Huge Fan and Dog Lover but Disappointed
921169
I ran out and purchased Dean Koontz's newest book The Darkest Evening of the Year and tore right into it.  I finished it at Midnight last night and I have to say I am disappointed.  The ending seemed rushed and unfulfillinging.  I am a dog rescuer so I loved the most of the parts with the dog(s).  I also liked Piggy.  The Brian character was underwritten and therefore unsympathetic.  I was underwhelmed on the whole.
4110624
I was super excited for this bed. I have a 60lb lab mix and a 5lb Maltese who love to snuggle together. I received this bed yesterday and upon opening the box and taking the bed out of it's airtight packaging, I noticed a giant hole in the side. It already looks used and worn. The bed is way too big to even try and send back so I am going to wash it, put a blanket over it and forget it. My dogs do like the bed but I am really disappointed in how it arrived and hope I hear from a Majestic Pet Products representative.
4754422
I kind of liked it, but I couldn't get over that most of the animals have already passed away.  :/
3508296
I deleted my original review and replaced it with this after reading The Dog Who Knew Too much from the same author in the same series. This is the third or fourth book in the series I have read. I had to stop halfway through when it became evident the author has no feel for dogs. Chet is in the desert behind his house when he runs into a puppy that the author lets us know is Chet's offspring. He half remembers an earlier incident when he caught the scent of a female in heat and went over the house's wall to seek her out. I have noticed in earlier books that Chet was also sensitive to females in heat but couldn't believe someone today would think it is a cute ploy to have his intact dog character go over the fence and impregnate a stray in the desert resulting in a litter. Their life expectancy barring a miracle rescue would be about 48 hours. The author obviously sees Chet as a cute prop to hang his stories on and has no feel for real live dogs. I have an alternative for you. Read David Rosenfelt's series featuring Andy Carpender and his dog Tara. Tara doesn't talk and we don't share her thoughts but she is a real dog and the author has founded The Tara Foundation that has saved 4000 dogs. I feel good buying his books.
3779753
When I first got the bag this was my review "My dog is absolutely obsessed with this product. So much so that she likes eating it as treats and it has become difficult scaling back her portion size to accommodate the more nutritionally/calorically dense product. Of course, it is more expensive then other options, but you have to also calculate in the smaller portions."

After a few days of feeding on her normal schedule, the aforementioned review went out the door as the stool rushed out my dogs behind. Really unfortunate since I just wet all in on an 8 pound bag the day before.. which is not cheap. Every time since the first sign of stomach irritation, she has had uncontrollable diarrhea (I was testing to see if it were treats, etc.). She's fully house trained for those wondering. Now I have an 8 pound bag of opened dog food if anyone wants. I have read other reviews from people buying quality dog food on Amazon and it just going bad- I can only assume this is true, which again, is really unfortunate because the food is some of the highest quality, simple ingredients that you can find. Maybe we will give this another shot in the future but I can't say I'm heart broken that I had to stop feeding her this, my wallet will thank me later.
406835
Loved the shirt but I am heartbroken that my dog ate it off of her in 1 day. Wish I would have gotten more than a day out of it. Looked like good quality and stitching looked nice
962217
I purchased the 30 lb bag and am really disappointed with the quality.  I suspect if I pulled out all the whole pieces I would have several LBS of just crumbs left in the bottom of the bag.  My dog deserves fresh, crunchy dog food, not scoops of crumbs.  I am not sure who is at fault but I am really disappointed at the quality!
3420948
I continue to be disappointed that Purina as well as other dog food brands, continue to ignore the need for dogs with allergies to avoid things like poultry and potatoes - apparently something that many dogs with allergies are allergic to.  Mine is - highly.  Who would have thought it?  My dog loves these types of entrees, but cannot eat them because the vegetable entrees still contain potatoes and she is allergic to them.  She gets very tired of eating brown rice and I get tired of that being her only solid option.

  The problem is finding wet food that does NOT contain chicken as an ingredient, even when it is labeled as Lamb or Beef, and does not contain potatoes.  Dogs with food allergies need to have options as well and I hope that the brands that say they care about our pets will start caring and offer some allergy sensitive options.
738057
I was extremely upset and disappointed with the ending!  I have and have had dachshunds all my life and did not like the ending!
2030005
I really really loved this product it's by far the beat I've had, but I really wish it was pup proof, after having it for 2 weeks my dog chewed the cord without me noticing so now I'm forced to wait to get another since I'm a college student on a tight budget, but as I said before I absolutely loved it!

