Mr. Chewy Asked For My Opinion. . .

When Mr. Chewy calls, I pick up the phone. WHY? "Cuz I loves loves loves Mr. Chewy. They have GREAT stuff on their website and their CUSTOMER Service is the best. I am sure you have read a number of reviews all over Blogville this past month as they launch some new products.

I decided  WHY NOT climb aboard the TREAT train and lend my humble opinion to the 'net. I will generally do ANYTHING for treats. . . anything.

After a lot of thinking and researching and thinking some more, My Mommys and I decided to try

Fromm Four-Star Nutritionals Low Fat Liver Recipe Dog Treats

This is why:

1. They are made from FRESH chicken livers and a little garlic. That says to me that they are tasty but also healthy, too. Despite the fact I will eat nearly ANYTHING, My Mommys are very careful about what they feed to me.
2. Each treat is only 1 calorie. That means I could "conceivably" eat a whole bag with minimal damage to my perfect PUG figure.
3. USDA Inspected
4. USA made

Okay, good start. Mommy #2 was also curious about the company - what kind of ethics do they practice, and so on? She found out Fromm Family Foods is

1. Family owned and Family operated for over 100 years. Pets health and well being is their main focus
2. All products produced at Fromm Family Foods are tested for the presence of bacteria before they are released to the public
3. Fromm Family foods contain NO Ethoxyquin or other chemical preservatives. They use natural anti-oxidants
4. Fromm Family Food practice no unethical testing on animals

All in all a good reason to try their products. True to form, Mr. Chewy delivered the product quickly and efficiently to our door. I have to admit, I was salivating as Mommy opened the box and pulled out the treats. I couldn't WAIT to try them. She made me wait, though, until she took some pictures of me with the product.

I don't want to SIT by the treats, I want to EAT the treats!

Then the experimentation began. She gave one to me and one to PICKY MOLLY. We ate them, they were kinda yummy. Then she made us sit for a treat and we did. It was still yummy. Then she started making us do TRICKS for a treat. That was when we BOTH walked away. The treats were yummy but not TRICK-WORTHY. So they aren't mouthwatering-I-will-do-anything-for these kinda treats. Why are they not ALL THAT? My guess is the low-fat formula. But, sheesh! I don't know! I'm just a PUG. 

Hey! This is kinda yummy.

I think, and this is just a theory, that I need to try more and more and MORE of the FROMM FAMILY treats before I make a full decision regarding the product.

You know. . . to be FAIR.

Thank you Mr. Chewy for giving us this opportunity to taste test this product for you. I plan to serve them to my BIRTHDAY PARTY guests this weekend and then we will know for sure how they rate.

Fromm Family Foods is a company I can get behind. I like their mission and I like their ethics. 

SCAM SHAM

Noodles the Super Sleuth

I have noticed a curious phenomenon in BLOGVILLE lately – oodles of pugs and poodles (and other assorted dogs) are doing reviews for something called Mr. Chewy™.  And it’s the same story ALL THE TIME

·         A big box arrives from Mr. Chewy™. FASTER than expected

·         It contains an amazing array of goodies from MY FAVE bully sticks to BANNED in my household snack like Snausages® dog snacks

·         Customer service is Grrrrrr8

·         The whole shopping experience was Grrrrrrr8

·         The TREATS are DEEELISH!!!!

I am gonna get to the BOTTOM of this

So I, Noodles the Super Sleuth, decided to explore this PHENOMENON called, for the purposes of clarity, Mr. Chewy™. I began my research – where else – on the INTERNET. I googled Mr. Chewy and up popped this colorful website featuring real and cartoon dogs ‘n’ cats and LOTS LOTS LOTS of different foodables. Did you hear me – FOODABLES! It was like getting a glimpse into Heaven – Pug Heaven, that is; cuz you know, for PUGS it is ALL ABOUT THE FOOD. I was getting dizzy from all of the choices so I called Sunshine the Cat over for a looksee. What she saw made her JAW DROP! More kinds of Cat Food and Treats than ever before seen by KITTY-KIND!

Look Sunshine the Cat, they have CAT food!

We were commencing to drool when I noticed a few more tabs on the site with stuff like POTTY PADS (I do NOT need these), KITTY LITTER (Sunshine the Cat DEFINITELY needs this!), and something called PET HEALTH. To get our minds off of FOOD we PAW-Strolled over to check out those tabs.


I fell OFF my office SEAT at the quantity and variety of everything from WeeWee pads to Vitamins. It was all I could do to shut off the computer and TAKE A NAP.

My senses were overwhelmed and I needed to plan my NEXT MOVE.

My next move was taken care of without any involvement by me! Mr. Chewy™ CONTACTED ME to try some of their products and review them. I was sure THIS WAS A SCAM so I laid down a series of carefully crafted TRAPS. Well, as it turns out I WAS WRONG! It was NOT A SCAM and there were no HIDDEN fees!!! In fact, Mr. Chewy™ GAVE me a CREDIT to try some product!!!

OH . . . MY . . . DOUBLE. . . DAWG!!!!

So back to the site we went. I had to keep a SHAMWOW® next to me to catch all the DROOL! It was so much fun. After about 72 HOURS, 200 pots of COFFEE, Sunshine and I were GOOGLY-EYED and no closer to any DECISION than we were when we started. Mommy walked in the office about THEN, PARTLY as an intervention AND partly to get us OFF THE COMPUTER, and told us (1) any high calorie treats were going into the contest box because both of us “ARE TOO FAT!” and (2) we can’t order anything we have tried before (so NO BULLY STICKS). That made the decision process much easier.

Some more HEMMING and HAWING ensued before we FINALLY decided on

·         Acana dog food (CUZ I ALWAYS wanted to try it

·         PureBites freeze-dried treats because they are relatively low cal

·         EVO Wild Cravings cat treats cuz it sounded good

·         ZIWIPEAK daily cat food lamb flavored

·         AN ELK CHEW because Mommy said it is good for my teeth

That’s a LOT OF STUFF huh??? And it was all FREE!!!!

We had to pay shipping because we were SIX CENTS short
of the $49 needed for FREE SHIPPING;  and Mommy said
we had enough stuff. But really, it is a small price to pay for
ALL THAT GOODNESS.

I figured that was the last we would hear from the
Mr.Chewy™ people. The box would NEVER arrive and
we spent all that time (and $4.95 for shipping) for NOTHING.

HA!!!! Again I was wrong (I am getting a complex Mr. Chewy™beclaws I am NEVER wrong . . . and yet, look at all the WRONG assumptions I made about you and you PROVED ME WRONG!!!) The order was made on April 6 – it was shipped on April 9 – IT ARRIVED APRIL 14! One week! One week was all it took for all of that GOODNESS to get to OUR HOUSE!

Me taking INVENTORY of the loot!!!!

Now we gotta TRY the stuff to MAKE sure it is UBER FRESH!!!! Hey Mommy! I am READY to go to WORK NOW!!!!!
Load up my dish! I gots a lot of KIBBLE to TEST.

(To be continued when I eats the goodies)