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Green Dog Tip: What To Do With Your Pet’s Poop

by Richmond Petlover on December 16, 2010 · 1 comment

From the ever-so-fragrant pile on the front yard to the litter box in the corner of the laundry room, the number one culprit of pet pollution is poop. How you dispose of it can make a huge impact on our environment. The litter from American’s 90 million pet cats results in about 2 millions tons [...]

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Helping to cure people of their doglessness

by Sarah on September 16, 2010 · 4 comments

Doglessness. Pedigree is working to eradicate this blight from American homes with their Adoption Drive.  They have put together some great resources for pet adopters – a downloadable adoption guide, articles on socialization and responsible dog ownership, and a tool to search for adoptable animals in your area. They’ll even provide you with a month’s [...]

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Tips for weathering a storm with your pets

by Sarah on September 3, 2010 · 0 comments

We are officially into hurricane season, and while we’ve been lucky so far, it never hurts to be prepared for a disaster. The Humane Society has recommendations for what to do when evacuating due to natural disasters; they also recommend having a plan for “everyday emergencies” (icy roads or an emergency family illness) that may separate you [...]

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My grounds crew

by Sarah on July 20, 2010 · 0 comments

Here’s my garden help, reporting for duty. (They are actually begging for goldfish crackers, but hey – I’ll take what I can get.) There is something about water from the hose that Ernie LOVES, even if the water has been sitting in the hose all day and is warm enough to cook pasta with.  He [...]

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Green Dog Tip: Recycle pets – adopt from a shelter

by Richmond Petlover on July 13, 2010 · 1 comment

In honor of the newest member of the Richmond Pet Lovers family, little Sally, we are presenting our green dog tip of the day – a great way to reduce the number of homeless pets and recycle a precious commodity. We all know that recycling is key to reducing our carbon paw-prints on the environment. But, have [...]

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Earth Day is Going to the Dogs

by Richmond Petlover on April 22, 2010 · 1 comment

I’ve decided to celebrate Earth Day, (which is today, April 22nd) by committing to being a more eco-friendly dog parent. OK, I have to admit, my dog made me do it. Want to join me? Here are some ways we can reduce our dogs carbon paw prints on the earth. Recycle pets. Don’t buy—adopt one [...]

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