Lulu's Favorite Things: CritterZone knocks out pet odor *SPONSORED*

CritterZone USA is one of the sponsors of the Lulu's Favorite Things Campaign, which raises money for Harbor House of Central Florida's Paws for Peace Walk. Thanks to the help of companies like CritterZone, we raised $500 for Harbor House. You can continue to help us raise money by going to the Harbor House website.
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 I first learned about CritterZone last year at Global Pet Expo. I wrote a review you can read here. 

But keep reading below to find out how to get a coupon for $10 off one of these marvelous little units.

What is CritterZone? It's a teeny tiny machine that it amazing at neutralizing odors in the room. It can purify the air in a room up to 800 square feet in size, not just for pet odors, but for allergens, bacteria,  mold, and other awful smells.

CritterZone says the machine creates a continual charged plasma flow that cleans the air. It energizes the air like what you'd find outside. It does emit a very faint ozone smell, but the unit's emission is below the FDA standard of .05 ppm.

One cool thing the CritterZone can do is help remove the odor from pet accidents from carpet. The full instructions are on the CritterZone website, but basically after you clean the spot, place the CritterZone unit about six inches away and turn it on. Leave it for about half an hour to an hour.

Check out this great video from CritterZone via YouTube. I saw this demonstration firsthand at Global Pet Expo last year. CritterZone literally took the ammonia smell out of ammonia. This is great if you're trying to get animals to stop marking territory, or if you have a multi-cat household and controlling the litter box odor is an issue.



I wish I could show you the CritterZone ammonia test myself at home. I can't. I BROKE MY UNIT!

One thing that is really important with the CritterZone is to clean the unit. Over time little crystals can build up, and that can stop your unit from working. To clean it, you simply unscrew the back and brush the crystals off. Well I left my unit too long, and needless to say I burned it out. :(

But it does work amazingly well.

CritterZone has a corded unit for the house, a wall plug-in unit for the house, and a portable pack with a car adapter. All of these units can be purchased on the CritterZone website. 

A standard unit costs $99, still cheaper than buying one of the big units through a place like Sharper Image. And it has no filter to replace. If you take care of it, it will last a while. 

AND, if you use the code "lifewithbeagle" when you buy your CritterZone on the website, you get $10 off.


CritterZone also has a great blog where they offer pet tips and tricks for the home, plus news on their latest charitable works. Check out the post about Lulu's Favorite Things!

And follow them on Facebook and Pinterest for more great pet info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CritterZone

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/critterzoneusa/

The fine print: This post is sponsored by CritterZone USA. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about CritterZone, but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. CritterZone is not responsible for the content of this article.

Lulu's Favorite Things: Helping domestic abuse victims and their pets

 

As you know, we are raising money for Harbor House of Central Florida and its pet kennel for domestic violence victims.

The Paws for Peace Walk is April 26 at 8 a.m. at Blue Jacket Park in Orlando.

This year, I have formed a team! If you go to the secure Paws for Peace website, you can join my team and walk with me. It's a short walk, not even a 5K. And your dog can come too! And there will be a raffle, vendors and other activities too for afterwards! 

So if you are in Central Florida, please consider joining my team! Or if you can't make it, please consider donating to me. I have a low fundraising goal. 

Just head to my personal page -- Team Beagle! The site takes you to Harbor House's page. It's powered by Kintera and is a secure server.

As part of our fundraising efforts, we've launched Lulu's Favorite Things!

Each week, we'll profile a company that has helped us and  produces products we love. These are sponsored campaigns, and half the proceeds from these sponsorships goes to Harbor House.

Here are three great companies who are taking part in the campaign!

   

AND -- We have giveaways too!

April 11-May 1: Jones Natural Chews GIVEAWAY

And don't forget! If you can't donate or join our team, you can still Help Team Beagle! Harbor House is hosting a Paws Photo Contest! Lulu is entered in the contest. If you are on Facebook, please head to this link and vote for her daily!

GIVEAWAY: Find out the winners in our 1-year Anniversary Sweepstakes

 UPDATE: The contest is over! Check below for the list of winners.

One year ago I sat at this computer and wrote the following words:

"Barking Mad"

 It was the title of our very first post on Life With Beagle. I wrote all about my apartment being broken into and about Lulu, and how I don't really like taking care of dogs.

And then I asked people to follow me on a journey to see if I could be a good beagle parent, and if I could help Lulu become a much better beagle.

A year has passed, and we are still here, and we are still beagle and beagle parent!

