The Dog Bowl Pet Supply and BARF Raw Food Blog

Size:  Available in 8oz  &  Limited Quantities Available in stock:  Currently 5 left!  

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Dog Treat, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

We are having the sale of the year!  Shop now for the best selection - we have limited quantities on some items and at these prices they will not last!
One of our favorite sale items is the "lips and leopard" Thro Home dog bed by Marlo Lorenz.  It is as cute as can be and perfect for your little diva for Valentine's Day!

This bed measurements:  32" x 24" x 4" and is super super soft!  We absolutely "heart" this bed!

And of course, another thing that we love is the price!  We are offering this bed for $31.99!  (The original price was $60.99, so you save over 1/2).

Currently we only have 1 of the "lips and leopard" beds left, but there are other prints from this designer available as well, click here to see more options from The Dog Bowl.com Sale.

Labels: Dog Beds, Dog Fashion, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

Looking for dog collars that are quality and cool? The Dog Bowl just added these AND they are on sale!

Or are you interested in a soft new dog bed for your pup?

We are having the best sale of the year - item quantities are limited and available to ship out NOW, so shop now! Simply go to our "Shop Online" and then look for the SALE tab.
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Labels: Behavior and Training, Cat Beds, Dog Beds, Dog Collars, Dog Fashion, Dog Style, Dog Toys, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

This is the season where we pack up the kids and the dogs and hit the road. But just as you would strap in the kids the pets need to be in the second row & belted up too! Just like the kids, the pets need seat belts too!

The Dog Bowl is having the Sale of all Sales & right now we are offering The patented Roadie™ Canine Vehicle Restraint System for $25.00. (This item is normally sold for over $49.99, this is a 50% savings! Quantities & sizes available may vary!)

The patented Roadie™ Canine Vehicle Restraint System is the only safety harness that surpasses the tensile strength standards for human seat belts!

The veterinarian-approved design will protect dogs from sudden stops and sharp turns while traveling in any vehicle. Harness allows dogs to comfortably and safely sit, stand or lie down on seat. Nylon straps will not chafe, choke or bind. Contains no metal or plastic parts to break. Attaches easily and quickly to any seat belt. Features built-in walking lead— perfect for hiking, training, climbing or for use on service dogs.

Labels: Behavior and Training, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

Trendy Carrybag by Reisenthel is the solution! A combination of aluminum and resistant polyester (easy to keep clean).

Its great capacity makes it an extremely versatile bag. Although its own weight is minimal, it can carry a lot! A soft coated grip makes it comfortable to take around. The entire bag can be folded up neatly. In the inside, you find a handy little zipper pouch inside.

Basket concept newly defined! Although the good old wicker basket makes us feel as if we’d just stepped out of a fairytale, there is no doubt that tear proof polyester and sturdy aluminum really are superior to the material properties of woven twigs – and also more elegant when combined. This means that our Carrybag will not only let you shop in style at the market, it will also look the part in any shopping center. Our Carrybag is the original! Wherever it pops up, it reliably demonstrates its pristine strengths: a large capacity, low empty weight and several practical details. Our carrybag is no less than the redefined version of the basket! It suits any purpose and any person.

• Sturdy aluminum frame
• 19 x 12 x 11 inch
• Capacity: 21 lbs
• Collapsible soft rubber handle
• 1 zip pocket inside
• Rigid bottom
• Can be folded up when required
• 5 Design Awards

This practical high tech basket is available in Black color (shown in orange).

FINAL SALE ITEM & quantities are limited: Only 10 left!

Labels: Carrier Pet, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

When looking at what people spend their hard earned money they want to know they are getting something good right?

Well how do you really know?

Real food? What could be better.... Ummm NOTHING! Not even another vet bill is going to fix a lifestyle problem.

Think about it! If you had a car that used gas, but you put diesel in the tank wouldn't it end up with problems? Not to mention the mechanic bills! But the real question is: Do you continue to bring your diesel filled, gas needing car to the same mechanic? Of course the mechanic is going to preform a "fix" for the problem, but he is also going to recommend that you bring it back in for a "check up". And of course we all know - take your money again for the service because you don't know any better!

Long story short we want you, the consumer to have the right information. So you can make good decisions with your money, your time, not to mention your dog or cat (or car's) health!

After all your pet is worth the research and the best, informed decisions possible; after all it does concern their livelihood & we all know how much we love them, especially when they are healthy.

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Fashion, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment, Pet Dental Care

We are please to announce NEW storefront hours for The Dog Bowl retail location at 2431 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005.

We know it is hard for some of you to make it by 6pm, NOT to mention the wonderful construction zone Kirby Drive has been turned into! (Although change is painful sometimes, usually always worth it.) So we want to help you out! Starting immediately we will now be open late hours on Thursdays - open until 9pm!!!

Because we will now be open so late on Thursdays a few minor things will change:

• We will now be offering deliveries to your home on Mondays (as the storefront will be closed on Mondays). Reservations MUST be made in advance for a Monday delivery - contact us with questions & to make a reservation: 713-529-0334;
  
• Also we are proud to announce we will be the new drop off location for Rawfully Organic Co-Op every Thursday!
  

The later of the news is very exciting! We know that getting your pets health in check makes you want to do the same for yourself.... This makes The Dog Bowl a one stop shop for those of you looking for a way to support local farmers and a local company!

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

Being in the forefront of a concept that request consumers to consciously "think" about what they are buying we are constantly bombarded by the fact that there are marketing falsities on an astounding amount of available products.

Here is an example: Take "Natural Greenies" or "Smart Greenies" for instance, the packaging alone labels the purchaser as smart and aware of healthy options. But what IS this item? When we break down the chemistry of the "natural" item the findings are in fact quite contrary to the labeling. It is as if the manufacturer is telling you, the consumer, one thing and selling you another.

"Low fat", "low carbs", "all natural", and of course, the newly popular "organic" wording is practically on everything marketed from toilet paper and shoes, to food items.

As a consumer and a smart one at that, all we simply have to do is take a second and think about the item in question. Ignore all the beautiful packaging and labels and think about what it took to put that item on the shelf. At the very least, question what it takes to sustain that item in it's container or bag.

