Celebrating Dog Dads and Must-Have Dog Products | The Yap Corner Podcast

In this episode of 'The Yap Corner,' hosts Madison Bennett and Jess Ramberg celebrate Dog Dad Day by highlighting some of their favorite dog dads and their pups. They also delve into a lively Q&A session with their pups' own dog dads, sharing amusing and heartwarming stories about their dogs. The episode ends with a detailed show-and-tell of their favorite dog products, featuring essential items from grooming supplies to travel carriers, and interactive toys to feeding tools. 

00:00 Welcome to Yap Corner: Meet Your Hosts
00:39 Back in the Studio: Road Adventures and Dog Dad Day
01:58 Dog Dad Hall of Fame: Celebrating Our Favorite Dog Dads
04:32 Celebrity Dog Parents: Famous Faces and Their Furry Friends
10:19 Dog Dad Q&A: Fun and Heartwarming Stories
23:25 Hilarious Corgi Nationals Story
24:50 Embarrassing Puppy Moments
25:28 What's in Our Bag: Dog Essentials
26:05 Favorite Dog Carriers
28:47 Top Dog Toys and Treats
32:02 Health and Wellness for Dogs
37:32 Dog Fashion and Accessories
46:23 Tech and Gadgets for Dogs
48:43 Conclusion and Wrap-Up

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[00:00:00] Jess: Welcome to the Yap Corner, A podcast for dog parents by

[00:00:09] Madison: dog parents. We're your hosts, Madison Bennett and Jess Berg. Two dog obsessed humans who know that life is just better with a pup. I'm Madison and my favorite place to go on a vacation

[00:00:21] Jess: is always

[00:00:21] Madison: the

[00:00:21] Jess: beach. And I'm Jess. And if I didn't have a Corgi, I think I would have a Westie.

[00:00:27] So this isn't your typical dog podcast. We're not here for food debates or training manuals. Just real talk about the everyday chaos and joy of life with a pup. So grab your pup beverage of choice and let's yap about it all. We are getting situated back into the studio. We don't have our microphones, we don't have our stands, we don't have our headsets.

[00:00:47] We have been on the road. We did an episode on site at the beach, which was really fun. Check out that episode we do dog parents in the wild and interact with some strangers and ask 'em about their dogs, and it was a really fun day. So we're back in the studio. We're getting situated. Today's episode is all about.

[00:01:11] I mean, it's a couple different things we're gonna celebrate dog Dads. It was just Dog Dad Day and Father's Day. So shout out to all those who celebrate all those father figures in your life. And then we'll wrap it up. Well, no, we're gonna do a game. We asked our dog dads of these, of these little crazies some questions, and they're not here on, they're not here in the studio with us.

[00:01:40] But we got some answers from them. And then we're gonna do a little show and tell with our favorite products and all the things that we have.

[00:01:47] Madison: Yeah, should be a very fun episode. I just realized what Apollo is staring at and it's one of the things that we'll cover later, but it's one of his favorite things.

[00:01:55] Jess: Favorite toy. That's

[00:01:56] Madison: why you're sitting on me today, Bubba. So we're gonna call this the Dog Dad Hall of Fame. What a great name. So to kick us off, we're gonna shout out some of our favorite dog dads, since you mentioned Dog Dad Day just happened, and some of those people we have met, we've met their dogs, and some we have.

[00:02:15] Never met. Hopefully one day we'll meet. We have Brian and Maxine, of course Chris with Hammy and Fiona of course, some of the the Corg dads and Co. We

[00:02:25] Jess: met Tika, the Iggy's dads. We've met them a couple times. At at events with the meet and greets at Pet Con. Yeah, that was fun. Always with their cutest outfits.

[00:02:37] Always the doges. We love to follow that account with Elias and all the fun stuff he does. Darcy and the

[00:02:45] Madison: dad who has a cute dachshund on TikTok, and if I actually didn't have a Corgi, I think my other dog would be a Dachshund. So I do love to follow Dachshund. That's it.

[00:02:56] Jess: I feel like that's a very common pair I've seen Corgis and dachshunds.

[00:03:00] Madison: Yeah. They're both low riders, so it's pretty, it's pretty common. Uh, we have Chris and Nala from that does Nala stomps. Hopefully one day I get blessed with some Nala stomps myself. You also have Brody, the dude

[00:03:16] Jess: out in Miami, living their best life. Such fun content when he is biking and the goggles and the backpack.

[00:03:23] My favorite, I think, is when he went to Coachella and got the braids and Brody's hair.

[00:03:29] Madison: Yeah, that

[00:03:30] Jess: was fun.

[00:03:31] Madison: I, I feel like Brody is a human, like one of those actually human than dog borns. Yeah. He has a

[00:03:37] Jess: full personality

[00:03:38] Madison: and he gives the big hugs. He looks so cuddly. I just wanna cuddle him.

[00:03:43] Jess: We also have Cody Taurus who with the Sheba inu, they do a lot of fun skits.

[00:03:49] I think like my favorite is when he puts the headset on his dog. It, you know, does like a skit of like that coworker that does X, y, z. Oh, that, that's funny. And like the dog will just be sitting there on the computer like side eyeing him. Oh,

[00:04:04] Madison: that's so funny. It's cute. We also have Little Man Life and also Alco from Away on Earth.

[00:04:10] They're a traveling duo. And I think last but not least, miss Peaches. We love Miss Peaches. Miss Peaches. I just saw they had posted about, uh, dog Dad Day and he got surprised with her. They were both wearing like matching pajamas and said, I love dad on him. Let's chat through some of the most famous celebrities and, and their dogs and who those people are.

[00:04:38] Uh, one of my favorites is Shhe Ani. Mm-hmm. I mean Yes. Was a favorite until he left the Padres to the Dodgers. So, yeah. But loves, but his dog Decoy. Loves It is so cute.

