Raise a Green Dog!
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What is a green dog?
With nearly 77 million dogs throughout the US, you can bet your pups are leaving their paws prints on the environment. So what can you do? Help your dog go green!
By purchasing environmentally responsible pup products, utilizing environmentally safe household products, and by taking other sustainable measures, you can have a healthier and happier pup, and help the environment at the same time! Raise a green dog!
Be sure and visit Raise A Green Dog for lots more green information, tips, products. And during the holiday season, be sure and visit my Green Dog Christmas lens, for all kinds of great tips, products and ideas for greening up your dog for the holidays!.
How to green up your dog!
There are many ways you can help your dog be more green. Here are a few quick tips:- Adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue group
- Spay or neuter your dog to reduce overpopulation.
- Keep your dog from unnecessarily killing wildlife
- Buy dog products made with organic or recycled materials.
- Purchase products made closer to home, and help lower the energy costs of shipping goods.
- Buy sustainable and durable products that don't have to be replaced so often.
- Feed your pup foods and treats that have organic or all natural ingredients.
- Use cleaning and other household products that are good for the environment.
- Purchase a Doggie Dooley and recycle that pet waste, and when on the road use biodegradable poo bags when cleaning up the doo.
- Buy products for your pup made out of all natural materials, like hemp dog collars and cotton clothing.
- Use environmentally friendly deicers on your drive and sidewalks - good for your pets and the World.
- Spend some time making some of your pups toys and goods - take an afternoon and turn those old socks into a great tugging toy; or old blankets into bedding.
- Cook for your pup, for a healthier dog and a healthier environment.
Be sure and visit my Raise a Green Dog website!
It's new!
Raise a Green Dog has grown, just like all healthy and happy pups should!Now we are a full grown website bringing you tips, tricks, information and a complete online green dog product portal to help you learn and live more green! Be sure and stop by, paw around awhile, you never know what you'll find.
And when you're there, be sure and take my Green Dog Pledge and strut your stuff for a happier you and environment!
Raise A Green Dog featured in Dog World!
Raise A Green Dog is featured in the January 2009 issue of Dog World Magazine. Check out the article - It's Easy Going Green - to pick up some great tips to reduce your pups carbon paw print. Great green dog links!
Get in the know, get on the move, make a difference!
- How to green your pet
- From Treehugger.com, a great article on how to green up your pet.
- Making your own dog composter
- Need help? This page will tell you exactly how to compost your pups poo!
- San Francisco to turn dog poop into biofuel
- The idea may sound far-fetched, but officials in dog-friendly San Francisco, California, hope to harness the power of methane in doggie doo so it can be used for heating homes and generating electricity.
- Tackling the carbon pawprint
- Having a green pet needn't mean keeping frogs, you know. There's actually a lot you can do to reduce your pet's environmental pawprint.
- Pets Carry Wide Range of Chemical Pollutants
- Your cat probably has more mercury in its system than you do, and your dog has twice as much of the chemicals found in stain-resistant carpets and couches. That's the conclusion of an environmental group that tested pets for a wide range of industrial chemicals.
Water, the basis for a dog's life!
Water, it's the most important nutrient for a dog's healthy life. And we need lots of it. Did you know that an animal can loose all of its fat and half of its protein and survive, but only a 10% loss of body water causes serious illness. (Source: PetEducation.com)But not all water is created equal. There's tap water, filtered water, bottled water, water from streams, rivers and ponds, wells and standing water in puddles on our walks. Oh, and not to forget, toilet water!
Since water is so important to our quality of life, the quality of our water needs to be of great concern. With reports of fluoride and chlorine in tap water, Giardia in standing puddles, salts, and lawn and farming chemicals in rivers and ponds, how do you know if your water is safe?
Read my Raise a Green Dog blog post for more info!
Read my interview with PetDoc!
In August PetDoc.com kicked off their series of interviews with pet bloggers. And we were very honored to be the first pet blogger that they interviewed in the series.Check out the article and read about my life as a Green Dog! And then head on over to Blogs.com who picked up the story.
Buy a book and help the environment!
