Pet products: What are your favorites?

LOL! Thanks for the laugh. I don't know that I've heard about Pitcairn's books (or the Tellington Touch book), but I intend to check it out. I didn't know they published books for chickens, but hey, chickens need attention, too.

I bought a shock collar also, never used it other than to threaten my husband with inserting it in his underwear if he didn't get with the training program since he seemed to always undermine my attempts to establish simple command responses. Best investment I made and I found out that if I could invent such a device I have a huge waiting list of other women interested in it for their significant others!
Other than that, I have received untold rewards from purchasing Dr. Pitcairn's Natural Health for Dogs and Cats books as well as the Tellington Touch book and video. The T-Touch concepts make me one of the most favored visitors to my friend's dogs, cats and horses....and babies too.
Books Books Books - I have a decent collection of books on general health, cookbooks, specific conditions or therapies and the dog-eared copies of every James Herriot book. Not just dog books, the chickens have a section too.

Good suggestions all -- I agree, those collapsible bowls (and crates) are very handy. I am shocked, however, that Indi has a shock collar. :-) Give her a pat on the head for me.

Good question Donna!

Well I have a few: Doggie backpacks are great for when we take Indi on a hike or camping. She carries her own food and bags for when she needs to take care of business. I absolutely love the collapsible bowls. They are great when we take her out when we go to a restaurant as well because I can just throw the bowl in my purse.

Another great purchase was her traveling crate. We take it with us when we travel but also if we go to family and friends' gatherings that keep us there all day. Indi has her own home to hang out in when she wants to take naps.

I buy her bed from Costco, their Kirkland beds are very reasonably priced and comfy!

I hate to say it, but her shock collar was a good investment she can get out of control with skateboarders and after having tried different types of collars we tried the shock collar as a last resort.

Last but not least the Glucosamine supplements have also helped.

Other favorites:

The dog jackets I got from Glowdog that look "normal" until a light shines on them (as in a flashlight or a car headlight) at which point they are super reflective. If I have to exercise the dogs at night, these are great for visibility if a car suddenly comes around the corner. Glowdog also makes leashes, scarves, and other products including human gear. Palos Verdes is very dark at night, we don't have street lights, so this stuff comes in handy.
http://www.glowdog.com/

My Borzoi wears a beautiful hound collar from Two Hounds Design, and I love it. It's very elegant.
http://www.2houndsdesign.com/

I'm having trouble finding a link to it, but we bought several leashes that have a clip at each end with several rings along the leash you can clip to. You can wear the leash over your shoulder and body like a purse, walking your dog hands-free, or walk two dogs at once (with no need for a coupler) and easily clip the dog to a post while you step in to grab a latte (keeping an eye on your dog every second, of course, so she doesn't get stolen). We used to have leather versions of these leashes which were beautifully made but they were all eventually chewed up by some puppy we were fostering sometime so we finally found a vendor who sold nylon web versions and they were quite reasonable ($11?). Best leashes ever.

Those leashes sound wonderful. Let us know if you find the link.

Wow, Diane, I'm impressed! I've seen those before, but with 2 border collies I'd be too scared to see where I'd wind up if I tried one of those -- probably riding in endless circles around all those goats and sheep out at the Ponte Vista property. :-)

ONE of my favorite dog products is a "bike leash" which allows me to connect my dog so she can trot along behind my bike without my having to hold a leash or risk her getting in the way of my steering or peddling. And the way it works if she bolts at a squirrel or something, she can't knock me off course or make me fall unless I'm going REALLY slow. I use a rear-view mirror to keep an eye on her and make sure I'm not going too fast. You can buy it for under $20 at Amazon.com or at South Bay bike stores-- it's called the pyramid bike leash, and it looks like a strong pipe with a short leash attached. I actually exercise 3 dogs at once with it, each morning. 3 of my neighbors have purchased them since seeing me with mine. You'll love it!