[00:04:51] Jess: I think he's even on his shoes, right? Yes. I'm, I mean, everywhere. Even earlier in the year, my parents and I went to a game and there was a drone show at the end, and they did like one specifically of his dog.

[00:05:05] Madison: Oh, that's cool. Mm-hmm. That. That's a dream, guys. You guys will be in a drone show one day, right? Yes. That is gonna

[00:05:12] Jess: be a moment that you make. It is. When your dog is featured in a drone show drone,

[00:05:18] Madison: you guys would be really cute. Drones, drone shows. Not a drone, but I guess you are drone at that point. Then there's Chris Evans and his dog Dodger, who's a boxer, Mick.

[00:05:29] He even has a matching tattoo of his name. Of his dog's name on him.

[00:05:35] Jess: Oh,

[00:05:35] Madison: nice. Which is, I mean, I, I know something we would do.

[00:05:39] Jess: I wanna get the ears. Like the outline of the ears. I think we both do. Yeah. Which one would you get?

[00:05:45] Madison: I know they're very different ears now. Maybe you have to get both. Yeah. But did you see, speaking of Brian and Maxine Brian for dog dad day got Maxine.

[00:05:55] I don't know if it was for dog dad day, but he got Maxine tattooed on him like, and it was beautiful like portrait. It was like detailed and yeah, it was really pretty. Yeah. And I'm like, you guys would be really. Amazing tattoos. There's Ryan Reynolds and his dogs Baxter and Billy who, Baxter is a rescue from a shelter in Texas and often they share goofy moments with each other.

[00:06:21] Um, and he also jokes that his dog is a better actor than him.

[00:06:25] Jess: Speaking of like Ryan Reynolds and dogs and dog pool, or not dog pool, Deadpool, but they call 'em dog pool, I think. Oh, there's like a dog that is 'cause. The most recent one and they have all these different versions of Deadpool and there's a one that comes out as a dog, and I think that dog was voted the ugliest dog in the world.

[00:06:48] Oh, I know youre talking about or something. Yeah, it has like no hair and its tongue sticks out and it was on the red carpet doing premiere shows and obviously in the movie. Deadpool's, like obsessed with that dog.

[00:07:00] Madison: Mm-hmm.

[00:07:01] Jess: So funny. That's

[00:07:02] Madison: funny. I did see during Halloween time, which sometimes we dress our dogs up in Halloween, costume surprise.

[00:07:10] But, um, I saw dog pool, Deadpool, whatever you wanna call it, costume, and it was really cute and I thought. I thought Gemini would look cute in that. There's also Tom Hol Holland and his dog Tessa, who's a blue staff shower terrier mix or bulldog terrier mix. Um, but that dog also walks the red carpet a lot of times with Tom Holland and does have appearances.

[00:07:33] Jess: Oh, nice. Which is

[00:07:33] Madison: fun. I think some famous ones that a lot of people know of are Barack Obama's dogs, the Obama dogs, which are those Portuguese water dogs, Bo and Sonny. I always love just seeing the photos of them at the White House and running on the lawn. And the portraits. The portraits. So

[00:07:50] Jess: regal, so sophisticated.

[00:07:53] Yeah. To be a White House dog.

[00:07:57] Madison: To be a White House dog. And I'm

[00:07:58] Jess: sure there are people who are like attendants, like you know, the queen. She had attendance to watch the dogs and like take care of 'em. Oh yeah. These dogs

[00:08:06] Madison: will live the best life They'd have all the farmer's dog food, they would have all the treats galore.

[00:08:13] I mean, maybe they're probably groomed

[00:08:14] very

[00:08:15] Jess: nicely. Yeah,

[00:08:16] Madison: yeah. Yeah. They're, they're well taken care of. Their teeth are brushed daily. Yes.

[00:08:20] Jess: All the things. It's always fun seeing celebrities, athletes, anyone really with their dog. Mm-hmm. And like even like I saw the Dogist, he did a segment with Stephen Colbert, I think, or one of the talk show hosts mm-hmm.

[00:08:37] And talked about the dog, what it means to them, like how, what are they all about in their lives? And it's fun to see the uniqueness of. Even celebrities and your favorite athletes with all their dogs that they have. Mm-hmm. It's cool to see the stories and everyone can relate. Not everyone, 'cause not everyone's a dog lover, but you can relate and have connection with like their stories and their dog.

[00:09:06] Madison: I even know, um, Chrissy, Tegan, and John.

[00:09:13] Jess: Oh my gosh. Oh my God. What's my wedding song? What is it? I have to look, is It Of You? Loves All of Me. Like I'm sad that I don't, I forgot John Legend and

[00:09:25] Madison: John Legend. Yeah. Chrissy, Tegan, and John Legend. Their dog dogs. They have, I think they have a couple at least. Um, yeah, 'cause they had the, the lake ones, they have, they

[00:09:37] Jess: have the dog food brand,

[00:09:38] Madison: but I say, yeah, so they.

[00:09:40] I always would like incorporate their dogs in like a lot of their posts and videos and they're really a part of the family, which I loved. And then they created that dog food brand and now that dog food brand Kismet does a lot of like pack walks and stuff in LA and I think, you know, raises monies for rescues and whatnot.

[00:09:58] And it's just funny to see them as celebrities and they have completely different worlds, you know, being model and singer and. Then now their dog, like one of their big things that they've created is related to their dog. So. I just love seeing how celebrities are incorporating their dogs into their lives.

[00:10:19] Jess: Like I said earlier in the episode, the dog dads aren't here present, but we did ask them a handful of questions and we're gonna chat through those right now and give you their answers to what we asked them.

[00:10:32] Madison: So our first question we had for them is, what was your first thought when you met the dog? So in your case, Ziggy, what was your husband's first thought?