A BetterWorld.com is an online bookstore with a mission. By selling gently used books and new titles, they are funding literacy programs throughout the world, contributing a few cents for each book to help offset carbon emissions, providing new homes for great books and helping the environment.They have a wonderful selection of books about dogs and loads more subjects, all with free shipping in the US.
Fund literacy, care for the environment, and get a fair price on the books you want.
Take care of your lawn and take care of your pets!
Here are some great lawn care tips for all natural lawn care.
If you are looking for a more natural way to take care of your lawn - visit GardensAlive!
Green beds - soft cuddly and good for the environment!
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Harry Barker Striped Hemp Pet BedsThese 100% eco-friendly hemp beds from Harry Barker use a hemp fabric that is made with azo-free dyes, which are non-chemical and earth-friendly. The hypo-allergenic bed inserts are "green fiber" made of recycled post-consumer plastic bottles and are channel quilted to keep the fiber in place. Fabric is removable & machine washable! Made in the USA!
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Organic Bumper BedsSensitive to the earth? So is this bed! West Paw's Organic Bumper Beds reflect West Paw's belief in making a difference for people and pets. They take organic cotton and sew a long-lasting outer cover that your pet will love. Then it's stuffed full of super-soft, premium IntelliLoft stuffing, made from recycled plastic bottles, that holds up to years of pawing, pacing, and plopping.
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Eco Nap BedsDogs can rest easy on these stylish, ultra durable, machine washable and earth friendly Eco Naps. Exactly like its sister mat, the Nature Nap, West Paw's Eco Nap has inner stuffing for added comfort and top stitching for added support. Unlike the Nature Nap, West Paw Design's Eco Naps are made from 100% Post Consumer recycled plastic, better known as the pop bottle. By using non-toxic, hypoallergenic IntelliTex fabrics and IntelliLoft fiber fill, West Paw is able to divert over 25 tons of plastics from landfills a year - giving your pet a comfortable place to rest. Machine washable.
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Organic Pet BedsThese organic pet beds are filled with 100% certified organic cotton and organically grown buckwheat hulls sewn inside separate chambers, then covered with an 10 oz. organic cotton cover. The separate chamber design allows pets to customize their bed to their own special shape, and ensures years of comfort. The smaller round bed (great for cats or very small dogs) is constructed with an outer ring of 100% natural rubber.
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Eco Slumber BedYour pet can sleep in eco heaven with an earth friendly pet bed! Eco Slumber beds use good-for-the-planet fabric, made with 85% recycled IntelliLoft fibers, which are then filled with West Paw's 100% recycled IntelliLoft fiber fill. Who knew that purchasing a high quality, retro dog bed would help divert plastic from landfills and reduce energy use?! Features a zipper opening to remove cover. Both pillow and cover are machine washable.
All natural and organic foods and treats!
They are not only good, they are good for your pup!
How can you help your pet be more 'holistic' and green? Here are just a few things you can do, starting right now:- Feed your pets a more natural food diet containing the freshest ingredients you can afford and manage. Avoid foods with artificial flavors, colorings and other unnatural ingredients.
- Cut back on unnecessary vaccinations by doing your homework and talking to your vet about titers. Titers are tests to see if you have the necessary amount of medicine or antibodies found in your blood. You may not need all those vaccines and titers will help you know.
- Cut back on drugs. Seek out alternative and holistic methods, like supplements and vitamins for treating certain diseases, and chiro and accupuncture for pain.
Dr. Shawn - the natural vet has a veterinary practice, and he is author of many articles about holistic methods, as well as a featured host of the Natural Vet on Martha Stewart's Sirius Channel.
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association - an organization whose purpose is to function as a forum for the exploration of alternative and complementary areas of health care in veterinary medicine. Here you can search for a holistic vet near you, as well as garner wonderful information about the topic.
OnlyNaturalPet.com - a wonderful resource for all natural and organic foods and treats from the best brands on the market. And they have a great library of information to keep you up-to-date on all the latest news on pet food and health.
Get the latest from my blog - Raise A Green Dog!
Organic and recycled toys for a healthier planet!
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Simply Fido Organic Squeaker RingsEach toy is about 10" long and has strechable arms and legs and a squeaker. Choose from 4 different Squeaker Ring characters: Lolly the Lamb, Oscar the Monkey , Wally the Bear , Lucy the Rabbit.
