Bri's Weekly Top Three 3.17.2017

Easter's hopping up on us, so this week there's a rabbit and carrot bend to the products, though none so direct as a rabbit toy, and I wouldn't argue that this week's list is very Easter-y.  This week we take a look at products from KONG (again), PetEdge, and Hare of the Dog.

KONG keeps surprising me.  The marketing for that one toy is just so strong I still get blindsided whenever I see something different.  This week I realized they make cat toys too.  Why wouldn't they?  Cats need toys, and many cats need the durable toys KONG is known for producing, so it makes sense.  This is a refillable catnip toy (why haven't I seen one of those before this week, its a brilliant idea) shaped like a carrot.  Instead of a rope or plush green top for it, though, it uses feathers.  The cats I've met would go nuts for it.  Feathers and catnip in the same toy.  The carrot comes as an empty shell and it comes as a package with a resealable vial of catnip to fill it with.

PetEdge has sells a 10 toy strong mischief of mice (learned something today, didn't you?) made with real rabbit fur.  They have tiny pink ears and little red felt eyes and noses.  The tails are leather and each mouse is only an adorable 3" long including the tail.  They're the perfect side for your kitty to pick up and move around without being so small as to be a choking hazard.  Using real fur makes a difference, it smells better than the synthetic stuff to felines and makes them feel a bit more like they're stalking actual prey.  Every cat needs a healthy outlet for their natural hunting instincts.

Last, Hare of the Dog, a clever reference to a colloquial phrase.  They make 100% rabbit jerky treats with rabbits from American Rabbit Farmers in a USDA inspected facility.  They believe in giving dogs treats that are as close to nature as it gets, so there's no preservatives and they use the skin, muscle meat, and bones of a rabbit to grind down and dry into a healthy, natural jerky for your pet.  It's a neat idea.  So much of what we give our pets these days is processed to a high degree, it's important to remember that pets often hunted their own food until quite recently in history.  Quality product based on a solid idea.

See what I mean about not being particularly Easter-y despite all the rabbit?  Though to be fair, it's bunny season, not rabbit season.  Still some solid products this week, and I'll be back with more for next.