Two years ago Maisie got sick after drinking from the shared bowl at the park. This is what replaced it, and what a few hundred weekday mornings have shown me since.
Two years in the side pocket of a park bag, through muddy Marches and hot Julys. Here is what holds up, what wears, and who the 19 ounce size actually fits.
Two years of mornings at the same off leash park, one of them in the side pocket of my bag and the other folded up in the back of the car. Here is how the two really split the work.
After five years of 7:30 a.m. park mornings with Maisie, I know exactly which gear earns its place in the bag. The water bottle is the one I would replace first.
Two years ago Maisie got sick after drinking from the shared bowl at the park. This is what replaced it, and what a few hundred weekday mornings have shown me since.
Five steps I actually follow at 7:30 in the morning, plus the four other things in my park bag that do their own jobs.
Two years, one dog, and a few hundred trips through the same park gate. Here is what the Kalimdor bottle does well, and the four things I would change if I ran the company.
Four years, a few hundred trips to the same fenced field, and one sore shoulder that finally quit. Here is how the 26-inch Chuckit! Classic holds up, where it wears, and where it falls short.
Four years with the same 26 inch launcher, compared honestly against the thing it replaced: my own right arm.
Four years, one launcher, and a right shoulder that finally stopped complaining. Ten things the Chuckit! Classic 26 actually changes about a weekday fetch session.
Four years ago, a friend at the park handed me her launcher and pointed at my dog. I ordered my own that afternoon.
Five steps that turn a game of keep away into an actual game of fetch, from a woman who got it wrong for a year first.
Four years, several hundred mornings at the same fenced park, and the parts of owning a ball launcher that the five-star reviews leave out.
Three years, one dispenser, one leash handle. What holds up, what does not, and the two situations where this thing will not save you.
Three years of carrying one dispenser on the leash and a spare roll in the car. Here is where each one actually earns its keep.
Gail Penderly on the leash accessory that survived three years of muddy mornings, full park bags and one very determined Australian Shepherd mix.
Three years ago I stood at the gate with an empty coat pocket. Here is the small piece of gear that made sure it never happened again.
Five steps I actually follow every weekday morning at a fenced park in Chesapeake, plus the gear that makes each one easy.
Three years, one dispenser, and two things that still bug me. A fair look at the set that finally took waste bags off my shopping list.
A year on my waist, five mornings a week, with a 48 pound Australian Shepherd mix who pulls for the first minute. Here is what held up and what still annoys me.
A year of parking lot walks, gate latches, and muddy mornings, comparing the iYoShop hands-free leash with the standard 6-foot leash I used before it.
A dog park regular on the small daily wins of walking in with both hands free.
One stiff gate latch, one dog who wants through it, and the year my hands stopped being full.
The walk from the car to the gate is the part nobody plans for. Five steps, one waist belt, both hands back.
A year of park mornings with a 48 pound Australian Shepherd mix, and the honest list of what the iYoShop waist leash does well and where it will irritate you.
Three years, something north of 700 park mornings, and one hose-down a month. What holds up on this back seat hammock, what does not, and the hair problem nobody mentions.
After three years and a lot of muddy mornings, here is how the Active Pets hammock and a flat bench cover split the job.
Three years, one muddy Australian Shepherd mix, and the cover that never came back out of the Forester.
Rain at 7:40, mud in the seat seams, and the one piece of gear that stayed in the car for three years.
Five steps I do in the same order every weekday morning, plus the one piece of gear that made the ride home stop being a chore.
Three years, seven hundred park trips, and four things about it that still bother me.
Two years in the side pocket of a park bag, through muddy Marches and hot Julys. Here is what holds up, what wears, and who the 19 ounce size actually fits.
Two years, one dog, and a few hundred trips through the same park gate. Here is what the Kalimdor bottle does well, and the four things I would change if I ran the company.
Four years, a few hundred trips to the same fenced field, and one sore shoulder that finally quit. Here is how the 26-inch Chuckit! Classic holds up, where it wears, and where it falls short.
Four years, several hundred mornings at the same fenced park, and the parts of owning a ball launcher that the five-star reviews leave out.
Three years, one dispenser, one leash handle. What holds up, what does not, and the two situations where this thing will not save you.
Three years, one dispenser, and two things that still bug me. A fair look at the set that finally took waste bags off my shopping list.
A year on my waist, five mornings a week, with a 48 pound Australian Shepherd mix who pulls for the first minute. Here is what held up and what still annoys me.
A year of park mornings with a 48 pound Australian Shepherd mix, and the honest list of what the iYoShop waist leash does well and where it will irritate you.
Three years, something north of 700 park mornings, and one hose-down a month. What holds up on this back seat hammock, what does not, and the hair problem nobody mentions.
Three years, seven hundred park trips, and four things about it that still bother me.
