Get Ready For Spring With These Pet-Friendly Must Haves

By Hedy Phillips

Published on 4/1/2016 at 2:15 PM

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It's finally warming up outside, so of course we want to go out and enjoy it. We found a few great products for our pups that will allow us to be out in style — and be safe! We also found a few products for ourselves that are sure to enrich our lives — like a brand-new book on connecting with nature and living an animal-friendly life. Scroll through to find everything we're loving right now, and pick up a few items for yourself and your favorite furry friends!

Living the Farm Sanctuary Life ($30) is a comprehensive guide to living a vegan and animal-friendly lifestyle. In it, Gene Baur and Gene Stone give readers simple tips for reducing stress and connecting with nature, and the book even includes recipes from some of Farm Sanctuary's famous fans.

Ah, with warmer weather comes pesky bugs, of course. Serenity Acres Goat Farm, maker of some of the most amazing goat milk soaps, created a DEET-free bug spray ($15) that we can't wait to get our hands on.

We're always on the lookout for quality leashes, and this one, confidently called Your Perfect Leash ($30), definitely earns a spot on the list. The nylon leash is 20 percent wider than standard leashes and is made with a carabiner and D hook sewn in to make clipping it up somewhere a breeze. So simple and so good.

We already loved Keep Collectives' customizable accessories, so we're really excited to design equally cute pet collars ($39 and up). The small pet collars, intended for animals under 20 pounds, are made from leather and can be decorated with the brand's many accents. Your pet's collar will be truly unique!

OK, this is definitely one of the coolest products we've ever seen. This is a catnip marinator ($12), and your cat will thank you for buying it. You put catnip in the sides of this handy device and a cat toy in the middle and close the lid. Leave it be, and the cat toy will become infused with catnip. Pretty cool, right?

Everyone always needs another tote bag in their life, and we think it should be this fun Pug yoga-print one ($22). The adorable cartoon print shows a perfectly pudgy Pug doing various yoga poses that we're pretty sure no real-life Pug could manage.

Now that our days are finally warming up, we can get outside more and take our pups for leisurely strolls or invigorating jogs again. But early-morning and late-night exercise sessions outside call for a little extra equipment — like this lighted collar ($15) designed especially for that. The comfort collar comes in multiple sizes and colors, so there's something for everyone.