Flush Puppies: Product of the Week

“The Official Dog Doodie Bags Of Mother Earth!”

Picture from: flushpuppies.com

Flush Puppies poo bags are 100% hydro-biodegradable and flushable. Yes, really….flushable. Made from Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) – a water soluble, eco-friendly, “green” alternative to plastic – Flush Puppies are specifically made to dispose of doggie poo down the toilet. Unlike plastic bags or other “biodegradable” bags, Flush Puppies actually biodegrade in water.

The bags are 8” x 10” and can accommodate a dog up to 75lb, depending on what you feed your dog!

How bad can it be just to throw poop in the trash?

A few facts and figures on the impacts of dog poo in American landfills:

- There are estimated 44.8 million dogs in the US

- In a city of 100,000 people, or 43 square miles, dogs can generate about 2.5 tonnes of feces a day. That’s almost 2 million pounds a year

- Most of the poo ends up in plastic garbage bags, which can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill.

K9 Pet Blog: Fun Facts

"Did you know we dogs have been kept as pets for 12,000 years?"

Here are some fun dog facts for you to enjoy. Feel free to post your own below:

• Dog nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints
• The Basenji is the world's only barkless dog 
• Dogs have sweat glands in their feet
• People have been keeping dogs as pets for the past 12,000 years
• Dogs are pack animals by nature. They need closeness, touching, and petting to be content and happy
• The average dog has 42 permanent teeth in their mouth
• Dalmations are completely white at birth
• A puppy is born, deaf, blind and toothless
• A Basset Hound is not able to swim
• A dogs shoulder blades are unattached from the rest of its skeleton to allow for free movement when running
• Chocolate, grapes and raisins are poisonous to your dog and should not be fed

Dog Development

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Dog World Records: Earliest Dog In Space

In 1957, the first dog was put into space. Laika, which means 'barker' in Russian, was put on board Sputnik 2 and pioneered the way into space travel. Unfortunately this shuttle was not designed to return to Earth and Laika died a few days after making it into the Guinness World Records.

Dog World Records: Oldest Dog Still Living

The oldest dog still alive was born in April 1985 in Japan, and is a male cross breed owned by Shigeo Nagai. In December 2010 Pusuke was 26 years old.