[00:10:42] Jess: When we rolled up to the breeder's house, they had a gate that someone had to come open and immediately we're like, what did we get ourselves into? So, um, his answer was interesting location of the breeder, and Ziggy ran out with Bernie's mountain dogs. So he was like, she's so small. Well, I have two

[00:11:08] Madison: dogs.

[00:11:08] So when I asked my husband what he first thought about Apollo and. He had picked us up at the airport when I got Apollo, and he just saw him in the little carrier and he looked like a little bear, like a little teddy bear. And he is like, that is the cutest dog in the world. And he just immediately fell in love.

[00:11:28] And then with Gemini, we had gone to do a meet and greet with the breeder, and we were like, we're just gonna go take a look at her, see if we like her, whatever. And she came out with these little floppy ears, like her ears weren't up yet, and he's like. Oh my God. Like her ears are gonna stay down like that, aren't they?

[00:11:47] Like, that's so cute. And the breeder's like, ah, uh, most people want the ears up. And we're like, no, no, no. So we were just obsessed with our ears and we're still obsessed with our ears today. But that's, that was ma his main thing. He is like, I'm obsessed with her ears. So what his go-to

[00:12:05] Jess: nickname for Ziggy Go-to nickname is Little Orange Buffalo.

[00:12:10] I don't know where it came from. But one day he just started calling her a little orange buffalo. I even asked, I was like, where that come from? He goes, she looks like a orange buffalo, which I don't see,

[00:12:22] Madison: but that's his go. Your nickname for her. I'm like, now I'm trying to picture a buffalo next to Ziggy.

[00:12:30] Jess: Yeah. Nothing. I think we need to put like a sideways by

[00:12:32] Madison: comparison.

[00:12:33] Jess: Yeah.

[00:12:33] Madison: Ziggy buffalo.

[00:12:35] Jess: I don't just make it like

[00:12:36] Madison: orange and see, I mean, honestly, I could maybe see it. So whatever. That's, that's the go-to nickname. Yeah. For us, it's same nicknames, honestly, as I say. But he always calls them the dubs. He calls him Turbo Dubbo him as an Apollo Turbo.

[00:12:54] Dubbo, but he's always like Babo. That's his name for him. And Slim Jim Luminis. Slimy. Yes. Just all the names. All the names for Gemini. Does your husband think that the dogs look more like you or him?

[00:13:13] Jess: When I asked him this question, he said, I have no response for this.

[00:13:18] Madison: My husband was like, I mean, neither they're dogs.

[00:13:23] But then he is like, well, if we're gonna say that, then Apollo looks more like me and Gemini looks more like you. And I was like, wait, so I have big ears? Like, what does that mean? He is like, no, she just looks more like you. And I was like. She's got a big snoot. Like I got a big nose now. Like what?

[00:13:40] Jess: Reading into it.

[00:13:41] Yeah, of course. But I mean, I think we've all seen the photos of owners and their dogs. Mm-hmm. And how they look alike. Those are some of the funniest photos. Yeah. When the owners have like curly hair and it's like, have P poodle and they poodle. Yeah. Or you know, there's so many. Yeah. A muscular do think a muscular guy and it's like a pug.

[00:14:02] If

[00:14:02] Madison: I was a dog. I would probably be a Corgi. 'cause I'm like short and got short legs. I got little legs like them. I don't know. But

[00:14:11] Jess: yeah, I guess that would be funny. What, that's a question. A question for you all out there. For all the yappers. What, what dog are you?

[00:14:22] Madison: Well, I think you're, whatever dog you got.

[00:14:25] Jess: Yes. But maybe not. It's like your soul dog. So then,

[00:14:28] Madison: yeah. It comes to you for a reason. 'cause it looks like you,

[00:14:31] Jess: maybe

[00:14:31] Madison: you start looking like each other, like you start doing your hair. No, I'm just kidding. What's one thing they secretly love doing for the dog, even if they're pretending it's a chore?

[00:14:42] Jess: Whenever I do. 'cause I will do all the grooming, nail cutting teeth, brush all that with Ziggy. Mm-hmm. I've been doing that since she was a puppy, but he has taken on the brushing task. He, I think just loves, I

[00:14:57] Madison: don't know. Brushing her. She's probably like soothing. Yeah, like calming. Yeah. I like brushing them too.

[00:15:03] I get it. I asked my husband this and he was like, every night before we go to bed, he always picks up a palm, like puts him on a shoulder and carries him to bed like a baby or whatever. I don't, you don't carry a baby on your shoulder, but anyways, he carries him to bed like, okay, time for bed. Gemini doesn't get that treatment.

[00:15:27] No,

[00:15:28] Jess: she's usually, yeah, she's an independent girl. I'm sorry, Jim, you've always been an independent girl. You need to start picking Gemini up then. I

[00:15:36] Madison: do. Well, I do sometimes, but usually one of us brings both of 'em up and then the other person herds the cats to bed. So, yeah, it's a whole process. Sorry, Jim. If the dog could talk, what would they say in the morning to them?

[00:15:53] Jess: His response was, Ziggy would say it's too early. And what's funny is he wakes up really early in the morning to go to work and Ziggy will just lay in the bed and won't move.

[00:16:04] Mm.

[00:16:04] Jess: But the moment my feet hit the ground, she kind of perks up and was like, oh, is it time to get up? He'll be up, getting ready, making coffee, getting ready for the day, and she will stay flat laying in her bed, not moving.

[00:16:19] And his response was,

[00:16:21] Madison: Apollo would be like, oh, can I come to work with you dad today? Because there was one time when he was a puppy that he brought him to the office and he, you know, works at a place that dogs definitely don't need to be at. And HR sent out an email like. As of today, no dogs are allowed.

[00:16:39] And he didn't even do anything. He sat on a desk and everybody was obsessed, but they were like, no, it's actually a policy. Like we don't allow dogs. And he thinks there's one woman in HR that just didn't like dogs. And so she was like, no. And you're like, okay, how do you hate a dog in the office? But anyways, so every morning he is like, oh, he's like, he wants to go to work with me.

