Product Review: Hyper Pet Crinkle Elephant

This Crinkle Elephant toy by Hyper Pet arrived in one of our last BarkBoxes, and I've finally gotten around to sharing it with you. This is a low-stuffing crinkly toy with a soft loopy texture and a plush head. I believe it is part of the Pet Logix brand that Hyper Pet debuted last summer.

Photo by Erin Koski

My dearly departed Brisbane never enjoyed crinkley toys. I don't remember that particular feature being common in dog toys when he was younger. In the last ten years suddenly they've popped up everywhere, and everything is crinkley.

This is a super cute toy with a crinkle and a squeak, and no stuffing to pull out and spread all over creation. It has a rope tail for gnawing, and looks super fun for puppies.

Pros

• No messy stuffing
• Super cute
• Variety of textures and sounds

Cons

• Not super durable
• Not for big dogs

Bottom Line

Hyper Pet mostly makes durable toys for intense dogs, but this is more of a low-speed toy for small, gentle, or young dogs.

The October Allergy-Friendly BarkBox

Our October Allergy-Friendly BarkBox with no chicken, turkey, beef, wheat, corn, or soy arrived much earlier than expected yesterday. This one was happily Halloween-themed, at least one of the treats was. The rest was just regular stuff, though I've seen pictures of dogs with BarkBox owl and witch hat stuffies on social media.

Our box contained a Cozy Krinkle Elephant toy from Hyper Pet. Crinkly toys used to be a flop around here, but Sisci thinks it is awesome because Sisci loves All The Toys.

We got a bag of Salmon Little Chewzzies from Emerald Pet. These are poultry-free, egg-free, and should be fun for training time.

The only Halloween-themed thing in the box (besides the paper lining) was the tub of Pumpkin Biscuits from Healthy Dogma. Again, no poultry, no eggs, totally safe for Brisbane's allergies. 

The Fetch&Glow ball by Spunky Pup is way bigger than the kinda-too-small one we got in last year's October box. It's a lot softer too. This one doesn't light up, but it does glow in the dark. Sisci, of course, is a fan.

The last thing in our box was a Mint FlavorIt durable chew bone by Pet Qwerks. This thing is kind of like a Nylabone with little holes to smoosh things like peanut butter into. It's also labeled as being for dogs up to 30 lbs, so way too small for 40-lb Brisbane and likely most dogs receiving this box marked for 20-50 pound dogs.

What did you get in your BarkBox this month?