The winners were randomly chosen via a number generator, and I’ve copied their comments here (some of them shortened just a little for brevity).

Julie found a nice toy and I pictured it here:

I think my 7 year old greyhound would love the salamander squeaky toy if it was large enough.
The Skooperboxes that hook onto the leash are a great idea.

Kate tells us about her Scottie and its favorite products:

My Scottie, Max, is a huge fan of anything from Planet Dog, so he would pretty much love the selection at Paw Luxury. Although I’m finding it quite hard to choose, I’d say the blankets are probably my favorite – if he had one of theirs, I might get mine back!

Tammy told us about her new pet:

We just adopted a male minature poodle from the animal control center. I purchased a pooper scooper for cleaning up messes, but we are going to be traveling 1200 miles to attend the birth of our new grandson in Sept. Our pooper scooper is big and bulky. These would sure come in handy. I like the Earth Dog Hemp Fleece Blanket Blue, the Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff recycleBONE w/ Treat Spot and Polka Dog “It’s Nice To Be Kneaded” Onesies Treats.

Kathy picked a really cool product:

Love the Bella Creature Comforts Bella Bed in desert rose

And Kris has a good point:

I like the hemp rope toy. I would love to not have to feel the poop through the bag … or even worse have holes in the bag!

Congratulations to the winners!

All winners have been contacted by e-mail. If you would like to learn more about some of the products mentioned in comments, just go to Paw Luxury and click around. It’s all very organized and attractive.

Thanks again to everyone who participated. And please don’t forget to enter our children’s book contest going on now.

Dog toy image via Paw Luxury.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008

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That’s one way to reuse a plastic bag, but doing so preserves the poop instead of letting it biodegrade. Can you picture that? Mummified dog poop. Plus, if you remember your reusable shopping bags, you won’t have plastic shopping bags on hand anyway. Not to mention, plastic bags are on their way out as many retailers are starting to encourage reusable shopping bags.

A friendlier option is to put your doggie’s poo into a BioBag, the first compostable and biodegradable (paper and plastic free) poop bags ever. They are made from GMO-free corn.

According to BioBag, your options for disposal widen to include burying or composting (can include with your yard waste in many communities). Composting those plastic grocery store bags just wouldn’t work.

Since cat waste is toxic, composting it isn’t recommended, but BioBag sells biodegradable litter pan liners for disposal.

BioBag dog waste bags are available from a variety of sources, including Urban Leash and Treat who sells them for $5.60 for 50 bags.

Would you try BioBags for your dog?

Image via BioBag.

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