puppy favorites

how adorable is this pup? and now...a list of his favorites.

1. science diet advanced fitness food
definitely not the cheapest. probably more middle of the road. but one that we like and K has been on it since he was at the humane society.

2. natural choice pet treats (blueberry)

3. chew toys
rubber toys are king in this house. only because we have the most powerful chewer of all pups. i. am. not. kidding. rubber toys are less messy and just as good for our pup.

nylabone

nylabone

kong

his favorite (and the one that has lasted the longest) is the first toy we got him (the same night we brought K home). it's from publix. he likes to sleep with it in his mouth just to be sure no one takes it while he is sleeping.

yes..that is how my pup sleeps. inappropriate and oh so freaking hilarious.

4. treat toys
this is what i call them...not the actual name of them. we have had 2 in the past. both are made to be able to put different "treats" in them for your pup. we give K all natural peanut butter as a treat once or twice a week. all we do is swipe a layer on the inside of our toy and puppy is happy as a clam and distracted for about 20 minutes.

premiere busy buddy twist 'n treat

5. stuffed animals (but not anymore)
K loves stuffed animal toys. we used to get them for him. however, we have learned our lesson and now only do the rubber ones. K loved them. but he would eat them. i'm not just talking like ripped them apart. i mean HE ATE THEM. i think he was chewing and he was so excited to have a stuffed toy that he didn't stop to spit out the stuffed animal as he was ripping it. he just ate it to save time. (have i mentioned our pup is downright insane?)

ones we loved before we learned the lesson...

go dog

kong braidz

6. the puppy park
oh. my. gosh.
we DIE. everytime.
100% K's favorite thing in the whole wide world.

7. car rides
when we first got K, i said to andy "i want him to be used to car rides. we should try to take him on adventures so he gets used to it". well...i created a monster. he is obsessed with going on a car ride.

8. a gentle leader
K hates this. we love it. it kind of looks like a muzzle and it is used to help train your dog not to pull when you walk him. how it works: when your dog pulls too much, it pulls his head back (to the side) in order to stop him from yanking (instead of pulling his neck like a normal collar would). therefore, he stops because he can't see where he is going. we are still learning but K has definitely gotten better about not pulling when we walk him.

gentle leader

for the past 5 months that we have had K, we have learned what works for us and him. these are the things we love and definitely recommend!



this is what we have found that works for our pup. i have not been paid by petsmart or any of these brands to say any of the above. these are just my opinions :) all photos courtesy of petsmart.