And Life With Beagle is alive and kicking and growing all the time. It's been a heck of a year. Lulu graduated from her first training class. We went to Atlanta and to the Global Pet Expo here at home. We helped raise money and pet supplies for pets staying at the Harbor House, and we've met lots and lots of amazing friends along the way, all over the world.

There's still so much more we want to do!

Thanks to everyone who has come to read about my adventures with Lulu, and who has been so supportive. We love you all!

And now... presents!

OUR Givaway is now over! Here are the list of winners!


Prizes 1 through 3: Three (3) Petco Gift Cards worth $15 each! One for each winner.
WINNERS:
Amy Orvin
Sarah Stover
Carma Poodale

Prize 4: A grab bag of Natural Balance goodies, including treats, a toy, and a voucher for free dog or cat food!
WINNER:
Stephanie Hastie

Prize 5: A CritterZone USA air purifier plug-in wall unit.
WINNER:
Kelly Ann T

NEW! Prizes 6 and 7: Two (2) sets of two (2) toys from Quaker Pet Group! Each set includes a Hear Doggy toy (with a squeaker only dogs can hear!) and a Go Dog toy, which is super durable!
WINNERS:
Big Toys: Ann Staub
Small Toys: Heather Hayes Panjon

Congrats to the winners! And keep checking back for more great things to win in the coming months.

Disclaimer: I bought some of the gifts, some are from previous giveaways, and some are product samples from companies.

Another disclaimer: I will ship prizes all over the world, however if you live outside the US, depending where you live I may ask you to pay shipping.

Thanks again!

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PRODUCT REVIEW: CritterZone Air Purifier, PLUS a Coupon!

You know, it's not easy to keep a clean smell in a house when you have pets.

I've tried those pet carpet odor neutralizers, the fabric sprays, the scented plugins, candles... everything short of exorcism.

That's a joke.

Not to say my apartment smells like a poorly kept kennel. But there's often a weak smell of dog.

So I was intrigued by this device at Global Pet Expo. It's called the CritterZone Air Purifier.

It's a small, filterless unit that is designed to purify the air of odor, allergens and more.

It's very similar to those $300 units you find on The Sharper Image website, only these are smaller and much cheaper.

The device I got comes with a detachable power cord, or you can get a plug-in wall unit. I like the power cord unit because my electrical sockets can be inconveniently placed.

How can I show you how well this product works? They haven't invented a smell-o-vision gadget for Blogger yet!

At first, the smell the CritterZone emits is strange, like something I've smelled before but I can't pinpoint. But before long you don't notice the smell, and in fact you don't notice any unpleasant odors either.

Without being too gross. Lets just say that while trying to shoot pics, I discovered a spot on the carpet I never knew existed, because I didn't smell it!

CritterZone says its device emits a charged air flow constantly. That purifies the air of bacteria, allergens, odors and even dust. I've noticed my place is less dusty as well.

The other thing I like is that it doesn't send out any fragrances like those scented plugins. I love the smell, but they can be problems for my mother, who is allergic to fragrances.

The only thing I'm not entirely sure about is the claim about how far it cleans the air. It says it handles smells up to 800 square feet. I have a 740 square foot apartment. My unit is in the back of the living room, and though it takes care of smells in the living room, dining room and kitchen, it doesn't necessarily take care of smells in my bathroom and bedroom. I don't know if walls get in the way of that airflow.

Still, I think it's an amazing product!

SO:

Pros:

• Cleans the air, as promised, with no chemicals or fragrances that can make my mom sick.
• Small and portable. I can take it to hotels, or even get a car charger for it and use it in the car.
• Doesn't make lots of noise. Barely noticeable.
• Less than $100, much cheaper than other filterless units.
• No filters to replace.

Cons:

• The smell it emits initially might seem unpleasant to you, but before long you won't notice it, or even remember the box is there.
• Not entirely sure it's reach is as far as it says. And if you have a bigger house you would definitely need more than one unit.

NOW: a coupon code!

CritterZone has created a $10 code for their website so you can buy one!

Just go to http://www.critterzoneusa.com/shop/

Choose your device and put it in your shopping cart. And when you go to check out, add the following code: LIFEWITHBEAGLE  into  the box  labeled “Apply Promo Code.”

Now you have $10 off the CritterZone unit, which is normally $89.95 on the website.

Or you can wait until Sunday! March 10 is Life With Beagle's 1 year anniversary, and we are celebrating with a big giveaway of great products!

Sign up to get updates by email using the tool on the right side to be notified when that giveaway starts!

Full Disclaimer: I received my unit free to review. And for every unit bought using the coupon code I mentioned above, I receive $15. That money will be used to help Orlando-area animal charities.