The conclusion of your thoughts will no doubt be in conflict with the "wonder ingredients" that is formulated as natural and true. Yes - they were real at one point & then they were changed to what you see now, and of course processed. Hmmmmm

So getting back to "real and basic" it seems that if it were in fact "natural and real" it would rot and break down - real items do. For example, if you leave an apple out on the table over the course of a month it starts to deteriorate. Well of course it does! It is a fresh, real item. And as a smart consumer we don't need a label to tell us that!

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

We had a funny thought while at the grocery store & thought we would share it with you.... As we walked down the chip & cereal isle we wondered.... Would you think that any number of these crunchy items as a tooth cleaner? Of course not! That would be outrageous!

We don't eat crackers or cereal and think "my mouth is so clean"; in fact, consuming dry crunchy crackers results in anything but clean - a sticky pasty mess in our mouth is more like it. Oh and REALLY thirsty to say the least! (Try it out for yourself and see!)

So why OH why do we as consumers "buy" into the crunchy dog or cat food as cleaning agent for teeth? Aw... the power of marketing - the ole' give them a crunch to clean marketing slogan.

As humans we CAN move our bottom jaw left and right in order to chew, but our cat & dog's anatomy is up & down (ONLY). Yes ladies and gentlemen our dogs and cats both consume their food in a pull and tear motion, there is NO chewing.

Just a little marketing "food for thought"!

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment, Pet Dental Care

The Dog Bowl offer our new Interactive Puppy Training DVD - Start things right with your new puppy.

This Puppy Training Video DVD trains humans to teach their puppies the basics. (Which is really the key to helping your puppy succeed in understanding what you need from him/her!)

Renowned Canine Behaviorist, Shannon Holstein gets you started on the right paw with basics like:

• Puppy Proof your home
• Crate Training
• Housebreaking

Using a Dog Training Video DVD is the easiest way to train your puppy! Pop in the Puppy Training DVD - Watch our expert dog trainer Shannon Holstien in action - hit pause - work with your puppy! It's that simple!!

Shannon Holstein, canine behavior consultant, has been working with and training dogs for over ten years. Shannon received her initial training at Sirius Puppy Training in Hawaii and now owns Kokopelli Dog and Puppy Training in Mesa, Arizona. Conducting many classes a week, Shannon works diligently at bringing her gentle and non-physical philosophy to the public.

Shannon is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the Professional Association of humane Educators, and is an AKC CGC evaluator. With such credentials it is no wonder local veterinarians often seek her advice and routinely refer their canine clients to her.

Labels: Behavior and Training, Energy and Environment

As of 2009, The American Humane Association says about 7 million animals end up in shelters every year.

Seven million was such a shocking number we started to wonder what happens when the shelter pets are not adopted? In doing some research on the subject we came upon this truthfully disturbing article by: Sica, Nicole J.., Titled: “Gassing the Conscience of Texas.” We have posted this article below:

Kimberley Intino, director of the Shelter Services Program for the Humane Society of the United States, advises there are currently seven states that have legislation pending on proposals to ban carbon monoxide gas chamber use in animal shelters as a means of euthanasia; Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Intino says that in her six years at the HSUS, this is the first time multiple states have introduced such legislation. Unfortunately, Texas is not one of them.

New Mexico’s bill, however, met with resounding success, to say the least. Becoming the 18th state in the nation prohibiting the destruction of animals via gas chamber, New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, signed legislation into law on Monday, April 6th, banning forever the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers for the purpose of killing pets at animal shelters. “There is a more humane way to euthanize pets and we have to enforce this,” Richardson said at a news conference on the outskirts of Santa Fe. And he is, most assuredly, right. As one of the states still allowing gas chambers to be used as means of execution for our homeless cats and dogs, Texas is lagging behind when it comes to humane euthanasia. And this has to change. Approved, but Not Preferred The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) approves CO gassing as a method of euthanasia, yet in the same report acknowledging its approval; they also state it is not the “preferred” method.

Listing enough serious drawbacks to give one pause, their 2007 Guidelines on Euthanasia strongly cautions that although acceptable, “humane” CO gassing also: May be distressing to animals because the gas dissolves in moisture on the nasal mucosa. The resulting product, carbonic acid, may stimulate nociceptors, a sensory receptor responsible for the perception of pain. Because CO is heavier than air, incomplete filling of a chamber may permit animals to climb or raise their heads above the higher concentrations, avoiding exposure, thereby prolonging their deaths.

Strongly not recommended for nursing kittens, puppies, pregnant animals, many types of wildlife, and large or medium sized dogs. Therefore, only small dogs and cats fit into these guidelines; making the use of CO gassing for a widely varied animal population, as is typically found in animal facilities, an inconvenient and impractical solution. May produce painful pulmonary and upper respiratory tract lesions prior to loss of consciousness. Even if used correctly, may take longer than euthanasia by other means. Animals may experience distress vocalization (this includes barking, crying, howling and screeching), struggling, frantic attempts to escape, defensive or redirected aggression, salivation, urination, defecation, evacuation of anal sacs, tachycardia, sweating, and reflex skeletal muscle contractions such as shivering, tremors, or other muscular spasms. Now I ask you, just how “humane” does any of that sound?

Human Toll The animal welfare group, American Humane, considers euthanasia by injection, or EBI, of sodium pentobarbital to be the only compassionate vehicle of death for dogs and cats in animal shelters–and not just for the animal’s sake, either. Says American Humane: "Shelter workers overwhelmingly wish to hold and comfort a frightened animal in its final moments of life. That act may be the only kindness the animal has ever known. In contrast, even with vigilant oversight, euthanizing any animal by means of a … carbon monoxide gas system … is both severely inhumane and harmful to the emotional and physical health of people and animals. Such acts of euthanasia also create public outcry regarding the outdated practices and demean the purpose of an animal shelter.”

The use of gas chambers in our Texas shelters causes immense emotional and psychological damage to countless animal shelter workers. In naked biological terms, animals do not lose consciousness or die until there is a buildup of the CO gas in their lungs, and shelter workers have documented that until that buildup happens, sometimes as much as 30-40 minutes later, they are an unwilling witness to the piercing cries, howling, retching, scratching and sheer, blind helpless panic of the animals locked inside. It is also not uncommon to have to gas some animals twice. Many workers endure it in either subdued silence or quiet weeping. Every. Single. Day.