[00:16:59] Can I go to work with your dad? Whatever. And Gemini's just like. Is it breakfast time yet? Is it you feeding me? And he is like, go back to bed. But every morning, like you said, of the point of. Saying something to your partner and then saying something to the dog that's different. Every morning he's like, alright, have a good day, Bubba.

[00:17:19] Like, give him kisses. Mom's gonna bring you to the park and you're gonna get lots of treats. And get lots of cuddles. And I'm like, what are you promising them? I have to go to work too early in the morning. Yeah. Early, like 5:00 AM early, and he'll come to Gemini and he is like, okay, be a good girl. I hope you find a lizard today.

[00:17:38] Like all these things. And he is like, all right, bye babe. Have a good day. And I'm like,

[00:17:41] Jess: he's just hitting, where is my, he's hitting all those like trigger words for the dogs and they're getting all excited early in the

[00:17:46] Madison: morning and I'm

[00:17:47] Jess: like, Hey, I still have an hour till my alarm goes off. I saw a video.

[00:17:51] Of someone giving affirmations to their dog. And I thought it was the funniest thing. Mm-hmm. So frequently I will give affirmations to Ziggy, you're beautiful, you're strong, you're kind, you're independent, you're loving.

[00:18:05] Madison: I go to Apollo all the time 'cause he is like. He is nervous. I'm like, you're such a brave boy.

[00:18:11] You got this Gemini. We're like,

[00:18:13] Jess: you're so brave, strong, independent girl. You're gonna

[00:18:14] Madison: win this. You better run fast. We treat them very differently from a boy and a girl dog. It's funny. He's like my baby boy though, so he is. It's hard not to. Which of you is more high maintenance? You or the dog?

[00:18:28] Jess: Yeah. He immediately said Ziggy, but then went back and forth.

[00:18:33] And then it turned into a lengthy discussion on who is more high maintenance. And it just came down to both. Yeah. Well I think everything you do, she does. And Everyth think she does. You do. Exactly. That's what where it went to. 'cause he's like, oh, like Ziggy does all this, but he said, wait. She does all this because of you.

[00:18:50] Yeah. So then I was like, yes, we do it together.

[00:18:54] Madison: That's funny. My husband's response was Gemini, just flat out Gemini, and I think it's because we've been going through a lot with her and paying a lot of money for vet bills. So right now he's, she's top of mind on situational. Gemini

[00:19:09] Jess: is the high maintenance.

[00:19:10] Madison: Yeah. And she needs a lot of. She's a puppy still, so she needs like a lot of attention and do things, and I take her to agility and all these activities. So she's sleeping right now, so,

[00:19:23] Jess: well, they, we had to stop recording to feed 'em dinner.

[00:19:26] Madison: Yeah, now they're calm. This is all we needed. Next time. Reminder, I'm gonna feed them before.

[00:19:31] What's a proud dog dad moment you've had, or we'll never forget,

[00:19:36] Jess: he said the first time Ziggy caught the Frisbee. We would, especially during CO. When we have those mornings off, we'd go to the dog beach and we'd practice practice throwing the Frisbee. Throwing the Frisbee, and then the first time she like actually caught it.

[00:19:51] Oh, that was cool for him. And

[00:19:53] Madison: now she touches it all the time. Yeah, she does.

[00:19:56] Jess: And we'll show it later with our products, but it's a flying squirrel, so it's not necessarily a Frisbee, but it's kind of like a soft cloth kind of water toy. Yeah. That she's obsessed with. Honestly, that should have

[00:20:07] Madison: been her nickname.

[00:20:09] A flying squirrel. Flying squirrel. Yeah,

[00:20:11] Jess: that's a good one. Yeah.

[00:20:13] Madison: If she had a tail, she would look like a little squirrel. Oh yes. Wow. That would be, that would be it. So we got a new name for you. The Flying. Flying Squirrel. Tailless. Squirrel. His thing was. It's mostly proud because he knows that they love him as much as they love me because I'm always with them.

[00:20:31] But whenever he comes home from work, they are there with a toy in their mouths and they're ready to play. And Apollo always just gives 'em the biggest, oh, and I still haven't caught it on camera. I'm going to get it one day. But he just like does his like bow and Oh, and he is like, that makes me feel proud.

[00:20:51] 'cause he is. Like loves them. Has the dog ever

[00:20:55] Jess: embarrassed them in public? His answer was the, um, first time Ziggy pooped in a intersection and it was a busy one. Oh gosh. And had to like stop and it was a whole scene. He was just like flustered. Yeah. And you were like, people were looking, we both were. I'm gonna pick up the poop, I promise.

[00:21:15] Yeah. Well and the timer, like the countdown of the crosswalk is like all this pressure.

[00:21:20] Madison: Yeah.

[00:21:21] Jess: So I think we had to leave it and then like, wait for the cars to stop and then go back and get it. Hope they don't

[00:21:28] Madison: like run over. Yeah.

[00:21:29] Jess: I mean at that point I'd be like, well,

[00:21:30] Madison: yeah, for us, uh, Paulo, when he was. In Corgi National's race a few years ago.

[00:21:40] Such a great story. He, let me just preface this by saying he's not, yes, you gotta set, you gotta set the scene. He's not, this is a great story. He's not go with recall and we went to this race like Apollo is fast, like we're gonna do so great. And how it works is like you race as heat and then the top five or whatever go on to the next, in the semi-finals.

[00:22:03] And when you get to the semifinals at this Corgi Nationals race, you make it to the Santa Anita horse track. And you know, picture this, there's dirt really thick that the horse is running. There's people there that are there to watch the horse race that this is taking place like in between some horse races.

[00:22:26] So some of those horses were off to the side and then they set up the. Corgi, like racing boxes. My husband was down, I, I think he was releasing and I was catching and the race happens and I just didn't even think anything of it. But Apollo's coming. He is going fast. He's like taking out other corgis as he does 'cause he just wanted to play and he just runs by me and I'm like.

