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If you’ve been thinking about trying BarkBox, right now is genuinely one of the better times to sign up. The monthly subscription, which sends your dog two new toys, two bags of all-natural treats, and a surprise item every month, is already a solid deal on its own. But new subscribers can currently choose from a handful of intro offers that stack a free gift on top of your first box. A plush dog bed. A Cuddler. A Funboy water toy for summer. An extra toy every month for a year. Each one is legitimately free with a 6 or 12-month plan, and picking the right one mostly comes down to knowing your dog. Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s available and which type of pup each one is made for.
1. Free Ollie the Octopus Bed — For the Dog Who Sleeps as Hard as They Play
BarkBox’s most iconic character finally has a bed, and it’s as good as it sounds. The Odd Ollie Bed comes with two detachable tentacle squeaky toys built right into it, a removable machine-washable cover, and an anti-slip bottom. So if your dog is the type who drags their toys to their bed anyway, this basically solves that for them. It’s plush, it’s oversized, and it’s the kind of thing that would normally run you $60 or $70 at a pet store. With this offer it comes free with your first box, along with free chews for a year. If your dog takes their nap situation seriously, this is the one.
2. Free Cuddler Bed — For the Dog Who Never Leaves Your Side
If your dog’s preferred sleeping position involves being physically pressed against another living thing, the Cuddler is built for them. It’s a bolstered, wraparound bed designed specifically for dogs who like to curl up against something rather than just lying flat. The raised edges give them something to tuck into, which means better sleep and a dog who isn’t sprawled across your lap at midnight. Like the Ollie Bed, this comes completely free with a 6 or 12-month BarkBox subscription. Two toys and two bags of treats arrive every month, and your dog gets a bed that actually fits how they sleep on day one.
3. Free Funboy Water Toy Set — For the Dog Who Lives for the Backyard
This one is for the dog who sees a garden hose and loses their mind. The Funboy water toy set is BarkBox’s summer-ready intro offer, and it’s the most fun of the four if you have an outdoor dog or a breed that gravitates toward water. FUNBOY makes some of the most well-designed pool and water toys around, and getting the set free with your first box is a genuinely good deal. Every month your subscription still delivers two new themed toys and two bags of treats inside, so the water toys are purely a bonus on top of the usual haul. If summer is your dog’s season, this is an easy call.
4. Free Extra Toy Every Month for a Year — For the Dog Who Can Never Have Enough
This one is a little different from the others. Instead of a single free item upfront, BarkBox will throw an extra toy into every box for your entire first year. That’s 12 additional toys on top of the two that already come standard every month. If your dog goes through toys quickly, has a favorite type they’d happily get more of, or you just want maximum value out of the subscription, this offer compounds in a way the others don’t. By the end of the year you’ve effectively gotten a free box worth of toys just from the bonus alone. For the dog who treats every unboxing like Christmas morning, this one wins.
Offer only applies to new subscribers. Shipping is free!