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posted in 30 Apr, 2008 by Liz  

Book Review – Eco Dog

I wrote a bit about this book on Earth Day when I posted the recipe for Herbal Flea Power. Eco Dog is a wonderful book by Corbett Marshall and Jim Deskevich. I ordered it online through amazon.ca. The book took a little while to arrive, but it was very reasonably priced at $13.83 and it [...]

posted in 22 Apr, 2008 by Liz  

Going green with your dog – Compost dog poop!

I’ve never really thought about composting our dog’s poo – mostly I just want to throw it out because it’s smelly. Today I found a couple of websites outlining how to create a compost bin for your dog so you can reuse the soil.
The compost CANNOT be used on any food based plants due [...]

posted in 22 Apr, 2008 by Liz  

Going green with your dog – Earth Day

Today is Earth Day so I thought it appropriate to post a green idea. A little while ago I ordered a book called Eco Dog that I read about on a blog called PetSugar. While the book hasn’t arrived yet, one of the recipes is online and I thought it would be a great thing [...]

posted in 26 Mar, 2008 by Liz  

Going Green with your dog – Pet Taxi

Going Green with your dog is a section that will feature Green Ideas to help you to be more environmentally aware, even with your pooch!
This installment is all about transportation. As we all know, dogs are not allowed on OC Transpo buses and trains. Petitions are out trying to see if this will ever change [...]