Green Dog Blog

A customer shared her very clever solution to a long time problem she was having. Her dog loves to bark out of the window, and was not only creating a lot of noise for her close neighbors, but she was also shredding her blinds. The shredded blinds not only looked terrible, they were an expensive loss. Then she hit upon the great idea to purchase a sort of contact paper made for windows that made them look frosted, and the problem was solved! They still let plenty of light in, they look attractive, they provide valuable privacy for houses that are close to the neighbors, and by only frosting the bottom panes, the owner can still look out the top part of the window if she needs to see outside. The dog can’t get up that high though, so the visual stimuli that were causing her to bark (squirrels, people passing, etc) were removed. She’s calmer, the neighbors are happier, and the new blinds remain unshredded, as there’s nothing to see by pushing them out of the way. Check out this awesome DYI site that shows beautiful ways to embellish the frosted glass look with a paint pen. Beautiful!

In case you know anyone feeding Blue Buffalo dog food- there’s a recent recall to let them know about. Read about it here and here

I wrote this article a while back for a local magazine, and I thought it would be good to post on our own website! Here it is:

When we go grocery shopping, many of us have learned to make choices that are both healthier for the planet and healthier for our bodies.  We look for organic, locally grown produce, non toxic cleaners, and paper products made with recycled materials.  But how many of us realize that we can apply these same sorts of good consumer choices when we’re shopping for our pets?
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Scientists at Oregon State University confirmed that a dog that died suddenly last month after playing in a creek in southern Oregon was poisoned by blue-green algae. Read this article