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Seriously. These products smell good enough to eat! (not that I’ve tried)

In the interests of full disclosure, I’ve had a major bias in favor of Mutt Nose Best long before I asked Jenny (the founder of the company) about doing a review and giveaway. My friends Ashley and Prudence over at Of Cows’ Tails and Chew Toys have been working with Mutt Nose Best, and Pru has even been a celebrity spokesmodel for the company! In addition, I have a particular fondness for local enterprise. The fact that MNB supports Logan’s Legacy, the drive to help my friend Suzan fund the costs for her next service dog, just endears them to me even more. I wish I’d asked MNB sooner; we could have had their wonderful products at the 2011 Beardie National!

Anyway… back to the products. We received a generous sampling of Mutt Nose Best products to try:

• U. Berry Clean Dog Shampoo, Conditioner and Eau de Toilet (Blueberry Bubbles)
• U. Berry Calm Puppy Shampoo (Blueberry and Lavender)
• U. Hairy Dog Shed Releasing Shampoo (Fresh Ginger Mint)
• U. Puppermint Pup (Peppermint and Chocolate)
• U. Smelly Dog Eau de Toilet (Rosemary Peppermint)

Other lines of SPAW products include U. Puppy Dog (hypoallergenic unscented products for puppies) and U. Pumpkin Patch Pup, which makes your dog smell like pumpkin pie. How great is that?! Mutt Nose best also produces a natural healing balm for cracked noses and paw pads, a gentle ear and eye wipes formula complete with ingenious shaped wipes that fit your finger, and naturally shed Maine deer antler chews.

All of Mutt Nose Best’s products are produced from natural and organic ingredients, with as many as possible coming from local producers. The cleaning products are free of sulfates, and everything is produced with an eye to keeping the company’s carbon footprint as small as possible. The shampoos and conditioners come as 22:1 concentrates, so the little 4-ounce bottles of concentrate and the right amount of water will produce over 5 gallons of regular-strength product. Buy your stuff in groomer gallons, and you’ll have a ginormous supply of great stuff at hand. You’ll save a huge amount of money, time, and driving — plus, you’ll be supporting a local Maine company.

We Tried ‘Em

It took us a while to line up enough dirty and smelly dogs (Charlie, our resident archaeologist, was a repeat customer), but we tried each and every product in our Mutt Nose Best CARE package. Every single one smelled HEAVENLY — so much so that I’m not sure I could possibly pick a favorite. The shampoos did a wonderful job of removing the stink from our chosen victims customers. I loved everything about them — the lather, the cleaning efficiency, the kindness to my skin and the dogs’… and did I mention the fragrances?! Ahhhhhhh.

The U. Berry Clean Dog Conditioner did exactly what it was supposed to do — help smooth out tangles — and it also helped to keep down static electricity. Here in Maine in winter, the dry weather often results in accidental zaps to everybody. Keeping the static down is important with dogs as hairy as ours — otherwise, they could end up with this hairstyle…

Normally, the Beardies don’t smell very “doggy,” unless they’ve managed to get into some fragrant kind of trouble. Even Charlie, the old dirt fanatic, smells like clean laundry when he’s been outside in the sunshine. We tried the Eau de Toilet sprays on the dogs anyway, knowing we’d love the scent. It lingers; Badger smelled like blueberry muffins for breakfast for most of the day.

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Conclusion

The only other thing I have to say about Mutt Nose Best’s wonderful products is GET THEM NOW. Really. NOW. Not only will you have the fun of using enchanting-smelling, organic, green, safe products on your pups, but you’ll be supporting a terrific local company.

Get Some For Free!

We just happen to be giving away a Premium Gift Package of U. Berry Clean Dog products. You’ll get 4-ounce bottles of the Wild Maine Blueberry Shampoo, Conditioner, and Eau de Toilet Spray, all packed up elegantly inside a Mutt Nose Best logo travel dog bowl!

If you want it, just follow these Wicked Simple Rules…

Wicked Simple Rules

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