Well, I've found out about a few As Seen on TV items, and as a public service, I'm going to let you guys in on the secrets I've found.
Pedipaws claims to be a fast, gentle and easy way to trim your pet's nails. Anyone with a dog or cat that objects to having their nails trimmed would jump at the chance to make it easier. Our 18 lb. bundle of terror turns into a bona fide rabid beast when anyone tries to cut his nails. Watching the commercial, I was convinced those pets were drugged or lobotomized before the demo was shot. Even if there is a dog out there who would so willingly submit to this demonstration, I was sure that no cat would!I saw Pedipaws in CVS one day while waiting for a prescription. It was only $20, so I figured what the hell. If it worked, it would be more than worth the cost.
I followed the instructions to let Henry become accustomed to the "wand" for a few days before even turning it on. We eased into things to make sure the dog wouldn't freak out. Well, we needn't have worried. Pedipaws wouldn't have filed MY nails, much less my dogs.
Pedipaws = massive #FAIL. If you want to trim your dog's nails, do yourself a favor and buy a Dremel. If you want to do your cat's nails ... you're braver than me.
However badly named, the Sliding Robots came in really handy recently, and not just as coasters. Hubby and I have both injured our backs, so when we bought new bedroom furniture and had to have the old furniture out of the way before the deliverymen came.
The old furniture is incredibly heavy, solid cherry. It's older than me, and definitely looks its age. It survived my college days and more moves than I care to count. We needed to move it one more time to the guest room, but sliding it across our hardwood floors was not an option. I remembered seeing the Sliding Robots, again, at CVS while I was waiting for another prescription. Maybe a refill of the first one, who knows.Anyway, I got these home figuring $5 was worth a shot to save me a few weeks of physical therapy if I tried to move the dresser. It was well worth it. These things worked like a charm. Hubby easily slid the dresser into the next room without any help from me and not a scratch on the floors. I don't know if these will last very long or anything else, but for $5, I give the Sliding Robots a thumbs up.
Hubby and I have a great love for our dog Henry. His barking tests the boundaries of that love on a daily basis. For being only 18 lbs., he has the bark of a doberman. He's an anxious little man who is extremely territorial. Anything he sees out the window is his. It's not just his yard. It's his street, and anyone walking down it, is trespassing. Our house can be really noisy.
We've tried various types of training, pulling the blinds and anything else we come across. The logical answer is to treat the anxiety, but hubby nor I are ready to start medicating the dog. One of us on anti-anxiety meds in the house is enough. Anyway, someone suggested or we came across online, not sure which, something called a Thundershirt. It's supposed to help calm your dog naturally.I'm not sure the designers of Thundershirt had the proportions of a dachshund in mind when they created the shirt. He wears a small, but his stubby little legs make it easy for the shirt to twist and he can pretty quickly get out of it. As stubborn as Henry is, we don't expect anything to work immediately or like magic. So far there might be some mild calming effects, but it's been nothing dramatic. I wonder at times if he's not more distracted by trying to get out of the shirt than the things to bark at. We'll see.
There is great anticipation among some friends of mine as to whether this one in particular will work. I bought Bark Off while wandering the "As Seen on TV" aisle at CVS. It was $10, and if it works, I'll consider it the biggest ROI I've ever gotten on any money I've ever spent.There is a degree of blind faith on this one, as the device does not emit any sound audible by humans. It must be doing something though because right after he barks Henry gets a funny look on his face and checks to see if his boy parts are still where they're supposed to be. It's actually quite hilarious.
It definitely doesn't seem to hurt him, but it gets his attention. He can't figure out where the noise is coming from. I've been trying to add a "hush" or other such admonishment when he starts barking, so he'll equate my command with the need to be quiet even if the device isn't on.
So far, I'd say Bark Off has potential. I've noticed an impact on how much Henry barks. He's never going to be a quiet dog, but if we can get through an evening without a nervous breakdown from all the noise, life will be much better! I'll be sure to report back on the outcome.
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