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Catch-A-Poop Review

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Disclosure: I received a Catch-A-Poop in order to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own.

Catch-A-Poop

Catch-A-Poop is a new way to make cleaning up after your pup(s) a lot easier and much cleaner! Dog waste actually contaminates the ground and can pass intestinal parasites and infections to dogs as well as people. So not only is it important to clean up after our pups for sanitary/health reasons, but many of us HAVE to.
I know I would clean up after our mastiff regardless. Who wants that mess and contamination in their backyard? When you have young children on top of it (and a small yard to boot) it is most definitely important to not only clean up, but also to do so quickly! Many, like us, also live in rentals that require us to keep our yards clean!
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There are so many options out there made for such a task, but most of them require bending over or aren’t very “clean.” Catch-A-Poop offers an alternative to all of it. It truly is a hands-free way to clean up after your pup. It is eco-friendly and includes bio-degradable bags that automatically seal ready for disposal! No messy clean-up and no mess left behind!
Plus, Catch-A-Poop has an adjustable pole. If you have back issues or just want to keep your distance, it is the perfect alternative! I found I can move a chair to the end of our patio and sit down while using it! No more bending over and scooping, which has always been hard on both my back and knees due to my chronic pain condition.
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Because our mastiff is always a little nervous it did take a couple of uses until she got used to the idea of the Catch-A-Poop being behind her. I imagine smaller dogs may feel this way at first as well, but it is really worth the patience! I just used positive reinforcement, and by day 3 it was no big deal! Our yard is now cleaner and safer for her and our family!
As I mentioned, Catch-A-Poop is not only more sanitary but also a better option for me as scooping can be painful. Now I can sit down, and clean up is a breeze! I don’t even have to tie the bag! I love that the bags are self sealing and bio-degradable as well!
As a former dog trainer I used to recommend products to my pet parents that I felt are beneficial, and Catch-A-Poop is definitely something I would have mentioned because it protects the health of both the dog and family and is convenient and environmentally friendly as well!

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Neater Feeder Review and Giveaway {over}

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Neater Feeder

Thanks to Neater Feeder for sending us a large Neater Feeder with leg extensions to try with our pup!
We have a Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff). She is a messy eater and SO sloppy with her water. We also have a really small back room, which happens to be the room in which we homeschool, have our dining table, and keep the pet food bowls. Surprisingly, the dog and cat share a food bowl and not in the way you expect. The cat will eat the dog food even when he has cat food available! So backwards I know! There isn’t a whole lot of space back in that room. It is quite small! So, the fact that our pup is so sloppy really takes its toll on us. She sloshes water EVERYWHERE when she drinks, and when she lifts her head it just drips all over! During our homeschool day I am sitting right beside the food bowls, and the kids will complain about stepping in water when walking over to me – or worse, they’ll slip on it! Plus, when there is food on the floor combined with the water it makes a nasty mess that I have to scrub hard to get off our linoleum floors if I don’t catch it immediately. It is AWFUL. Not to mention, if it isn’t our pup making the mess one of US might kick the food or water bowl and spill it!
So, I knew I was really going to put Neater Feeder to the test! I have seen the pictures and watched the videos. I could tell it was great at containing messes, but I still had a concern about the water that drops when she lifts her head. Well, I am happy to report, we have had NO messes since we started using the Neater Feeder! No food messes, no water on the floor, nothing! The food stays along the edges of the bowl, which either she or the cat will eat, and the water drips below into the reservoir for easy clean up! That’s it! All we have to do is dump out the lower reservoir every few days! That’s it! It’s dishwasher safe as well, though I have found it’s quicker just to clean it by hand! I also love that it has the leg extensions so it has a nice height for our “beast.” She has actually been more comfortable as she has been eating as well. We used to have an elevated feeder, but we stopped using it because when she would get sloppy with the water it would go underneath the bowl and make everything really slimy and disgusting. The upkeep was too much. So the Neater Feeder has solved two problems: our pup now has an elevated feeder again AND the mess is now contained. I am very happy with the Neater Feeder!

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Do you want the opportunity to contain those messes? One lucky reader is going to win a Neater Feeder in their choice of size and color! This giveaway will run from 6/2 through 6/16 at 11:00pm (times are Central) and is open to US residents ages 18+. Please refer to the full terms and conditions in the Giveaway Tools.

 
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