Safe Gardening with Dogs

Its that time of year again and here are some tips for gardening safely with dogs.

* Garden organically for the sake of the planet and your dogs.

* Raised beds protect plantings from paws and tails
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* Digging pits, preferably in shaded locations, give dogs places to practice their excavation skills without disrupting your garden beds.

* Leave a plant free patrol area around the perimeter of your yard. Dogs instinctively and repeatedly cruise boundaries and fence lines.

* Construct a barrier arround plants of the nightshade family, including eggplant, tomato and potato. There foliage and stems contain dangerous alkaloids that can kill a dog.

* Avoid cocoa bean mulches. Their chocolaty smell makes them pup catnip, but they contain chemical substance which is toxic for dogs.

* Cross almond or walnut trees off your list for areas used by dogs. Tanin is a canine toxin and almond and walnuts hulls contain it. Moldy walnuts are also a problem.

* Do not use snail bait containing metaldehyde, which is highly poisnous to dogs and cats. Copper barrier tape is a good alternative. Slugs and snails are deterred from crossing it by the tape’s tiny positive electric charge.

For more information and handy safety tips: http://www.Moplants.com http://ASPCA.org/toxicplants

Bernese Mountain Dog Breed Jewelry and Gifts

For Love of a Dog offers unique handcrafted dog breed jewelry and gifts. This Bernese Mountain Dog necklace has a wonderful Berner art sculpture as a pendant. The dog is handmade of hand cast resin in a hand sculpted mould, then carefully painted. True to AKC dog breed standards, highly detailed and absolutely beautiful.
I've hand wire wrapped this little treasure with silver wire and a fat Black Onyx gemstone bead, accented with sterling silver beads. The necklace is more of the high polish Black Onyx gemstone beads all hand wire wrapped with silver. Be sure to notice this charming toggle clasp. A darling three dimensional dog collar with a dog bone.

If you love a Bernese Mountain Dog this is a perfect piece of dog jewelry for you. Great for anyone active in Berner rescue, too.

Aid Cancer in Dogs Research

After a long battle with metastatic bone cancer Luke lost his dog, Malcolm, in 2006. The loss of his dog inspired Like to commit his life to eradicating this dreadful disease. In March 2008 he sold his truck, put his stuff into storage and his two dogs, Hudson & Murphy, set off on a cross country trek from Austin to Boston to share their story.

Hudson & Murphy (affectionately known to all as "The Fuzzybutts") and he have walked across 14 states and are currently in Connecticut. We've got about 200 miles left and are scheduled to arrive in Boston the weekend of June 18th.

This walk is just the first step of a lifelong commitment and they're in the process of launching phase II: 2 Million Dogs which was conceived on the simple belief that if 2 dogs can walk 2,000 miles we can get 2 million dogs to walk 2 miles for cancer.

Does your dog have cancer?
Would you like their DNA to be a part of a historic study benifitting both pets & people?
2 Dogs & CHCC have a goal to collect 2,000 DNA samples by June 19th.

If you are attending the puppy up! Festival at the Boston Common June 19th, bring your dog to submit a blood sample at the collection site there.

If you can't make it there sign up online to submit a sample from your dog with cancer. HELP 2 DOGS 2,000 MILES COLLECT 2,000 DNA SAMPLES

Newfoundland Dogbone Necklace Silver Pet Lover Jewelry

If you're looking for a gift for a Newfoundland dog lover be sure to visit For Love of a Dog. This Newfoundland dog necklace has a wonderful black Newfoundland art sculpture as a pendant. The dog is handmade of hand cast resin in a hand sculpted mould, then carefully painted. True to AKC dog breed standards, highly detailed and absolutely beautiful.

I've hand wire wrapped this little treasure with silver wire and a fat Black Onyx gemstone bead, accented with sterling silver beads. The second charm is a puffy deep, dark red Brecciated Jasper heart hand wire wrapped with sterling silver. The third charm is a silver three dimensional dog bone.

All three charms are removable from the silver snake chain necklace. In fact, you can wear them singly, together, or even add in some other charms, too. If you love Newfoundland dogs this just might be dog jewelry you would love.

Dog Hair Rescues Gulf in Oil Spill

The nonprofit organization, Matter Of Trust, is providing a safe, non-toxic, effective way to participate in the Gulf Spill clean up. Donors from every state in the US, from Canada and beyond are sending in hair, fur and wool clippings as well as nylons and funding for outer mesh. This is used to make Booms that can protect beaches and coastal waters

Matter of Trust is accepting hair, fur, fleece, feathers and nylons! Thousands of booms are being made all along the Gulf Coast by hundreds of volunteers. Supplies are ready to go to official government haz mat teams that have hazardous waste disposal plans in place. Matter of Trust is only giving out boom to official government haz mat teams. We are an environmental charity and would not risk oily boom being left out without proper disposal. BP Public Affairs has told us they have enough of their own boom. And Matter of Trust is now in contact with local parishes and counties in the Gulf States.

ALL salons, groomers, alpaca and llama fleece farmers, hairy individuals, & pet owners can sign up to donate hair, fur, fleece, feathers, nylons at their web site.

Matter Of Trust, established in 1998, is an ecological public charity that links ideas, sparks action and materializes flourishing systems. It concentrates on manmade surplus, natural surplus and eco-education