ooh là là! Look What I Discovered!

Viva La Dog Spa!!!  A little bird told me about Viva La Dog Spa, so I tried the Oatmeal Shampoo the other day on my gang and it was C’est très magnifique!  It has a Tropical Fusion Sent, can you say “Aromatherapy”, I loved it!  It is soothing and calming (for all of us)!

Oatmeal Dog Shampoo

De-Stress, Relax, Rejuvenate. This product is Cruelty Free! The contents are 100% biodegradable and these HDPE bottles can be recycled everywhere on the planet, including Island nations.

Oatmeal Dog Shampoo

Use For: Hot Spots, skin irritation, insect bites, dry itchy skin.

Benefits: Oatmeal & aloe vera soothe red, itchy skin. Sweet almond oil helps moisturize skin.

And on top of it being a great product, the company is amazing!  I think all of my Pet Parents will like the environmentally-conscious type of company they are!  Just take a look at what they do…

Their Product is Made by Solar Power!

We are all concerned about the planet and the Viva La Dog SPA! wants to do their part to keep our wonderful world alive and well for our children, grandchildren and pets to enjoy for years to come.

• Their products made in a SOLAR POWERED manufacturing plant.
• That means No Carbon Footprint in the making of the product.
• They buy bottles from a local source within 50 miles of their facility. Less footprint.
• Their website is on the only non-military SOLAR POWERED WEB HOST in the U.S.
• Their bottles, labels, bands and pumps are RECYCLABLE anywhere on the planet.
• They also PRE-CYCLE if possible!

What is Pre-cycling?

Pre-cycling is a way to prevent waste from ending up in a landfill. It puts mistakes to good use. There are lots of companies that order packaging parts and then don’t use them for one reason or another. Maybe their product is obsolete and they have lots of never used bottles. Maybe they are overstocked because they (the computer!) ordered too much. Maybe their order was delivered in the wrong size or color. In the past, most of these things have been “written off” by companies and ended up in a dump somewhere. Today we can search websites of companies that put their unused packaging up for sale.

PRE-CYCLING actually helped INSPIRE the look of the Viva La Dog SPA products! We went searching for OVERSTOCK packaging and found these beautiful, translucent pink, fine-mist sprayers! They were the perfect size and color pumps to fit our bottles. The mist dispersal is perfect for the product. Even the dip tube was a good length! Another company had “changed their mind” and decided not to use pink - tens of thousands of them! So, we bought them and saved them from eventually going to a landfill. See how unique they make our products look!

Why should we all care about Pre-cycling?

You’d be surprised how much waste can be saved if we all do our part. If the Viva La Dog SPA! cares and explains what we’re doing maybe it will inspire another company to try. Every little bit helps.

What is great about their products is that you can Create Your own “Viva La Dog Spa” at Home or take Viva La Dog Spa to your groomer!!!

I am going to tell my friends at The Soggy Dog about it and maybe they will start carrying it!  But you can get it at Petco.

Meet Lilly Claire

Lilly Claire is the Viva La Dog Spa! Mascot. She’s original art created for our virtual dog spa website. She has that certain “attitude” that represents fine breeding and exquisite grooming. Of course, she knows all about the special pampering treatments she expects at a World Class Dog Spa.

At the top of their page, she’s followed by her daughter Monique and her current litter of pups: Antoinette, Babette (I had a Poodle named Babette as a child), Collette, Suzette and Yvette. (So of course, her mate Pierre must be around somewhere!) You’ll find her around their website giving you tips on how to pamper your dog like she pampers her pups.