The Fresh Patch Blog

Welcome pet-parents, dog fanatics and animal lovers! Thank you for checking out our blog page. Our extremely knowledgeable team at Fresh Patch loves pets as much as you do and we work hard to ensure our content is ‘fresh’ and up to date with useful information for our customers. Our blog posts cover a wide variety of topics such as dog grooming and care, training techniques and tips, puppy potty training and getting the best out of our Dog Grass Patches.


Doggy Gift Ideas

The holidays are here and if you celebrate Christmas, it's only two days away!  You're getting everyone a gift, right?  Well, what about your dog?  They need some lovin', too!...

Flying with Fido

The holidays are rolling around, which means you might be doing some travelling!  I myself am flying back to my home state, where I'll get to see my dog! But...

Not a "Wishbone" Mystery...

We all (hopefully!) remember the mysteries of "Wishbone," the terrier who helped his human best friend solve mysteries.  Well, there's a real mystery happening out there that Wishbone can't solve....

Flu Outbreak Prompts Vaccines

If you'll remember, last Spring we talked about the canine flu that surfaced in the Chicago-land area.  Dogs began suffering from runny noses and eyes, high fevers, lethargy and loss...

Are Dogs the Key to Solving Illness?

We know that dogs can be our best friends (and according to the doctor we featured last week, emotional healers) but it turns out that they can be physical healers,...

Dogs, the True Healers

Many of us dog-lovers agree that having a dog can be extremely therapeutic.  The unconditional love that our animals show us can be the best medicine. But Rob Garofalo, a...