Join Paws for the Planet (Change 131)

I've signed up to join Paws for the Planet (http://pawsfortheplanet.ca).  This joint venture between Purina and Evergreen, plants one plant for every sign-up.  Here is the text of the email I received.  I hope you'll sign up too.

With your help, Purina will contribute up to $75,000 to protect green spaces.

Dear XXXXXX,

Would you and your pet like to make a commitment to help protect green spaces?

Purina® has re-united with Evergreen on the "Paws For The Planet" program in a continued effort to enhance and restore green spaces across Canada. With your help, Purina® will fund a $50,000 sponsorship to Evergeen to help protect green spaces.

To help make Canada greener and be a more eco-friendly pet owner, make a pledge to Paws For The Planet by clicking here. For every sign up, Purina® will make a donation to Evergreen to plant a Tree, Shrub or Wildflower across Canada. (Every sign-up counts and will help us donate an additional $25,000 to Evergreen.) Now that's green!

Visit PawsForThePlanet.ca for eco-friendly pet tips and more information about this program.

Environmentally-friendly dog shampoo (Day 88)

Sometimes a quick wash in the baby bathtub is not going to be enough for Molly.  In fact, even though we've only had her 6 weeks, she's already had two showers in our walk-in.  Regular human shampoo is not good for a dog's coat, and I'm certainly not going to share my tiny bottle of Green Beaver shampoo with her.  So I went looking for an environmentally-acceptable pet shampoo.

I was pleasantly surprised to find one in our local pet store.  Priced well, only a few dollars more for the same size bottle as the regular shampoo, the shampoo contains natural ingredients, with no harmful chemicals or detergents.  The packaging is made from recycled materials and the sleeve labels are made from corn (which means they could be biodegraded).

Molly gets to be clean and green - best dog in the house.

Re-use dog items (Day 65)

With Molly's arrival, we've dusted off our old doggie items for her use.  We borrowed a puppy crate from said friends in Burlington for Molly's trip home.  DH cleaned our large dog crate this weekend for her to use in the house.  Leashes, collars, bowls, eating stand, scoop bags, scooper, and dog food storage container all came out of the basement, were cleaned and are now being used. 

The only new things we've bought for her have been chew toys.