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Pet Product Review - Polkadot Bakery Unique Dog Treats Boston

You know whenever I travel I try and find the most unique and special dog store or dog product I can.  Well this week I'm in historic Boston and stumbled across a gem.  The Polkadot Bakery Unique Dog Treats Boston.

This place is really specially because not only do they sell products that are handmade, all natural and have ingredients specifically selected to suite canine tastes.  Their story is as charming as the store.  They were inspired by a little homeless dog that warmed their heart.  This dog had only one eye and would dance everytime she got a little attention.  As it turned out, everyone loved her.

Now one of the things about Summer is that you're always being invited to bbq's and pool parties or to a summer weekend.  If you are, think about bringing a Polkadot Bakery gift.  I recommend the 16 oz bag of organic dog treats:

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The bags are only $10.95 and make the perfect gift.  Go to their site for ordering information:  http://www.polkadog.com/shop.php?main_page=index&cPath=1

Or if you're in Boston, go to their store: Polka Dog Bakery is located at 256 Shawmut Avenue in Boston's historic South End

If you've got a product you think will pass the Secret Shopper Test, send an email to SecretShopperBlog@gmail.com

 

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Pet Products Review - Daxi Zhesanya Plastic - Pet Carriers from China

You know being a blogger is very interesting.  You deal with an assortment of characters.  In most cases, they are wonderful.  Please ask me to review their products, they send me samples and I give as honest a review as possible. 

Well this one manufacturere Daxi Zhesanya Plastic - Pet Carriers from China sent me an email asking me to check out their catalogue and buy one of their products so that I can write a review.  Here is the entire transcript, which by the way includes their website:

show details Feb 3
Reply
  Follow up message
10:18 PM petcarrier: hello
10:19 PM how are you?
10:20 PM me: hello?
 petcarrier: i'm jack
  where are you now?
 me: new york city
 petcarrier: www.zhesanya.com
  welcome to visit our factory website
10:21 PM we are export manufacturer for the plastic pet products in China
 me: thank you. but I do not write reviews on any products simply from a website.
 petcarrier: this is our business website
 me: if you have a distributor of one of your products, they may send me a sample
10:22 PM petcarrier: i has been to received your inquiry by e-mail
  so,i add you
  pls pay the samples charges for us first if you want to got the samples from our factory
10:23 PM me: no thank you. there are plenty of manufacturers who send me samples for free for very valuable reviews.
 petcarrier: ok,good bye!

Well.... I don't mind the poor spelling and grammar.  What I do mind is that someone from this company sends me gmail chat messages that say " F*** YOU !!"  Can you believe that?  Is that how they do business in China?  What's funny is that on his profile they have the logo for the Beijing Olympics.  I wonder if diplomacy stops as soon as the games leave. 

I find the whole thing funny since I never did review any of their products.  And in fact I own one that must have been licensed to an American company.
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Pet Products Review - Barf World Diet Patties Coupon

Barf World..... well what can I say? What were they thinking when they came up with that name???  I will have to check out their products.  I went to their website and it did capture my attention.  They claim to be :" "The Place" where common sense pet owners seeking natural, fast, dramatic and lasting improvement in their pet's health come to find solutions."  Ok....

Anyway, they have a coupon that is quite substantial, but you have to order prior to July 31th.  Here it is:

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Pet Products Review -  DogTime.com Pet Insurance Center

Every pet owner knows that one of the greatest pet debates of all time is "Should I get Pet Insurance? or Should I not?"  There are so many questions and now so many companies.  The choices can be totally overwhelming.  The terms completely confusing.  And the policies and prices vary greatly from state to state.  So what is a pet owner to do?  Up until now there has been no destination where a pet owner can find all of the information she needs to make an educated choice on Pet Insurance. 

Lucky for every pet owner DogTime.com set up the world's first online Pet Insurance Center.  http://dogtime.com/pet-insurance/center/home

 

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I guess you can call DogTime's Pet Insurance Center the ultimate pet product review in that it compares pet insurance companies and pet insurance policies in one place.  It's easy to find being one of the tabs on the top of the www.dogtime.com website homepage.



The DogTime Pet Insurance Center Home Page
The home page is the actual center. You will see

 

  • a description of the center
  • a flash movie of the GRID that will link you back to the GRID page
  • the latest 5 articles posted to the insurance center articles section
  • the latest comments made made about pet insurance on the bottom of the page
  • the “Ask An Insurance Expert” widget from which users can ask questions and the answers are posted for all to see
  • A fun poll that lets people vote yes, no, don't know if they have pet insurance

 


Insurance PolicyGRID page
The GRID is certainly the epicenter of the DogTime Pet Insurance Center.   Users will be able to compare 41 different insurance plans from 13 insurance companies.
Users can also share their own experience with these companies by using our comments feature.

Articles section
The DogTime editorial team will post pet insurance related articles in this section. The articles home page will display the latest articles posted and will allow users to navigate to any article ever posted within the DogTime Pet Insurance Center Each article title on the articles home page will link to the article page on which users will be able to share their opinion about the article.

Ask An Expert section (AAE)
Users will be able to ask questions about pet insurance. Those questions will be forwarded to pet insurance experts by the editorial team. Once we get the responses it will be posted
Within the AAE section and will also display in the AAE widget throughout theDogTime Pet Insurance Center.

 

All in all, check it out! leave comments!  Tell DogTime how it should be improved, and what Pet Insurance company success and nightmare stories you have.  And if you have a product you think will pass the Secret Shopper Test, send an email to SecretShopperBlog@gmail.com

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Pet Products Review - Skamper Ramp for Pool Safety

As you may know, Champ and I spent our summers at my family's house.  Champ loved being in the country and on the boat and with us around the pool.  But I have to admit, he was a terrible swimmer.  So this weekend I received a catalogue from In The Company of Dogs (www.inthecompanyofdogs.com).  I've always loved the high quality products that this company has.  But when I saw the Skamper Ramp I said to myself, I wish I had one of those, and will definitely get one for my next dog. 

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What the Skamper-Ramp does is create a easy to apply safety ramp so that your pet can swim to an escape ramp from the pool.  Dogs don't always know where the the steps are to get out of a pool and many pools don't have steps at all.  So, why take the risk.  First you should never leave your dog unsupervised around a pool.  They are your children, and like children need the same supervision.  But in the unlikely case that your pet does fall in, the Skamper-Ramp helps assure they get out safely and effortlessly.

I recommend you check out www.InTheCompanyOfDogs.com for more information on outdoor living products for your dogs. Or for $99 order yours at: http://www.inthecompanyofdogs.com/itemdy00.asp?TKW=DG38&SKW=skamper&I2.x=0&I2.y=0&T1=D92095&PageNo=1&pos=2

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