Christmas music has made its way to the Mahoney house, I've busted out my holiday sweaters, and I am pleased to announce that I am more than 1/2 way done with my holiday shopping. High 5 to me! Santa will be stopping by with a few fun gifts for the family, but his sidekick, Santa Paws, is going to be the star in my dog's eyes this holiday season. I like to make sure everyone in my family gets gifts on Christmas, and that includes the dogs too. So, what do 2 spoiled boxers and 1 spoiled pug get to open on Christmas Day? SmartBones® from PetMatrix, of course!
When it comes to what I feed my pets, I always strive to give the very best. My boxers are sensitive to a lot of foods, so we are very cautious on what they consume. I love PetMatrix because they are committed to providing the healthiest, tastiest pet chews available. SmartBones® chews are raw-hide free, highly digestible, and my dogs can attest, 100% delicious.
SmartBones® chews outer layer is made from wholesome, flavorful vegetables, including sweet potatoes, carrots, and peas. The inner layer includes real chicken, for a treat that dogs can't resist. SmartBones SmartChews® are made with a grain-free formula, making them an easy to digest chew. They are vitamin and mineral enriched, contain no artificial coloring, and also come in a variety of fun animal shapes.
Wrigley, my little pug, doesn't make an appearance too often on here because she is about 15 years old. Her main hobbies include sleeping pretty much all day, so she doesn't get too thrilled when we try to take her photo. Since she's an older dog and doesn't have very many teeth left, we can't give her the SmartBones® chews. So, I was really excited to learn that PetMatrix is now offering SmartNaturals, a 100% natural meat treat. The pieces are small and soft, so even my little granny pug has no issues eating them. They are available in 2 different flavor varieties, grass fed Beef and Sweet Potatoes or grass fed Lamb and Rosemary.
We tried giving the boxers Rawhide® when they were puppies and they had a terrible allergic reaction. Our vet said she would never recommend feeding a dog any kind of rawhide treat because it is just not a healthy option for them, even for the ones that aren't allergic. It can pose several health risks, including stomach and intestinal blockage and possible ingestion of the toxic chemicals used to process rawhide chews. Independent digestibility studies show that SmartBones® chews are highly digestible, and tests demonstrate that 9 out of 10 dogs prefer SmartBones® chews over the leading rawhide chews.
PetMatrix offers a wide variety of treats to fit your dog's needs. Don't let your pets go through the holidays empty-pawed this year! Fill their stockings with delicious SmartBones® chews!
If you would like to learn about the SmartBones® and SmartNaturals® chews and treats featured here, or if you would like to see all of the other available varieties, be sure to check out the SmartBones® website.
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One lucky Theresa's Mixed Nuts reader is going to win an assortment of SmartBones® chews + a $25 Visa Gift card to purchase additional holiday gifts for your pet! The giveaway is open to residents of the USA. 18+. No P.O. boxes will be accepted. The giveaway will run through 11/30/16. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning email before a new winner is selected. Please enter on the giveaway widget below. Good Luck!
your dogs are such lucky little bastards, they get more treats than most of us poor humans :))
ReplyDeleteThe Old Girl is so cute, it is beyond me why the boxer gets more photos here than the lil' lass :)
They definitely hit the jackpot when they came home with me ;)
DeleteThe Old Girl doesn't get photos here often because I don't think anyone wants to see her sleeping or eating all the time. That's pretty much all she does these days. The only times she gets active is when it's feeding time or potty time, then it's right back to bed. It took A LOT of work just to get these 2 photos. She's def and partially blind, so grabbing her attention doesn't work out often lol. The boxers, on the other hand, will dance a jig and sing a tune all for a treat, so they are much easier to work with!
I noticed I spelled deaf *def* twice in these comments. Where is spellcheck when you need it?
DeleteI haven't even noticed :) She is hilariously adorable, no matter how old and sleepy she is! She should have her Facebook account LOL
DeleteI like giving my dog treats for the Holidays as gifts and the Smartbones that I would like to get for my dog are the Sweet Potato Classic Bone Chews!
ReplyDeleteSound like perfect gifts for the pups indeed. Yeah, have to watch that rawhide crap even without the allergies.
ReplyDeleteRawhide is definitely no good! After learning all I could about it, I would never feed it to my dog, allergies or not.
DeleteThe Peanut Butter SmartChips Innovative Chews are my dog's favorite! She loves to eat anything with a peanut butter flavor!
ReplyDeleteYour dog sounds like my spirit animal. We do love anything that has peanut butter ;)
DeleteThe Smartbones PEANUT BUTTER CLASSIC BONE CHEWS sound good.
ReplyDeleteMy dog likes the peanut butter classic bone chews, well actually she likes them all!