A few of you may remember the sad and somewhat sickening Craigslist posting that was circulated back in 2006. It was entitled “I put dogs in the gas chamber,” and offered a chilling view of the psychological suffering one person may have endured while employed at a gassing facility. No claims to its authenticity are offered here; however the words of the unknown author are powerfully vivid and compelling. But for all that, it’s not just the emotional toll workers need to worry about.

Fatal Practices In March 2000, 39-yearold animal control worker, Vernon Dove, asphyxiated to death while operating a homemade concrete block chamber in a Chattanooga, Tennessee shelter. After working at the shelter for 10 years, he was familiar with the procedure, and while routinely euthanizing a batch of animals, CO-a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas-leaked from the faulty chamber. Mr. Dove never knew what hit him. Minutes later, he was found dead at the scene by two coworkers.

Sadly, death by Carbon Monoxide Asphyxiation (CMA) is not the peaceful death we have been led to believe. The Hollywood images of the forlorn widow sticking her head in the oven in search of a painless reprieve couldn’t be farther from the truth. Says one Dade County pathologist, “After observing several dozen CMA victims in autopsy, I can tell you that the body left behind is useless for organ donation, discolored to the point where extreme make-up is required to prepare it for any burial viewing, and is treated as a toxic waste product by professionals. None of the CMA bodies I saw had that “classic” peaceful facial appearance, similar to being asleep. Rather, some had their eyes open wide, while others had a horrific grimace, swollen tongues protruding out from stretched lips and most had suffered some degree of nasal haemorrhaging. All but a few had vomitus spray on their clothing and most had experienced trauma related bowel release syndrome, (T.B.R.S. also called ‘timber syndrome’ by industry professionals).”

Information was not available on the condition of Mr. Dove’s corpse, but what is overwhelmingly clear is that because he worked for an animal facility still engaged in killing animals by CO procedures, Mr. Dove paid the ultimate price for entrusting his safety to his employers. As part of the investigation into this fatality, the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) determined that the animal control officer was exposed to CO levels high enough to be rapidly fatal.

TOSHA later fined the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga $22,800, citing several “serious” violations of workplace safety law. Said Jan Cothran, manager of health compliance for TOSHA, “[The safety inspectors said the Humane Society] failed to provide proper ventilation, failed to provide a respiratory protection program, failed to warn workers about safety hazards [and] failed to provide material safety data sheets for toxic chemicals.” Terri Mabry, Dove’s sister, discussed legal options with two lawyers, but was astonished by both of their responses.

Apparently, Tennessee law forbade Dove’s family from taking action against the Humane Society because a company that has worker’s compensation insurance and has not intentionally killed an employee may not be sued. “It’s the responsibility of the employer to train the employees in proper use of equipment and procedures,” said Mabry contemptuously. “As a result of his employer’s decision not to protect their employees, my brother is dead.” Texas, however, has no such law. If an employee could prove harm had occurred caused either directly or indirectly from a CO gas chamber; you can bet that the city (or county) will pay dearly. There are far too many “Texas Hammer” lawyer-types to pass up such a prime cut.

As a direct result of Vernon Dove’s death, the state of Tennessee enacted a ban on gas chamber killings. At Least You’ve Got Your Health But the concerns raised by the Tennessee incident reach well beyond the state line. In February 2004, the City of Liberal, Kansas, asked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for help in evaluating CO exposures of employees that operated two euthanasia chambers at the city-run animal shelter. The results of NIOSH’s findings were clearly damning. The NIOSH investigator concluded that the use of homemade CO chambers, such as the one investigated, presented an unacceptable health risk to animal shelter employees. When CO was introduced into the chamber, CO concentrations near the chamber rapidly exceed the NIOSH ceiling limit of 200 parts per million (ppm).

The NIOSH Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health value of 1,200 ppm was exceeded in one instance. But just in case you’re thinking the dangers that were present in Tennessee were entirely due to their gas chamber being “homemade”–think again. Stokes County, North Carolina Fire Marshal, Bradley Cheek, inspected a gas chamber at Stokes County Animal Control in January 2007. A letter from the Marshal to shelter supervisor, Sarah Shumate, documented high levels of gas at the supply tank as well as the gas chamber door. Cheek warned: “During the euthanasia process, levels of carbon monoxide in excess of 1000 ppm were detected on the exterior of the chamber loading door. It is not known what the exact readings were; this is due to the monitor having a maximum reading of 1000 ppm….Carbon monoxide is immediately dangerous to life and health at 1200 ppm.” Inexplicably, this very same gas chamber is still in use today.

Here is a small sampling of what animal control personnel working in shelters utilizing gas chambers must take into consideration every morning when reporting for duty: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says, “Perhaps the most insidious effect of CP poisoning is the development of delayed neuropsychiatric impairment within 2 - 28 days after poisoning and the slow resolution of neurobehavioral consequences.” In his published CO Toxicity study, Dr. Samara Soghoian, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellow, New York University School of Medicine, reports that CO toxicity in humans causes “…memory disturbances, including both anterograde and retrograde amnesia, are the most common neurologic abnormalities. Other signs include lethargy, stupor, coma, gait disturbance, movement disorders, apraxia, agnosia, tics, vestibular dysfunction, hearing and visual loss, rigidity, brisk reflexes, emotional lability, frank psychosis, and impaired judgment and cognitive function.

According to an article from the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2006, “Researchers discover a link between severe carbon monoxide poisoning and death years later from heart disease.” A study of patients poisoned by carbon monoxide, from LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1999 concluded, “Ninety-three per cent of the patients exhibited a variety of cognitive impairments, including impaired attention, memory, executive function, and mental processing speed. Ninety-five per cent of the patients experienced affective changes including depression and anxiety.” The US Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention says, “Red blood cells pick up CO quicker than they pick up oxygen. If there is a lot of CO in the air, the body may replace oxygen in blood with CO. This blocks oxygen from getting into the body, which can damage tissues and result in death.”

In a study funded by the National Institute of Health, Penn State researchers stated that “Brain damage occurs - days to weeks later - in half of the patients with a serious case of CO poisoning.” A 1983 Archives of Neurology article by Dr. Il Saing Choi, MD, detailed delayed neurologic effects of CO: “The most frequent symptoms were mental deterioration, urinary or fecal incontinence, gait disturbance, and mutism.” It is believed that in North Carolina alone, at least four county employees operating gas chambers have died in recent years from heart and lung-related disorders. It is believed those health issues were directly related to long term CO exposure.

