Image what a world it would be if everyone got around on these? Hey, something like this used to work for the Eskimos maybe it will work for us if and when our oil supply runs out. Apparently, you just need to give a kick or two to help get the scooter going, then it only takes less than 5 pounds of pressure for the dog to keep it rolling along, dogs are able to keep it at speed because the scooter wheels have a very low rolling resistance.
At Dogpoweredscooter.com Single Dog System: $540 USD

This is one of several awesome Dog feeders that can also be garden/yard sculpture. The various feeders depict various breeds of dogs and are made from recycled materials: bicycles,garden tools, car & farm machinery parts. Some wonderfully expressive characters that will delight your visitors and dog alike. From tailsbythebay These one of a kind sculptures are only $125.00
Size: 29″L x 11.5″W x 20″H (Height of top of head)
Height of Bowls: 12″
Bowls for feeders - 2 quarts 8″diameter by 3″ deep

The cool cats over at ecoanimal.com have some awesome 100% hemp with brass hardware collars and leashes for your dog. One more thing to help you walk gently on the earth with your dog.
Impressive range of other earth friendly products to check out as well.
Also, thanks and tip of the collar to “For the Love of Labradors” blog for their interesting post on dog waste bags and for their link to this site. I particularly was amazed to read a writer’s mention and link to the Pet Butler site. Who knew our pups are making such great new job possibilities.

Bag of Pawz…$15.00 Makes 18 to 24 treatsfrom rodspaws.com Your dog will be very impressed that you actual bake organic cookies from scratch - well he/she doesn’t need to know it was as easy as just adding water! Comes in a hip burlap bag with its very own cookie cutter. 15 bucks seems a bit steep for 24 dog cookies but if you want nothing but the best then this could work.

SCRAPYARD CAT found object metal assemblage art $442.00 at etsy.com This is almost as good as Picasso’s bull made from a junked bicycle parts - and a whole lot cheaper! If money is no object then this is a great way to celebrate our feline friends with a one of a kind artwork that puts less trash in the landfill and more cool stuff on our mantle pieces!

I am not sure if Thrift store yarn is officially recycling but your tabby will be plenty happy none the less. The yarn is crocheted around a homemade rattle gives cats a ‘furry’ texture and noisy toy. Add the fact that there is catnip inside makes this an irrisistable toy for any cat. The long tail makes it easy to dangle in front of kitty and also makes a nice fetch toy. Check it out at Etsy.com $3.00 - several other types and colors as well.

Our dog demands her pig ears treat every morning - the brand we have been buying says “all natural” but my wife has her doubts. She suspects the pigs have lead miserable lives cooped up in some tiny confining cage, feed with hormones, anti-biotics and other unsavory chemical added as preservatives. After searching high and low I finally found some pig ears our dog can crunch on and we can feel less guilty at the same time. Earth Animal has Earth Animal Oinkers, 10 count of Free Range Pig Ears, 100%Digestible, Free from chemicals, additives and preservatives for 14.99

Pet waste in large cities has increasingly become a environmental problem. Dog poop not picked up often will find its way to a storm drain and eventually to pollute waterways. The idea of wrapping your dog poop twice or more a day in plastic and throwing it in the garbage and eventual landfill where hundreds of years from now, future excavators will be able to analysis what you feed your dog for breakfast back in 2007. There has to be a better way. San Fransisco has considered ways of converting dog waste into a methane fuel source. Some suggest special compositing solutions that will properly handle dog waste so the compost can be used germ free. Or you can compost your dog’s waste in your backyard with a biodegradable poop bag available in most grocery and pet stores. The resulting compost can either be left to further break down in the composter or used to feed non-edible plants and trees. Here is an article that discusses all the best ways to compost dog poop.
The Doggie Dooley Pet Waste Digester System might be a great solution for someone really serious about their pet waste and have a garden that would benefit from this composter. 48.50 for the standard model and 68.50 for the deluxe (shown here)

If all of this is way to much and you just want to get rid of stuff then you might consider one of the flushable poop bags. These seem to be the best option in that the poop doesn’t go to the land fill and just goes to the same place yours does. This may work will for the small dog whose owner has no problem bringing the poop bag back inside the house (might not work as great in an apartment building elevator) but for large dogs, you may want to be sure your toilet will handle heavy loads. The bags will break down to harmless components in water.

Naturally most people just use the grocery store plastic bag or lately the newspaper plastic bag, no shortages there. But hopefully someday soon, these bags will become less socially acceptable and we will have to start paying for grocery bags like they do in Ireland and other countries. I don’t want some futuristic egg-head poking around in my doggie’s private business!