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The Dog Bowl Pet Supply and BARF Raw Food BlogThe Dog Bowl is an online storefront that offers quality pet products including: raw dog food, B.A.R.F., pet beds, dog dental care, pet first aid kits for travel, and every other luxury pet gift imaginable.Tuesday, August 19, 2008The Dog Bowl established a modern, eco friendly storefront conceptHouston is the fattest city in the US! After getting the title a few years in a row Houston is trying to focus on healthy organic alternatives - as we should!
It's also a dog metropolis, which is why The Dog Bowl established a modern, eco friendly storefront concept with a holistic focus on one of the Village area's coolest boulevards - Sunset Blvd. Open since 2004, The Dog Bowl is easily differentiated from typical pet stores and grooming daycares by both it's aesthetic and its philosophy. The store's bright, friendly colors and clean simple lines sometimes lead passerbys to believe that the neighborhood has a new toy store. But the store is actually a pet haven, with a focus on healthy lifestyles and on taking care of the pet and the community from a global perspective. The Dog Bowl's focus is on green retailing and operates in an environmentally-conscious way by offering customers a choice between recyclable boxes, reusable bags, and wonderful freezer roller bags (offered at cost to it's retail customers). They also ask that the customer bring the containers back so The Dog Bowl may recycle or use these items again for purchases other customers make. "It's about the individual making the small adjustment, and conscious effort to conserve and re-use," says the storefront manager. The employees at The Dog Bowl know that every little bit counts and are encouraged to turn off lights when they are not being used and to break down incoming boxes and packaging for the recycling bin. After all, The Dog Bowl knows little changes can make a big impact! The Dog Bowl believes that taking care of pets from a global perspective also means educating human customers. Dogs rely on their human owners to shop for them, so the storefront has made a commitment to helping pet owners make the best possible decisions and purchases for their budget. In this regard, every food and treat manufacturer The Dog Bowl carries is carefully researched and selected for it's discerning customers. There are several big brands that the store doesn't carry, for better or worse, in order to keep true to its mission. If you would like a Dog Bowl location in your area? Contact us! The Dog Bowl is now offering franchise opportunities for you pet loving, business minds - We would love to speck with you: 1-866-621-6200 (Ask for Keith Hudson) For those of you who want to support the success and efforts of The Dog Bowl, but are not in Houston, shop online anytime! www.TheDogBowl.com Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Bowl, Dog Nutrition Monday, August 11, 2008Sunscreen for dogs! Going for a long walk with fido this weekend? We put sunscreen on have you ever considered the sun protection for your dog?At The Dog Bowl we have looked long and hard for a good sunscreen that doesn't contain harsh chemicals- and we have good news! We finally found a natural, vegan sunscreen for dogs! We don't know if you ever thought about it.... But if you have a dog who has white fur you need some pup sunscreen for sure! Look at your pet's skin under the light fur - it is pale pink! This type of skin, much like ours, can burn when exposed to the sun. Ultimately your pet can get skin cancer just like we can. Specially on the tender areas like the head and nose should be protected. Order now @ The Dog Bowl website: www.TheDogBowl.com (See "shop online" and "energy & environment tab".) Here are The Dog Bowl we LOVE this Dog Sunscreen - plus it is also a fur conditioning treatment as well! There is nothing better than giving a little extra conditioner to the fur! A wonderful product if you pet has long hair! It is never too late to protect your pets from sun damage! He/she will live longer, healthier life because of your preventative care from the sun's damaging rays! Labels: Dog Shampoo, Traveling with your dog Saturday, August 09, 2008Pet Dental Care - Leba II (FREE SHIPPING)Ever wonder why your pet has bad breath & yellow teeth?
If you look at how your pet's jaw works - it moves up & down only (never side to side). Your pet's mouth is made to make motions to pull and tear at it's food. Watch any Nature's Channel or Discovery segment with lions or wolves and you will see what we mean! With this in mind let's lightly examine our domesticated pet's daily diet. Are you feeding dry food? Keeping in mind that your pet's jaw function is to move up & down - What is happening to the dry food as it enters the pet's mouth? It is mixing with the saliva and getting sticky and pasty. After all, it was a paste that was squirted out to form "cute" shapes before it was dried. Do an experiment with us: Put a little dry food in your hand & add a little water (to replicate the saliva in the pet's mouth). Sticky & pasty & greasy! Yuck! Question: How is the dry food possibly "cleaning" your pet's mouth? Answer: It is not. We have come to the conclusion that the dry pet food is actually aiding in making your pet's breath bad & rotting away the teeth! Yikes! Question: What can you do if you don't want to switch foods? Answer: Leba II  Leba II is simple to use! (Let's face it - no one has time to brush your pet's teeth twice a day!)LEBA III balances the chemistry of the mouth keeping the teeth clean and healthy for the entire life of your pet, without side effects. The key to a long healthy life is balance! Products that kill the bacteria have an antibiotic action, damaging the environment of the mouth. The safety and efficacy of LEBA III was proven by a renowned university and has been used by veterinarians since 1994.
Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Nutrition, Pet Dental Care Thursday, August 07, 2008Environmentally Friendly Products! The Dog Bowl is proud to announce we have add an Energy And Environment shopping category to our website!One of the many wonderful items includes Aloe Moist Naturally Green Tropiclean Shampoo (shown). Aloe Moist's truly unique formulation is designed to clean the dirtiest pets while creating a shiny luxurious coat. Protein and aloe vera replenish the natural moisture balance of the skin and coat. Routine bathing leaves the skin and coat soft, shiny and looking great. Each shampoo is packaged in an earth-friendly 20oz bottle. In the entire pet community, the only 100% biodegradable container available! The bottle and sleeve completely biodegrade within 180 days in a commercial compost landfill. Labels: Dog Shampoo, Grooming Friday, July 25, 2008Top 10 Reasons Pets are Taken to the Vet?Ear infections were the top reason dogs were taken to the veterinarian in 2007, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance of Brea, California, which recently analyzed its medical claims received last year to determine the top 10 most commonly claimed conditions for dogs and cats. The top reason cats were taken to the veterinarian was urinary tract infections.