But there’s a much more immediate danger than CO poisoning that puts our Texas animal shelter employees at risk. Booming Business In July, 2008, animal control workers at an animal services facility in Statesville, NC, loaded their gas chamber full of animals, and flipped the switch to start the deadly process rolling. While there are conflicting reports as to whether or not the killings were being attended by a worker, no one can dispute the remarkable fortune granted to every employee 30 minutes later. On the fateful day of July 22nd, the Iredell County Animal Services gas chamber exploded. Because the office and the euthanasia area were separated by several rooms with block walls, according to Tracy Jackson, the assistant county manager, no one even heard the boom. Although widely reported that the chamber blast was due to a broken light bulb being exposed to CO, the cause of the detonation is still unclear. However, the situation was quickly put under control by local firefighters, and no injuries were reported. Except, of course, for the ten dogs inside the chamber at the time.

The AVMA is clear about the human health risks associated with CO life-termination procedure; they state that gas chambers are “…hazardous to personnel because of the risk of explosions …or health effects resulting from chronic exposure.” And warn too, that “…carbon monoxide gas is cumulative in the bodies of shelter workers and long-term effects may include cancers and cardiovascular diseases”. And if that weren’t enough to convince you the laws need to change in Texas, chew on this; sometimes gas chambers don’t always work, either.

The grateful dead? Unfortunately, death is not a guarantee when using CO. A single cycle of gassing can take anywhere from 20-40 minutes to complete–one would assume a veritable eternity when defecating and urinating uncontrollably, choking for breath, and helplessly vomiting. But what happens when one cycle isn’t enough? “It’s hard enough to have to put them through it once,” says a Texas gassing facility worker who wished to remain anonymous. “…I’ve heard of places where it happens all the time, but thankfully animals surviving a first round gassing only happens maybe once a month or so with us. I’ve been lucky–it’s not happened yet when I’m on duty. Honest to God, I don’t know what I’ll do when it does.”

Well, here is what some other people did when it happened to them: July 21st, 2006, Hinesville, GA: After 30 minutes in the gas chamber, it was only by the Grace of God that a little hound-mix survived. But the horrors she encountered in that 30 minutes, live on in more than just her memory. “It will never leave me,” Says Deborah Palpal-Latoc, an employee with the Liberty County Animal Control. “I have had nightmares and don’t think I’ll ever forget this as long as I live.” Palpal-Latoc was one of the first to witness the painful miracle. It haunts her to this day. “…the dog above her — its bodily fluids were dripping all over her,” recalls Palpal-Latoc eyes filled with tears. “And she was cowering and scared and foaming at the mouth and trying to get out.” Pulling her from the tangled pile of corpses, Palpal-Latoc rushed her to the vet.

This furry, unlikely hero with the incredible will to survive is now named “Amazing Grace,” in honor of the Divine Intervention accomplished on her behalf that day. Serving as the catalyst, it was Amazing Grace’s story that inspired the Macon City Council to unanimously pass an ordinance to switch from killing by gas to lethal injection on or before July 1, 2009.

Later, Georgia’s House Bill 606, motivated by Amazing Grace, too, aims to put an end to the use of gas chambers in the entire state. Rep. Tom Knox is the bill’s primary sponsor, and it will be heard next year.

April, 2005, Mocksville, NC: While dropping off construction materials at a dumpsite one morning, Jeff and Susan Armsworthy were about to have an encounter that would change their lives forever. “I had backed my truck up, and was just finishing throwing the trash into the dumpster when we heard this noise,” Armsworthy said. “I thought it was a toy at first.” Armsworthy said he looked into the dumpster and saw a load of black garbage bags under the trash he had just deposited. A few seconds later, he heard the sound again. “I thought the second time it was a puppy,” Armsworthy said. “I thought, ‘Lord, who could do something like that?’” Along with his wife and a county employee, Armsworthy jumped into the dumpster and started digging through the trash, searching for the source of the noise.

When they reached the bottom of the dumpster they found two large plastic bags. Thinking he had found the source, Armsworthy tore one open, only to have the carcass of a female Rottweiler mix fall out. They almost abandoned their search right then and there, when the noise reached their ears yet again. “I tore open the second bag, and there they were. Three dead puppies and one still wiggling,” Armsworthy said. “It was all matted and nasty, but it was alive.” Susan, who works at a veterinary hospital nearby, brought the puppy to her job to be checked out by Dr. Beth Eubanks. With the exception of worms, Eubanks gave the puppy a clean bill of health.

The puppy had been dumped by employees of the Davie County Animal Shelter. Animal Control Officer Robert Cook said he was heartbroken about the incident. The puppies, which had been abandoned at the shelter the week before, were supposedly killed that morning when their time was up. Apparently though, one of the puppies was rendered unconscious by the CO gas, and as a result didn’t inhale enough to be fatal. He later became conscious while in the dumpster. His name is now Davie, and it’s his name that graces North Carolina HB #6; Davie’s Law. Sponsored by Rep. Cary Allred; if enacted, Davie’s Law would end the use of gas chambers in the state of North Carolina–guaranteeing that no more Davie’s will have to suffer such horrors again.

August, 2003, St Louis, MI: An eleventh hour Governor’s pardon is more than most deathrow inmates can bear to hope for; but at the St Louis Animal Regulation Center, a reprieve from an even Higher Authority gave shelter workers quite a shocking surprise. On the morning of August 4th, Cain, a year-old Besenji mix, who had been turned in by his owner just a few days before, was sedated and placed with seven other dogs inside the facility’s gas chamber. Fifteen minutes later, Bill Dobbs, who has the undesirable job of removing the cadavers, unlocked the chamber. “I saw this dog in the right corner of the cage,” he said, “staring at me and wagging its tail.”

The theory to Cain’s survival was that the sedation had slowed his breathing, thereby lessening his carbon monoxide intake. But once out, Cain, who had acquired a surly reputation in his stay at the pound, “gave me a dirty look,” says center supervisor Rosemary Ficken, “like he had it out for me.” After monitoring the dog for neurological damage, Ficken called Stray Rescue of St. Louis. “She told me, ‘Please, take him. I don’t have the heart to put him back in there and re-gas him,’” said Randy Grim, founder of the non-profit shelter.

