Want Not

I don’t feed my dog wheat (yes, I can no longer eat wheat and we just happened to adopt a dog who has… a wheat allergy), but these Blue Dog Bakery Natural Peanut Butter Softies (or, for little dogs, Peanut Butter Doggie Paws) treats at Amazon have great reviews and are currently just $7.21 shipped for 6 boxes. If your dog can have wheat, it’s a great deal on some gourmet treats.

If your doggie can’t have wheat, well, she’s just going to continue begging for a bite of whatever you’re having. I speak from experience.

If you, like me, have a very spoiled dog-child, this one is for you:

Today PetCareRx is shipping orders of $35+ for free, plus you can use coupon code VIS123 to take $10 off your $35+ order.

I normally feed my dog Orijen (a grainless, 6-star dog food), but eventually I am going to run out of organs to sell to continue feeding it to her (heh). Today at PetCareRX they have Taste of the Wild Wetlands Formula (also a 6-star rated food) for just $37.99 for for the 30-pound bag. With the coupon and the free shipping, it’s 30 pounds of premium dog food for $28 shipped. (For comparison: The same food is $57 at Amazon.) It looks like all of the Taste of the Wild varieties are marked down, if that one doesn’t appeal to you. Er, to your dog.

Of course, you can use the coupon and the free shipping on other stuff, but I thought that was a pretty smokin’ deal. I mean, not that I wouldn’t pay full price for my precious furball (I do, regularly), but if I can save a little this way, why not?

Did you know that Amazon has a whole FURminator Store? It’s true! I’m mesmerized. Those videos of animals being brushed out and producing entire clouds of hair are endlessly fascinating to me.

My dog has hair, so she doesn’t shed. I’m suddenly feeling a little deprived. And like maybe I should get a cat. (Sure, I’m allergic, but the cat FURminator is currently under $9!)

It’s possible that I need professional help. I’m aware.

As much as the exclusions from their sales generally annoy me (because, come on, why is food always excluded?), it’s still hard to beat a good sale at PETCO. And they’re having one, for just the next 72 hours. Everything in the store is on sale, with most stuff being 25% off. Then—on top of that—you can ship your $50+ order for free (just so long as it’s not food) with coupon code aff72hour.

Might be worth a look if your beloved pet needs some gear and not food. Me, I always get sucked in by the cute dog beds, right up until I remember that my dog prefers to sleep under the couch, because she’s a weirdo.

I don’t know if our dog gets excited when she gets free samples in the mail, but I do. I’m looking forward to letting her try her free sample of Natural Nibbles treats, which—let’s face it—may just be one biscuit, but whatever. Free is free, and they look like quality stuff rather than pressed bone meal.

Of course, Licorice happily eats garbage, so I don’t know that it really matters to her….

I am back from my vacation, but I’m actually still away from home on business. This, of course, means that I have deep guilt about… my dog. (My husband reports that she’s following him around the house like a duckling, probably wondering what in the world he did with me.)

When I have guilt about my dog, I shop for puppy treats. (What? Stop looking at me like that.) Through Thursday, June 17th, PETCO is having a sitewide sale, with 20% – 40% off just about everything, and free shipping on your $65+ order.

I’m thinking that would be plenty of rawhide for a dog who only weighs 12 pounds.

Time to restock your pet supplies? Why lug it home yourself when you can scoop up the savings and maybe even ship it for free—through June 10th, 2010, shop the PETCO Summer Splash Sale and save up to 40% on pet supplies, plus get free shipping on $60+ (some exclusions apply).

I may have to replenish Licorice’s toy stash. Last time I looked, her beloved Slobber Bunny (thus named by the kids) was down to only one and a half legs.