[00:22:53] Okay, so I started trying to like run to get him, but his favorite thing is being chased. So chasing him does not help get him. And I'm like, Apollo, come here, touch whatever. Not listening. There's like I mentioned, the horse is down at the other side and he starts running towards him and we're like, no, no, not the horses gets close to them like kind of backs up, like freaks out a little bit and then goes and pees on the fence on the race and.

[00:23:22] My husband is like running, trying to catch him. I'm running, trying to catch him. Everybody's off the field of the turf, or not turf, uh, track at this point, except for me, my husband, and then Dan, the one that runs Corgi Nationals. And we're just like trying to get him and people in the stands. They're like, every time we get close to him, they're like, ah, ah, and we don't get 'em.

[00:23:43] They're like, ah, like, oh my gosh. And then my husband just dives into this. Dirt and grabs him and he's like covered head to toe in the dirt and everybody just starts cheering and clapping and he is like walking out so embarrassed. He is like never doing that again. And he goes in the bathroom to clean up and everyone in the bathroom's like.

[00:24:06] Oh, are you the guy that just had to like dive into the horse crap pretty much to get your dog? And so ever since then he is like, we're never doing it again. And then what, like couple months ago I was like, Paul, you wanna race again? And then he made it semifinals. We're like, nevermind, nevermind. We're like, pull him out.

[00:24:23] Pull him out. We're not doing that again.

[00:24:26] Jess: I know. I always said, I was like, this could be, um, if you missed. The dog. 'cause it was like watching it. 'cause I was, we were all watching it and it was like slow motion how it happened where he had just like jumped in the air and just grabbed Apollo. Yeah. But if he missed him, I always said that's gonna be on the sports center, not like the not top 10.

[00:24:48] Oh, I would've been amazing

[00:24:49] Madison: for Gemini. His response was. Uh, when she was a puppy, we had took her to, I think it was like UTC, which is a dog friendly mall, and just like in the middle of the department store, I think he was talking to like a person about buying a suit or something in a Nordstrom. And she just starts peeing like on the carpet in this nice store.

[00:25:11] And we're like, uh, and so we like go and grab paper towels from them and start padding it and we're like. Oh puppies.

[00:25:17] Jess: It's happened to us all.

[00:25:18] Madison: Yeah,

[00:25:19] Jess: that was a fun little q and a. Highly recommend giving your dog dad or dog dad figure in your life those questions and see what they have to say. But now we're moving on to what we're calling what's in our bag.

[00:25:33] We're just gonna walk through. These bags full of stuff that we went around the house grabbing and putting in and talk about some of the products. Smart. The for real favorites. Yes. Our, our favorites. Why we like them. Why we got 'em? Yeah. Just, I don't know, chat through, because everyone has different stuff for their dog and I love learning what people use because there are tons of things out there.

[00:26:00] Mm-hmm. So we're just gonna walk through it and Yap about it. Yeah.

[00:26:05] Madison: We'll start here with, we have a lot of different carriers. I don't know if people can see them, but we'll pick 'em up. Um, so the first thing we have here is our little chunk backpack, which we both have and love. I mainly use this for going around town, going on a bike ride, mainly walking around in places that.

[00:26:29] If your dog's allowed without a bag or in a bag, like on a train and things like that. But it's a great commuter bag and it's really easy to get your dog into as it zips down both sides and has great. Um. Support for their neck, really. So this one also has a tail, which is great for our tailed friends here, like Gemini.

[00:26:51] And so there's that one. And then we also have the Canine Sports sec. This one we both love, honestly, for more like hiking adventures, doing things that are active as it has this front pocket. We put treats in it, we put. Extra poop bags. And it also has these side pockets for water bottles or whatever you really wanna put in it.

[00:27:14] But it's great, like all in one, being able to carry everything, but it doesn't have a tail. So this one we usually use for Apollo and this one for Gemini.

[00:27:23] Jess: This is Ziggy's home away from home. It's her rover land dog carrier. This is a size large, and we use this for, I mean, mostly. For all air travel, but we'll also use it for trains, boats.

[00:27:40] Anything else? She has loved this ever since she was a puppy. We used this years ago, and I highly recommend a nice dog carrier. It's spendy, but we travel all the time, so it's definitely. Got its money's worth and they come in different sizes and colors. You have, I think, two of 'em.

[00:27:59] Madison: Yeah. And you had turned us onto them and we love it.

[00:28:02] Jess: Yeah. And they're great. And then this is also a Rover land, uh, it's like a popup. It's bigger. So if I have to like be somewhere that Ziggy has to be in like a crate, and again, usually we're traveling, so this is like really portable, but on the inside it has things that pop up and it gives her like a portable crate mm-hmm.

[00:28:21] For that. So we love. Love

[00:28:25] Madison: using those. I also use the R rover line for my cats too. Yeah, so dogs, cats, they're big cats, so that really fits them well. But like you said, it can fit under a seat, under a plane, which is really important when traveling.

[00:28:38] Jess: Okay. So I guess now we just like, let's just ran it. We'll just like dive in.

[00:28:41] I like Santa Claus. I know. Pulling

[00:28:43] Madison: stuff out,

[00:28:44] Jess: but we'll just like take turns. So you go and then I'll go. We have some walk essentials

[00:28:49] Madison: that we love. I. Personally have loved all of the Lucian co harnesses because they were reversible so that you kind of get two uses out of 'em and they have a, a pool on the back.

[00:29:05] Um, but this one's more of like a cute look kind of thing. Whereas our rough wear, which I don't know if you have it here, I didn't bring it up, but we use that more for like trails and things that are gonna get dirty.

[00:29:19] Jess: Let's see. Oh, these are some of Ziggy's favorite toys. Oh gosh. So this is the Flying Squirrel.