When Grim arrived, he renamed the dog Quentin–after San Quentin, the infamous prison with the ghoulish gas chamber. As the story of Quentin grew, Randy began to think the dog had survived for a reason. “He should have died. But not only did he not die… he was completely alert and standing on top of dead dogs. No dog had ever done that before. It’s the closest thing to an animal miracle I’d ever heard about,” exclaimed Grim.

Grim received over 700 calls to adopt Quentin, “but then I brought Quentin to my house,” he said. “I have a dog named Hannah, who hates all other dogs. I always have to separate her from any dogs I’m fostering because she always beats them up. When she met Quentin she lay down and rolled over on her back and went real passive. She treated him like a mom. They slept together and played together…That’s when I started thinking that maybe I should just keep him.” Quentin has a “sissy-like” bark and gets along great with the other dogs. “It’s like he’s always been a part of the family,” laughs Grim.

Quentin’s amazing story was memorialized in a book entitled Miracle Dog: How Quentin Survived the Gas Chamber to Speak for Animals on Death Row, and together–with Grim, of course–started a campaign against gas chamber use and to support no-kill animal shelters. Soon afterwards, Quentin went Hollywood and was featured in a National Geographic article about animal gassing. And because of Quentin and his remarkable story, the St. Louis animal shelter stopped using the gas chamber in January 2005; switching to the more humane method of euthanasia by injection. “To me, it’s a miracle or divine intervention,” said Grim. ”I can’t help but think he’s here to serve a higher purpose.” We think so, too.

"Gassing the Conscience of Texas, Part II" is coming soon - This upcoming article will explore the real costs of EBI vs. CO gassing, the debate from people who support or oppose the use of gas chambers, meet the shelter workers forced to kill by gas chamber, and much, much more. Poocini Special Report freely gives permission to cross-post or quote this article if proper credit is given!

Article Source: Sica, Nicole J. “Gassing the Conscience of Texas.” 11 Aprily 2009. Poocini.com 12 April 2009.

Labels: Behavior and Training, Energy and Environment, Pet Memorial

This is very heartbreaking but very true and I believe that EVERYONE should adopt a pet. I adopted mine and he is the best friend I will ever have!

A Letter from a Shelter Manager: "I think our society needs a huge 'Wake-up' call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all...a view from the inside if you will.

First off, all of you breeders/sellers should be made to work in the 'back' of an animal shelter for just one day. Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know. That puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore. So how would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at? Purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays" that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.

The most common excuses are:

• 'We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat).' "Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets and why did you choose that place instead of a pet friendly home?"
• Or they say 'The dog got bigger than we thought it would.' How big did you think a German Shepherd would get?"
• 'We don't have time for her.' "Really? I work a 10- 12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs!"
• 'She' s tearing up our yard'. "How about making her a part of your family?"
• They always tell me: 'We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her we know she'll get adopted, she's a good dog.'

"Odds are your pet won't get adopted & how stressful do you think being in a shelter is? Well, let me tell you, your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off. Sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy. If it sniffles, it dies. Your pet will be confined to a small run/kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it. If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers in that day to take him/her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose."

"If your dog is big, black or any of the 'Bully' breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door. Those dogs just don't get adopted. It doesn't matter how 'sweet' or 'well behaved' they are. If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed it may get a stay of execution, but not for long. Most dogs get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment."

"If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment." "Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being 'put-down'.... First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk - happy, wagging their tails. Until, they get to 'The Room', every one of them freak out and put the brakes on when we get to the door. It must smell like death or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there, it's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs depending on the size and how freaked out they are. Then a euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They will find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the 'pink stuff'. Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood and been deafened by the yelps and screams. They all don't just 'go to sleep', sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves. When it all ends, your pet's corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back with all of the other animals that were killed waiting to be picked up like garbage. What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal and you can always buy another one, right?"

"I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head I deal with everyday on the way home from work."

"I hate my job (as a shelter manager), I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much further than the pets you dump at a shelter."

"Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes."

My point to all of this: DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!

Hate me if you want to. The truth hurts and reality is what it is. I just hope I maybe changed one person's mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog.

I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say 'I saw this and it made me want to adopt.' THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH IT!"

Labels: Behavior and Training, Breeds of Dogs, Energy and Environment

If you think animal cruelty is someone else’s problem, think again. And if you think being a responsible pet owner to your dog or cat is important, you’re so right. What’s also important, however, is fighting animal cruelty when others commit heinous acts including negligence and being aware of your surroundings so you can help speak up for animals which otherwise have no voice.

The first step in combating animal cruelty is being aware. For instance if you notice a neighbor horribly beating his or her pet, it’s time to call the ASPCA or even the local police. If you witness animal abuse and don’t report it, essentially you’re contributing to the problem.

Just because you may not witness an act of animal abuse doesn’t mean it’s not happening. You may notice the following symptoms such as extremely thin, starving animals; limping; patches of missing hair; dogs who are repeatedly left alone without food and water; dogs who are outside in extreme weather conditions; animals who express fear or act aggressively when their owner approaches them.

Since every state has different animal cruelty regulations as it relates to investigating and arresting perpetrators, you may need to simply report the problem to the police and let them handle it. The more information you provide, the better. Put on a reporter’s hat and write down the where, when, who, and what. Document the type of animal cruelty that you observed, who was involved, where it occurred, and when.

Another way to get involved to fight animal cruelty is to explain to children in your home to look out for warning signs in neighbor’s dogs and cats. Another way to help diminish animal abuse is by setting good examples to your children (if applicable) as well as friends and neighbors. Provide your pet with the food, shelter, and water it needs, along with love and affection.
To take it one step further with stopping animal cruelty and abuse, adamant owners who cherish pets which aren’t even their own have fought to pass stronger anti-cruelty laws. After all, stronger laws equate to more stringent penalties for perpetrators.

At The Dog Bowl, nothing is more important than your pets’ health and well being. For more information about fighting animal cruelty ask your local veterinarian or rescue organization.

Labels: Behavior and Training, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

In this ever changing environment and world of developing technology, do you ever wonder where the production of "food" categorically falls into?

