Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The Temperamental Super Model

I take Mabel Lou out to a nice sunny spot with a lovely busy green backdrop and no poop in view for her review for  Mr. Chewy and Fromm's Four Nutritionals Grain-Free Lamb with Cranberry Recipe Dog Treats in yesterday's post. Naturally, she had other ideas! It went like this:

I ask her to sit in my perfect spot. She finds another...my left thigh:


She won't move... I can't get a nice product shot from this angle:


I beg and plead and get her up, ask her to sit again. She chooses...my right calf! OY!


I beg and plead some more, get her up and she plops down... not in front of the lovely green bushes but with the mucky pool in the background. And a tree coming out of her head. And there's some poop... I get up and scoop and settle back in. I place the product next to her and...she won't look at me:



The chew shots go OK because she was eating....



I then want a smiley or something...licky lips... to close. I call her. She looks left.



I call her. She looks down....


I call her. She looks right....



Finally, after much begging and torturing her with a lamb and cranberry cookie over the camera,  I get a licky lip and


A happy beauty shot!


I swear, photography is rough when your model is so demanding and wants to direct the shoot!

Creekhiker was not compensated in any way for this review. Mabel Lou was given a free bag of dog treats to eat - or not - by MrChewy.com

Monday, October 28, 2013

Review - Lamb and Cranberry Treats from Mr. Chewy

I've always wanted to do a Mr. Chewy review cause all my furry friends seem to think so highly of them... but the timing was never right. Until last week! We were asked again and jumped right on it.


Beauty Shot: Mabel Lou with Fromm's Lamb with Cranberry Treats

We're not complete newbies to Mr. Chewy. They saved the day for us with our sudden trip to Louisiana to help out after Mom's surgery. They shipped 40# of premium dog food free of charge and they even carry Mabel's favorite canned line, Evanger's! Evanger's uses "real" food in their canned food. Mabel loves the duck and sweet potato as well as the beef n bacon! Mr. Chewy put a hold on our order because it was shipping to a different address than where it was billed. I loved that they thought about my credit card safety! I called and all was on it's way.  Everything arrived super fast and made taking care of my girl while taking care of Mom so easy!!  It made us big fans of Mr. Chewy.

Hmmmm Tasty!!!!
 
For our review, we were sent Fromm's Four Nutritionals Grain-Free Lamb with Cranberry Recipe Dog Treats. Mabel can be fussy over hard cookies but not these... she LOVED them and asked for more! She "hoovered" the grass for crumbs too!  They are made from really healthy stuff too!! (See last pic!) I would feel good about giving her these!


More noms plese Mom!

Mr. Chewy carries everything dogs and cats need. We have also just ordered some Made in the USA duck jerky since the warnings about the Chinese stuff came out... Duck jerky is her favorite bedtime snack and I just don't feel I can take a chance with my Sr. Dog's health by buying the Chinese version anymore! Mr. Chewy had the most affordable version I could find, however, I did have to phone and speak to someone to find out which versions are American made (Natural Balance and Etta Says). I'll let you know how the new treats go over soon!!!


For those who are interested... I was VERY impressed reading the ingredients in the Lamb and Cranberry treats. We will put these on our shopping list for next time!!!



Now those of you that know Mabel Lou know that she is a most difficult super model to work with. Tune in tomorrow for out-takes from her photo sesh.... She's such a funny dog!!!

Creekhiker was not compensated in any way for this review. Mabel Lou was given a free bag of dog treats to eat - or not - by MrChewy.com