[00:29:26] Anytime, and this is the smaller one. Usually you see the big ones, which is impossible for Ziggy to carry around. So anytime I see a small one from Chuck it, the flying squirrel, I'm grabbing that off the shelf. And then she loves like these hard chewing, I don't know, these things. And then any of the. Like where you put the treat or the snuffle toys?

[00:29:50] Yeah. Any of like these like snuffle ones. She loves that activity. So these are some of Ziggy's favorite toys. So we put one

[00:29:59] Madison: away because the dogs are all obsessed with it. Oh wait, we have to grab it. You wanna grab it? So these balls have faces on 'em. They come in packs of like, what, like 20 or something on Amazon.

[00:30:11] And these are a hit with all of 'em, but they normally have a squeaker in 'em, and immediately my dogs pull the squeaker out. So it just sounds like it's kinda like, and the

[00:30:20] Jess: squeaker is loud.

[00:30:21] Madison: Very,

[00:30:21] Jess: we have tons of these and anytime my husband find one, he. Puts it in a bag and puts it like in the cabinet. My favorite thing to do

[00:30:29] Madison: is to bring some to your house and piss them off.

[00:30:31] And I'm like, Hey Ziggy, look what I got you so funny. But like all the dogs have come and are like, where did I go? Yeah. So that's a favorite. But for us, we are big fetcher in this house, so anything from Chuck It with a launcher, we use this. All day, every day in the backyard or at the park? This one doesn't have a squeaker in it, but there's a blue ball version of these, and those are the ones I always buy in packs because they have anything with a squeaker.

[00:31:00] My dogs love.

[00:31:02] Jess: Do you lose them often, like at the beach or? Not really is, they're obsessed with that. I feel like they're very

[00:31:07] Madison: valuable. So the problem is we have like a hill in our backyard and so we throw, sometimes this launcher will go far and I don't know how to con control it sometimes, and I'll throw it over the fence.

[00:31:20] Luckily our neighbors are nice and like usually throw it back, but then you've gotten us like the glow in the dark ones or the confetti ones. So they have different fun ones, but we try not to lose them. But if we do leave it at a park, it's unfortunately usually gone because these are. Valuable.

[00:31:35] Jess: Yeah.

[00:31:35] Lucky enough, we've gotten like National fetch day boxes from Chuck. It. I'm usually like bringing all this stuff to you because Ziggy, she likes the chase and the idea of fetch and she has to be in the right mood. Yeah. To bring it back.

[00:31:50] Madison: Well, luckily both of 'em love chasing it. And then Gemini's great at returning it.

[00:31:56] So Apollo will grab it, bring it halfway, and then Gemini brings it all the way. That's funny.

[00:32:01] Jess: Um, let's see. Some like treat supplements. I'll just pull out a couple. We love this daily vitamin from Native Pet, so I'll just sprinkle a scoop of this like every morning, and it just has like all the things, healthy digestion, mobility, sensitive skin.

[00:32:22] Definitely feel like now that, I mean Ziggy's five, but as she's aging, like I probably wanna look into more vitamins. Supplements joint. Mm-hmm. I, all that stuff. So I've actually

[00:32:36] Madison: talking to some friends this weekend about that and they recommended DA sequin for joints. So yeah, something I need to look into.

[00:32:43] Jess: And then we do some dental powder. Uh, we love the puff. Training treats local. Especially like the, especially, yeah, local Cal and the freeze dried. 'cause they're not messy. And I can just shove these in pockets and have them, these are perfect. And then we had a friend turn us onto these, these or vet like hygiene shoes.

[00:33:06] And so, and she said too, like, buy the big ones and then just cut this like in half so you like get more. And so I will give Ziggy like these. Are you buy those dental shoes? I haven't seen those. I got these off Amazon. Oh, nice. But they have like, you know, all the things to fight the plaque and bacteria and we've loved these with Ziggy

[00:33:31] Madison: on our health and wellness, I guess our food and all that.

[00:33:36] Got a few things here. So our dogs are obsessed with the whimsies, especially the alligator ones. They get one of these every morning. I have bought the box of like, there's like a big box of different shapes and stuff, and for some reason I think it's like the turmeric in the red one, but it makes 'em throw up, and so I have to only get the alligator ones, which they love.

[00:34:03] But they don't sell this in the big bag. So this is on a repeat delivery for us off of Amazon, and I've written to Whimsies or whoever the company is, and I was like, can you please make a big box? And I don't think my thing ever got seen, but hopefully one day. One day. And then we also have FIN vitamins.

[00:34:24] We love everything Fin, the calming aid, the multivitamin, the hip and joint, the skin and coat. I think. I like swear by it, making their coats all shiny and nice. So just makes me feel good giving them vitamins. Honestly, they get more vitamins than I give myself, so yeah, I should probably work on that. Yep, same.

[00:34:42] And then I think the last thing I brought here, uh, in terms of like treats is this tilted barn. They're from Canada, and these actually go in the refrigerator after you open them, but they're usually like. Well made whole beef, single protein treats. I don't feel bad giving 'em to the dogs and, and they're obsessed with them.

[00:35:03] They're great for training. I kind of break 'em up 'cause they come in sticks and they eat 'em. So

[00:35:09] Jess: yeah, we like Tilted Barn too. Speaking of fin, I got a new pack here of their Paw Hero. Ah. So we use some, I guess like medical stuff with paws. I forgot, um, another thing, but ERs? Yeah, so like the paw, the paw balm makes like ziggy's paws soft.

[00:35:32] But then also too, I'll use this mushers secret stuff. I don't know, like I never knew about this until someone told me, and it's just great. Protective layer on the dog's paws like a hot day when we take the dogs like the pool and they're running around like, I will just put this on Ziggy's paws to help just protect it and.