New developments in computers, internet, cell phones, music, etc... It seems every day brings new and exciting things to help improve our lives and keep us in touch. But what about our food? The average consumer doesn't give food sources a second thought, much less the technology it takes to stock those grocery store shelves!

With the onset of the economic crunch now is the time to step back and think about what we are spending our hard earned money on; and ultimately, the industry and production we are supporting. When we start thinking about spending money to purchase things of "value" we notice that these items ultimately are perishable, fresh items, or "real food". We came up with the conclusion that when you mix technology and real food the result is high profit, more chemicals and less real food.

Next time you go shopping in the grocery store we want you to think about a few things:

• Is the food item a produced item or is it fresh? (i.e. produced item would be Cheetos, a fresh item would be carrots, etc)


• Isn't it common sense that the best things for you are fresh foods? So why is that section only taking up 1/4 or less of the grocery store retail space?


• What percentage of your cart items contain preservatives to extend shelf life? (This question pertains to deli and raw meat items as well, i.e. chicken broth is a preservative and a chemical.)


• Are the items from local vendors or are they imported items?


• How many grocery bags do you think that store gives out in the time it takes you to shop?


• What is that store's impact on the community and the environment? Are they a local store or is this a big chain or conglomerate that doesn't give back to your town or city?

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

If you think about it.... If you are feeling kibble your pet isn't getting anything moist. Kibble is dry, and of course your pet needs hydration. Vets have told us that 90% of dogs and cats die of liver and kidney failure! So is the dry food leading to constant dehydration?

Let’s talk common sense here and see if we can’t agree that a dog that is being fed a heat processed, grain based diet is in a constant state of dehydration - Why?

Have you observed your dog or cat, after consuming the kibble based diet, going to the water bowl and drinking water voraciously. One needn’t wonder why when you learn that the water content of dry kibble is approximately 10%. To understand the advantages of feeding a water based diet you first have to be convinced that consuming your water in your nutrients is better than drinking water separately.

In order for water to be utilized properly to rehydrate the cells it needs to be tied to electrolytes or to the nutrients in order to hydrate about 90% of the cell. Water that is not tied this way to the nutrient is only able to hydrate approximately 10% of the cell. Consequently, about 90% of the water is thrown into the blood stream and ends up diluting the blood. The result is an extra hard strain on the heart to circulate the blood volume and on the kidney that functions to cleanse the toxins.

If the water is only able to rehydrate 10% of the cells then the result is a constant state of dehydration. Adding water from an external source only pretends to function properly to eliminate the dehydration. This constant dehydration state causes many problems. In cats it may lead to serious urinary problems (FUS)- FELINE URINARY SYNDROME.

I’m most concerned about the ability to properly flush out the toxins in the body and the additional strain that the excess volume of blood has on the long term functions of the various organs. Can this possibly be why dogs and cats fed a water based diet gain extended longevity?
We all know that water is the one nutrient that we can’t live without. We can go without food for a long time but without water the systems shut down and death results. Therefore- isn’t it logical that to gain the best advantage for long term health and wellness for ourselves and our dogs that we consume a nutrient that is of a high water concentration - The Barf Diet.

The BARF diet contains approximately 70% water that is adequately tied to the nutrients to properly rehydrate the internal cells.

To see the difference for yourself, feed your dog kibble for a week and then switch to the raw meat diet, watch your dog after eating, and compare the amount of water they drink after eating the BARF DIET. Hopefully you will see the advantage of hydrating the cells in a proper way.

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

What is the fuel for cancer? We know of two fuels: glucose (sugar) and fat!

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment

Labels: Dog Collars, Dog Fashion, Dog Style, Energy and Environment, ID Pet Tag, Traveling with your dog

Searching for a fun and sporty yet safe and functional collar for your pet?

Try Fydo on for size! Perfect for pets on the go, the Fydo Action Collar is durable, ultra flexible and will never come loose or slip off. There are no sharp studs or uncomfortable buckles here – the Fydo Action Collar is innovatively designed to be smooth, sleek and secure. Complemented by a clever double locking system, there are no ends for dogs to chew on or for cats to be caught on when they are exploring outdoors.

Fydo collars come complete with a smooth profile nametag that you can personalize with your pet’s name, license details and contact information.

Fydo Action Collar is a new era in dog accessories – never worry about fraying nylon or splitting leather collars again. In addition, unlike leather and nylon, our Fydo collar is waterproof, easy to clean, protects your dog from unsafe bacteria and you from unwanted odors.

Your pampered pet will be seen on any scene, from the beach to the park, in your choice of 13 attention-grabbing colors. The Fydo collar is this season’s must have accessory for pets of all kinds. Suitable for dogs, cats, ferrets and even rabbits, the Fydo Action Collar comes in several sizes, and size is adjustable to fit a wide range of pets. Guaranteed to fit and made from the most advanced materials.

The result of extensive research and testing, the Fydo Action Collection has finally been released.

Your pet deserves the best – Make it FYDO

Detailed Product Information:

* Made to Last – Superior Materials, Durable Design

* Quality made of TPR (100% recyclable thermo plastic rubber). Fittings and ID plaque made of PP (100% recyclable polypropylene plastic)

* 100% water resistant, perfect for active and sporty pets

* Easy to clean – Just rinse with water

* Pliable, non-slip material that locks securely and stays put

* Solid metal d-ring allows old ID tags and all leashes to be attached securely

* Superior to leather or nylon collars, Fydo is made from a revolutionary non-porous rubber that will remain free from foul odors and harmful bacteria!

Click here to see more collars from The Dog Bowl made "just for water loving dogs"!

Labels: Dog Collars, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

It does not get more innovative than this! A high quality wheeled pet trolley carrier for larger pets, which also becomes a crate during car, train and overnight hotel travel. Pup Buggy offers a rugged, sleek design that is fashioned after the beloved VW Bug. If you travel frequently, and need a secure haven for your beloved dog or cat, Pup Buggy is the ideal solution.

If you fly often with your pet, the Pup Buggy can be checked as luggage with the airline and is ready to hit the ground running when you (and your pet) get off the airplane. During long road trips, lay the Pup Buggy flat and it becomes a comfortable and well-ventilated bed for your pet in the car or in hotel rooms during travel.
Pup Buggy features a lightweight design that is easy to move and pull with its strong retractable aluminum handle; perfectly angled for ergonomic benefit. The trolley features a strong but ultra quiet 4-wheel system that reduces vibrations and offers increased balance and stability. Made of quality ballistic nylon fabric, Pup Buggy is a fun and sporty pet carrier.

