Daisy-Care June 2016 Review

Meadow's back today with a new Daisy-Care review! This is her third box from Daisy-Care, and once again, Daisy-Care knocked it out of the park in terms of choosing appropriate treats and toys for our special girl. I highly recommend Daisy-Care as a subscription dog box. 

As for the toy this month, Meadow's box contained a Planet-Dog Orbee-Tuff Orbee Ball (approx. $16.95).  This is the large size, which is 4 inches in diameter. Meadow has had a medium Orbee ball in the past, and it has held up well! She did manage to pick off some of the textured map, but it's otherwise in great shape. The ball has a hole on either end - one of which large enough for kibble or small treats, so you could put treats in this ball. It bounces, it floats, and it has a minty flavor - the ball actually smells like mint. This is a great pick for Meadow, as it's large enough she can't destroy it, and Orbee balls are tough! Planet-Dog Orbee Balls are widely available. Online, Orbee balls available directly from Planet-Dog, through Daisy-Care's Online Shop, or via Amazon.

I'm pretty sure Daisy-Care is somehow reading my mind. As for treats, pretty much everything Meadow received in her box this month were items that I've looked at purchasing to try, or they are such a great pick for Meadow, I feel like the owner of Daisy-Care knows her! 

Meadow received a container of Dog-For-Dog Peanut Butter, 16 oz. (approx. $9.99). I'm really excited to have received Dog-For-Dog products! I've looked at purchasing this online for Meadow before, but now we can sample it first, thanks to Daisy-Care! Meadow is crated two days a week during the workday, and she gets a Kong full of peanut butter and treats, which keeps her busy and content. She LOVES peanut butter, so this Dog-For-Dog Peanut Butter will definitely get used. I LOVE Dog-For-Dog's mission - for every American-made, wholesome pet product purchased, food is donated to an animal shelter. I'm happy to support a company that helps shelter pets. This peanut butter is made just for dogs. It contains only peanuts, golden flaxseed, and vegetable oil - no added sugar or salt like most human peanut butter. It can be purchased directly on the Dog-For-Dog website, via Daisy-Care's online shop, or through Amazon.

Meadow also received a package of Dog-For-Dog Dogstreat Peanut Butter Minis, 16 oz. (approx. $7.98). These soft treats are a perfect size for training treats. We are going through training treats by the truck load right now - we are working on manners and focus with our "energetic" puppy, which involves millions of treats. In fact, we used these treats this past weekend sitting at the dog park with Meadow practicing behaving calmly when greeting new people or dogs. Meadow is extremely social and loves all other dogs and humans, but she is a little - ahem - overenthusiastic in her greetings. Meadow of course loves these treat since they are peanut butter flavored. They contain oat flour, peanut butter, glycerin, barley flour, tapioca syrup, salt, duck oil, soy lecithin, glucono-delta-lactone, malt extract, cultured dextrose, mixed tocopherols (natural preservative), citric acid (natural preservative), and rosemary extract. There are some carby and sugary ingredients (flour, tapioca syrup, malt extract, etc.), but for a puppy with zero attention span when she's excited, these are tasty enough to help her keep her focused. These treats are available directly from Dog-For-Dog, through Daisy-Care's online shop, or via Amazon.

Next we have a package of Polkadog Cod Skins, 2.5 oz. (approx. $10.99). I had seen these before and almost gotten them for Meadow to try. Again, thanks to Daisy-Care, we get a chance to try a new brand! Polkadog produces a variety of treats, including dehydrated single protein ingredient treats like these cod skins. The cod is sourced in Alaska and hand-rolled and dehydrated at the Polkadog bakery in South Boston. Yep, each of these "sticks" is a rolled fish (cod) skin. They stink like dehydrated fish as one would expect. That didn't stop Meadow from LOVING these! She made lots of yummy faces and drool while sampling one. These will be a good snack for when it's time to settle down. These are available directly from the Polkadog Bakery, from the Daisy-Care online shop, or via Amazon. 


There was also a package of Barking Bus Animal Shaped Dog Treats by Exclusively Pet, 1.5 oz. (approx. $2.61). How cute is the packaging on these cookies? They look just like animal crackers! They're a little big for training treats, but they can be broken into smaller pieces. Even though they look exactly like human animal crackers, I wouldn't recommend tasting them - they smell like garlic, but Meadow thought they were fantastic. The ingredients include wheat flour, sugar, vegetable fat, corn syrup, salt, natural vanilla flavor, cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate, lecithin, and garlic powder. They are 7.5 calories per treat, which is relatively low calorie. They don't have the most super healthy ingredients, but in moderation, these are a fun treat. These can be purchased online from the manufacturer Exclusively Pet, from the Daisy-Care online shop, or via Amazon.

Meadow's Patriotic Bandana is from Cavies in Cozies.

Last but not least, Meadow received an Exclusively Dog Cheesy Bacon Flavor Cookie by Exclusively Pet, 3 oz. (approx. $5.99). This bone-shaped cookie is made in the USA with rye flour, rice flour, cheddar cheese, canola oil, flaxseed, rolled oats, natural bacon flavor. This cookie is huge! It contains 395 calories per treat according to the packaging, so you should feed it in pieces. We let Meadow eat half of it for a special snack after her dinner, and saved the other half to be given in small pieces later. This cookie is easily broken into smaller pieces. This cookie was a hit of course. Meadow made lots of happy nom-nom drooly faces while eating it. These cookies are high calorie, and should be limited to special treats. These cookies come in several different flavors, and are available to be purchased online from the manufacturer Exclusively Pet, or via Amazon.

Overall Impressions

This is Meadow's third box from Daisy-Care, and I continued to be impressed with the selection of items that are perfect for Meadow. Other pet subscription boxes might have cute themes, but what really makes Daisy-Care stand out is the thoughtful selection of items suited for your pet. This month I calculated the value of the items to be nearly $55.00 - which is over the cost of the box. I'm also really pleased that we had the opportunity to try some new brands, including Dog-For-Dog, and Polkadog. In terms of quality and thoughtful selection of items, Daisy-Care is at the top of the field when it comes to pet subscription boxes. 

About Daisy-Care

Daisy-Care is a subscription service that delivers package of treats and toys for your dog each month. There are number of different subscription package options ~

The Everyday Subscription package is a surprise package of toys and/or treats for your dog. You can purchase a "Treats Only" Everyday Care Package Subscription which includes several made-in-the-USA goodies for your pooch, and this subscription is available as a 1-Month Subscription ($37.95), a 3-Month Subscription ($110.85 or $36.95/box), 6-Month Subscription ($215.70 or $35.95/box), or 12-Month Subscription ($419.40 or $34.95/box). You can also subscribe to a Toy and Treat Everyday Care Package, which includes a combination of toys and treats. The packages are available as a 1-Month Subscription ($47.95), a 3-Month Subscription ($140.85 or $46.95/box), a 6-Month Subscription ($275.70 or $45.95/box), or a 12-Month Subscription ($539.40 or $44.95/box).

Daisy-Care also has an Annual Holiday Care Package Subscription that includes twelve (12) packages with Holiday-themed items. The cost for the annual Holiday Care Package Subscription is $239.88 or $19.99/box. Daisy-Care also has special occasion packages, and you can also create your own custom care package by purchasing items from Daisy-Care's shop.

Oh nom nom nom nom!