PetZu Mother's Comfort Heartbeat Pet Pillow, Chocolate/White

I bought this product and the 'Smart Pet Love Snuggle Pet' (which is a little more expensive) to help with crate training my 6 week old german shepard puppy. The snuggle pet looked nicer and the heartbeat sounded more real to me so I gave that one to her first. I had planned to return the petzu (this product) since the heartbeat sounded SO fake and it wasn't as nice looking. Also the petzu heartbeat is on a timer that lasts a few hours which I thought was a bad thing.The snugglepet seemed to comfort her a little but after a while it didn't seem to make a difference. Then one day.....it got peed on. So that night, I went ahead and opened the Petzu pillow since I hadn't washed the snugglepet yet. And good lord she loves that thing. She's 5 months now and won't go to sleep without it. I ended up tossing the snugglepet. Also the snugglepet heartbeat would go on and on and I'd forget--then the next day I remembered--and so on--and lots of wasted battery life. You have to take the heart out to turn it off/o also. With the Petzu, it shuts off after my girl is already asleep. And the button is really big and easy to press through the pillow. In fact my pup turns it on herself!!Now, every dog is different. I'm sure there are many dogs out there that would be more comforted by the snugglepet which is nicer looking and has a more realistic heartbeat (to the human ear at least). My dog just happened to take more to the pillow. That's my experience with this product, so hopefully it will help with your shopping decisions.

I bought this in an attempt to find something to comfort my cats after our oldest passed away and left them without their favorite snuggle partner. It does not seem to do much for them. The shape and texture of the pillow does not seem inviting to them, and they were actually acting alarmed when I first turned on the heart sound. It seems rather loud to me, too. The instructions say the heartbeat sound was designed to be only slightly detected by the human ear, but I can hear it loud and clear even from the room next door. But then I'm the kind of person that is driven nuts by hearing a clock ticking at night, so maybe I'm just particularly sensitive.I was disappointed to find out that the heart automatically turns off after just 11-12 minutes and then has to be reactivated again. That was not clear to me from reading the item description online. While that may save battery life, it does not seem practical for longer term use. I do like that the casing is machine washable and that it comes with a reusable heat pack (to be microwaved for 30-60 seconds, although I have not tried it, so cannot comment on how well it works).Overall, this item seems to be specifically designed to help crated puppies go to sleep, but my cats couldn't care less and walked away from it when I tried to place it near them. I've had better luck with the Snuggle Kittie for them.

Was skeptical about this but I was desperate to try something for my 7 week old puppy, he would scream non stop all night and even in the day while in his play pen, warned up the pouch and turned the heartbeat on then showed it to him and then put it in his crate and he followed, he did chew it a little bit not anything worrisome, dogs have better hearing than us so he can hear the heartbeat just fine but it is very quiet, the hearing pouch could be better, it's a fleece sack full of nuts or something and kinda smells just a little when you warm it but puts out heat for a little bit and works pretty well, i would recommend this item to anyone who has a young puppy to comfort them, i would not recommend using this item with a large dog that might be prone to chewing on the item

This pillow quite possibly kept me sane after we brought home our new puppy. For the first two nights that our puppy was with us, she cried all night long, without breaks. I couldn't imagine how a critter that small could cry for so long. We tried tending to the puppy in shifts so one of us could get some sleep, but even with someone right next to her she cried and cried.Her first night with this pillow, she didn't make a sound! Warm up the bean bag in the microwave and it goes in one pocket. The heartbeat button goes in the pocket on the other side and WOW! Instant sleepy puppy. She woke up once in the middle of the night to relieve herself but as soon as she took care of business, she was back to sleep. My puppy seemed to like the heartbeat moreso than the heated element. After a few nights, I'd just turn on the heartbeat and didn't even worry with the heater and she didn't seem to notice.All in all, this pillow is MUST for anyone who just brought home a puppy. This should be added to the list of essentials when getting a new puppy. LOVE IT!

This is the best product for a new pup. We use this every night and day. My 8 week old pup loved it immediately. We had him lay on it in the car on our way home from picking him up for the very first time. He did not make a peep in the car and rested on it the entire 1-1/2 hour ride home. He cried only for 10 minutes his first night away from the pack and then the heartbeat soothed him to sleep. He sleeps with this pillow every night. As soon as he sees me pull it out of his crate and walk over to the microwave to warm the insert, he immediately follows behind and gets happy, wags his tail and stands by the microwave with me. Immediately after putting it in his crate and starting the heartbeat, he gets very happy, walks right in, lays on it and puts his head down. This is a GREAT product for a new pup being taken away from his Mom and litter mates. Highly recommend it. It is a little pricey but worth every penny.