Pill Pockets

Pill Pockets, from S&M Nutec, are made with real beef and are a nutritious supplement to a dog's regular diet. You put a pill in the opening, then press the ends together. They make medicating your dog much easier and more pleasant for the dog.

Our testers were Luna Bell (1year old), Lady (2 years old) and Ike (2.5 years old), all Jack Russe Terriers from Slidell, LA.

They love them. Each Pill Pocket is soft and molds around the pill, so it won’t fall out. The dogs have never spit another pill out. Pill Pockets come in 3 sizes. It is the easiest , quickest, and cleanest way to get pills in your dog, and the manufacturer says that unlike using table scraps, Pill Pockets do not promote begging.

Luna has allergies and takes Benadryl Daily. She has a Pill Pocket first thing every morning  when we get up. Even during Hurricane Katrina we packed her pill pockets and she didn’t miss a dose. Ike usually can’t be fooled by much, but he even falls for the pill pockets. He doesn’t need medicine every day, but cries to have his pill pocket treat when Luna gets hers. I just give him an empty one.  They come in a bag that can be resealed and one bag has about a month's worth of treats for us. I sometimes get the large size and break them into pieces to make them last longer. They cost about six dollars a bag, depending where you get them.  

I  felt it was so cruel to shove pills down my dogs throat , only to have them spit it out soon after. It was upsetting to my dogs and stressed me out.
It also is quicker and much cleaner than using a fattening treat to bury it in. Lady has weight issues and should not eat extra  fattening human  treats. No mess—NO stress. My dogs love it and cry for it as a treat. They still have not caught on that it has a pill in it. Thank God for Pill Pockets!

- Kelly Stein

Dogswell Happy Hips and Breathies Treats

Dogswell LLC manufactures Happy Hips with glucosamine and Breathies treats for, well, dog breath. Our tester was Sapoo, a 14-year-old Toy Poodle from Grass Valley, CA. Sapoo has been using these treats for 8 years.

She can't get enough of these treats, and she's extremely finicky. We're especially pleased because treats low in fat — for dogs with pancreitis — are hard to find.

These work as promised, and are fantastic, especially for dogs with pancreatitis – these are safe!

- Shawna Fritzler

Drinkwell Pet Fountain

The fountain is the best water delivery system I’ve found for my dogs.  My tester dogs are Chelsea, Apollo, Lacey, Sabrina, Noble, Whidbey, Jake and Clancy, ranging in age from 18 mos to 11 years and in size from 25 to 160 pounds.

None of them is very interested in drinking water that has been standing for more than a few hours, and I’ve seen them walk away from a water bowl that was filled in the morning. 

I’ve tried the water systems that have a large filler bottle that dispenses water as it becomes low in the bowl. But that doesn’t solve the standing water problem and it’s more cumbersome to refill every few hours.  With the Drinkwell Fountain, I know my dogs are getting fresh, cool, filtered water all day and night.  As advertised, they drink more frequently and for longer periods of time.  I’m planning to buy a second one to keep upstairs! 

Cleaning the fountain is easy (although having to pick up the entire unit to clean it is a bit cumbersome).  All parts are easily accessible.  AND, none of my dogs have tried to chew on it or carry it off!  It’s attractive enough to put in any room and the gentle flow of the water is great as an indoor water feature!