Larger pets are just too heavy to carry around and traditional wheeled carriers are cumbersome to pull around, causing fatigue and back pain. Pup Buggy is light, convenient, secure and very trendy!

Detailed Product Information:

• Quality made from ultra strong ballistic nylon fabric
• Water resistant base that features removable padding for quick clean up during travel
• 3 large dual layer mesh windows (both sides) for ventilation and security
• Quick Access - Large front entrance
• Durable aluminum wheels that pivot smoothly and quietly
• Easy to clean – Just rinse with water
• Large rear storage compartment for dog treats and travel necessities

Actual Carrier Measurements: 26” L x 14” W x 18” H (Please consider these measurements before placing your order - click here to place an order or shop for more carriers from The Dog Bowl.)
Available in color shown: Black with grey accents.
Roller carrier net weight: 11.68 lbs.

Labels: Behavior and Training, Carrier Pet, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

Whether you are just going for a coffee or traveling to LA for the weekend go in style with your pet!

Shown in blue (in photo to the left) this Aero-Pet Carrier is approved by most airlines! It's sporty style, sensible in design, and perfectly portable!

You fly in style – why shouldn’t your pampered pet? The ‘Aero-Pet’ Carrier by Argo is an exclusive design and the only one like it on the market, successfully combining travel shelter with style! Designed to meet strict airline pet carrier regulations, while remembering the comfort and safety needs of the pet traveler. Your favorite furry friend doesn’t below in the cargo compartment! The Aero-Pet Carrier is designed to slide conveniently beneath an airline passenger seat.

The Aero-Pet features removable waterproof padding for bottom and sides, is ultra lightweight and offers two innovative carry options: quick change straps to change from narrow carry mode, to wider travel mode which offers your pet more room to relax during the flight.

Owner convenience built right in! Aero-Pet Carrier also features a quick access, zip opening on top, a compact side pocket to hold travel necessities and an extra set of shoulder strap attachments to allow you quick access to reposition your pet during flight.

Aero-Pet is the most progressive, airline approved pet carrier on the market. No other company in the pet industry uses the double dual layer mesh method – we do. The Aero-Pet carrier features an outside layer that is standard nylon mesh and an inner layer of heavy duty mesh screening. Why does this matter? All ARGO pet carriers have the double dual layer mesh windows on all sides. It offers exceptional ventilation for your pet, offering ultimate comfort during travel. Equally important, your pet’s nails or teeth will not be able to damage or claw through the fine weaved reinforced mesh. 90% of our competitors do not offer these exceptional features.

Aero-Pet will last longer, look better and offers upscale luxury for your dog or cat.
Offered in five colors to match your pet’s unique character (petal pink, tango orange, kiwi green, berry blue, black) Aero-Pet comes complete with a quality lining, padded carrying straps and handles, and an accessible zippered top door panel.

Detailed Product Information:

• Great Style
• Super Convenient
• Exceeds TSA Requirements
• Quality made from 840 denier nylon fabric
• Water resistant base and side panels are padded and removable for quick clean up during travel
• 6 dual layer mesh windows on ALL sides for ventilation and security
• Quick Access
• Large top zipper opening Exceptionally lightweight
• Perfect for long trips
• Easy to clean - Just rinse with water
• Actual Pet Carrier Measurements: 18.5” L x 10.5” W x 8.5” H

This Aero-Pet Style carrier for pets also comes in Pink, Green, Orange, Blue (shown), and Black.

Labels: Carrier Pet, Dog Style, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

"Radio Flyer red wagons take children safely forward and adults back to a better time and place. Now I ask you. . . how does it get any better?"-- Niquie in Westlake Village, CA

This full-size Radio Flyer red wagon is a symbol of American childhood. It's the little red wagon whose patented classic design has been in continuous production for over 70 years. There is a flared edge that goes around the base edge of the wagon body, giving it that look generations have and will come to know!

Recent Awards: Parents Magazine Toy Hall of Fame

Features:

Largest steel wagon
Extra-long handle for easy pulling
Durable steel wheels with real rubber tires for a quiet ride
Handle folds under for easy storage
No-pinch ball joint keeps fingers safe
Controlled turning radius prevents tipping
"No-Scratch" edges keep fingers safe
Steel wheels with real rubber tires
Extra-long handle folds under for easy storage
Controlled turning radius prevents tipping

This is the perfect item for walks with the kids (and dogs). Our storefront is located in the Village area of Houston, where evening walks are popular with families.

This Red Wagon makes your errand running walks easy, as it can handle your grocery or shopping items that you may pick up along the way!

Additional information:

• Ages: For all adults, and children ages over 1 1/2 years old.
• Wagon Body: 36" x 17 1/2" x 4 1/2"
• Wheels: 10" x 1 1/2"
• Wagon Weight: 26.6 lbs.

Assembly required - comes with assembly instructions.

Qty 2 is NOW available ALREADY assembled @ The Dog Bowl! Please place an order if you are in the Houston area & want to pick up your Red Radio Flyer from our storefront - shipping will not be charged (it will appear at time of checkout but will be taken off after your order is received). *Please don't forget note in the comment section you will pick up your assembled item!

NO extra charge for the assembled item, however it may not be shipped after it is assembled.
This is a sale item - all sales final, no returns.

Marked down from $149.00 to sales price of $83.95 - this is an incredible deal! Click here or go online to The Dog Bowl.com to order your's now! (Quantities are limited!)

Labels: Carrier Pet, Energy and Environment, Traveling with your dog

Does your dog have dandruff?

Does your dog have scratching fits?
Does your dog's coat look dull or patchy?
Does your dog shed a lot?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions The Dog Bowl has the perfect kelp supplement that will help!

The Winning Ingredient You Cannot Afford To Leave Out! If you give your dog any supplement, this should be the one - this is the “secret” ingredient.

Kelp Health is a 100% natural plant, harvested from the cold blue seas of Norway. It is grown far away from cities, so it is unpolluted and undisturbed by people.

