Durable toys

One of the best things you can do to be an eco-friendly dog owner, is buying long-lasting, durable dog toys.  My dogs will go through regular toys within the first five minutes that I give it to them.  I have found that this is a total waste of money, as well as a HUGELY irresponsible thing to do as someone who is concerned about the amount of trash going into land-fills.  I have found that the only toys that can withstand my dogs' aggressive chewing are those made by KONG.  They have some toys that my dogs can get through rather quickly (i.e. the wubba),  but the hard rubber classic Kong toy has lasted a whole year, which is unheard of in this household.  We have even purchased a dog bed made by Kong, because my dogs have a tendency to completely destroy most beds.  They have chewed one corner of this one, but we have had it months, which is a lot longer than any other bed they have had in the past.  I highly recommend all of their products for dogs that are moderate chewers, but especially the rubber Kong for aggressive chewers, like my babies.

Here is Bunny modeling 2 of her favorite Kong items.  Isn't she cute? :)

Playing catch-up

Finally I am finished with school, and now I will be able to dedicate more time to blogging :)
We spent the New Year's weekend in the mountains of Luray, VA, and were able to bring the pups, and we all had a BLAST! The dogs experienced the warmth of a fireplace for the first time, and fell in love completely.  I had mentioned the place we stayed in the previous post, and now that we are back, I definitely recommend staying at  this cabin to EVERYONE, especially if you have dogs, because it was more than accommodating.

My babies spent the majority of their 3-day weekend in this spot in front of the fire :)




I came across this extremely helpful website that has eco-friendly pet supplies, as well as a ton of useful information: http://www.raiseagreendog.com/

ENJOY! and I will be updating more frequently, so check back soon!