It’s now come to this…
…98% of the packages delivered to our house are for Harley. When his box from chewy.com arrived, I placed it on the floor and went to grab my glasses. “Someone” was impatient and determined to open it himself. I told him “Harley, let me help you” but oh-no, he wanted to do it on his own…
It didn’t take long for him to figure out that he needed my assistance, so he allowed me to open the box…
I told him I would help!
Harley’s been enjoying contents from chewy.com for many years now while I’ve been enjoying the convenience of ordering online and having it delivered to my door.
So we were both thrilled for Harley to become a “Chewy Spokes Doodle.”
Now he’ll report back to you about the new Doodlelicious goodies and let you know what he thinks…
Mr. Doodle Tester…
Natural Balance Delectable Lamb Meatballs…
Made with high-quality lamb. No corn, wheat, or artificial favors or colors. Suitable for all breeds and great for both puppies and adult dogs. Made in the USA, and the 4-oz bag is currently on sale for $6.99
I plan to use these to help with my “leave it” command training. I am happy to report – he is improving…
1. Leave it – 2. Wait – 3. Now
For several months, I’ve been working on an event for the Senior Citizen’s at my church. The program was Saturday so this past week was crazy – to say the least. I’ve spent more hours away from Harley than usual. It was literally “killing me softly” to leave him every morning…
Such a tough face to leave…
Therefore Sunday was officially declared “Harley & me” day.
I intentionally waited until Sunday to share his other treat from his Chewy box – Blue Wilderness Dental Chews. But first let me say this – I love the eyes on their product mascot. WOW! Those eyes, that face, gorgeous…
Okay, back to the dental chews! I followed the size chart and ordered the large chews. Pawhaps since Harley’s not quite 60 lbs, I could have gotten away with a medium size chew, but I was tickled to doodle watching him tote this new bone treat all around the house.
I like these because of all the ingredients that are NOT in them…
Of course I took this opportunity to really test our “leave it” training, and I’m one proud Doodle Momma. Not only did he leave it …
even though we didn’t want to, we followed the “drop it” command when told and sat down too! Notice his “I am not happy with you” look as he waited for his release command…
Not feeling me right about now!
These two commands are super important to us when we’re doing therapy work. Residents and med techs can accidentally drop all sorts of things. I am really working hard to ensure Harley becomes proficient with these two commands more than anything else. I need him to understand when to “leave it” and more importantly when to “drop it.”
Reunited with his bone again, he let me know he was finished with training. He cradled it in his mouth and ran up two flights of stairs to his bed for solitude…
He either savored it, or it’s designed to last a long time – I timed him and it took him 9 minutes to come back downstairs.
Seems like Harley gives both Natural Balance Delectable Lamb Meatballs and Blue Wilderness Dental Chews four paws up today.
Thanks Chewy –
In full disclosure: I am not compensated for this review. I was asked to select products from chewy.com for Harley to enjoy. All opinions are my own, swayed only by Harley’s lip smacking and tail wagging approval.
I am joining the Monday Mischief blog hop brought to you by Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog, My Brown Newfies.
November 17, 2014
Bravo to Harley!!! What a good doodle!! Hip Hip Hooray! Dash loves to have treats in solitude and on his bed. I will have to try out these bones. He will be so happy!
November 18, 2014
Harley really liked the Blue Mountain Dental Chew. It just might be a great surprise treat for Dash too! Bone (BOL) Apetit…
November 17, 2014
Leave it is very important! Mr. N found a dead dog(?) the other day… and leave it came in handy.
November 18, 2014
Mr N. found a dead dog? Oh my doodle!! You would definitely need a command such as “leave it” in that case. Wow!
November 17, 2014
Congrats on working with Chewy.com, we do too and we love Chewy! We now order our food and almost everything else from them! Nice review…I have on coming on tomorrow.
November 18, 2014
Hey Emma, thanks. Chewy.com is a wonderful way to get what you want and it comes so fast. I love it. Can’t wait to see your review post tomorrow Emma! 🙂
November 18, 2014
Wow, what a good boy. We trained our last pup Abby to leave it (because she would pick up all kinds of junk on the street!) but Rita has been so good about not picking stuff up that I never really needed to train her before. Need to work on it with her!
November 19, 2014
It’s definitely been a process with Harley. I an beginning to see progress and he enjoys the training time we spend together so it’s a double dose of incentive I guess. Thanks for stopping by.
November 18, 2014
We just love chewy.com!! Thanks for the great review!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
November 19, 2014
Thanks Dory. Sounds like Chewy has a lot of fans. As they should! Glad you enjoyed the review.
November 18, 2014
I love Harley’s idea to lick the box to get it open BOL! Good work on your training Harley. Looks like you’re doing a pretty good job. Must be hard to leave it with those tasty treats around.
November 19, 2014
Ann, I was wondering what he was doing at first! Licking the tape off maybe? Who knows what goes on in a dogs mind!
November 18, 2014
Oh I love him. He is very poodle like… I need to check out the bones. Cole wants to chew but he is allergic to so many foods it’s hard to find one he can safely have. Does Harley bolt the last half un chewed? LeeAnna at not afraid of color
November 19, 2014
I know what you mean Lee Anna, Harley isn’t allergic but he does have a sensitive tummy, so I try to be careful with everything that goes in his mouth. He ate the entire bone and didn’t seem to have any issues with it at all.
November 18, 2014
Good job, Harley. And you’re very smart to run upstairs before you mom tries to make you do another trick. 🙂
November 19, 2014
Now Pam, you know I’ve got to “Carpe Diem” whenever I can 🙂
November 18, 2014
I think “Leave it” is one of the most important commands to teach your dog. Good for Harley!
Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.
November 19, 2014
I never really focused on it until he started going to the Assisted Living Facility as often as we do. I just can’t risk it, so it’s a priority for me now. I’m also learning better techniques to use with Harley when I want to work/train with him. So I’m excited also.
November 18, 2014
Thanks for stopping by… we’re pleased to sniff you! 🙂
And the Lapdogs LOVE those great smelling Chewy boxes too!
November 19, 2014
Nice to hang out with you too Lapdog. Chewy boxes are a big thing here in Doodleville. Take care 🙂
November 19, 2014
That was mischievous of you to make him leave his special treat, but I do understand the need for good training. Harley was a good boy for obeying you until he was allowed to enjoy is treat.
November 19, 2014
I did feel bad in the beginning Raven, but using the special treat made the reward better in the end (at least that’s what I told myself!)