My good friend Maria has an adorable dog, Baxter. Today, we’ll address how to green your dog to help Maria and Baxter become as sustainable as possible.
From the moment you bring home your pup until their old years, here’s 8 ways to green your dog:
Dogs looove chasing the toys. Luckily, there’s a ton of recycled, organic and low impact goods. Also, don’t be mislead by the ‘natural’– It typically doesn’t hold much substance since ‘natural’ isn’t a regulated term.
Your pup deserves the best bed as well. Organic cotton versions come in plenty of styles and shapes.
Obviously, everyone needs to be a responsible dog owner and clean up after their dog. Regardless if your city has a plastic bag fee or ban, there’s many ways to pick up after your dog. Any plastic bag you receive (bread bags, muffins, newspapers) can double as doggy-doo duty. Don’t want to go plastic bags? Yogurt cups, pooper scoopers, paper bags and other sturdy containers can also be used. Just make sure never to throw it in with your compost bin or leave it around – trash that $hit.
There’s so many awesome pets at local shelters, so PLEASE. Don’t shop, adopt!
A dog is a man’s best friend, although I’ll argue cats are the feline BFFs. When you adopt an animal, it’s yours for life. Not until you move, have a child, it starts misbehaving or meows/barks consistently at 3 AM for a midnight snack.
Thanks to Maria & Baxter, our spokesdog & model for this post!
Photos: Pokeys Ponderings & María Paredes-Fernández
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