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Katie's Bumpers Made from pre-consumer recycled fire hose. These durable, colorful, fetchable and floatable toys come with a muffled squeaker and tug handle.
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Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff BallRecyclable and non-toxic, the Orbee-Tuff ball is the toy that put Planet Dog on the map. This doggie-durable, buoyant, bouncy and minty toy is irresistible to dogs. It will surely become a playtime favorite!
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Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff Recycle ToysPlanet Dog Recycle Toys are made from "regrind" - first quality Orbee-Tuff material that would otherwise be discarded. All of Planet Dog's Orbee-Tuff toys are non-toxic, doggie-durable, buoyant, and bouncy with a bonus minty scent that's irresistible to dogs!
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Simply Fido Organic Plush ToysNatural extracts from plants and minerals, such as gardenia seed, clove and chestnut bur, are used to dye the fibers. Simply Fido Toys are 100% environmentally friendly! Each toy is about 10" long and comes with a removable squeaker.
Keeping the green outdoors safe and healthy!
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BioBag Biodegradable Dog Waste BagsBioBag Dog Waste Bags are the world's first biodegradable and compostable poop bag! BioBags use no polyethylene in the production process and are fully certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute to be 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable. They're dog and planet friendly!
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Hueter Toledo Doggie Dooley SystemThis is an easier way to keep your yard free from dog waste. The Doggie Dooley installs into the ground and then operates like a septic tank by using bacteria action to liquefy pet waste for ground comsumption. Digestive action works best at 40 degrees or above.
News about green dogs!
Cool stuff for cool dogs!
Be sure and visit my website - JohannTheDog.com - where you can shop for cool stuff for cool dogs!We've put together, in one place, all the cool stuff you need for your dog - including green stuff!
Find dog beds, all natural foods and treats, collars, leashes, charms, training and agility gear, vitamins and supplements, books, clothing, toys and more!
And the best part is we donate 10% of our profits to dog rescues and shelters!
For the home, safe, healthy and happy!
With dogs around, it's not easy keeping your home clean!But you can with some simple tricks, tips and products. Read about how we keep our home clean! And check out these great products to help:
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Castor & Pollux Out Spot! Stain & Odor RemoverEnzyme fortified for multiple uses, Out Spot! works on the toughest problems like urine, vomit, feces, mildew, spoiled food - even red wine and coffee. Natural enzymes break down proteins, to effectively remove stains and odors, leaving behind a clean, fresh citrus scent.
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PureAyre Odor EliminatorPureAyre is the only odor eliminator made from California Class 60 food-grade enzymes. Most enzyme-based odor eliminators contain bacteria that produce the enzymes. PureAyre contains no live bacteria, just pure enzymes.
Keep 'em clean and healthy!
...with my favorite shampoo!
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Buddy Wash Shampoo
Buddy Wash Shampoo - Specially formulated using saponified coconut oil and natural ingredients to provide a soothing and non-irritating bathing experience for your furry friends. Buddy Wash Shampoo leaves a light and refreshing lavender scent you and your pets will love.
A green dog joke!

Great green books from BetterWorld.com!
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Living Green
A Practical Guide to Simple SustainabilityBased on a lifetime of research and practice, this practical guide for living green offers advice and solutions you can easily put into practice.
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The Organic Lawn Care ManualMore and more in recent years, lawns are evolving into organic systems as homeowners - concerned about the long-term effects of chemicals on their children, their pets, and the environment - turn to natural methods to keep their yards healthy and inviting, and, yes, still green and lush, too.
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Green This! Volume 1In Greening Your Cleaning, the first in her Green This! series, Deirdre shows how cleaning house the environmentally responsible way can be as effective and often cheaper than the more traditional, toxic, means.
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Holistic Guide for a Healthy DogHolistic veterinary care remains one of the fastest-growing specialties in canine medicine. Like the original, the second edition of The Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog includes all of the in-depth information readers need to evaluate their dogs' dietary and medical regimens in light of holistic alternatives, and provides them with a new way to look at canine health in general.