For both dogs and cats, the top 10 conditions accounted for about 25 percent of all medical claims received in 2007. The biggest change on either list was feline enteritis, which jumped from number 16 in 2006 to number 4 in 2007. Also, almost a third of all the common conditions could be related to or exacerbated by diet, diet changes or dietary indiscretions. The most expensive of the common canine conditions in 2007 was benign skin tumors, with an average submitted claim fee of $327. For cats, it was renal failure at $279. Top 10 reasons dogs to to the vet:
Top 10 reasons cats go to the vet:
Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Nutrition Thursday, May 29, 2008Call for alternative vets and vets who support raw feeding!The Dog Bowl is compiling a list of all vets who support the raw diet and alternative medicine.
This is important to us, as we are seeing a rising number of pets who are dying from liver & kidney issues, as well as cancer! There has got to be some alternative practices that can keep our pet's healthier than traditional cures! We want to know if you can recommend any vets in your area who feel the same way? This is what we have put together so far: http://thedogbowl. com/PPF/category_ID/39_366/dogbowl. asp (If you cannot click on this link, go to www. TheDogBowl. com and on the left side of the page to "Ask Your Vet". Under this category click the tab "Veterinarians who understand raw food for pets!". *So you may use this list if you need a good vet, but also we are posting this blog to find more! Anywhere in the United States if fine! Do you know of a good, alternative vet we should add to our list? Email us info@thedogbowl.com with the subject line "Add this vet to your website", and we will be happy to do so! Thank you in advance for your help! Respectfully, www. TheDogBowl. com Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition Friday, May 23, 2008Pet Dental Issues?Ever wonder why your pet's teeth are so bad? Why ARE your pet's teeth full of plaque? Why does your pet have bad breath? Young or old, it seems that dental issues are a common problem for pets!Well it is pretty logical to us at The Dog Bowl and we will tell you why! Let's get right to the source of the problem of pet dental issues! Is your pet is eating dry food? Let's start by doing an experiment together: Place a bit of that dry food in the palm of your hand. Next add a little water. Hold it for a few minutes and let's see what starts to happen. You first notice that your initially clean hand starts to feel greasy. Next you notice how the once, dry food, starts to get soggy and swells up. Followed by a pasty mess! Yuck! Is you hand really messy? Our is! Yuck yuck yuck! Didn't the television commercial tell us that the dry food cleans our pet's teeth? How can that be? As it made a pasty, sticky mess in our hands! We had to wash our hands multiple times just to get rid of the fatty grease residue!! Logically there is NO way that if our hand is full of a sticky, pasty mess that you could tell me our pet's mouth didn't end of this way as well! My hand is not clean, therefore why would my pet's mouth be any different? Next let's look at the way the pet's skeleton and jaw functions. Looking at your pet's jaw you can clearly see that they are NOT capable of moving their bottom jaw to the left or the right. They can ONLY move their mouth up and down. Grab your pet & move their jaw to see! Quite simply, the way your cat or dog (they both have the same function) is supposed to eat is to "pull and tear" at their food. (Even more of a reason to consider raw food - click here to read more about B.A.R.F.) Your pet is literally swallowing the dry food, air and all (Why do you think people think they need to provide raised dog bowls? Because their pet is gulping air!), and in a effort to swallow it, and as they move their jaw “up & down” you hear crunching sounds. Dry food is not "chewed" as we have seen in our pet's anatomy -- they simply cannot chew! In addition, those now broken bits of food mixed with saliva make ideal, pasty lodging boats in your pet's mouth, nicely parking along the gum line. Yikes! I feel betrayed! How about you? ALL these years we hear that our pet chews their food & that the dry, cereal like, food cleans their teeth! Looking at reality and facts, the billion dollar marketing is NOT true! Add on another vet dental bill & you can see - Why would the dry pet food industry want you to think otherwise? That processed, dry food enters your pet's mouth, mixes with the saliva (much like the water in your hand experiment), and forms a nice, sticky paste and a mess in their mouth - which your cat or dog can't remove! (Remember they cannot move their jaw to the left or right. We can move OUR jaw left to right & think about how sticky chips or cereal items get in your back teeth!). The dry pet food paste sticks in their back teeth and sits their to simply rot away the enamel and gums. Why wouldn’t your pet have bad breath after a few meals like that? We, at The Dog Bowl, hate to bring you this depressing news, but we would rather you know now that later! There is always a cause for a problem! And much of western medicine practice is to put a “band aid” fix on the issue, not to seek out the root of the problem. And as we have found, that root being the dry pet food industry makes A LOT of money! And so do the veterinarians that recommend it! In conclusion, we want you, our reader and fellow pet owner, to think about options for your pet. Please! We urge you! There are reasons for why your pet has dental issues. There are millions of pets with the same issue. We are certain when you start pulling on "the why thread" logical answers can and will follow. (Start by reading about commercial pet food - click here.) With good information you can make better choices and decisions for your pets (and for yourself). After all, you are your pet’s source for guidance, training, food and shelter. Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Dog Treat, Pet Dental Care ArchivesDecember 2005 January 2006 February 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 July 2008 August 2008
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