An abundance of sunlight and cool water provide the best growing conditions for this Norwegian kelp. Once the kelp achieves an optimal size and nutrition level, it is harvested by native Norwegians and tested to ensure it is chock-full of revitalizing nutrients.

Kelp Health contains hundreds of vitamins and minerals that your dog needs to remain active, energetic, healthy and vibrant. Without these essential ingredients, training your dog and winning in any dog show are virtually impossible.

No dog food can give your beloved friend - your dog - all of the nutrients they need to keep their body healthy and energetic.

You can spend heaps of money on countless man-made supplements that don’t come close to providing your dog with the same level of nutrients that Kelp Health does...

OR...

You can save a lot of money, save hours of training time, and balloon your chances of winning in any dog show with Kelp Health.

Your Dog’s Longevity and Health Are Vital! You want your dog to be energetic and healthy. You also want your dog and best friend to be around as long as possible.

Give them what they need to live a happy, successful, and comfortable life. Kelp Health will benefit your dog by:

• Restoring their natural pigmentation
• Brining out the vibrancy in their coat color
• Reducing excessive shedding
• Alleviating excruciating arthritis pain and reducing joint inflammation
• Boosting its immune system to fight off nasty diseases
• Aiding with digestion and increasing metabolism
• Maintaining their thyroid to keep them at a healthy weight
• Replenishing moisture in their skin to prevent flaking
• Increasing their stamina and endurance
• Helping them to fight allergies

Would You Drive A Car Without Oil?

Just as a car needs preventative maintenance, so does your dog. Don’t wait until your beloved dog has incurable health problems... Give them all the vitamins and minerals they need to keep their body lively and energized for years to come.

Besides increasing their likelihood of winning in a dog show, you can enjoy the companionship of your dog for much, much longer than if you didn’t feed them all natural dry Norwegian Kelp.
All it takes is a one or two teaspoons a day, mixed with their food, to make your dog much healthier and happier. Comes in a plastic, resealable container, and is powdered granule consistency.

Currently in stock in one size, shown: 2.8lbs. *Click here to place your order of Kelp from The Dog Bowl.

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Diet, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment, Grooming

First of all, we hope everyone is doing well this fall! We are excited that the weather has finally changed. Houston is a beautiful place to be during this time of year!

We have a lot to be thankful for in Houston. We are starting to recover the hurricane Ike and thankful for the many opportunities this city brings and the support that Houston has shown our little storefront, The Dog Bowl.

Labels: Energy and Environment

The Dog Bowl is making a conscious effort to "reduce our environmental footprint" and we need your help!

Labels: Energy and Environment

If your cat has gone to the bathroom anywhere outside of the litter box there will certainly be a strong odor! With the holidays coming up and the potential to have company over the LAST thing you want your house to smell like is cat urine! Yuck!!

Labels: Behavior and Training, Energy and Environment

Carbon fusion is new to the pet industry - this air cleaning filter is made specifically for homes with pets!

Our Odor Stop filters remove odors from the air as efficiently as typical carbon filters, but also clean the air just as well. Odor Stop filters use carbon particles the size of 0.1 microns, standard carbon filter particle sizes are 20 microns. Only the surface of the 20 microns is actually used in the process of odor removal. The 0.1 micron carbon particle size of the Odor Stop is completely used in the adsorbtion of odors. 200 particles of the Odor Stop carbon fit in the same area as 1 particle of standard carbon. The Odor Stop carbon has an enormous advantage over standard carbon, using all of the particle to absorb odors extends the time the filter can adsorbodors. The process of adding the Odor Stop products can be added to all efficiencies of filters (MERV 7-MERV 13 and up). BestAir Odor Stop filters are a clean, effective alternative to carbon odor removal with added benefits of increased air filtration.

Click here to order your new set of carbon filters from The Dog Bowl - now is the time to switch out those old filters to new, functional filters specialized for homes with pets!

Labels: Energy and Environment

The Winning Ingredient You Cannot Afford To Leave Out! If you give your dog any supplement, this should be the one - this is the “secret” ingredient.

Kelp Health is a 100% natural plant, harvested from the cold blue seas of Norway. It is grown far away from cities, so it is unpolluted and undisturbed by people.

An abundance of sunlight and cool water provide the best growing conditions for this Norwegian kelp. Once the kelp achieves an optimal size and nutrition level, it is harvested by native Norwegians and tested to ensure it is chock-full of revitalizing nutrients.
Kelp Health contains hundreds of vitamins and minerals that your dog needs to remain active, energetic, healthy and vibrant. Without these essential ingredients, training your dog and winning in any dog show are virtually impossible.

No dog food can give your beloved friend - your dog - all of the nutrients they need to keep their body healthy and energetic.

You can spend heaps of money on countless man-made supplements that don’t come close to providing your dog with the same level of nutrients that Kelp Health does...

OR...

You can save a lot of money, save hours of training time, and balloon your chances of winning in any dog show with Kelp Health.

Your Dog’s Longevity and Health Are Vital! You want your dog to be energetic and healthy. You also want your dog and best friend to be around as long as possible.

Give them what they need to live a happy, successful, and comfortable life. Kelp Health will benefit your dog by:

• Restoring their natural pigmentation
• Brining out the vibrancy in their coat color
• Reducing excessive shedding
• Alleviating excruciating arthritis pain and reducing joint inflammation
• Boosting its immune system to fight off nasty diseases
• Aiding with digestion and increasing metabolism
• Maintaining their thyroid to keep them at a healthy weight
• Replenishing moisture in their skin to prevent flaking
• Increasing their stamina and endurance
• Helping them to fight allergies

Would You Drive A Car Without Oil?

Just as a car needs preventative maintenance, so does your dog. Don’t wait until your beloved dog has incurable health problems... Give them all the vitamins and minerals they need to keep their body lively and energized for years to come.

Besides increasing their likelihood of winning in a dog show, you can enjoy the companionship of your dog for much, much longer than if you didn’t feed them all natural dry Norwegian Kelp.
All it takes is a one or two teaspoons a day, mixed with their food, to make your dog much healthier and happier. Comes in a plastic, resealable container, and is powdered granule consistency.

Currently in stock in one size: 2.8 pounds (Please note: The Dog Bowl has limited inventory - so order NOW for our freshest supply!)

Labels: BARF Raw Pet Food, Dog Nutrition, Energy and Environment