it never closed right and still is stiff even though our dog "FLIES" through it. The cost of flaps and lack of fit anyway is steering me to replace the whole unit again before winter sets in. I will not buy this Pet Safe Door ever again. Sorry Pet Safe but better engineering would be in order, so it may cost more, I am going to spend it anyway on another door.