Update: So I bought this product for the second time since the first time my dog ate it, he's fine btw. Anyways, I got it about 2 weeks ago I'd say and it has stopped working for no reason!!! Super upset I love it the first time and now it's horrible! I was trying to return it but I have to pay for shipping which I will not do at any cause!! I will not be buying this product again!!!
1091936
I wanted to find out what my pittie rescue had mixed in her DNA, this was the response after $70 and weeks of waiting..who would have ever guessed.:/
1654368
I bought this 3 pack for my 3 dogs. So here is their review:
Beagle - enjoyed for 2 hours and hardly put a dent in it, probably would gnaw on it forever, simply loved it!
90lb Irish Wolfhound - got the largest bone, within an hour she gnawed it to a tiny piece that was a choking hazard.
GSD puppy - showed no interest in the treat. I even gave her the one the beagle started, still absolute lack of interest,even though she's an avid chewer.
Very disappointed.
4696739
I am an adult and I just finished reading this book for the first time because a few friends of mine remembered it fondly.  They are dog lovers as am I.  I truly wanted to love this book, but found myself not connecting with the characters as I would have liked.  I suppose since I have no interest in hunting that the many coon hunting adventures were not of interest to me.  Also, I wondered why Billy was so very emotional.  I mean there were parts where even he said he didn't know why he cried.  I appreciate his ability to display his emotions but he cried so much that in this day and age he might have been prescribed medication.

I did enjoy the tight knit family unit that was obviously displayed throughout the book.  I was not off-put by the sisters not having names.  I think they were fondly mentioned often enough for that not to matter to me.  I was most touched by the connection between the two dogs.

All in all it was a well written book.  It simply was not my kind of book. I don't regret reading it, but I doubt I will ever pick it up again to re-read it.  I will pass it along, as I feel that it can and will be enjoyed by someone who likes this genre of reading.
2286979
I have to admit I'm very disappointed in the med sized dumbbell by Kong.  List price $10.99, I paid $2.84 through Amazon's Prime Add-On program.  My 4 1/2yr old border collie simply loves this toy.  He isn't at the stage where he "sheds" toys or works at tearing them up.  I gave this toy to him 5/11/17, today 5/18/17, exactly a week to the hr from when I gave it to him, I noticed at several different seams the felt is curling up.  Had it been one seam I could just shrug it off but it's on both inner sides of the "ball" part of the Toyama on the shaft there are two areas, one at each end on each side.  Total of 7 .areas are curling up.  Smallest area is 1" in length, largest is at least 6".  There's only one ball end that hasn't tormpart and had felt started curling but I can tell it's starting to.  Very poor workmanship by KONG!!!  I expect much better from Kong.  Fortunately I'm only out $2.84.  That is still upsetting, had I spent $10.99 I would be furious.  Sad thing is, my dog really loves this toy.  He only plays with it outside.  He cat he's it in his mouth and squeaks it.  To me, it should be better made than that.  He hasn't been unsupervised with his toy, so I know exactly how he played with it.he also has blunted teeth, so his teeth aren't real sharp either.  My previous 2 dogs had a similar toy that for each of them lasted yrs...and their 2 toys were t even a name brand like KONG!!!  I've bought him several Kong brand toys which have all lasted reasonably long.  I wouldn't recommend this toy to anyone.  I had planned on getting the large dumbbell for my sisters Great Pyrenees puppy, but thought I would give it a try with my dog first.  I'm very glad I did.  That would've been very embarrassing for a toy to not last more than a week.  Funny thing is, the squeaker still works.  Usually the squeaker is the first thing to go.  I've thought about returning the toy...but my dog loves it to much.  I will monitor its condition.  If it falls apart more before June 10th I will be returning it...well, the way it is going, I better order him another toy because I doubt this toy will remain intact enough for him to safely play with it til June 10th(last day I can return the toy).  I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy this toy.
4922533
Reasonably well written but horrible if you are a dog lover.
3531817
As Orange Blossom is my favorite character from the series, I had to get this one, too. When I got her today, I took her out of her blister...and she doesn't smell. At all. Her hair was cut on one side shorter than on the other and her dog also falls constantly over on her face and cannot stand alone. She is a gorgeous doll but not having her signature scent is a major disappointment. Especially as they advertise them to smell "berry sweet".
3088928
My six year old daughter only wanted a couple of items for Christmas and this was on the top of her list.  She was so excited when she opened the Rescue pet and everything worked except for function she was excited about----the fact that the dog would pee after feeding him a bottle of water.  She was very disappointed and we went out to find another on December 26, 2007, but they are no where to be found.  On the positive site, it is very cute the way the dog barks, sits up, and responds to the clapping of your hands. We will continue to look for a replacement Rescue Pet, and will try one last time to see if we can get one that functions properly.