Tag: Pets | Apartment Therapy

How To: Combat Fleas

Yesterday, we were sitting outside drinking our morning tea when a black cat sprinted across our apartment building's common courtyard. "C'mere cat," we whispered. He was so cute, and we wanted to ...

Look! Recycled Fence Doghouse

Over the weekend, four- and two-legged patrons enjoyed the Barkitecture event in downtown Austin, which raised money for local animal rescues, and the creative doghouse designs had everyone barking. T...

Community: Picking Up After Pets

In a city as pet-friendly as ours, where dogs are just as regular at local coffee shops as their parents (no, we don't call them "owners" here), there is one problem. A recent campaign to encourage Au...

Green Your Pets

Last night we found ourselves in the grocery store at midnight with a friend picking out food for her dog. She passed over the regular stuff and went straight for the organic. Seems like Olive was...

Pets
Best of 2008

September was pet month at Re-Nest but that didn't stop us from posting year round about green ideas for your pets - mainly dogs and cats, but also occasional the dream of owning a chicken. There were...

Green Clean Your Pet

We recently adopted a Husky/Chow mix from the pound who came (luckily) house trained! She does phenomenally well at home during the day while we're at work but occasionally, she'll be so excited to s...

Blogging Slate: Pet Poop

What's the green way to dispose of dog doo-doo and cat poop? Slate's Green Lantern column has good answers......

How To: Repel Fleas with Regular Household Items

One of the downsides of having pets is the fleas that can sometimes come with them. They can be a pain to get rid of, but synthetic-chemical flea treatments can lead to poisoning, kidney failure and c...

Bamboo Furniture for your Cat by Square Cat Habitat

I'm totally a dog guy but this line of renewable bamboo furniture for cats has me pretty excited. If only my pup was comfortable hanging out on a 10" x 22" bamboo shelf on the wall....

Green Pet Giving: Heifer International

It's Pet Month here at Re-Nest and while many of us love our dogs, cats, birds & other furry friends, other folks are prohibited by landlords, white carpet or allergies. Maybe it's just me, but the gi...

Ewaste Wildlife

When old computers shut down for the last time, where do they go to die? If you can’t take your electronics to a recycling center send them to Brenda Guyton, who breathes new life into them. Brenda ...

Welcome: September is Pet Month

Yeah, if we can find any excuse to post a picture of a cute puppy here at Re-nest, it's pretty much guaranteed that we're gonna do it. That's why we're especially excited about September, which is ...

Survey: Do You Snooze with Fido?

Pets are great for a lot of reasons, and, as some of us will attest, one of those is a failsafe ability to keep our feet warm at night. Some folks keep their pets out of the bedroom entirely—or...

Greenrrroof

We’re in love with these green roof pet shelters. We know a doghouse with a green roof is not going to stop global warming, but these fall in the realm of art, and they’re meant to get people tal...