[00:35:55] Hopefully it doesn't, you know, it saves her from her paw like ripping open. You had told me

[00:36:00] Madison: about that during, we had a 4th of July party and the dogs love to jump like from the pool in there and they were like scraping up their paws. And so ever since then, like putting that on the dogs before any pool parties, I recommended to everybody too that goes to a pool party.

[00:36:16] 'cause it's, it's great. Um, speaking of protecting their paws. Some shoes. These do come in packs of four 'cause they have four paws. But these are just some of 'em. These are a riff RI just am obsessed with the look of these, honestly, and they kind of fall off sometimes. So that's the, that's the hard part, but, oh, it's

[00:36:34] Jess: because corgis legs are different.

[00:36:38] Is that where, yes. Yeah. I learned this because obviously with little stumps we needed boots for the basketball courts and we tried so many different shoes. But same thing. They just like fly off the corgis paws and the way that, like the anatomy of the corgis leg doesn't fit with like the standard dog anatomy leg.

[00:36:59] Oh. So where they're like. Elbow or knee or whatever. Bends is lower so it flies off. Whereas like a standard dog that has like a longer leg, this is like holding onto it and it's not being bent here. That makes so much sense. Mm-hmm. So we just, we need to

[00:37:18] Madison: make a dog shoe. That's for corgis, apparently.

[00:37:20] Jess: Yeah.

[00:37:20] And I think it's been. Tried and done before, but we just stick to the little rubber like balloon boots for the dog, wears for the corgis and it, it has worked the best.

[00:37:32] Madison: We also love everything. Honestly, like local small shops, we try to support 'em all. One of our favorites is Cookies and Co Alice. The owner is so nice and based in San Diego, and these are some of her cute bandanas.

[00:37:47] She's got a lot of fun prints. They're very affordable, well made. They're leashes are well made. They have. She has a lot of stuff, but we try to always buy from cookies and co

[00:37:59] Jess: we for another toy. Ooh. Well this was another snuffle thing, but the flirt pool from swift paws. Ziggy goes nuts with this, especially if it's like a rainy day or just around the house.

[00:38:13] So this like extends. Look at her coming. I know. She's like, huh. We're teasing

[00:38:19] Madison: them. These are fun.

[00:38:21] Jess: And you can put different little things at the end. Ki Kitty, he, oh, Gemini. Gemini will do flips. Yeah, you better careful. So we love the flip pole and swift paws. They have, um, you can set it up in a yard or a field and you have a remote controlled, and it's like a lure cursing like.

[00:38:43] Track and the dogs and Ziggy will go nuts on that stuff.

[00:38:47] Madison: I think I saw Swift paws is like at a KC events now.

[00:38:51] Jess: Oh yeah. I, I, I believe it. It's, I think it's a great just activity and I've seen 'em at other pop-up events too, especially for

[00:38:58] Madison: working dogs, like working breeds. They, it's good to get their minds kind of activated.

[00:39:04] Um, this is one of our favorite, oh, I think I brought mine. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. Twins. Pet tweezers. Uh, twee. Teasers, not tweezers. Pet Teasers. They actually gave us these for free at like Pet Con and I have tried so many brushes and the, the MIT and everything and my dogs just don't like being brushed, unfortunately.

[00:39:28] Even my cats. And this is the one that they love and put up with. And even the cats. So I, this is my favorite brush.

[00:39:38] Jess: That is great. Uh, like safety, light hound. Oh. So if we are walking at night, or don't know, like a night event or anything, I'll put this harness on Ziggy. Maybe the batteries. Oh, the battery's dead.

[00:39:57] Sad. Sad. But this light up, this lights up really cool. It like can blink change colors. It has reflectors, so it's like a rave party. When I bring this out like at a nighttime, this is. It's, it's, it's so cute.

[00:40:13] Madison: I have so many things. I'm gonna go quick through some of 'em, but yeah, let's go rapid fire. For some I have life jacket.

[00:40:19] In terms of safety, recommend 'em all. If you need to know sizes, look at the size chart. Honestly, it's gonna be your best thing. Um, a pouch for carrying treats, poop bags, your phone. Think you had got me this one from Lucy and Co. And it's great for going on a walk and not having to carry so much stuff for your dog around.

[00:40:42] And speaking of walks without carrying stuff, hands free leash. Amazing. When you have two dogs especially, and you don't wanna get tangled hands free leash, do you or

[00:40:51] Jess: do you use the split leash or not really? That's the

[00:40:53] Madison: other thing. Yeah, I didn't bring that up, but. I put the hands free if I'm gonna go on a walk and I kind of want my phone and my coffee or whatever.

[00:41:01] But then I also have a split lead. So this will attach to the end of a, of a lead and then it, that essentially has like two leashes that connect to each dog and then they control each other, which is great. 'cause usually one of my dogs is faster than the other. And I'm kind of like pulling like this. So I always recommend the split lead, especially if somebody's gonna be walking my dog for me.

[00:41:23] I was

[00:41:23] Jess: influenced off of TikTok shop with this one. Actually, it wasn't really even TikTok shop, it was just a woman on TikTok that was at different. Events. And so these are like sticky and reusable and they come in like fun colors, but it is, you know, a lint roller. So I have, we go through a lot

[00:41:43] Madison: of lint rollers.

[00:41:44] So yeah, so I

[00:41:44] Jess: have like this size. I have a big one that like is like for your floor and furniture and then a portable one. Like this. So you just like get the lint and then you rinse it under the water and then it just like stays stay, look at you being good for the environment. Yeah. Love it. So we, we love this.

[00:42:00] And then. This is just like a first aid kit that we just bring. Always traveling on the road and it has just all the essentials. Yeah, so it's like four. It's a dog pet. Yeah. First aid kit. So that's, it has all your essentials in here. I need that.

[00:42:16] Madison: We have some toys. Again, anything with the squeaker, I'm gonna get them going.

