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Some tips for Chronic Yeast Overgrowth

February 12, 2018

Chronic overgrowth of yeast can result in a bad smell from a dog’s skin and chronically infected ears causing terrible discomfort and hair loss, as well as digestive issues. Unfortunately it can be very challenging to treat. Healing from yeast takes time and a whole body approach. Two key parts of the solution are to remove what’s feeding the overgrowth of yeast and to heal and support the lining of the gut, as this is where 80% of their immune system lives. Antibiotics, immunosuppressive drugs like prednisone, and anti inflammatory

Holiday Recycling Tips & Why Some Items Can’t Go In Recycling:

December 8, 2017

We generate a lot of waste on Christmas morning, so here are some tips for ways to keep waste in check: Ribbons Are Not Recyclable Pro Tip: Keep a small bag of ribbons you’ve received in the place you store your wrapping paper – they can come in so handy when you need to wrap a quick present at other times of the year. If a friend is down in the dumps, cookies wrapped in foil with a reused ribbon or a Ball Jar filled with nuts with a reused

Jiminy Crickets!

November 17, 2017

As our world’s population grows, our demand for resources becomes more difficult to sustain. This especially goes for meat production, which requires significant land use, incredible amounts of water and food needed to raise the animals, creates conflict with wildlife concerns, and is responsible for so much pollution, especially surrounding large-scale Confined Animal Feeding Operations. Better known as Factory Farming, these CAFOs also force animals to live in inhumane conditions by anyone’s standards, and are also responsible for contributing to problems with antibiotic resistance for us humans. Consider cutting

Halloween Safety Tips

October 28, 2017

By Green Dog Pet Supply Happy Halloween! Halloween can be fun, but there are a few important things to keep in mind to help keep pets safe. Beware of Toxic Things on Halloween Don’t forget to be on guard for dogs getting into that Halloween Candy stash! Chocolate isn’t the only thing that’s toxic to dogs; macadamia nuts, raisins, and especially the sweetener xylitol are all on the list of things that can be very poisonous and sometimes deadly to dogs. Remember, the wrappers and other decorations can also cause

Tips For Reducing Plastic Waste

October 20, 2017

Part Three of a three-part series – Part one was an announcement about the loss of many kinds of plastic recycling, and what plastics are still able to be recycled. Part Two focuses on why China has recently stopped importing recyclable plastic, and why attempting to force recyclers to take materials we wish they would recycle actually can ruin the chances of recyclable materials getting recycled. Read part two here. We often focus on recycling as it feels like such a direct way to help curb the waste stream, yet

No More Wishful Recycling!

October 20, 2017

Part Two in this three-part series: Have you heard that we can no longer recycle many kinds of plastic in the US that we’ve gotten used to being able to recycle? We were so disappointed when we heard the news that China has stopped importing post consumer plastic waste. We try hard as a Green store to find creative ways to reduce the amount of waste that we generate and to find ways to re use everything we can, but for some materials, mostly soft clear plastics like plastic bags,

Unfortunate Changes to Plastic Recycling in Portland

October 6, 2017

Part one of a 3-part series By Guest Blogger Barbara Bailleul, Master Recycler, class of Feb. 1997 China has been the buyer of our post-consumer plastics and other used commodities. They have just announced to the World Health Organization adoption of new environmental regulations, under which they are no longer allowing importation of recycled plastics, etc. from the United States and Europe. With no buyer, recyclers here will no longer be collecting these items. No need to go from one recycler to another, or one grocery store to another —

Toppers Are Important Part 3 – Hearts

September 1, 2017

Hearts are high in natural taurine and make an excellent treat or topper! Taurine Dr Karen Becker DVM says, “Taurine, especially essential for cats, is an important amino acid for liver and gallbladder support. It’s essential for optimal blood flow, eye health, cardiovascular health, and the production of bile in both cats and dogs. Pets with less-than-optimal levels of taurine may be at greater risk of adverse effects from toxins. Although a minimal level of taurine is included in most commercial pet foods, taurine is easily depleted in stressed pets”.

A few Myths about Senior Dogs and Nutrition

August 31, 2017

We all want to make sure we’re supporting our senior pets as they get older, but there are a few myths that persist about what is nutritionally appropriate for senior dogs. Myth #1: Seniors need lower protein diets It’s true that we used to be instructed to lower protein when dogs get older, but current research shows that older dogs actually need significantly higher protein than their younger counterparts. Their bodies become less efficient at metabolizing proteins as they age, so increasing the amount (and the digestibility) of proteins is

Products We Love: Medicinal Mushrooms

August 14, 2017

by Christine Mallar In each of our newsletters I’ve started to write a little piece called “Amazing Things You’re Not Buying”, featuring a product that we love. We have a number of products that are truly amazing, and that we wish so many more pets could have access to, due to their ability to support their good health, or ability to help with common chronic health issues. But, too many customers buzz in and out of the store to pick up their bag of food without taking the time

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