photo and article by Green Dog Pet Supply This time of year the weather is wet and mushrooms pop up constantly in our yards. Dogs who investigate them and nibble on them are at great risk of liver damage. This silver mushroom I found might attract your attention, but there are some really poisonous mushrooms… Read more »
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Chinese Jerky News – Please Remain Vigilant
By Green Dog Pet Supply Please make sure that you and your friends feed only jerky that is made in the U.S. and is also made from US chickens/ducks, etc. The FDA just posted an “update” saying they still haven’t figured out the cause, and are still not issuing a recall. Deaths since January =… Read more »
Great Post About How to Tell if Your Dog is Overweight
Just stumbled upon this great post and wish I had written it myself. Do you know how to recognize if a dog is overweight? So many dogs are overweight that it starts to look “normal” – check out these great tips for how to determine what is lean vs. underweight, or “solid” vs. fat. http://www.successjustclicks.com/fit-fido-or-fat-fido/
Green Dog Received Gold Certification for Sustainability
By Green Dog Pet Supply The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has a certification program to identify Portland’s Greenest businesses. It’s a fairly thorough process, with site visits to verify the information given on a lengthy checklist of possible actions of sustainability. In 2013, 45 actions were required for Gold Level, and… Read more »
Carageenan and Our Quest to Change the World One Ingredient at a Time
By Green Dog Pet Supply At Green Dog, we have some rules about what food we do and don’t carry. However, sometimes there are ingredients that we learn about along the way, and when we do more research, the time comes to evaluate whether we want to keep the products that contain it. We never… Read more »
Thundershirts Can Be an Amazing Tool to Help Fearful Dogs
by Green Dog Pet Supply I was busy writing a blog posting on July 4th tips, but I felt like the section I was writing about Thundershirts deserves its own post, as we’ve been so very happy with the results we’ve seen with this product. Though they don’t help every dog, the number of great… Read more »
Fence Me In – Designing Fences for Dogs
Christine is a guest blogger for RetireUSA – here’s the latest post : http://retireusa.net/blog/fence-me-in/
Keeping Your Pets Hydrated
New post by Green Dog on RetireUSA blog – FYI – there is information here that is especially important for cats: Record high temps across the country bring to my mind topics like keeping your pets well hydrated to better able to deal with the heat, but the truth is, hydration is important year round… Read more »
Almost 2000 Sick or Dead Pets Reported to FDA
By Green Dog Pet Supply The Chinese Chicken debacle continues. The FDA has issued 3 separate warnings to the public about the danger of consuming these treats. Almost 2000 pets reported so far that have been sickened or have died from consuming Chinese chicken jerky, which we know is only a fraction of the true… Read more »
Essential Information About Ticks and Your Dog
As usual, Holistic Vet Dr. Becker has written a fantastic article that I want to share with all of you. This article about tick prevention and tick born diseases is well worth reading and contains very valuable information. I encourage you to follow the link to read more! The Very Best Way to Protect Your… Read more »