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Pet Treater Subscription Box Review – December 2015

Ragan Buckley
ByRagan BuckleyDec 21, 2015 | 9 comments

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - box

Pet Treater
3.3 overall rating
18 Ratings | 9 Reviews

Pet Treater is a subscription box for dogs.  Select from small (up to 20 pounds), medium (21-50 pounds), and large (51+ pounds).  This review is for a large dog box.  My dog Nyx, a Rottweiler, is about 82 pounds right now.

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Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - inside

Here’s a first look at the contents.

The Subscription Box: Pet Treater 

The Cost: $24.99 per month on a month-to-month plan, with better deals for longer subscriptions.  Tennessee residents will have to pay 9.5% sales tax.

The Products: Treats, toys, and helpful items for dog owners (leashes, poop bags, grooming supplies, etc.).

Ships to: US (free)

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Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - letter

There was no information card in this box, but it did include a letter addressed to Nyx! 

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There was also a greeting card and information on an ongoing contest.  If you send in a picture of your dog enjoying an item from a Pet Treater box, you’ll get a free toy.  (Note regarding the photo: really, you should take the tags off toys before giving them to your dog…) 

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - leash

Star Wars Dog Leash – Value $7.85

This is an older item, not a tie-in with the current movie.  (It says copyright 2012 on the tag.)  Unfortunately, it smells funny and isn’t thick/sturdy enough to use with Nyx.  I’ll be passing this on to someone else. 

Honorary Reindeer Bandana – Value $2 (?)

This is a custom item and can’t be ordered online.  However, you can find sites for bulk ordering custom bandanas, and I based the value on those.  This isn’t quite big enough to fit around Nyx’s neck (and tie it so it stays on).  That is something I worry about with dog boxes, in general.  A 51 pound dog is different from an 80 or 90 pound dog, and item sizes that will work for 51 pound dogs might be inappropriate for, say, Rottweilers.

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - rawhide

Crunchkins Edible Card – Value $3.95 

This is a cute idea – a card made from rawhide and printed with edible ink.  Although the rawhide for this particular card is sourced from Thailand, the Crunchkins site does not promise not to source products from China.

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - toys

Multipet Loofa Santa Dog Plush Toy – Value $15.20

This lasted Nyx exactly 60 seconds.  But they were 60 seconds of happiness!  I do wish plush toys were more durable or that perhaps there had been something made of hard rubber (since that is not as easy for Nyx to destroy).

Hear Doggy! Ultrasonic Toy – Value $14.90 

This is kind of cool.  It has a squeaker that humans can’t hear, but that dogs can.  I held this behind my back and squeaked it and Nyx tilted her head the way she does when a sound interests her.  So I guess it works.  It’s supposed to be made of stronger material so that it lasts a long time.  I guess it did last about 10 minutes instead of just one, but this was the end result:

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - nyx

Don’t worry, I took this away from her before she could swallow anything.  But it’s a good lesson to supervise your dog with any new toy

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - treats

Exclusively Dog Harvest Blends Sweet Potato Flavor (7 oz) – Value $8.27

I’m encouraged by the inclusion of these treats.  They’re sourced and made in the US and available from sellers that stock current product lines in current packaging.

Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Chewy Treats, Venison Recipe (4.5 oz) – Value $12.99

Nature’s Recipe treats are made in the US; they source their venison from New Zealand (according to the comments on this Facebook post).  This particular product is only available from third party sellers on Amazon and does not appear on the Nature’s Recipe website, though.  I am not sure if it is discontinued, seasonal, or in the process of being reformulated.  The bag has a sell-by date of October 2016, though.  These are free of corn and wheat and also don’t have any chicken, so I am probably going to be able to give them to Nyx. 

Pet Treater Subscription Box Review December 2015 - greetingcards

Paper Craft Holiday Cards – Value $4.49

These are cute and I’ll probably use them eventually.  (My general strategy for holiday cards is to buy them on clearance at Target a few days after Christmas, then use the same ones for years until I run out…)  It appears these were packaged in sets of four different designs and that the sets were split up?  They’re definitely less random than some of the other “human” items from Pet Treater.

Verdict: I calculated a value of about $70 for the December 2015 Pet Treater Dog Subscription Box.  This is about the same as last month, although I think the items were a little better/more useful.  Some were still closeouts, of course, and I am disinclined to trust the values listed above too much because so many things are only available from third party sellers on Amazon.  However, if you don’t mind a few closeouts and older items, this box *does* have a lower price than many other dog subscriptions.

What do you think of the December 2015 Pet Treater box? Do you subscribe to any dog or cat boxes?

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Ragan Buckley
Ragan Buckley
Ragan stumbled across My Subscription Addiction in late 2013 and immediately subscribed to way too many beauty boxes. She's now focused on boxes for her cats and dog, vegan/vegetarian food boxes, and craft subscriptions (and she didn't give up beauty boxes entirely).

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9 comments

Danny Finley

I get Pet Treater for Wally (my Mix Lab) and every month the box is a hit. I highly recommend them

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Wendy

I’ve been really happy with this box so far! I feel the value is there & I don’t mind a couple of close out items thrown in (as long as the treats aren’t expired and aren’t made in China). And my pup certainly doesn’t mind! But he’s a fortunate pup as he doesn’t have any dietary restrictions/allergies. I’m a big Star Wars fan & my dog has the coloring of a Wookie, so my husband and I were super excited to get a Chewbacca leash ?

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Marna

I have a miniature pincher and I have as of yet to meet a stuffed animal that will last. He actually goes to my daughters room if we are not looking and steals her stuffed animals even though he knows better.

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Ally

I loved the box this month! Poor Nyx, so big that no subscription box can live up to her glory! Haha I adore big dogs, although mine is only around 55lbs (and he’s a bit overweight for his breed, which are usually very lean. There are pics of him in my blog reviews of doggie boxes) and he doesn’t do much damage to toys. But I have yet to find him a bone that lasts more than than 5 minutes, ugh.

Even though the leash wasn’t current, I still think it was cute to have a Star Wars themed thing this month. I did the picture thing and got an extra bag of the venison treats instead of a toy, which I actually really liked because a friend’s dog is picky and on a grain-free diet for her canine lupus, so she got the second bag.
Can’t wait for another Nyx review!

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Roxanne

That’s my dog in the photo contest! Obviously I know to take tags off products… He had for 2 seconds after it came out of the box..

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Rain

Wow, small world! And cute dog 🙂

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Ally

Awww such a cute pup! My guy was terrified of that warthog for a minute because of the odd squeaker sound, but then attacked it and ran around with him. He also likes wallowing his head into that pet bed while keeping his hind legs standing and butt in the air, sometimes sticking his head under it and flipping it into the air. He’s a weird dog.

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Julie

Darn, I didn’t get the holiday cards in my box. 🙁

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Ragan

Did you get another item instead (with the “for your human” sticker on it)? If not, you could try contacting them. Of course it would be too late to send them out this year, but you could always save them for next year.

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