BarkBox Unboxing: June 2016

Tails wagging from Texas...our June BarkBox arrived today!

*Warning! There are BarkBox spoilers ahead. If you're still waiting for this month's box, don't keep reading.

After last month's very successful BarkBox, we decided to subscribe for six months. Like last time, we added the "extra toy club" option, so we received an extra toy in this box in addition to the usual 1 chew, 2 treats and 2 toys. Our BarkBox is the Big and Bold size for 50+ lb dogs. Katara's only 45 lbs, but she likes big toys and treats and Luka's already 40 lbs at 4 months of age.

Enough talk...can we open it yet?

Once again, we're going to go through everything in our BarkBox and what the dogs thought. The theme was "The Great Outdoors" - perfect for the dog days of summer! The wrapping paper and booklet for this theme was especially adorable, including a little pup-themed trail map and dog camping tips.

Here's What We Got:
- Pawty Training Roll Plush ($12 value) - this was our extra toy
- Large Panda's Pocket Knife Plush (14 value)
- Bungee Buddy Bear Plush ($16.00 value) 
- Ducky Charms Trail Mix ($8.00 value)
- Pupstream Snacks ($8.00 value?*)
- Pig Ear Chew ($3.00 value)
 Total Value: $61

*The Pupstream Snacks were sold out on the Barkshop site with no price listed, but we're assuming they are the same value as the Ducky Charms. In any case, the pups think they're yummy!

The biggest hit was the pig ear! Despite being the smallest and cheapest item in the box, it was smelly enough to get everyone's attention. Khaleesi - she's a Pomeranian, we'll talk about the details later - chewed on this ear for about an hour without making a dent. When she was done, Luka happily devoured it.

The toys all seem really durable this time. Even the swiss army knife, which has little nylon "tools" extending out, seems like it will last. Of course, our pups aren't too hard on their toys but they definitely get gnawed on, slobbered and thrown about. The toilet paper roll is by far the best - and the butt scooting puppy design is hilarious.

There's something about the toys BarkBox makes that gets my dogs excited. Maybe it's just the novelty because we don't buy new toys often (they must have over a hundred already!) but they definitely favor these. Luckily all the toys from last BarkBox have held up and look good as new...except for the pizza which lost a little "sauce" on its first day home.

The dogs also loved the treats this month! The Pupstream snacks were their favorite. These are soft salmon-flavored biscuits that smelled great and really got their attention. The Ducky Charms were adorable and included blueberry flavored biscuits and dried apple & banana slices. We of course broke some treat pieces off for tiny Khaleesi as one Pupstream biscuit is basically meal-sized for her!

We're excited to continue receiving our BarkBoxes and we'll continue reviewing them as they arrive! Until next time....


*Quick Note: This post was started on June 20th when our BarkBox arrived. Due to technical issues it is launching about a week late...we're sorry! June was a busy month but we promise to get back to blogging in July!