ReplyDeleteBefore we had to put her down, my dog's teeth were luckily mostly in-tact. Never noticed her losing one
ReplyDeleteOur pug wasn't so lucky to keep hers. We adopted her from a rescue when she was about 7. She spend all her earlier years neglected as a puppy mill dog, and I think those years of neglect did a lot of damage to her teeth :(
DeleteThat's great that Wrigley can have a snack! I hate seeing people get left out, the same goes with doggies.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I like you so much Alissa. You are so kind and want to make sure everyone is treated equally.
DeleteMy dog loves the Doubletime innovative chews the best and she will do just about anything to get a treat.
ReplyDeleteAwesome give-away. I don't have pups, but my parents do - would love to share some good snacks with them for their little dachshund, GG. Your old girl is so precious - I love pugs! She really does look like she's smiling in that photo! :)
ReplyDeleteMy mom has a dachshund/chihuahua mix and they are such fun little dogs! Hers wants to eat ALL THE TIME, so I don't get why it stays so little.
DeleteEven though she's def and partially blind, our pug is so dang happy all the time. We've accidentally kicked her when we're walking, yet she's always got a smile on her face and a wiggle in her tail, like nothing can bring her down lol.
The PEANUT BUTTER VALUE SINGLEs Look like a good buy. I like that they are made with real peanut butter and also veggies!
ReplyDeleteMy two dogs like the peanut butter classic bone chews. They're always excited to get a treat
ReplyDeleteI went to their site and I think our dogs would really enjoy the Sweet Potato
ReplyDeleteClassic Bone Chews and they look super healthy.
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I like getting treats for my dog, he would love Chicken
ReplyDeleteClassic Bone Chews.
My dogs would like to try the hip and joint chews.
ReplyDeleteThe Sweet Potato Classic Bone Chews seem like treats that they would enjoy. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThe Peanut Butter SmartChips Innovative Chews would be my dog's favorite... she loves everything peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteBet my son and his girl would like to get the Peanut Butter Classic Bone Chews. I'll be making their two dogs Christmas stockings this year (or one big one w/both of their names on them), and these treats would go right in there.
ReplyDeleteThe Sweet Potato Classic Bone Chews look like a great treat.
ReplyDeleteI bet my dog would LOVE the peanut butter smartsticks innovative chews.
ReplyDeleteNow I wish I had a dog again...
ReplyDeleteI think our lab would like the medium sweet potato classic bone chews.
ReplyDeleteyikes you are fast! I haven't started on my Christmas shopping at all!!
ReplyDeleteAi @ Sakura Haruka
Oh I think our dogs would love the Double Time Chews! They actually look so good! Our dogs sure love their treats :)
ReplyDeleteOur dogs have actually seen and tried to grab some of their products at the pet store. My pom chi would love the peanut butter chews, and our american eskimo would probably go for the sweet potato classic bones
ReplyDeleteWe have a 5 year old yellow lab mix. He would love the SWEET POTATO
ReplyDeleteCLASSIC BONE CHEWS! I hope it would take him more than 30 seconds to enjoy! LOL
My lil pup would love this so much! He's a poodle. Thank you for the great offer. You are swell!
ReplyDeleteI would be interested to try the Calming Healthcare Chews. We have a pit bull who is a very sweet dog, but who can get easily agitated. I would be curious to see if these have any effect.
ReplyDeleteI like the SKIN & COAT HEALTHCARE CHEWS. Of course, my fur baby wants fabulous hair. lol.
ReplyDeleteMy little shih tzu just cannot have rawhide at all, he chokes on it. These seem like a fabulous alternative. I bet he would like the PEANUT BUTTER STUFFED TWISTZ INNOVATIVE CHEWS.
ReplyDeleteI have 3 dogs who I love to spoil, and I would get them the pork stuffed twistz innovative chews! They would probably like them!
ReplyDeleteI like the dental formula chews.
ReplyDeleteI think my dog would like the Peanut Butter chews. She's all about the PB.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs would like the SWEET POTATO
ReplyDeleteCLASSIC BONE CHEWS
I would use the HEALTHCARE CHEWS. We have an older dog who we watch her diet and use a lot of products for her better health.
ReplyDeleteMy little Gidget would love the PEANUT BUTTER CLASSIC BONE CHEWS! She loves peanut butter
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My dog would love the Smartbones PEANUT BUTTER CLASSIC BONE CHEWS. They love peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs would enjoy the PORK STUFFED TWISTZ INNOVATIVE CHEWS
ReplyDeleteThe peanutbutter bone chews and the sweet potatoe chews.
ReplyDeleteI think my dog may like the Beef
ReplyDeleteClassic Bone Chews, many different products to choose from, making it hard to decide.
I think our chug would like the medium sweet potato classic bone chews.
ReplyDeleteOUR FAMILY DOG TY WOULD LOVE THE PEANUT BUTTER CLASSIC BONE CHEWS.
ReplyDeleteThe beef classic bone chews would excite my 3 dogs.
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