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.


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...

Thanksgiving is Here - and so is the Dog Show!

It's finally come - Thanksgiving!  A time when we can be thankful for all sorts of things in our lives - family, health, happiness, pets!  And a lot of us...

Thanksgiving Safety Do's

We've offered many tips to keep your dog safe at holiday gatherings, but it can't be said enough!  With the hectic nature of holidays like Thanksgiving, we sometimes let the...

5 Housebreaking Secrets

A new puppy or new dog is exciting!  But whether buying or adopting, your new dog might not be potty-trained.  And the consequences of this can be less than ideal....