“Fine design for furry friends” is the tagline over at Petswag — and they mean it! Doug and Amanda Loback — Petswag’s founders, curators, and resident crazy dog people — love good design almost as much as they love their pets. When they began to furnish their first home, Doug and Amanda realized the only thing missing was good design for their three dogs, Dexter, Holder, and Lucy — and they were not alone. Alas, Petswag was born!

Petswag carries a wide range of unique and stylish pet products — from beds and bowls to collars and carriers – for dogs, cats, and more. Every brand Petswag carries is hand-selected, including many of our favorite brands like Cloud7, Doca Pet, and Free Stitch.

Check out our top picks from Petswag: 1. Found Rope Collar 2. Ore Recycled Canvas Biscuit Toy 3. Sleepypod Air In-Cabin Pet Carrier 4. Doca Pet Dogleg Diner 5. Jax and Bones Azul Bed 6. Bauer Dog Bowl 7. Chilewich Dog Food Mat 8. Free Stitch Duca Pet Carrier 9. Cloud7 Jamie Bowl 10. Billy Wolf Plaid Bandana

Stop by Petswag to see their full selection of modern dog products!

We’re excited to team up with Petprojekt to offer a giveaway that will have any food-loving dog (and design-loving human) wagging their tails: a complete dining set from Petprojekt, plus a little something extra for dessert! Check out the prize details and how to enter below.

Prize: One lucky Dog Milker will receive 2 Dogbol food bowls, 1 Dogmat food mat, and 1 Furchun Cookie treat stuffer toy in their choice of sizes and colors. Valued at $75.

Rules: One entry per person. Open to U.S. residents only. To enter, fill out the form below. Upon entering, you agree that your email address can be added to the Dog Milk Daily Digest. You may opt out at any time. Contest runs from May 13, 2013 through May 19, 2013. We will choose a winner at random and contact the winner directly. We’ll update this post when the winner has been chosen.

Be sure to check out Petprojekt’s full collection of awesome doggie products and say hello to them on Facebook!

Good luck!

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Huskymutts Mingus and Dottie enjoy their job as official Dog Milk doggie product testers, especially when it means eating things or playing with toys. (And sometimes those two activities tragically intersect.) In this month’s installment of Mingus & Dottie Try It, these two pros put the Holobon and Holobal from Petprojekt to the test. Check out our review below!

[Disclosure: Mingus and Dottie were sent some Holobons and Holobals from Petprojekt/Otomik Products to review. All views and opinions are our own.]

Petprojekt’s Holobon and Holobal are toss, fetch, and chew toys made from 100% natural rubber. That means they’re phthalate-free, cadmium-free, lead-free, and BPA-free, i.e., from safe and non-toxic material. Appropriate sizes are available for small as well as medium/large dogs, and the Holobal comes in both round and football shapes. I love their cute but cool design and modern look. Also, look at the bright, pretty colors! Yay for bright, pretty colors.

Since they’re made from rubber, Holobon and Holobal are squishy, bendy, and super durable. Mingus and Dottie wasted no time in sinking their teeth into the bone and ball and happily exercising their jaws. Since the Holobon and Holobal are — you guessed it — hollow, you can easily slip treats inside to add to the fun.

As Mingus and Dottie discovered, Holobal and Holobon are great for chewing, but they also make fantastic toss and fetch toys, too. Their rubbery composition and funny shape cause them to roll around somewhat haphazardly and bounce unpredictably, which equates to endless entertainment if you’re a dog.

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on the strength of your dog’s chompers), since Holobal and Holobon are so strong and durable, they don’t float, which would have been super cool. However, since Mingus and Dottie’s chief M.O. with toys seems to be “Let’s see how quickly we can turn this into confetti,” on our list of Most Desirable Toy Qualities, ability to float is far surpassed by ability to withstand tough, serious, hard-core chewing. And I’m pleased to say that Holobon and Holobal passed the Mingus and Dottie Durability Test. After much gnawing, grinding, chomping, and chewing, Holobon and Holobal still look good as new. And when they get a little dirty (why do my dogs get everything so dirty?) they can be easily washed with soap and water.

I’ve always been impressed with Petprojekt’s toys, and Holobal and Holobon are no exception. You can check out Holobon, Holobal, and the full Petprojekt line at Petprojekt.

Moochews are super durable tug toys made from recycled rubber milking tubes — you know, the ones they use on cow milking machines! The milking tubes are washed and sanitized, so they’re safe for pups and people alike, and the residual bovine smell, which is non-offensive to human noses, drives dogs nuts (in a good way).

Moochews are available in a variety of fun, bright colors as well as in a double “Moochucks” style. If these upcycled toys weren’t cool enough already, 10% from each sale is donated to the French Bulldog Rescue Network, a group that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-houses French Bulldogs in need. Now that’s something to bark about!

Get your paws on some Moochews and see more options right here.

Thanks, Robyn!

I spotted this Double Duty idea on Ammo the Dachshund’s blog recently and HAD to share. These stylish floor bins are intended to store human kid toys, but they would be perfect for fur-kid toys too! Made with 100% organic cotton canvas, each bin is reversible AND adjustable — simply fold the top to the desired height. Check out all the color options on Land of Nod!

My dogs go nuts for any toy that involves the (seemingly magical) distribution of tasty treats. The Tretkon from Petprojekt does just that but also rolls around (due to its fancy cone shape) for a bit more interactive play. Made from 100% natural rubber, this cleverly-designed toy is available in two sizes and three colors. Snag one for your pooch right here.

Subscription boxes are a big trend in the retail world right now, with everything from DIY crafts to, of course, pet products. (We’ve featured two of our faves, Barkbox and Bugsy’s Box before.) Quarterly Co. takes this basic idea and improves upon it in a truly unique way!

With Quarterly, you subscribe to influential contributors, who then send you awesome things and products in the mail every three months (you know, quarterly), along with personal letters and compelling stories crafted by the contributor. How awesome is that?

I was excited to learn that Quarterly has just teamed up with House of Harvey, a (totally cool) dog and design blog run by Stephanie Todaro. Stephanie will be putting together curated boxes for dogs and their loyal human companions. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, she is also donating all of her earnings to Los Angeles dog rescue organizations. So, you can get cool stuff in the mail, a personal letter, and support a good cause! That’s a whole lot of WIN.

Learn more and sign up for the House of Harvey Quarterly box right here!

Aaaand here’s another photo of Harvey, because he’s just too darn adorable: