Read my interview on PetDoc.com!

Today PetDoc.com kicked off their series of interviews with pet bloggers. And we are very honored to be the first pet blogger that they are interviewing in the series. Check out the article and read about my life as a Green Dog! Google

Getting ready for Fall lawn care!

It's about that time, time to get the Fall lawn in order. Here in the Midwest (and many areas of the country), the Fall is one of the best times to fertilize. Fertilizing keeps that grass healthy and thick, which keeps the weeds out, and gives the grass strength to ward off insects and fungi.

We've decided to change our usual routine this Fall and try out some organic liquid lawn fertilizer. We love the organic safe granular fertilizer we've used in the past, it works great. But with Gracie in the picture now, Mum doesn't like it when she wants to eat and sniff all the little granules for a couple days after it's been put down. Even though it's safe for her, she got a nasty runny nose last Spring from sniffing so much.

We ordered the Mega Green Organic Lawn Food this year and can't wait to try it out. It's 100% cat fish protein, a fish emulsion. And has been reported to be really good stuff. We purchased three bottles to have some on hand for next spring (another one of the most important times to fertilize) and save on shipping.

If you don't have a problem with your 'Gracie' eating and sniffing the little granules, here's a great dry fertilizer that we've used before and loved - Espoma Lawn Food. It's derived from manure and works really great.

We also got some more Burnout Grass Killer to take care of those nasty weeds that made their way into the mulched areas this year with all of our rain. It kills everything as long as you utilize it when it's over 85 degrees. It's made out of horticultural grade vinegar. And we love it. Mum just makes sure we aren't around when we spray it. If we do get near it later it's super safe for us. As a matter of fact we don't even show any interest in the weeds after Burnout is sprayed on it.

Our lawn really suffered last year. It recovered well this year, but we still have a few bare spots that the dandelions enjoyed some time in this year. So we'll be putting down some grass seed in late October, so that we'll have nice new grow this coming Spring. We'll just make sure it's not coated grass seed, which isn't safe if eaten.

Then in early, early Spring we'll get some corn gluten to put down on the lawn to help control the weeds even more next year. The only way we've found so far to find corn gluten is granular, so Gracie will have to be watched for a few days until we can get it all watered in. It's not that it's bad for her, it's actually really safe for her to eat. But what she's done in the past is sniff it so much, she gets herself a runny nose, poor girl. That's a BC for ya!

There are a couple of great stores that we frequent for our organic lawn and garden items.

For more information about the dangers of lawn chemicals, fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides - read Just one more reason to have an organic lawn! and Keep the lawn safe and green!. Happy gardening!

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10 green cat and dog tips from PetDoc!

Our good friends over at PetDoc.com had a great blog post the other day on 10 green cat and dog tips. And they were kind enough to use one of ours!

Here are just a a couple of their tips - ones we loved that we haven't talked about yet...

9) Re-purpose old cat litter

If you have moles, pour some used cat litter into mole tunnels in your backyard instead of using traps or poisons. Moles hate the smell of soiled cat litter. (Source: Arden Moore)

1) Recycle pet food cans and bags

Rinse empty pet food cans and recycle them. Put empty foods bags in the paper recycling bin.

Great tips, huh?

If you're not familiar with PetDoc.com, check it out. The site has a wealth of pet health and care information. It was started by CEO Brian Hankin, who developed the idea as a result of an unfortunate situation with his own dog. Murphy, Hankin's Golden Retriever/Lab mix, was vomiting at 2AM one Saturday morning. Hankin scoured the Internet looking for help but quickly realized that there just wasn't one single place with good, reliable information out there. About 6 months later, PetDoc launched. Google

Animals Save the Planet - Recycle!

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Reusable totes, priced just right!

Mum and I are always toting around stuff - groceries from the market, treat and toys for agility practice at trials, hiking gear...you name it we tote it.

And we always are in need of organization for our recycling and our gear. So when we found these really inexpensive reusable totes and recycling bags we just had to share 'em with ya!

REI Reusable Shopping Tote $1.00 Folding Recycling Bags (set of 3) $15.00 ChicoBags Reusable Shopping Bags - set of 3 $24.00 100% Recycled Eco Zip Tote $19.00 Life is good Recycled Shopper Tote Bag $5.00 ChicoBag Reusable Shopping Bags $8.00 100% Organic Cotton Eco Tote $19.00 Hurley ECO Tote $25.00 Give Green a Chance Tote Bag $20.20 Folding Recycling Bag - Single $6.00 Rice Tote Bag $21.99 Recycled Plastic Market Bag $60.00

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Honor your best friend with a lasting green gift!

Would you like to give a lasting and memorable gift to someone who just recently adopted a pup? Are you looking for a way to honor the passing of your best friend? Want to send a lasting memory to a friend who has lost their best friend? Here's a great green idea...plant a tree in their memory and honor.

A TreeGivers Tree Planting Includes: Framed Option

• Young Tree Planted on Public Lands in Any U.S. State or Canadian Province/Territory
• A Framed 8"x10" Official Certificate of Planting with the Pet's Name, state of planting and name of the TreeGiver (framed with a Natural Solid Oak Frame, 8 ½" x 11 ½" by Frame USA).
• Sympathy Letter
• Handwritten Message Card containing the personal message from the TreeGiver.
• All for only $59.95
• Free Priority Mail Shipping & Handling in the US

Unframed certificate option:

• Young Tree Planted on Public Lands in Any U.S. State or Canadian Province/Territory

• An Unframed 8"x10" Official Certificate of Planting with the Pet's Name, state of planting and name of the TreeGiver.
• Sympathy Letter
• Handwritten Message Card containing the personal message from the TreeGiver.
• All for only $39.95
• Free First Class Shipping & Handling

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Eco-friendly shoes made just for walking your green dog!

Eco-friendly shoes. Why would we want to talk about Eco-friendly shoes? Because you need a good pair of shoes when you go out walking, hiking, Frisbee playing, agility running, or just playing a good game of fetch with your dog!

We've signed up with a new company to bring you some amazing eco-friendly shoes! PlanetShoes.com Eco-Logical shoes are produced from recycled materials, animal-friendly products, gentler chemicals or manufactured in plants with environmentally sustainable initiatives. Where better to start reducing your ecological footprint than with your shoes?

Check out just a few of the great eco-friendly shoes PlanetShoes.com offers:

Acorn New Spa Slide Women Slippers/Socks - Natural, Pink, Powder Blue - Women $34.00 Earth Rocket - #1 ACTIVE Shoes - White/Purple, Black, Blue, Grey, Navy, White, White/Pink - Women $119.00 Acorn Chinchilla Collar Women Slippers/Socks - Blueberry - Women $38.00 Acorn Chinchilla Bootie Women Slippers/Socks - Camel - Women $29.00 The North Face Sidney Canvas Womens Shoes - Alloy Grey - Women $69.00 Sanuk Scribble Shoes - Sand - Women $48.00 Rafters Raftech Chinook Women Sandals - Gold - Women $34.00 El Naturalista Ikebana N115 Sandals - Prado - Women $125.00 Patagonia Tilia Women Sandals - Dark Brown, Dark Bamboo - Women $79.00 Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor Sandals - Red Patent - Women $69.00 Mion Slack Tide Thong Women Shoes - Red, Plywood Brown - Women $44.00 Sanuk Yoga Mat Sandals - Green - Women $26.00 The North Face La Hermana Womens Shoes - Turkish Blue - Women $40.00 Mion Current Sandal Women Shoes - Pink Stripe - Women $69.00 Mion Ebb Tide Slide Women Shoes - Orange - Women $44.00 Terrasoles Echo Shoes - Burgundy - Women $49.00 Terrasoles Huntington Shoes - Stone - Women $44.00 Terrasoles Tuckerman -- Womens Shoes - Lagoon - Women $49.00 Patagonia Clover Shoes - Black, Dark Brown, Sand, Tan, Low Tide - Women $90.00 Patagonia Wilkins Shoes - Low Tide - Women $69.00 Patagonia Thatcher Women Shoes - Pumice - Women $89.00 Patagonia Drifter Women Shoes - Dark Brown - Women $110.00 Patagonia Rum & Cola Boots - Olive - Women $109.00 Patagonia Totara Boots - Black - Women $109.00 Earth Dakota Vegan - New For Fall Boots - Vegan Black, Vegan Chocolate, Vegan Sage - Women $109.00 Earth Mirage - SPECIAL VALUE Boots - Beaver - Women $88.00 El Naturalista Iggdrasil N097 Boots - Black, Brown, Rioja - Women $230.00

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