[00:42:20] But all the Kong walls with Squeakers. These are my safety net, especially if I'm gonna the beach. I can call them anywhere from with a squeaker, but I also have, this one I haven't used yet, but this is my ultra chuck It stick, uh, very durable. And then. Getting into fashion. I saw this Carhartt jacket and I just had to buy him for Apollo.

[00:42:47] So cute. He's so cute with it on. And my husband wears all things Carhartt, so this was probably one of his proud moments of matching with his dog. Finally, and I'm obsessed.

[00:42:59] Jess: I have a handful of like different grooming things, so I use these like sheared scissors. It's a trim Ziggy's butt. Yeah, little booty trim.

[00:43:12] Um, this is the brand I use for her toothpaste. Oh, we have the same one? Yeah. Someone I saw this off of, like social media and it has like the enzyme in here that breaks down plaque or something like that. So that was recommended. Beef flavor. Beef flavor. Disgusting. All these disgusting, these paw and bum wipes are a must.

[00:43:35] Or any type of wipe on the go because we'll be in dirty places and wanna wipe Ziggy's feet. Or I need to wipe her bum. This is her nail trimmer.

[00:43:49] Madison: Oh, they're all looking at you not, not nail. Oh yeah. Paula does not like,

[00:43:53] Jess: no, does not like that. And then that's a

[00:43:55] Madison: filer though. It's like a,

[00:43:57] Jess: yeah, it's like the. It just goes in here and files.

[00:44:02] So I don't have like the cut, but we'll just file down her nails. And then here are just some products I use for like a deodorizer. We love scouts on her. It's great. And then, uh, sleepy cotton is like a, it's like a perfume, it's like a mist. So this one is a apricot fresh. Okay. So good. It's for the dogs

[00:44:27] Madison: though,

[00:44:27] Jess: let's be clear.

[00:44:28] But yes. So yeah, it was like, you'll

[00:44:29] Madison: smell

[00:44:30] Jess: good,

[00:44:31] Madison: but the scouts on, we have the dog of the woods one, and it's like kind of like manly smelling and I love it for some reason, but I spray that when I don't wanna give 'em like, or between bath. I just kind of spray that to keep 'em. It's a deodorizer. Yeah, they,

[00:44:44] Jess: well, and they also have like a dry shampoo.

[00:44:45] Oh my gosh. It's so strong. It's so strong. I'm sorry. I just had to though. I, I like, like the mist. It does smell good. And then this is always a must to have just 'cause you can use this three-way ointment for anything. Mm-hmm. Cuts, um, scrapes, wounds, whatever. So we always.

[00:45:05] Madison: Kinda like the septic powder too that we have for whenever we trim their nails in case it goes too short.

[00:45:11] Um, I also have a dog hat. I'm obsessed with dog hats, dog bucket hats. They, again, cute on, but some of our, I might pull these up. Favorite treat things. Um, the dogs are always bored and. Neither mind stimulated. So ever since they were puppies, we have been training them, I guess on these, um, puzzle toys. And so this is like an entry level one.

[00:45:38] They get it really quickly now, so I kind of had to level up. We have this one too. It's like, wow. Different puzzles and once I get it, it's really honestly cool to see them like, figure it out. And I'm just like, you would never think a dog knows how to like. Twist this and turn this and twist this. And they do so.

[00:45:58] And then also to keep them occupied is a lick mat. What does it

[00:46:01] say?

[00:46:02] Madison: It says snack bandit. Cute. But this one's great too. 'cause it has, um, like suction cups, so it sticks to the ground and then you spread like peanut butter or even like. Dried fruits or whatever on air, and then you can put it in the freezer and last longer than that.

[00:46:22] Um, I love

[00:46:23] Jess: that when we travel and I have Ziggy, like in a hotel or something or at the Airbnb or whatever it may be, I bring these, I think I've mentioned this before on the podcast. They're trying to do the puzzle now. Oh my goodness. But this, because it's not as easy to hook up to the hotel wifi. To have like a camera.

[00:46:46] I have my own little router that I have to hook up through my computer. Reset every time. Get connected to the hotel wifi, and then I can set up the camera and have that set up to the router. And then when I'm on the go, or in meetings or whatever it may be, I can check in and see Ziggy when I'm not with her.

[00:47:10] Yeah, I love a camera. And then continuing on with tech. We love our phi collar. I will put this on Ziggy. It tracks her steps walking sleep. All that fun stuff.

[00:47:21] Madison: I think last for us, 'cause we've been using this so much lately, is a donut. If anybody has used a cone and they don't like it, I highly recommend a donut.

[00:47:33] They can slip the color through, which keeps it on them. Oh, that's nice. That's, yeah, the best part, honestly. And then they're comfortable and it's more like a pillow. And then, you know, when they're injured they're, oh, I did bring that too. Yep.

[00:47:46] Jess: And then, yeah, for the last, for us, like feeding, we'll have like slow feeders.

[00:47:50] 'cause Iggy just goes fast. And then for water, we have our low gulp, which is great. Water comes out, you can put it back in. Has a filter durable. Like I have used so many of these and they just break.

[00:48:06] Mm-hmm.

[00:48:06] Jess: But this one, I have put this through the test and it's been awesome

[00:48:11] Madison: and it like stays down on the ground.

[00:48:13] Yeah. The dogs, even yesterday at the park, I brought that and they like went to hit it over and it like just stayed. So there's so many products obviously. I'm sure people have a lot more that they use. We have, and there's like

[00:48:24] Jess: ton more, but we have so much.

[00:48:26] Madison: Yeah. So if anybody has any though that they're like particularly obsessed with, I'm sure we would love to know.

[00:48:32] Put it in the Yapp It Out form, which you could find in our link in our bio on Instagram, which is at the corner pod.

[00:48:42] Jess: All. I think that kind of wraps everything up. That's our show and tell segment and hope you enjoyed and maybe you picked up some new ideas, or again, a couple added to their cart. Yeah.

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