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Veterinarians Guide to Natural Remedies for DogsThe world of veterinary medicine is changing. People are realizing that if alternative medicine is better for them, it's better for their pets, too. Dogs are visiting acupuncturists, chiropractic doctors, and homeopaths. Still, many dog owners are unaware that such simple measures as changing their pet's diet and using vitamins, herbs, and other natural cures can help prevent or heal ailments ranging from excessive scratching to depression to a host of serious diseases.
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The Nature of Animal HealingFor two decades, Dr. Martin Goldstein--America's most successful, renowned holistic veterinarian--has healed and helped his animal patients with the same natural therapies that benefit humans. The results have been so astounding that today critically sick pets are brought to him from across the country for a new chance at life and health.
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Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and CatsWriting with the warmth and compassion that have won them a national following, veterinarian Richard H. Pitcairn and his wife Susan Hubble Pitcairn, noted specialists in chemical-free nutrition and natural healing for pets, show dog and cat owners how to provide the very best in companionship and lifelong care.
Don't shop. Adopt!
One way to green up your pup, is to adopt him/her from a dog shelter or rescue! You can save a life and the environment at the same time.Here are some great resources if you are looking for your next green 'best friend':
Petfinder.com
AnimalShelter.org
Rescue Me
Mum, Gracie and I were in Dog Fancy Magazine's August 2008 issue!
In the Summer of 2008, Mum and I were interviewed by a writer from Dog Fancy Magazine for a special premier issue of Dog Fancy's Natural Dog.The article, in the August 2008 issue, is by Tom Barthel, a master gardener and freelance writer that specializes in pet and gardening topics. The article is entitled, "10 Steps to a Greener Home." Check it out!
A portion of the article is on the Dog Fancy website Or you can read the entire article from my blog!
Spay or neuter: It's good for everyone!
Spaying or neutering your pet is not only healthy for your pet, but it's good for you and your community; leaving less of an ecological paw print and saving lives.Each year on the last Tuesday in February is Spay Day. Sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, this day folks all of the US learn about spaying or neutering and how it's the most effective way to reduce the vast numbers of animals who are born only to die prematurely and without a family who loves them.
Why you should spay or neuter your pet.
Learn more about Spay Day.
Here's a yummy idea!
A new way to compost the 'doogie doo' and use it to fertilize your lawn and garden is through vermicomposting!The Tumbleweed Pet Poo Converter is two sturdy nesting boxes with a lid, which form a neat, compact portable unit. The worms eat and breed in the top box, which has a perforated base to allow any liquid waste to drain through to the bottom (collector) box. The "worm poo" or worm castings remain in the top box and can be harvested.
The bottom or catcher box collects the valuable liquid waste which can be diluted and used as a fertilizer on your garden.
More information on the Pet Poo Converter!
Where to buy in the US!
Get it on Amazon!
Stylish, good looking and eco-friendly!
Eco-friendly CollarsThese collars are my absolute favorite collars. They feature triple layer, 100% hemp canvas construction; contoured, quick release hardware and the most distinctive, quality trimmings available.
Earthdog strives to create unique, eco-conscious products that dogs and people alike will love. Hemp, with its amazing versatility, has enabled them to create an entire product line of eco-friendly, durable goods. And they are Made in the USA.
And, in the past year, Earthdog has formed Kody's Fund, a non-profit organization set up to promote spay and neuter programs!
You can find EarthDog Collars and other products at:
OnlyNaturalPet.com!
Give me some woofs!
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naturegirl7 Apr 22, 2012 @ 11:11 am | delete
- Great ideas for Earth Day and every day. Blessed.
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skiesgreen
Apr 21, 2012 @ 2:50 am | delete
- Nice lens. featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012 and also on Earthday and what is wrong with our planet earth. Hugs
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KateHon
Apr 20, 2012 @ 10:28 pm | delete
- Harmony, the tabby, agrees with everything in this lens, but is wondering why more isn't mentioned about kitties? Meow!
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---Chazz
Apr 20, 2012 @ 6:44 pm | delete
- Great job! Green is the way to go.
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EcoPottiJo
Apr 20, 2012 @ 4:28 pm | delete
- Woof Woof! Great lens!
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I'm an agility dog, herder, marrow bone lover, green dog, blogger, charity hound & Chief Dog at JohannTheDog.com!
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