Pet Grooming
FURminator Deshedding Tool Review: Months of Daily Use in a Tacoma House
Six months of brushing a 62-pound shedder on the back step in Tacoma, and what came of it.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken account of living with the FURminator: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Six months of brushing a 62-pound shedder on the back step in Tacoma, and what came of it.
Mark Ellison compared the FURminator and the SleekEZ on his own dog, Juno, for two months. Here's what actually worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy which.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the FURminator Deshedding Tool: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken account of living with the FURminator: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's practical guide to getting dog hair off your couch without wrecking your furniture or your back.
I spent six months using the FURminator on a short-coated dog that sheds year round. Here is what actually happened, what annoyed me, and who should skip it.
A retired mail carrier in Tacoma put Dr. Elsey's Ultra through six months of daily scooping. Here's what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
I ran Dr. Elsey's Ultra against Fresh Step in Pepper's two litter boxes for ninety days. Here is what held up, what annoyed me, and who should buy which.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Dr. Elsey's Ultra Cat Litter: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's account of how a picky cat, a muddy dog, and one bad February pushed Dr. Elsey's Ultra into the laundry room, and what happened after.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken routine for keeping a single-cat litter box from stinking up the house, using Dr. Elsey's Ultra.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Dr. Elsey's Ultra Cat Litter: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Eight months of daily use with a muddy, shedding 62-pound dog. Here is what held up, what annoyed me, and who should buy the URPOWER cover.
Mark Ellison put the URPOWER hammock cover and the quilted Honest Outfitters cover through months of mud, shedding, and wet-dog weather. Here is which one he kept in the car.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the URPOWER Dog Car Seat Cover: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken story about the URPOWER Dog Car Seat Cover, the mess it solved, and the small annoyances he'd want to know about before buying.
Five steps to keep mud, wet, and dog hair off your upholstery, tested through a Pacific Northwest winter with a 62-pound dog.
Six months with the URPOWER Dog Car Seat Cover: what held up, what annoyed me, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken take on the Veken Cat Water Fountain after months of daily use with a picky 10-year-old indoor cat.
Mark Ellison ran both fountains on his kitchen counter for six weeks. Here is what his picky cat Pepper taught him about each.
Mark Ellison's plainspoken look at the Veken Cat Water Fountain, the ten reasons it got his picky cat drinking, and who should skip it.
A neighbor's tip, a picky cat, and the quiet fountain that settled the water bowl standoff.
Five practical steps I used to get Pepper drinking from a fountain, in the order I did them, plus the mistake that almost wrecked it.
After six months with the Veken Cat Water Fountain, here's what I'd tell a neighbor: what works, what gets on my nerves, and who should skip it.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
I put both beds in my living room for a month. One of them is still there.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Six months with the Bedsure orthopedic bed, told the way I'd tell a neighbor: what worked, what annoyed me, and who should skip it.
Six months of brushing a 62-pound shedder on the back step in Tacoma, and what came of it.
I spent six months using the FURminator on a short-coated dog that sheds year round. Here is what actually happened, what annoyed me, and who should skip it.
A retired mail carrier in Tacoma put Dr. Elsey's Ultra through six months of daily scooping. Here's what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Dr. Elsey's Ultra Cat Litter: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Eight months of daily use with a muddy, shedding 62-pound dog. Here is what held up, what annoyed me, and who should buy the URPOWER cover.
Six months with the URPOWER Dog Car Seat Cover: what held up, what annoyed me, and who should buy it.
A retired mail carrier's plainspoken take on the Veken Cat Water Fountain after months of daily use with a picky 10-year-old indoor cat.
After six months with the Veken Cat Water Fountain, here's what I'd tell a neighbor: what works, what gets on my nerves, and who should skip it.
Mark Ellison's practical take on the Bedsure Orthopedic Dog Bed: what worked, what annoyed him, and who should buy it.
Six months with the Bedsure orthopedic bed, told the way I'd tell a neighbor: what worked, what annoyed me, and who should skip it.