#Aussies

As the owner of multiple dogs (3) right now, wife says absolute NO to a 4th, but I can be persuasive), I am always trying out new products to make life easier for me and my fur babies. Just like you, I have discovered some incredible gems and some unbelievable bombs.

The pet industry itself is huge now, for example in 2022, Americans spent $136.8 billion on their pets, which is up 10.68% from 2021 ($123.6 billion). Dog owners spend an average of $730 a year on their dogs. Younger Americans, between the ages of 35-44 years spend almost $137 per month on their pets.

We as owners, love to give our dogs birthday, gotcha day and holiday gifts. We buy fluffy beds and fancy collars. I have 3 baskets of dog toys throughout my house and almost every room has a treat jar filled with the latest trendy morsel. There are more dog crates and beds in my house than places for humans to park their behinds.

How do you know if a product, whether it is a grooming tool or a puzzle toy is good for your dog or just a gimmick? Personally, I know that I have spent many dollars, over the years, on toys and treats that my dogs have had zero interest in. Like a little kid they would rather play with the box it came in. Likewise, I have purchased many items that were supposed to make my life easier, cleaner or less complicated only to toss it out within a week.

So, I decided that I would enlist my 3 besties (and sometimes a few of their friends) to get their honest assessments of what they love and what they hate. Sometimes the friends will be human (depending on the product) and sometimes they will be other breeds of dogs. They nor their friends are being compensated in any way for their honest opinions*. We want to answer the questions is this really the best all-natural dish liquid, does that pet nail trimmer really work or does that spray really eliminate dog odor?

Five Wiggles

We decided to rate products on the “does it make your butt wiggle” scale of 1 – 5 with 5 being “a wiggle so hard that you practically fall” over to a 1 which would equate to “a stinky air biscuit”.

We welcome you to share your families’ experiences with us as well in the comments or via email.

We hope our blog makes your butt wiggle.

*if for some reason we are being compensated for a rating or we have been provided with a product to test we will make that abundantly clear
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