Being a parent to a fur baby comes with lots of rewards (cuddle sessions!), but it also means you’ll need things to care for your pet. This means food, treats, tools for cleaning, and things to keep your pet safe when you’re home and when you’re not. To help you save a whole lot of time, we called on actual cat and dog owners to chime in on tests to find the best pet products available.
Mar 8, 2023
Save your furniture and buy a cat scratcher for your favorite household member. Scratching for cats helps groom their nails and mark their territory with scent. We tested eight popular cat scratchers to see which stood up to the test with six cats and their humans.
Feb 28, 2023
After our positive experience with the Litter-Robot 3 Connect for many years, we were excited to test out the new Litter-Robot 4 to see if it could get any better. We tested the Litter-Robot 4 for several months and compared this experience with our original Litter-Robot 3 Connect to see if it was worth the hefty price hike.
Jan 5, 2023
Cleaning the litter box is one of the worst cat parent duties, but this self-cleaning litter box, Litter-Robot 4, will lighten that load. Whisker created the Litter-Robot to scoop up dirty litter automatically, so you don’t have to, and they even built a custom app that monitors your cat’s litter box usage and health! After using the Litter-Robot 3 Connect for over three years, we tested the Litter-Robot 4 for three months since October 2022 to see if it was worth the $699 price tag.
Jan 3, 2023
Playtime is important for all cats–you get a chance to engage and bond with your cat, but it keeps them healthy and active. We love to spoil our cats, but not every toy is made for every cat. After years of buying toys for our cats, we’ve finally narrowed down our favorites.
Dec 28, 2022
We love our furry friends, but keeping an indoor cat means handling their bathroom waste. Litter tracking is part of most cat owners’ lives and is based on each cat’s behavior. If you’re a cat parent, you know litter tracking can be a nuisance. But some accessories help alleviate this, like litter mats.
Sep 1, 2022
We researched dozens of pet hair removal products and tested nine different types of removers to determine whether they really do pick up every last hair…
Feb 4, 2023
We tested seven highly rated no-pull dog harnesses and determined that the Auroth – Tactical Dog Harness is the best dog harness for ensuring that you…
Mar 8, 2023
Outdoor cats typically will have their nails or claws wear down as they walk outside, and climb trees. But indoor cats’ claws don’t wear down as…
Aug 25, 2022
We spent weeks testing nine highly rated car back-seat covers by having two active dogs jump in and out of an SUV and drove the pooches…
Dec 28, 2022
Cat trees are more than just toys or a place to sleep for a cat, but it actually gives them a host of health benefits including exercise and a hide-out spot. Our cats found the best cat trees on the market which they thought were just purrfect.
Apr 23, 2022
We LOVE our cats. They’re cute and fluffy creatures that brighten up any day, but one downside to owning them is scooping up their litter boxes.…
Jan 26, 2021
Table of contents Supplies Driving Create a space Dog-proofing Eating and drinking Health Microchipping Pet insurance Bonding Visitors Socializing Daily routine Bringing a new pet home…
Feb 14, 2023
We analyzed 50 brands of dry cat food and wet cat food and found that Orijen - Cat & Kitten is the best dry food and Kiwi Peak is the best canned cat food.
Aug 13, 2019
We tested five vacuums in three different apartments with pet owners and parents. We found that the Shark - Apex offers the best control and excellent performance on all the surfaces we tried.
Aug 28, 2019
We compared 50 brands of dog food and chose Castor & Pollux - Organix as the best canned dog food and Nature's Logic as the best dry dog food.
Feb 15, 2023
Our nine dog judges tested nine dog treats, and they selected Stewart - Pro-Treats as the best for training, and Blue Buffalo - Wilderness Trail Treats as the best dog biscuit.
Aug 23, 2022
After testing nine of the best pet hair vacuums on the market, we found that the Shark - NV350 will keep your pet-filled home the cleanest.
Jul 5, 2019
We spent hours processing hundreds of online quotes to find that Healthy Paws is the best pet insurance.
Jul 22, 2019
For months we tested six products, tripping alarms and checking countless notifications, to find the best outdoor security camera system to be the Nest - Cam Outdoor.
Mar 14, 2023
After weeks of research and now many years of extensive in-home testing with our top five products, we found the Pet Zone - SmartScoop to be the best automatic litter box. In addition to being automatic, it’s brilliant at the basics: you can use regular litter, it has a familiar open litter box shape and is not disruptive with its quiet cleaning. Our test cats, Kit Kat and Jelly Bean, preferred its familiar, open design and we appreciated its low maintenance and efficient cleaning.
Apr 3, 2022
After a month of testing the most popular folding wagons on the market, we determined that the Mac Sports Heavy Duty wagon was the best overall.
Apr 12, 2022
Multiple weeks of testing informed our selection of the best pet gates, including usability evaluations, setup assessments, and more.