Do you watch the Animal Planet channel? Its one of my family’s favorite channels to watch. I find the show “Animal Hoarding” so intriguing. Its a series about people who “hoard” animals. I’m talking about people with 60 dogs, 90 cats… things along those lines. I love our five pets dearly but I couldn’t imagine having anymore. It would be impossible to get them each the love and attention that they deserved.
The show “River Monsters” makes me never want to go into water again. LOL! There are some pretty freaky and HUGE things lurking in rivers. Eww!
Another show I find fascinating is “Whale Wars“. I admire how dedicated these people are in effort to save the whales, even risking their own safety and well being.
Animal Planet offers a lot of great family programing. Some of the programs I think might be geared more towards older viewers. I’m sure some of the shows might scare the little ones.
There are a lot of Animal Planet related products available on the market such as DVDs, toys and books. Now they have added pet products to their line up.
I L♥VE the Animal Planet pet toys. They resemble exotic animals you would find featured on the Animal Planet channel. The Animal Planet line consists of nearly 50 assorted products modeled after animals from around the world.
Animal Planet also offers apparel, accessories and beds for cats and dogs. Additional items are being designed for smaller animals such as chews and edible environments.
The product line’s packaging will feature vibrant colors and animal facts.
The Animal Planet pet products are sold exclusively through PetSmart (www.PetSmart.com). A portion of the proceeds will benefit Animal Planet’s national non-profit campaign R.O.A.R. (Reach Out. Act. Respond.), which aims to serve as “a voice for animals.”
We were sent a few products to review with our pets. My dog went nuts for the fuzzy Meerkat plush. It looks just like the Meerkat you see on “Meerkat Manor” on the Animal Planet Channel.
We also recieved a big Gorilla. Our dog Espn (pronounced Es-pin) loves his “Monkey”. I know its a Gorilla but the kids kept saying “Monkey” so now Espn knows it as Monkey. I had to explain the difference between Gorillas an Monkeys to the kids.
The toys are made very well. Espn can be rough on his toys. The poor Meerkat has seen the most “wear and tear” but it still in great shape. Espn LOVES to “un-fluff” his toys too (rip the stuffing out) and so far he has not done that with these toys. He has managed to rip some of the Gorilla’s fur off (I find little tuffs of black fur here and there) but nothing major.
I think its cute that they use other animals for their pet toys.
Animal Planet makes toys for BOTH dogs and cats. They also make pet accessories.
We were sent a REALLY nice plush pet blanket with paw prints on it. I was going to give this to our dog but I ended up giving it to one of our four cats, Kitty (I know, not really an original name). We have pet pets plus our pets are allowed on the furniture but for some odd reason Kitty sleeps on the carpet in front of the “woofer” for our surround sound. It has nothing to do with the woofer because she sleeps there if the TV is on or not. Its the weirdest thing! While all of our other cats or our dog are nice and comfy in a pet bed or on a real bed, Kitty prefers to sleep in the same spot in front of the woofer. That is where I put the pet blanket. We folded it up and put it where Kitty sleeps. Now she has something soft and plush to sleep on too.
In the one photo you can see our dog bed (or shall I say cat pet) with our eldest cat, Velcro, sleeping on it.
We do have a very soft and cushy pet bed from the Animal Planet product line. It is more ideal for our cats but Espn has laid claim to it. He can fit in it when he sleeps (he curls up into a little ball), but he looks too big for it. He won’t let the cats anywhere near it. Its HIS bed. LOL!
The bed is really soft. I wish they made “people beds” this plush. Its no wonder that Espn loves it.
The Animal Planet pet products are quality made products. I wouldn’t expect anything less from them. They offer a variety of products and designs sure to appeal to any our your four-legged family members.
To learn more about Animal Planet visit www.AnimalPlanet.com. You can also find them on Facebook, http://www.Facebook.com/AnimalPlanet and on Twitter, http://Twitter.com/AnimalPlanet.
For more information about PetSmart or to find a location near you please visit www.PetSmart.com. PetSmart is also on Facebook, http://www.Facebook.com/PetSmart and Twitter, http://Twitter.com/PETsMART.
Kimberly
*We received a few product samples free to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
2 Responses to “Animal Planet Pet Products”
Espn and the cats are cute! They have a hard life, don’t they?
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