Laundry products: non-natural detergent, fabric softener, dryer sheets

    A little bit of internet research will convince you- there is all kinds of well-documented material about how very harmful the most common, best-selling brands are to our health. Keep in mind, between clothing, bedding, and towels, we are constantly exposed to and absorbing these poisons through our skin (and so are our pets! If you launder any of their cloth toys, they are also ingesting those chemicals). There are many natural, affordable alternatives to be found at stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and many online companies. Just because it smells pretty, doesn’t mean it’s not harmful. Please don't assume that large companies put your health and well-being before their bottom line.

Your Pet’s Dishes

    Personally, I would only use glass or stainless steel bowls for food and water. Plastics are known to leach and leak chemicals and some pottery glazes can do the same.

Electrical Outlets

     Everyday, there is more and more published about the ill-effects of EMF (electrical magnetic field) on the immune system. I always made sure Buttons’ bedding and bowls were placed at least 4 feet away from any electrical outlet or live appliance.

Cleaning Products

     Your animal is only inches or feet from your floors and carpets. Are your cleaners full of chemicals? Every day your animal is absorbing those chemicals through their paws, skin, and breath. Be conscious of what you are using. There are many carpet cleaning companies these days that use non-toxic soaps, cleaners and friction-cleaning machines.

Yard products

     Weed killer, fertilizer, plant foods, mulch. Read your labels. What are you unknowingly exposing your animal to on a daily basis. Chemicals are absorbed through the skin and stay in the tissue and organs. When you think about all the chemicals people are using in blind trust, is it any wonder that the cancer rate in animals (not to mention humans) has skyrocketed?

Flea Products

     It can kill fleas because it is a poison. Many of these products contain strychnine. Is that really something you want to apply to your dog between his/her shoulders once a month to be absorbed by his/her skin until it's able to also poison every flea that comes into contact with him/her? Think about it. We are poisoning the fleas by poisoning our dogs!!! There are wonderful, affordable essential oil combinations made especially for repelling fleas. Most contain oil of lemon and eucalyptus- very pleasant smelling. Diatomaceous earth is an inexpensive, natural remedy for flea infested areas of the home or yard. All can be found online.

DISCLAIMER- AKA: In My Opinion (after years of personal research)