Do you ever watch your dog sniffing away and wonder what they are thinking? What sort of secrets are they learning from the smells in the yard or on their favorite walking path? I know I wish I could ask Dover what is going on when he is intensely sniffing our world, and that beautiful shiny black nose is hard at work.
As dog owners, it’s safe to say that we LOVE our furry best friends. And ultimately, we just want them to have the best life, right? So we usually cater to their every need, especially when it comes to their food. This might come as a surprise to you, but the food our dogs eat - and the production, manufacturing, and distribution behind it - actually creates a pretty big ecological pawprint!
Winter offers almost as many opportunities for outdoor fun with our dogs as summer. In fact, depending on their breed or mix of breeds, some dogs prefer a brisk winter day to humid, hot, summer weather. For many large working breeds, sporting breeds, and other big floofy dogs like our Dover, winter means fun and frolicking in the snow. In this blog post we will feature three ways to have outdoor winter fun with your dog.
Another New Year is rapidly approaching, and this one seems particularly meaningful. Let’s face it, 2020 was a year that few of us will ever forget! When you think about all those plans that we had before the Covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, it makes you wonder about whether we should even worry about setting any resolutions at all! For those of you who use the start of a new calendar year to make positive changes in your lives, this blog post offers five super easy eco-friendly resolutions for 2021. And the best part? Not only are they good for the planet, but they are also good for you, too!
At Pure Earth Pets, we work hard to help you create a happy, healthy, environmentally friendly life for your dog. The goal of our blog is to help you learn more about reducing your dog’s carbon pawprint with eco-friendly choices. But we also like to help you navigate the other aspects of day-to-day life where you can make eco-friendly choices. In this blog post, we will help you brainstorm ways to send sustainable Christmas cards to your family and friends this year.
Holiday photo season is here! If you are like us, you cannot ever have enough photos of your beautiful pups. Here are some tricks that we have learned to help get the best possible photos of your dogs at Christmas time and throughout the year.
Whether you’re buying for three people or thirty, being an eco-conscious consumer certainly makes gift-giving a little more challenging. Not only do you want to consume less, but you probably also want to choose gifting options that don’t harm our environment or create a negative social impact.
Here at Pure Earth Pets, we love Frenchies! You might remember that our own forever dog, Dover, is a big, fluffy dog, nothing like a Frenchie, and that is just fine with us. Dover is perfect the way he is, and we get to love up on other people’s French Bulldogs whenever we get the chance! It is win-win for everyone! In this blog we are going to talk about this silly, quirky breed and share how our products can help with some of the common French Bulldog health concerns.
Your 8-week-old puppy is somewhat of a blank slate physically. At such a young age, your puppy’s cells are mostly untouched by toxins. Of course, this varies depending on the quality of life that your puppy had in those weeks before you brought him/her home. However, even if your puppy lived in unhealthy conditions, you have the opportunity start your puppy on a lifestyle with fewer toxins to help set the stage for good health later in life.
What applies to humans can apply to your pets when it comes to sustainability. Implementing Reduce, Reuse, Recycle into your dog’s environmental journey is a natural and easy way to reduce their carbon pawprint - if you (their owner) know how to do it properly!
From reusing shopping bags at pet stores to donating unwanted dog items, there is a responsible way to handle all aspects of dog ownership. That’s why we want to break for each R process and give you some easy tips to help you get your dog on the sustainability bandwagon!
In our blog, Crickets, Brew Grains & Sustainable Treats, we shared some of the unique ingredients that pet treat manufacturers are using to create sustainable pet treats. In this post we are excited to share some of the eco-friendly materials that are used to make the pet toys that we send in our monthly subscription boxes for dogs and through our online retail store.
