BarkBox is a monthly subscription box for dogs. It’s one of our favorite subscription boxes – our dog loves it, and we’ve gifted it to dogs in our extended family as well!
BarkBox customizes your box to your dog’s size. For reference, this review is for the small size (our dog weighs 14 pounds). Check out Ragan's most recent review of the super chewer box!
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About BarkBox
The Subscription Box: BarkBox
The Cost: $29 a month, or $19 a month with a 12-month subscription.
The Products: Toys, treats, and grooming products perfect for your dog based on their size.
Ships to: US and Canada
July 2018 Barkbox Review
The July 2018 BarkBox Subscription Box was themed: BARK vs Toxicritters. Our box included two plush toys, two bags of treats, and a pack of plaque busters.
They included this fun little comic to go along with the theme - I think this is one of their best theme tie-ins when it comes to the card.
Buckles was less concerned about the theme than me!
Smell Raiser - Value $12
The first toy is skunk with a full-body stink protection suit - I never thought I'd type something like that out.
Buckles went BONKERS for this thing. He didn't want to move on to other items for quite a bit - and he now covets this little toy.
The Shellacker - Value $12
The second toy is a highly armed turtle made of t-shirt rope, shreddable fluff, nylon rockets, and a spiky ball core - they've been doing this toy-inside-of-a-toy thing for a while now, and I think it's great for a dog that might destroy a plush toy immediately.
Buckles did play with this, but it was greatly overshadowed by the skunk toy!
CHOMP! Treats - Value $8
These were unavailable in the BarkShop for purchase - so I'm pulling the value from the app.
These are little pork treats that are wheat, soy, and corn free - and made in the USA.
These were the favorite treat of the month, hands down. These are the current go-to treat for him.
Amaze-O Quacks! Treats - Value $12
Like the treats above, I couldn't find these in the BarkShop. Also like the treats above, they're wheat, soy, and soy-free - as well as wheat-free. These are also a single-source treat, so they're simply made of duck, and that's it.
He liked these as well - but our dog doesn't tend to love the crispier treats as much.
Crumps Plaque Sticks - Value $5
I would love for Buckles to be really into a snack that is good for his teeth or his joints, but it's like he knows when a treat has a hidden mission - and he simply denies them:
My case in point - happy to give them a sniff for the camera, but it was a definite pass.
Verdict: I pretty much always expect Buckles to deny the chew in the box, so it's all about the 2 toys and 2 bags of treats for us - and it's been a while since we have received something that he hasn't really enjoyed.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Customer care let us know that your first box will now always be either their Welcome Box or the current month's box, followed by the normal schedule the following month.
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